United States Chess Federation

The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is the national chess federation in the United States. It is the U.S. member of FIDE. It was established in 1939, and at present It based in Crossville, Tennessee. 

USCF organizes or sanctions over 20 national championships. It provides the main rating system for tournament chess in the United States. It does this together with about 2,000 affiliates, mostly chess clubs and local chess organizations. It publishes a magazine, Chess Life, for its members and for general sale. Its membership is about 80,000.

Organisation
President: Ruth Haring
Vice president: Gary Walters

 Presidents 
 1939 – 1942 ; George Sturgis
 1943 – 1948 ; Elbert Wagner, Jr.
 1948 – 1951 ; Paul Geirs
 1951 – 1954 ; Harold M. Phillips
 1954 – 1957 ; Frank Graves
 1957 – 1960 ; Jerry Spann
 1960 – 1963 ; Fred Cramer
 1963 – 1966 ; Ed Edmondson
 1966 – 1969 ; Marshall Rohland
 1969 – 1972 ; Leroy Dubeck
 1972 – 1975 ; Frank Skoff
 1975 – 1978 ; George Koltanowski
 1978 – 1981 ; Gerald Sperling
 1981 – 1984 ; Tim Redman
 1984 – 1987 ; Steven Doyle
 1987 – 1990 ; Harold Winston
 1990 – 1993 ; Maxim Dlugy
 1993 – 1996 ; Denis Barry
 1996 – 1999 ; Don Schultz
 1999 – 2000 ; Bob Smith
 2000 – 2001 ; Tim Redman
 2001 – 2003 ; John McCrary
 2003 – 2005 ; Beatriz Marinello
 2005 – 2008 ; Bill Goichberg
 2009 – 2011 ; Jim Berry
 2011 ; Ruth Haring

 Other websites 
 United States Chess Federation (USCF) 

Category:1939 establishments in the United States
Category:Chess organizations
Category:Sports organizations of the United States