Rules
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 »
Surprise, surprise, surprise! You find your board for round one. Your pieces take their assigned places on their squares. Your clock is set correctly… Read More »