This is the offical website of the United States Chess Federation. Kids in US need to be member of USCF to attend USCF sponsored tournaments rated section. Here has membership information and online version of Chess Life.
FIDE (pronounced fee-day) is a French acronym for the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, better known in English as the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation. In June 1999 it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an International Sports Federation. This made it the body responsible for the organization of chess championships at the global and continental levels.
