Note: Chapters 1 (Official Rules), 2 (Tournament Section) and 11 (Blitz Rules) of the 7th Edition of the US Chess Rule Book are now available online. Updated for 2020 - newly adapted Chapter 10 added.   See: 7th Edition Chapters.

The 7th Edition of the US Chess rulebook is also available in hard copy formats. See US Chess Sales for more information.

To contact US Chess staff for specific tasks (eg, correcting a rating report or renewing your TD certification), use the Contact form.

The links below are ones that TDs have found useful.

• TD Seminar Recordings
• TD Certification Rules - 2020
• Rulebook changes to 6th Edition
• US Chess Ratable Time Controls (Rule 5C)
• Rulebook changes to 5th edition through 2014
• Blitz Rule changes (pdfs)
• Approved Scoresheet Devices
• Form to apply to become a certified Club Tournament Director
• Interested in being a TD at a US Chess National Event?
• Consent form 1 related to being a TD at a US Chess National Event
• Consent form 2 related to being a TD at a US Chess National Event
• Information on becoming a FIDE arbiter
• Other Forms (including membership forms and the form to order mailing labels)
• TD/Affiliate Support Area
• Getting Started using the US Chess TD/Affiliate Support Area
• Frequently Asked Questions about the US Chess TD/Affiliate Support Area
• The US Chess Junior Tournament Player Program
• House Players
• Tournament Clearinghouse
• Explanation of the US Chess Rating System
• The US Chess Norms-Based Titles System
• TLA Rates (and other advertising rates)
• Grand Prix Standings and Grand Prix Event Organization Requirements
• See How your State or Affiliate is doing with our Top Ten Lists
• FIDE Information for Tournament Directors