States are the primary subdivisions of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running elections, creating local governments, and ratifying constitutional amendments. Each state has its own constitution, grounded in republican principles, and government, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. All states and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state is represented by two Senators, while Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census. Additionally, each state is entitled to select a number of electors to vote in the Electoral College, the body that elects the President of the United States, equal to the total of Representatives and Senators in Congress from that state.Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with the existing states.
The United States Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in FIDE, the World Chess Federation. USCF administers the official national rating system, awards national titles, sanctions over twenty national championships annually, and publishes two magazines: Chess Life and Chess Life for Kids. USCF was founded and incorporated in Illinois in 1939, from the merger of two older chess organizations. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. Its membership as of 2016 is over 85,000.
History
In 1939, the United States of America Chess Federation was created in Illinois through the merger of the American Chess Federation and National Chess Federation. The former had held an annual open championship since 1900; that tournament, after the merger, became the U.S. Open. The latter had held the prestigious invitational U.S. Championship since 1936.
Built at a cost of $79.4 million ($724million in today's dollars) the ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the U.S. and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction. Even in her retirement, she retains the Blue Riband, the accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the highest speed.
Her construction was subsidized by the U.S. government, since she was designed to allow conversion to a troopship should the need arise.United States operated uninterrupted in transatlantic passenger service until 1969. Since 1996 she has been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
Design and construction
Inspired by the exemplary service of the British liners RMSQueen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, which transported hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops to Europe during World War II, the U.S. government sponsored the construction of a large and fast merchant vessel that would be capable of transporting large numbers of soldiers. Designed by renowned American naval architect and marine engineer William Francis Gibbs (1886–1967), the liner's construction was a joint effort between the United States Navy and United States Lines. The U.S. government underwrote $50 million of the $78 million construction cost, with the ship's operators, United States Lines, contributing the remaining $28 million. In exchange, the ship was designed to be easily converted in times of war to a troopship with a capacity of 15,000 troops, or to a hospital ship .
United States is the first full length hard rock collaborative album between hard rock guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert and singer Freddie Nelson. The collaboration has been described as a cross between Queen and Mr. Big.
In 1881, after the Confederacy purchased the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora, President James G. Blaine of the United States declared war. With the help of British and French forces, the Confederate States again defeat the United States in the Second Mexican War, forcing the latter to cede a portion of northern Maine to the Canadian province of New Brunswick. After this defeat, the United States turned to Germany for military assistance and training, and the national mood of the U.S. changed to desire of revenge against the enemies that surrounded the U.S.—Canada, from where Britain invaded the U.S., and the Confederacy.
How to Become a Master at Chess - Advice From USCF Life Senior Master With 30+ Years of Teaching
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published: 23 Apr 2017
US Chess and Online Platform IDs
How to link an online platform (for example, Chess.com, ICC, LiChess, etc) handle with your US Chess ID and how to register for a tournament using this information.
published: 07 Jan 2021
2020 U.S. Chess Championship: Day 1
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.26
USChessChamps.com
How to link an online platform (for example, Chess.com, ICC, LiChess, etc) handle with your US Chess ID and how to register for a tournament using this informat...
How to link an online platform (for example, Chess.com, ICC, LiChess, etc) handle with your US Chess ID and how to register for a tournament using this information.
How to link an online platform (for example, Chess.com, ICC, LiChess, etc) handle with your US Chess ID and how to register for a tournament using this information.
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round ro...
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.26
USChessChamps.com
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.26
USChessChamps.com
How to link an online platform (for example, Chess.com, ICC, LiChess, etc) handle with your US Chess ID and how to register for a tournament using this information.
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.26
USChessChamps.com
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Gukesh’s win sent social media in a state of meltdown, with chess legends, fans and experts lauding him for his achievement ... He transferred from the Armenian chess federation to the UnitedStates federation in 2021, due to lack of government support.
... this momentum for which we will be sitting down and connecting with our state units to see how we can improve chess’ penetration on the ground and make sure that the Gukesh story is told nationally.”.
... (FIDE) Pan-American SchoolChess Championship in the under-13 girls section ... 1 rated women's chess player and the 15th overall chess player in Iowa, according to the UnitedStates Chess Federation.
By then, VanMeter was ready to begin high school, where he discovered the UnitedStatesChessFederation...Aydin won his first United States chess championship when he was 7 years old.
In his personal life, other than adoring his wife and only child, Jay was a Junior Olympic volleyball coach and member of the UnitedStatesChessFederation, helping teach and grow chess skills for kids across the Tri-State.
... for chess players and chess supporters in the UnitedStates ... US Chess represents the United States in the World Chess Federation (FIDE), connecting our members to chess players around the world.
He then turned Bridgeopolis into an official chess club and local affiliate of the UnitedStatesChessFederation... “Las Vegas has long been a regular part of the United States Chess tournament ...
He then turned Bridgeopolis into an official chess club and local affiliate of the UnitedStatesChessFederation... “Las Vegas has long been a regular part of the United States Chess tournament ...
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The Huntsville Item
08 Feb 2024
The Huntsville Item
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