Our mission is to empower people through chess one move at a time. Our vision is to enrich the lives of all persons and communities through increasing the play, study, and appreciation of the game of chess. We invite you to learn more about mission, vision and goals.

US Chess 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, US Chess 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, US Chess 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 US Chess supports the participation of Americans in official FIDE championship events at all levels.