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USChess.org The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is the official, not-for-profit US membership organization for chess players and chess supporters of all ages and strengths, from beginners to Grandmasters. The USCF represents the United States in the World Chess Federation (FIDE), linking US members to chess players around the world. Founded in 1939 with the merger of the American Chess Federation and the National Chess Federation to promote the, USCF has grown to over 80,000 members and 2,000+ affiliated chess clubs and organizations today. Under the management of a professional staff headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee, USCF sanctions thousands of tournaments with over half a million officially rated games annually. 25 National Championships award titles to both amateurs and professionals, ranging from elementary school students to senior citizens. Over fifty Grandmasters (one out of every eight GMs in the world) represent the US internationally, and USCF supports the participation of Americans in official FIDE championship events at all levels.

ChessToday.net Each issue of Chess Today usually ranges from three to five pages in length and contains a puzzle, news reports from major chess tournaments and matches, and annotated GM/IM games from those events. Occasional editorial pieces discuss chess politics and other current chess events. Some issues contain instructional materials, book review, interviews and cartoons. Players rated 1500+, who are serious about chess, will benefit from the paper the most. You can load the games onto your computer to follow along, or just print CT and take it with you to read during your commute to work, or on your lunch hour. The extra versatility provided by the inclusion of the games files make CT the perfect daily chess information source.

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FIDE The Fédération internationale des échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.

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British Chess Magazine The BCM team is proud to publish British Chess Magazine which is the world’s oldest chess journal, having been published continuously since 1881. British Chess Magazine has been part of Britain’s chess playing tradition for over 130 years, and we are privileged to have a distinguished editorial team and writers committed to those traditions and to today’s generations of chess players and enthusiasts.

Yes2Chess.org is a fun and exciting way for children to play games, learn new skills and meet new people from around the world.

ChessBase.com is a company located in Germany that produces and sells the Fritz and the Fritz family of chess engines along with the ChessBase software that is designed to produce and maintain large chess databases. ChessBase maintains a chess news site, and operates a server for on-line chess. The company hosts an extensive on-line database with millions of games.

PlayChess.com is the ChessBase server for on-line chess. If there is one place to play on-line chess, this is it! On Playchess.com, the world’s biggest chess server, you will find 20,000 chess lovers every day, from all over the world.

GeorgiaChess.org Georgia Chess Association (GCA), a non-profit organization committed to creating and supporting an actively engaged chess community in Georgia for both adults and junior players.

MariettaChess.com A group of casual and tournament caliber Chess players from the Atlanta area that meet every Saturday @ 3pm in Marietta, GA.

KidChess.com Kid Chess ® teaches chess to Atlanta area children in a fun and educational environment, on campus at various public and private schools, and with homeschool groups, and other locations.

Chessity.com Chessity's chess trainers and game developers work hard to design entertaining exercises you’ll want to play every day. After all, the harder you train, the stronger your brain. You will win more chess games.

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Natalia Pogonina (born March 9, 1985) is a chess grandmaster and one of the best female chess players in the world. Since 2004 she has been a member of Team Russia and is the reigning Olympic Women's Chess Champion.

Woman Grandmaster (WGM), three-times European champion (U16, twice U18), bronze prize winner at the World Championship (U18) and European Women's Championship, winner of the gold medal at the 1st International Mind Sports Games, co-winner of the 2008 Student World Championship and Russian Superfinal-2010, and #1 at multiple prestigious international tournaments (2005 – Bykova Memorial, 2007 – Rudenko memorial, 2009 – Moscow Open, etc.). Ranked as 3rd most successful female chess player in the world in 2009 by the Association of Chess Professionals. In 2011 Natalia became the only chess player in the world to simultaneously win the Eurocup and European Team Chess Championship and in 2013 - the only person to hold the individual and team Russian Champion titles. She was runner-up at Women's World Team Chess Championship-2011 and earned the bronze medal in 2013.

As of 2010 Natalia's FIDE rating was over 2500 – a mark associated with the title of a male Grandmaster.

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ChessOK.com For everyone interested in chess, we provide a free online chess gaming server. Play chess, participate in tournaments, take or give lessons, follow and discuss broadcast games and tournaments, join and organize teams. More than 75,000 games are played daily, with average online of over 1500 players.

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