September 19th 07, 04:51 PM
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USCF President Ordered Name of Sam Sloan not to be Published in Chess Life
On Sep 19, 10:49 am, samsloan wrote:
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Originally Posted by tanstaafl
a former board member (while on the board)
published a book that he DIDN'T sell through the USCF.
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You seem to be referring to me. It is true that I have published five
chess books, the Troitzky book, the Kasparyan book, the Whitaker book,
the Weaver Adams book and recently the Benko book and none of them are
being sold by USCF Sales. Plus I have a book on Chinese chess, which
is by far my most popular book.
However, I would be happy to have USCF Sales carry my books.
The USCF President ordered the editor of Chess Life to delete or
remove my name from articles submitted for publication in the
magazine. I know of two specific cases where the journalist who wrote
the article mentioned my name in the article he submitted and my name
was removed on orders of the president. Also several book reviewers
whose reviews are regularly published in Chess Life submitted reviews
of my books and none of these reviews were published in Chess Life.
Under these circumstances, with such strong opposition from the
president, it seems unlikely that USCF Sales will be selling my books.
Sam Sloan
Are they to be listed under your real name?
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