Tournament Directors Information

USCF Tournament Directors Announcements

Article from April 2005 Rating Supplement - Notes on the New USCF Ratings System Programming
New Feature: TD/Affiliate Support Area
New Feature: US Chess Forums - discuss tournament direction and organization
Member Services Area member and tournament information area
Top 100 Lists The Official USCF Top 100 Lists for US Adult and Junior Players
Bits & Pieces Index
TD CORNERS by Tim Just
Affiliate Commission Rates - effective January 1, 2003

Brochures and Forms - Brochures and forms for TDs including the Official Tournament Report form, TD and Affiliate Applications, Results Charts, Step-by-Step Brochure on Running Your First Tournament and more

Attention Tournament Organizers - New Late Fees Instituted by FIDE Effective December 1, 2002, the USCF shall charge a $70 late fee to any tournament organizer who submits a rating report for FIDE-rated events that are postmarked more than ten (10) days after the conclusion of the event, to offset late fees USCF will be charged by FIDE as a result.

Tournament Life Announcements, Tournament and Event Calendars and Tournament Clearinghouse

• New Service For TD's and Affiliates
• Computerization and the Ratings System - an update
• All Tournament Life Announcements from Chess Life
• Tournament Life Announcement Schedules for Chess Life TLA Schedules
• Monthly Calendar of National Tournaments and Events - includes tournaments of 15 GPP or higher plus national events for the current month
• Plan Ahead Calendar - shows tournaments with prize funds of $5,000 or more or national events for the next two years.
• Information on Tournament Clearinghouses
• Bidding Brochure Available - Brochure designed to help affiliates and chess clubs around the country submit successful bids on USCF National Events. The brochure, How to Bid on a USCF National Event, gives a general overview of the bidding process, including advice on the parts of a successful proposal. It is also available as a .pdf file but you will need Acrobat Reader. New Bidding Brochure Available.
• Our Ratings Information Section includes pages on Allowable Time Controls, an introduction to Rated Events, and a Step by Step Brochure for Running Your First USCF Tournament.
• USCF Invitational Event Requirements - revised August 2003

How To Get Certified as a USCF Tournament Director and Listings of Currently Certified Directors - updated as of December 2003 Rating Supplement

• TD Certification Information
• International Arbiters (US)
• National Tournament Directors
• Associate National Tournament Directors
• Senior Tournament Directors
• Local Tournament Directors

Rules, Updates and Suspensions

• Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The USCF's New Clock Rules But Were Afraid To Ask
• Michael Atkins' page on Using Digital Clocks
• Let's Play Chess and information for beginners
• Suspensions

Tournament Administrator Software

• Tournament Administrator is provided free of charge to those TDs who would like to use it. However, it is an older, DOS based software and the USCF cannot provide support for it.