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FIDE - Federation Internationale d'Echecs
USCF - The United States Chess Federation
Approximating Formulas for the USCF Rating System

Rating Distributions("What's an Average Player?" ) The average adult USCF tournament player is rated about 1450. Many beginners start out with ratings of 1000 or so, with scholastic players starting out at around 600. The average of all USCF players is about 1100. In the US, if your rating gets up to 2000, you get your first professional title: Expert. Masters are those rated 2200 or higher. A Grandmaster would normally be rated about 2500. (See the next section, which explains International Titles.) The highest rated players in the world on the FIDE system have ratings of about 2800. So, to get a rating, contact your national organization and find out when they have rated events that are open to new players.

Different Kinds of Ratings: Most countries keep separate ratings databases for:
* Standard (regular speed) chess
* Blitz (very fast) chess
* Correspondence (chess by mail), and
* Online (chess played via Internet)
Each of these have different qualities. Some people are great at correspondence, but not that strong at OTB (Over the Board) play. Some good Standard players have trouble with Blitz. So it makes sense to have separate ratings for the different kinds of chess.

2002 REGULAR RATING DISTRIBUTION CHART
Three Different Kinds of Time Controls
International Titles
* Grandmaster (GM) - title awarded by FIDE for GM norms
* International Master (IM) - title awarded by FIDE for IM norms
* FIDE Master (FM) - minimum FIDE rating of 2300 after 24 games
* National Senior Master (SM) - e.g., USCF Senior Master--USCF 2400+
* National Master (Master or NM) - e.g., USCF Master--USCF 2200+
* National Expert or Candidate Master (E or CM) - e.g., USCF Expert--USCF 2000+
National US Amateur Classes
* National Class A (USCF 1800- 1999) - top amateur class
* National Class B (USCF 1600-1799) - above average tournament player
* National Class C (USCF 1400-1599) - average tournament player
* National Class D (USCF 1200-1399) - a strong social player
* National Class E (USCF 1000-1199) - social/scholastic players
* National Class F (USCF 800-999) - novice/scholastic players
* National Class G (USCF 600-799) - beginner II/scholastic players
* National Class H (USCF 400-599) - beginner I/scholastic players
* National Class I (USCF 200-399) - early beginner/scholastic players
* National Class J (USCF 100-199) - minimum rating
Remember, though, that an average tournament player is much better than most chess players in the world, and would probably be the best at their local cafe or even in a school club. A starting rating of 900 or 1100 shows that you're a good solid player at a nontournament level, and you're ready to start learning the intricacies of The Royal Game.

October 2006 Top 100 Rating Lists
These Top 100 lists are updated every two months by the United States Chess Federation. Ages are as of the first day of the month in which the lists are first published. These lists only include current USCF members.
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