Rules
Our rulebook is filled with variations on the main rules. I once counted slightly less than 50 of them in chapters 1 plus 2 alone. Some of those… Read More »
How is it that so many players have not read the rulebook? It is free online. Most tournament players will find that chapter one is the most useful… Read More »
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Are you ready for the first rules quiz of the year? Put… Read More »
No Claim, No Problem: The TD Calls It a Draw AnyhowWe all know that the TD can’t interfere in your game without a claim being made. It is one of our… Read More »
After the Delegates Meeting at the U.S. Open, there are bound to be some rulebook changes. After all, the Delegates are in charge of our rules.The… Read More »
US Chess tournaments have their rules. FIDE tournaments have their separate rules. And then we have the US Chess Scholastic Regulations, via the… Read More »
By 2002, it had been a long decade since the publication of our 1993 4th edition rulebook (edited by Bill Goichberg and others). The delegates had… Read More »
Byes are given out to players for games not played. Sometimes it is a full-point bye. Sometimes it is a half-point bye. Occasionally a zero-point bye… Read More »
US Chess Electronic Device Certification Policy
Update: The attached document is current as of September 23, 2024, and includes updates to the list… Read More »
When your tournament game ends there are typically three results: a win, a draw or a loss. It turns out there is a fourth option: split results… Read More »