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Originally Posted by Brian Lafferty
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Originally Posted by Robgetty
Why is a thread like this
even allowed to start? The title is an attack, and if Mr Sloan is
seriously concerned about this, he doesn't have to post on it here.
How much longer until he works through the sanction process to having
his posting rights permanently revoked?
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Mr. Sloan has made a number of charges. Free speech allows him to do
so. However, the burden is on Mr. Sloan to prove his charges. If he
can't, he should be sanctioned. If he can't, Ms. Polgar may have an
action for defamation if Mr. Sloan acted with actual malice. |
You seem to be imposing a double standard here, saying that I must
prove her claims to be false, without saying that she must prove her
claims to be true.
The normal rule is that one cannot prove a negative. Nevertheless, it
is possible to prove a positive and she has not done so.
Why is it that none of her claims are supported by the leading
authorities on the game of chess? Why is it that none of these great
accomplishments have been reported by ChessBase, The Week in Chess,
New In Chess, Inside Chess, Europe Eschech or even by Chess Life
magazine?
Let us make a list and see where is the proof:
"Grandmaster Susan Polgar is the winner of four Women's World
Championships"
When and where were those four Women's World Championships played? Why
does The Week in Chess only mention one? Why is there no mention of
these other three woman's world chess championships in any reputable
chess publication?
"She was also the first woman to qualify for the Men's World
Championship cycle."
When and where did this happen? What are the dates of this event? Why
is there no mention of this in The Week in Chess, in Chess Base or in
any other reputable chess publication.
"Susan .... has remained in the top 3 for 23 straight years."
Where is there evidence of this? Why is there no mention of this on
the FIDE website? Why is she not even currently listed in the top ten
in the world by any reputable source?
Note that I have left out one of her other claims. That is the claim
where she says, "She was the first woman to break the gender barrier
to earn the Grandmaster title with the same qualifications as her male
counterpart."
I happen to agree with that one. However, others are disputing that
point. I also understand that others are disputing her claim to hold
the world record for simultaneous exhibitions.
We have long ago given up asking Paul Truong about his claim to have
won 11 National Championships. He has refused to tell us when and
where he won those national championships or even in which country he
won them. We have a letter from the Vietnam Chess Association stating
that he never won the national championship of that country. I have
also recently acquired every issue of Chess Life magazine since 1976
and there is no mention in any of those magazines of Paul Truong ever
winning a national championship in this country, the USA.
Why are not Susan Polgar and Paul Truong being asked about these
matters, especially since they are now on the board?
Sam Sloan