USCF Affairs/News for our members
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: WGM JENNIFER SHAHADE
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ennifer Shahade has been the edi- tor of Chess Life Online since 2006. She produces and edits content for
uschess.org/clo including tourna-
ment reports, U.S. Chess Scoop videos and human interest features. Jennifer is a two-time U.S. women’s chess champion also well known as a writer and commen- tator. Her most recent book, Play Like a Girl! is filled with tactics by top women players and aims to inspire more girls to take up the game, a goal that is also dear to the USCF.
USCF Online Play
You can now register online for USCF cor- respondence chess at http://chessserver.
rmrdevelopment.com/. Simply click on the “Register Now” link when you get to the website. It’s free for current USCF mem- bers. You will need your USCF ID number and pin number (available on your Chess Life mailing label) but if you don’t have yours offhand, we explain how you can obtain that info when you are registering.
We are in beta mode because we are still adding features to correspondence chess. Please let us know if you have comments or suggestions.
We will soon be launching live online and league chess so stay tuned for a lot more coming in the near future!
WORLD CHAMPION ANATOLY KARPOV MEETS WITH USCF PRESIDENT RUTH HARING IN LAS VEGAS
Haring introduced him at the opening ceremony to an appreciative audience at one of the strongest National Opens ever held.
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World Champion Karpov and USCF President Haring held meetings where they dis- cussed Karpov chess academies worldwide, exchanged ideas on how to promote women’s participation in chess and to promote chess by infusing chess personalities into popular culture.
Karpov and Haring also discussed several deeply disturbing issues plaguing world chess such as the Turkish ban on arbiters from certain countries at the upcoming chess Olympiad in Istanbul, and FIDE rules improvements which would benefit the world- wide chess community.
USCF Annual Report
The USCF Annual Report, officially called the Delegates’ Call, is now available on
uschess.org under the “Chess Life Magazine” link. This PDF includes reports from the USCF executive director, President, VP of finance, and committee chairs.
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egendary Russian World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov was warmly received by an enthusiastic crowd in his return to Las Vegas in 2012 as the special guest of the USCF at the National Open. He gave a simultaneous exhibition and was celebrity host at the International Youth Championship. USCF President Ruth
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