Randall Hough

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Randall Hough (b. 1946) is a chess expert and a member of the Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation.

Randy Hough has been elected Vice President and Secretary of the USCF. Elected in 2006, Randy is an active player and former master. He has been a National Tournament Director since 1985, having directed several national championships (including the US Open, US Championship, and National High School), and an International Arbiter since 1989. He served as technical director in the USCF office, 1983-86, on the Executive Board previously (1990-93), and has chaired several USCF committees. He is also an organizer, Southern California Federation board member, president of his local club, has taught chess in the public schools, has published dozens of articles in Chess Life, and serves as secretary/treasurer of the Chess Journalists of America. Randall is a Vietnam veteran. With a BA from University of California, Berkeley and an MA from University of California, Riverside, he was a government affairs representative for the City of Los Angeles before retiring in 2005.