This article lists the presidents of the United States Chess Federation from its foundation in 1939 to present. The presidents were elected by voting members to three-year terms. Now the executive board elects its own officers annually. List 1939–1942 George Sturgis 1943–1948 Elbert Wagner, Jr. 1948–1951 Paul Geirs 1951–1954 Harold M. Phillips 1954–1957 Frank Graves 1957–1960 Jerry Spann 1960–1963 Fred Cramer 1963–1966 Ed Edmondson 1966–1969 Marshall Rohland 1969–1972 Leroy Dubeck 1972–1975 Frank Skoff 1975–1978 George Koltanowski 1978–1981 Gary Sperling 1981–1984 Tim Redman 1984–1987 Steven Doyle 1987–1990 Harold Winston 1990–1993 Maxim Dlugy 1993–1996 Denis Barry 1996–1999 Don Schultz 1999–2000 Bob Smith 2000–2001 Tim Redman 2001–2003 John McCrary 2003–2005 Beatriz Marinello 2005–2008 Bill Goichberg 2009–2011 Jim Berry 2011–2015 Ruth Inez Haring 2015–2017 Gary Walters 2017–2018 Mike Hoffpauir 2018–2020 W. Allen Priest 2020–2022 Mike Hoffpauir 2022–present Randy Bauer See also United States Chess Federation Executive Directors of the United States Chess Federation Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) References External links Official USCF website USCF info on the FIDE website Chess organizations Chess in the United States Presidents of the United States Chess Federation