I’ve had edition six of the Rulebook since this summer, so any rule changes since then will not be in it.
I know there’s at least one rule change that takes effect 1/1/2015 (regarding castling). I wonder if there are others?
The latest “Rulebook Changes Updated” document on the USCF home page (uschess.org/docs/gov/reports … hanges.pdf) says "effective January 2014 on it.
Where do I find a rules update?
I passed the rules changes document along to USCF a week or two ago after it was reviewed by the Rules Committee. I suspect they will post it on 1-1-15, but I don’t know for sure. I am not in charge of posting those changes.
The USCF (Mike Nolan) informed me:
It is posted now under governance/reports and will become the default rulebook update document on January 1, 2015.
http://www.uschess.org/docs/gov/reports/RulebookChanges2015.pdf
Now, is this a new document, apart from what was up before, or is it the one that has been up, but modified?
Who wrote the document?
Never mind, Mike Nolan informed me that if I actually read the document, my questions would be answered 
Tim, you said there was nothing wrong with 14H in the 6th edition of the rulebook so why does the document include “(6th edition editorial correction: Replace 14H2 with the following, effective 2014)” and replace what is in the 6th edition with that is in the 5th edition?
I plan to send a mass email to most patzers I know, reminding them about the rules change for castling. I have a bad feeling it might bite someone more-or-less “innocent”—like the older guy we had in our club years ago, who learned tournament chess rules in the USSR right after WWII. He touched the Rook first when castling and insisted that not only was it allowed under 1950-era Soviet rules, it was required.
This guy had some unique views on things, but there are more players like him out there. When they cross paths with a rules lawyer, who knows?
I, too, have seen Russian players insist that rook-first castling is the correct method. Their rationale is that by moving rook first, the rook move is a legal move, whereas the other way, it is not. Of course, this logic is silly, and backward, but some players still go by it.
Bill Smythe
Can I just mention I think it is ludicrous that there is a reference to the 5th edition rulebook in the 6th edition update. Let’s get everyone using the 6th edition with the change document and put the 5th edition to bed otherwise confusion will reign.
It’s no more ludicrous than making changes to the sixth edition before the print edition thereof was even for sale.
Some people in Orlando for the US Open had e-copies that they had purchased, and some print copies had been purchased even though they hadn’t been delivered yet.
It may be better to change “even for sale” to “even received by any buyer”. I almost said “by anybody” but I’m not sure if the editor had received copies in advance of the regular shipments.
Will the electronic version of the rulebook on my kindle be automatically updated? Or do I need to manually update? Or is there simply no way to update at this time (meaning I will need to have/consult both my rulebook and the udpates)?
I apologize if this is answered else where and I’ve missed it.
Is October 2013 the current version of the Scholastic Regulations? Typically, they’re updated the fall of each year, but I can’t find a Fall 2014 version. I just want to make sure I have the current regulations as we head into the Spring Nationals season.
Thank you in advance.
I’d like to find out also! On this page here: uschess.org/images/stories/s … egulations which lists a November 2013 revised date. Of course that page also references the 5th Edition of the USCF rulebook too! 
tom