2014 USCF Absolute Championship

Since 1976, the USCF Absolute Championship has provided only the strongest correspondence chess players in the United States with a chance to compete in a closed USCF correspondence chess championship. It is my honor and privilege to be participating in this event for the second time. Below is the official table with the participants names and ratings for the 2014 USCF Absolute Championship. I also took the liberty of linking all the participants names to articles describing their chess accomplishments.

 

 

1. Harry Ingersol	2417
2. Daniel Woodard	2395
3. David Sogin	2386
4. Anthony Kain	2381
5. Chris Torres	2375
6. Keith Rodriguez	2363
7. Robert Fass	2351
8. Danny Horwitz	2322
9. Kristo Miettinen	2309
10. Gordon Magat	2305
11.Dana Daves	2289
12  Charles Jacobs	2259
13. James Rhodes	2250

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USCF Top Correspondence Chess Players

Below is a list of the United States Chess Federation top 25 correspondence chess players for June 2010. Of personal note is number twelve, Thomas Langland. He is our current Calchess president and very active in the scholastic chess scene of Northern California. In fact, every time I see Tom he is burdened as a chief tournament director at a major scholastic event but still takes the time listen to my concerns. I hope Tom is able to continue as our President because I feel he puts the chess players of California first and avoids the dirty politics that have plagued Calchess in the not so distant past.  Make sure to pay http://tracychess.home.mindspring.com/ a visit to see what Tom is doing for his local scholastic chess players.

Number 18, Gary Walters, is another  player of personal interest. Gary just finished winning the 2009 USCF Absolute Championship. This is the United States Chess Federation’s strongest correspondence chess tournament held each year. Gary Walters also maintains a wonderfully informative blog  at http://graysonebc.blogspot.com/ It is very apparent from his blog that he enjoys chess a great deal and writes from a position of great understanding. I am recommending that USCF members strongly consider casting a vote for Gary Walters so that he can be a part of the next United States Chess Federation Executive Board.

1	Cullum, Chuck (12683996)	MA	USA	2487
2	Duliba, Edward P (10147310)	PA	USA	2485
3	O’Hare, Ciaran (12540472)	OK	USA	2440
4	O’Connell, Christopher Ian (10206600)	DE	USA	2436
	Van Enk, Steven J (12729266)	OR	USA	2436
6	Brandhorst, Wesley (10177103)	FL	USA	2432
7	Wilson, Abe (12483963)	HI	USA	2412
8	Greene, David F (12547622)	NJ	USA	2410
9	Cook, Randy (12414122)	AZ	USA	2401
10	Concha, Hugo J (12464289)	FL	USA	2398
11	Rose, Bleys W (12405134)	CA	USA	2394
12	Langland, Thomas P (11236219)	CA	USA	2390
13	Tracz, James G (12398324)	OH	USA	2387
14	Brower, Walter J (12416332)	AL	USA	2379
15	Miettinen, Kristo, Maj (12486315)	NY	USA	2378
16	Levine, Joel (10099200)	NY	USA	2374
17	Brack, Frank Edward (12412040)	TX	USA	2372
18	Schultheis, Donald H, Sr (10183758)	MD	USA	2367
	Walters, Gary (12617923)	OH	USA	2367
20	Buss, Michael D (12437668)	IN	USA	2359
21	Keating, Robert F (12641782)	IA	USA	2358
22	Daves, Dana Drew, Sr (12395110)	NC	USA	2357
23	Sogin, David Warren (12546407)	KY	USA	2354
24	Fass, Robert (10127319)	NY	USA	2348
	Baffo, Jeffrey (10340195)	CO	USA	2348

source: www.uschess.org