Pennsylvania State Chess Federation

The Pennsylvania State Chess Federation (PSCF) is the official Pennsylvania affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (US Chess).

PSCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. PSCF sponsors about 20 annual state championship events, held throughout the state. The Pennsylvania State Championship rotates between the eastern, central and western regions of the state each year. PSCF publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Pennswoodpusher.

PSCF was founded in 1939, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the leadership of William M. Byland. PSCF affiliated immediately with US Chess, which was founded the same year, and has been the official state affiliate for Pennsylvania ever since.

In 1943, the PSCF State Championship was the first championship event in USCF history to be paired with the Swiss system. The chief director of that event was George Koltanowski.

Currently the highest-ranking member is Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov. The state has two Grandmasters - Shabalov, and Bryan G. Smith.

The current PSCF president is Tom M. Martinak.

2002–present: Tom M. Martinak
1978-2002: Ira Lee Riddle
1939-1977: William M. Byland

2016: Grant Xu
2015: Grant Xu
2014: Peter Minear, Rodion Rubenchik, Ilya Shvartsman
2013: Peter Minear
2012: Daniel Malkiel
2011: Peter Minear
2010: Thomas Bartell, Alisa Melekhina
2009: Mark Heimann
2008: Peter Minear
2007: Bryan Smith
2006: Bryan Norman, Mark Heimann
2005: Mark Eidemiller, Bryan Norman
2004: Edward Formanek
2003: Stanislav Kriventsov
2002: Rodion Rubenchik, Zakhar Fayvinov, Elvin Wilson, Tom Martinak
2001: Stanislav Kriventsov, Matthew Traldi

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