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1.
California Games: Vanessa on the SoCal Open
(Chess Life Online 2015/September )
...hern California Open was exceptionally strong this year. Five grandmasters, (three of which have US Chess
ratings
over 2700), three International Masters, and a host of ambitious up-and-coming playe...
September 26, 2015
2.
Claudia on Learning and Giving in Iowa
(Chess Life Online 2015/September )
...he first round I drew with Ilya Blokhin who was rated 230 points lower than me. I am a firm believer that
ratings
do not play, players do - I got a rude awakening after that first round draw. After ...
September 4, 2015
3.
10 Lessons Learned from the 2015 Sinquefield Cup
(Chess Life Online 2015/September )
...es it into a category of historic tournaments, up with AVRO 1938 and Las Palmas 1996. No doubt FIDE
ratings
will continue to inflate, the general level at the top will go higher and categories...
September 4, 2015
4.
The Sinquefield Ten: A Musical Preview
(Chess Life Online 2015/August )
... be closely watched to see whether the theory that marriage adds at least 50 Elo points to both partners'
ratings
is true. Wesley So USA World #7 Second places in both Wijk aan ...
August 13, 2015
5.
President's Report to the Delegates
(Chess Life Online 2015/August )
...ization. With the front door to our members on the internet at uschess.org, and our primary service,
ratings
, being an online service; we of course have risk from outages, cyber attacks, equipme...
August 12, 2015
6.
Hot Chess in Phoenix: US Open Begins
(Chess Life Online 2015/August )
FM Mike Klein of Chess.com is reporting for US Chess from the 116th US Open in Phoenix, where the Main Event has kicked off, as well as the Denker, Barber and NGIT. As the calendar turned to August,
August 2, 2015
7.
Then and Now: The U.S. Open
(Chess Life Online 2015/July)
...Hawaii. Polgar was once ranked number 8 in the world and her peak rating of 2735 is in the top 50 highest
ratings
in history. Here is her must-win last round game against GM Joel Benjamin. ...
July 30, 2015
8.
From Texas to Ontario: Claudia on the North American Junior
(Chess Life Online 2015/July)
...n change by the time I finish this article) of which 27 are Americans in both open and girls section. All
ratings
are FIDE, not USCF. Open Section IM Safal Bora &nb...
July 25, 2015
9.
Norway Chess – The Eternal Struggle Against Time
(Chess Life Online 2015/June )
...ss – and a Carlsen win, especially spread over six hours of prime viewing time, could not be bad for
ratings
. In an adjacent studio where Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Jan Gustafsson were con...
June 17, 2015
10.
Chess Campeona on the Move in El Paso
(Chess Life Online 2015/June )
...st place when I found myself facing NM Benjamin Coraretti (2270). The rating difference was 230 points but
ratings
do not play – players do. That is something I taught in my chess lecture. ...
June 14, 2015
11.
2015 World Youth Update
(Chess Life Online 2015/June )
...1/) and any player who meets the age requirements may attend the World Youth. Players who did not meet the
ratings
qualifications but who would still like to play in this year's World Youth should con...
June 11, 2015
12.
USCF Staff Update: Congrats to Franc, Tracey and Vanessa
(Chess Life Online 2015/June )
...ident Franc Guadalupe has accepted the position as USCF Events Director, IA Tracey Vibbert is our new FIDE
Ratings
and Titles director, while Vanessa West is our CLO Assistant. Exciting USCF Staff up...
June 10, 2015
13.
Bonus Threshold To Increase June 1, 2015
(Announcements/Announcements)
...he Rating System to B=12 from the current level of B=10. This change is based on a recommendation from the
Ratings
Committee to reduce
ratings
inflation which has been on the increase again due to rat...
May 31, 2015
14.
Players Qualify for 2015 World Youth
(Chess Life Online 2015/May)
...ese students earned this honor by achieving a peak post tournament rating according to the USCF's April
Ratings
Supplement. Additionally, players qualified as Personal Rights (PR) by winning...
May 6, 2015
15.
National Junior High Champs Begin in Louisville
(Chess Life Online 2015/April)
...eekend. Undoubtedly, the championship sections will be hard fought, as there are young talents with expert
ratings
, and even some master
ratings
. Some of these young players, for instance, have alread...
April 24, 2015
16.
