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Can my child participate in international
chess championships?
Believe it or not, the answer to this question is “yes.” Participation in some international championships, such as the World Youth Chess Championship, is limited to top-rated players. However, in recent years participation in the Pan-American Youth Championship has been open to all USCF members who are willing to pay their own expenses. Please contact
[email protected]
for more information.

What is the Pressman All-America Chess
Team?
Every year the USCF recognizes the country’s strongest young chess players. Players are selected according to their peak USCF rating. In order to be eligible for the Pressman All-America Team, a player must participate in at least four open, not scholastic, tournaments.

What is
Chess Life
?
Chess Life
is a monthly magazine published by the USCF. It contains articles about chess, chess players, and chess tournaments, as well as a listing of upcoming chess tournaments throughout the United States. Most USCF members receive
Chess
Life
as a benefit of being a USCF member. For membership rates, please visit
www.uschess.org
.

How are the top 100 lists created?
The top 100 lists are created once every two months in conjunction with the publication of the official rating supplements. They are published in the rating supplements and include only current USCF members with established ratings. Players whose membership is expired or who have provisional ratings are not included on these lists. Since the top 100 lists are updated only once every two months, the ratings that you see on the top 100 lists may not match the ratings that you see at the USCF Web site.

What is the Chess for Youth Program?
The Chess for Youth Program, sponsored by Q the U.S. Chess Trust, provides up to five free chessboards and sets and up to one free chess clock to schools that have chess programs. The U.S. Chess Trust also provides up to ten free USCF memberships to chess players who are on the federal free lunch program and who have never before been USCF members.

What is the U.S. Chess Trust?
The U.S. Chess Trust is a nonprofit organization that promotes the game of chess in the United States. The trust provides free chess equipment for schools, hospitals, and prisons, provides free USCF scholastic memberships for needy kids, supports selected national chess championships, and provides financial support for players who represent the United States in international competition. Donations to the U.S. Chess Trust are tax deductible. If you are a federal employee who donates to the Combined Federal Campaign, please select the U.S. Chess Trust as your chosen charity.

How can I support U.S. chess?
You can support chess in your community by donating your time to a local chess club. You can also support U.S. chess by making a tax-deductible donation to the U.S. Chess Trust. Donations are available at different levels. You can provide a chess set and board for a school, hospital, or prison; provide a USCF membership for one year for one child; or support the prize fund of the U.S. Blind Chess Championship; support one U.S. representative’s participation in the World Youth Chess Championship. For details, please visit
www.uschess.org
.