"Sam Sloan" wrote in message
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At 01:22 PM 12/4/2003 EST, Arnold Denker wrote:

Dear Yaz, Thank God for players like you who speak out for the good of
the
entire chess world and who understands it from the chessplayers point of
view.
If I am not mistaken there will come a day when you will be asked to head
up
the world federation. Your very old friend Arnold Denker

Actually, Yasser Seirawan has been asked many times to head up the
World Chess Federation. Such is his prestigue in the world of chess,
that he can have that job any time he wants it.

Once, when I posted on a newsgroup somewhere that Yasser should be the
next President of FIDE, he replied in the pages of Inside Chess:

"If nominated I shall not run. If elected I shall not serve."

Still, we can always hope that the day will someday come when Yasser

Ay Sam.

Some other person replied to a post I made with the same "If nominated I
shall not run. If elected I shall not serve" quotation, on the basis that it
was not an honorable position to occupy, or that it would be inevitably
corrupted by the establishment.

So strange that you and I, such well known rascals, should notice such
things.

Cordially, Phil


Sam Sloan