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| ParTizan 2006-03-04, 7:31 pm |
| Hey everyone,
I am 16 years old and live in Philadelphia, PA. I was thinking about
playing some rated tournaments over the summer i cheaked out the USCF
site(http://www.uschess.org/), but i still have some questions so here
they are:
1. In the US is this the only place i can join to get a rating and play
rated tournaments?
2. How offten do they hold tournaments?
3. I dont want to travel alot so are ther any tournament close to me?
4. If i get a rating with the USCF and go to another country to play do
i keep my ratin or do i have to join that countrys clubs and start
over?
Thanks Everyone!
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| Andrew Zito 2006-03-04, 7:31 pm |
| It's a waste of money to join the USCF to have companies like child
molestor Sam Sloan and Hitler clone Mike Nolan. Your money is better
spent with Chess-Express. They are 100 times better. The USCF sucks!
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| ParTizan 2006-03-04, 7:31 pm |
| Does Chess-Express have over-board play or is it just online/e-mail
chess? I checked the site out, but didnt fined the answer.
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| Andrew Zito 2006-03-04, 7:31 pm |
| They rate any tournament just like the USCF. They even rate USCF
events. I think their scholastic membership is $5 a year. The best part
is you don't have to deal with Hitler Nolan.
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| ParTizan 2006-03-05, 7:34 pm |
| on the http://www.pscfchess.org/ site they say that "The PSCF is the
official state affiliate to the USCF". So like if i join one
federations can i just play in the one i join or can i play in both?
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| Sam Sloan 2006-03-05, 7:34 pm |
| Forget about the USCF. I urge you to try poker. Even our board member
Greg Shahade quit chess to play poker. Chess is dead. Poker is King!
Sam Sloan
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| Mike Nolan 2006-03-05, 7:34 pm |
| "ParTizan" <ParTizanPuPkin@gmail.com> writes:
quote:
>on the http://www.pscfchess.org/ site they say that "The PSCF is the
>official state affiliate to the USCF". So like if i join one
>federations can i just play in the one i join or can i play in both?
In order to play in USCF-rated events, you must be a current USCF member.
(There are a few exceptions to the USCF's members-only policy, mostly
for primary-grade events and foreign titled players.)
In many states, if an event is being organized or sanctioned by the
state chapter (aka official state affiliate), you will have to be a member
of the state association as well. If you live in another state and are
a member of your state's state association, most state associations will
honor that instead of requiring you to join their association too.
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Mike Nolan
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| Sam Sloan 2006-03-05, 7:34 pm |
| Don't join the USCF. It's a big mistake. BIG! Nolan is trying to BS
you. He's one of them. He wants your money for his big fat salary.
Sam Sloan
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| ParTizan 2006-03-05, 7:34 pm |
| i never go the point of poker and i dont like card game they bore me to
death! i like playing chess better at least u use ur brain and u think
at chess, poker is just a luck game.
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| ParTizan 2006-03-08, 7:32 pm |
| if i join the PSCF what is my begining rating?
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| Mike Nolan 2006-03-08, 7:32 pm |
| "ParTizan" <ParTizanPuPkin@gmail.com> writes:
quote:
>if i join the PSCF what is my begining rating?
Does the PSCF do its own rating system? Not as far as I now.
There really isn't such a thing as a beginning rating until you actually
play in a rated event. The USCF ratings formula does use a number of
factors (such as age and membership type) to come up with an initial
estimate of someone's rating, but that's not very useful information and
that initial estimate is immediately replaced with the post-event rating
from that player's first rated event.
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Mike Nolan
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| ParTizan 2006-03-09, 7:32 pm |
| i have one more question.
if i get a rating with the PSCF and then i want to go to USCF do i keep
my rating or not?
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| Mike Nolan 2006-03-09, 7:32 pm |
| "ParTizan" <ParTizanPuPkin@gmail.com> writes:
quote:
>i have one more question.
>if i get a rating with the PSCF and then i want to go to USCF do i keep
>my rating or not?
As far as I know the PSCF does not maintain its own rating system, so
your question makes no sense.
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Mike Nolan
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