USCF Customer Service Survey
By Jean Hoffman, Executive Director   
May 1, 2014
The USCF is looking for ways to improve our organization, and we need your help. Please take a few minutes to complete our USCF Customer Service Survey.
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Tales from Atlanta: Advait on a Perfect Score
By Todd Andrews   
April 29, 2014
advait.jpgTodd Andrews' final CLO report on the Junior High Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia includes thoughts from and the best game by Advait Patel, who scored 7-0 in the K-8 section. 
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Qualifiers for 2014 Pan American Youth [UPDATED DATES]
By Jerry Nash   
April 28, 2014
UPDATED: 12 players have qualified to represent the US in their age categories at the 2014 Pan American Youth Festival & Blitz scheduled for July 10-17 (changed from July 17-24) in Ciudad, Mexico. 
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12 Ranks of Pawns: Strong Turnout at Junior High Champs
By Todd Andrews   
April 27, 2014
Atlantalead.jpgTodd Andrews talks about the strong turnout at the 2014 National Junior High School Championships in Atlanta, and goes through some instructive positions from the event.
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National Junior High Begins in Atlanta
By Todd Andrews   
April 25, 2014
Atlantalead.jpgThe National Junior High Champs begin this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Bug and blitz results are in while the Main Event begins Friday. Todd Andrews reports from the scene.
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Li, Chor Headline 2014 ChessKid Online Championship
By IM Danny Rensch   
April 24, 2014
kevin.jpgThe field of 30 players is now set for the 2014 ChessKid.com Online National Championship. Set to take place June 6th through 8th. Star players include 12-year-old Ruifeng Li and 8-year-old Kevin Chor (pictured).
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Timur Gareev Wins in Reno
By CLO   
April 24, 2014
A couple weeks before the US Championship, GM Timur Gareev took a cue from reigning GM Gata Kamsky in the East Coast and took clear first at a strong Far West Open in Reno, Nevada.
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World Chess Hall of Fame Inductions Set for May 7
By Mike Wilmering   
April 23, 2014
jacpilead.jpgFour exceptional chess players will take their places in history when two are inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame and two into U.S. Chess Hall of Fame during a ceremony on May 7, 2014. 
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Bill Mason (1964-2014)
By Steve Mayer   
April 22, 2014
BMasonson.jpgBill Mason died in Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland on March 16, 2014. Steve Mayer remembers the influential DC area player.
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182 Players Qualify for 2014 World Youth
By Jerry Nash   
April 22, 2014
The USCF is pleased to announce that 182 players have qualified to participate in the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships to be held in Durban, South Africa, from Sept 18-30.
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Kamsky Tops Philly on Way to Saint Louis
By Jamaal Abdul-Alim   
April 22, 2014
gata400.jpgGM Gata Kamsky took clear first at the Philadelphia Open on the way to his US Champs title defense in Saint Louis in two weeks. Check out his thoughts on the event and key games.
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Quest to the First GM Norm
By Akshat Chandra   
April 19, 2014
AksBodek.jpg14-year-old Akshat Chandra of the "Quest to GM" blog writes about earning his first norm at the GM Norm Invitational at the Marshall Chess Club. 
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Philadelphia Open Underway
By CLO   
April 18, 2014
phillyslide2.jpgA strong Philadelphia Open is underway, with over ten participating Grandmasters, including reigning US Champion Gata Kamsky. 
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Texas Beats Poland in Friendly Match
By GM Bartek Macieja   
April 18, 2014
On Saturday, April 12th, 2014, The University of Texas at Brownsville (USA) defeated The University of Warsaw (Poland) in a friendly online match.  
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US #1 Nakamura Signs with Red Bull
By CLO   
April 17, 2014
The #1 US player Hikaru Nakamura has a new sponsor: Redbull. "I think working with Red Bull might give chess more exposure; it's a first step in changing the image.” 
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Four GMs and a NM Top Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
By Brian Jerauld   
April 15, 2014
STLOpenlead.jpgGMs Georg Meier, Manuel Leon Hoyos, Alejandro Ramirez, Wesley So and NM Tansul Turgut tied for first at the strong Bill Wright Saint Louis Open last weekend, a precursor to the upcoming US Chess Championships.
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