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**Mike Murray**

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 07:24:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

And why exactly would they want control of the treasury'
of an effectively bankrupt mnember organization exactly?

If we were talking about say the ...

Kasparov Chess Foundation or
ICC or even a neighborhood club

it would make more sense. I just fail to see any possible
upside given the liabilities of the USCF relative to it's
virtually complete lack of assets aside from the member
information.

A national organization that controlled certification and
credentialing of scholastic and collegiate coaches, organizers,
trainers and educators could be a money machine, and could easily
choke off the competition. Controlling the flow of information and
access to it? The only problem is ethical.