On Dec 6, 12:57 pm, zdrakec wrote:
On Dec 6, 11:47 am, "

wrote:
Kasparov is in a dangerous position at the moment. One of the factors
that gives him the freedom to oppose the regime is the attention of
the international chess community to the former world champion. It
should be a no-brainer for the USCF; loudly announce support for his
attempts to maintain democracy in Russia.

Even if the cause was not important of itself (I feel it definitely
is), this is a rare opportunity for the USCF to be part of positive
publicity about chess; a chess player is acting like a true hero. Let
us celebrate that fact while we give him what little support we are
able to provide.

Jerry Spinrad (who still has not been able to get onto the USC orum)

I certainly agree with your points about Kasparov. However, I must
respectfully disagree about the USCF having any involvement. The
function of the USCF is to promote chess in the United States; it has
(in my humble opinion) no business taking any sort of political stand
on non-chess issues.

Regards,
zdrakec

I meant to add, on a side note, thank you, Dr. Spinrad, for the
fascinating article about Deschapelles on Chess Cafe.

Cheers,
zdrakec