A few statistics from the USCF database - Chess Forums

At the USCF website, in the Member's Section, the "Golden Database" is available for download. This database contains the member name, USCF ID, member expiration date, member state, and rating of all current (and non current) members.Not that anyone cares, but here are a few statistics from that database

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Why is this a draw by timeout vs insufficient material? I literally have forced mate in 1, clearly my material is sufficient. : r/chess

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Hello. I'm about 2220 USCF and, having lurked here for about a year, I've come to realize that r/chess really isn't for serious chess players and, more importantly, that that's OK. But

Rochester Chess Club Blog: The Vast Range of Chess Players