2015 Pan American Youth Qualifiers Announced
(Chess Life Online 2015/April)
...onor by achieving the highest rating in their age and gender categories according to the USCF's February
Ratings
Supplement. These players are considered the Official U.S. Representatives in ...
April 8, 2015
17.
Sevian and Troff 2015 Samford Fellows
(Chess Life Online 2015/March)
...ions, Samuel winning the under 12 title and Kayden the under 14 in 2012. They also have nearly identical
ratings
going into the 2015 U.S. Championship which they will be competing in. Both players ...
March 19, 2015
18.
Carissa Yip Breaks Master Record: "Follow Your Heart"
(Chess Life Online 2015/March)
...s before. He is a very strong master. I talked to my dad, and my dad told me not to think too much about
ratings
. He told me to listen to my heart. 1.e4 c5 Follow my heart! 2.Nf3 d6 3....
March 4, 2015
19.
A Fight for Survival: Thad’s No Fun Wins US Amateur Team South
(Chess Life Online 2015/February )
... Sky’s the Limit (2017) up against the one loss Don’t Mess With Texas (2008). In each case the
ratings
favorite won setting up the all-important penultimate round in which the two highest ...
February 10, 2015
20.
USCF Job Opening: Ratings , Titles and Certifications Officer
(Chess Life Online 2015/February )
The U.S. Chess Federation is seeking applications for the job of
Ratings
, Titles and Certifications Officer. Find details on job requirements and how to apply in the full announcement. The U.S. C
February 4, 2015
21.
Krush on Orlando: What It Takes To Be a Champion
(Chess Life Online 2014/December)
...und and gone on to win the 1st grade section with a perfect score. Since then both boys had raised their
ratings
by about four hundred points, to ~1800, and represented the US at the World Youth Ch...
December 22, 2014
22.
Kasparov Chess Foundation Presents 49th Annual Greater New York Scholastic
(Press/Press)
... by the United States Chess Federation (USCF). The January 2015 USCF Rating List is used (but unofficial
ratings
at www.uschess.org are usually used if players would otherwise be unrated on the Jan...
December 20, 2014
23.
Kannappan on the Approach of the Pan-Ams
(Chess Life Online 2014/December)
...o editions of Pan-Am, University of Illinois qualified for the final four with a not so strong team by the
ratings
, but purely because of their indomitable team spirit, and the motivation to succeed, ...
December 18, 2014
24.
Boros & Root on the Danger of Chess Stereotyping
(Chess Life Online 2014/December)
...Boros: I also make assumptions about chess players, especially children. In Hungary, where I am from, FIDE
ratings
are the best indicator of playing strength. So a young player without a high FIDE rat...
December 4, 2014
25.
FAQ (Starting Out)
(New to Chess?/Learn About Chess)
...jority of chess tournaments, computers determine pairings. In the first round, players are ranked by their
ratings
(Unrated players are ranked at the bottom, alphabetically.) The Swiss system of pairi...
November 25, 2014
26.
Scholastic Chess FAQ's
(Scholastics/Scholastic - Misc)
...US Chess and a rating will be calculated. You can also view your rating and history in the Players &
Ratings
category located on our homepage at uschess.org. ...
November 25, 2014
27.
GM Wesley So & IM Nazi Paikidze Transferred to US Federation
(Chess Life Online 2014/November)
... IM Nazi Pakidze For more information about FIDE federation transfers please see https://
ratings
.fide.com/fedchange.phtml ...
November 5, 2014
28.
So & Robson Wake Up to Millionaire Monday
(Chess Life Online 2014/October)
...ating Timur Gareev in Round 7 of#MillionaireChess pic.twitter.com/mqqaNp2GiR — Live Chess
Ratings
(@2700chess) October 12, 2014 Sta...
October 13, 2014
29.
Sevian Leads Washington International
(Chess Life Online 2014/August )
...ayers are 1/2 point behind Sevian including IMs Akshat Chandra and Jeffery Xiong who both have performance
ratings
of around 2570. FM Kevin Wang has a 2558 performace rating so far. Kevin started the ...
August 11, 2014
30.
USCF President Ruth Haring Reports in Orlando
(Chess Life Online 2014/August )
...site: To look up their rating and find a tournament to play in. It's all about tournaments and
ratings
. Finally, in the senior category, we have slight membership growth. ...
August 10, 2014
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