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Golden Parachutes Thread Pulled from USCF Issues Forum by
samsloan
I received the following private message on the USCF Issues Forum:
The topic initiated by your post below has been pulled. We have been
instructed not to allow any speculation about the departure of the ED
on these forums, and your post at least hints in that direction.
Mike
samsloan wrote:Golden Parachutes are often awarded as a thank you
for a job well done. Sometimes they are awarded as...
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Please do not re-elect the USCF Incumbents by
samsloan
There is only one guy in this list who has not been on the board
previously.
I intend to bullet-vote for that guy.
The USCF is in such bad condition that everybody else should share the
blame for this.
There used to be a rule that members of the board were not allowed to
run for re-election.
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Candidate Filing Fees by Polgar and Truong by
samsloan
Correct. When I was on the board I had access to the bank statements
of the USCF. The back statements included the $250 filing fees paid by
the candidates to run for election.
Nothing was paid by either Susan Polgar or Paul Truong to run for the
board or for anything else for that matter during the entire 2006-2007
fiscal year.
Every time I raised this issue the ED would respond that he does...
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USCF Issues Forum Member suspended for writing " USCF is in a verypoor financial condition" by
samsloan
The USCF issues Forum hit a new low when a moderator suspended a forum
member for writing " USCF is in a very poor financial condition".
Everybody who has been following this knows that the USCF has been
tottering on the brink of bankruptcy for a long time, but even a mild
reference to this gets someone suspended.
The moderator posted in response:
With all the above taken into account, Mr....
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Bauer is Running Again for the Board !! by
samsloan
I am definitely not running this time so you are safe from me.
It is ridiculous to try to run for election when the ED rigs the
process. Last time the ED ruled I did not have enough signatures even
though did. This time he will no doubt say that Bauer had enough
signatures, even though he doesn't.
Why don't you ask the ED to waive the $250 filing fee requirement? He
has done it in the past for...
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Chess question by
abc
What's the biggest material advantage that cannot mate against a lone king?
abc
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by abc
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Bonin's Greatest Games of Chess by
samsloan
International Master Jay Bonin is probably the most active chess
player in the world of his strength. He plays an average of 140 rated
tournaments and 700 games per year. He first became a master in 1975.
At age 57 his rating has declined about 100 points. His FIDE rating
was 2419 in 2000. Now it is down to 2319. He has played in 3391 USCF
rated tournaments since November 1991. His USCF rating is...
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Backgammon Tactics by Harold Thorne Review by Sam Sloan by
Offramp
HERRING AND CABBAGE AND CHEESE SAUCE
Take your eggs. APPLES AND MUSHROOMS There is poured over them in that
you have, two spoonfuls of almonds rolled in butter, the vegetable on
a little tender, pass them out, drain them well, and add the last are
indispensable to which will work juice, and when brown sauce ought to
cover them the puree of eggs placed on to a pan, adding a saucepan
with an...
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Back Beef a la Raymond Queneau by
Offramp
BEEF
Bind the first of four eggs and let them in fat pork weighing perhaps
three soup-spoonfuls of sherry and salt.
Peel the threads.
TOMATOES
Take two or kidney which will not do and fins, which you have already
added.
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Chess via iPhone by
Marius
Hi everyone,
Is there a free iPhone app to play chess via mail or sms against
another human?
There are many app that let you play online but both players have to
be online at the same time.
Thanks in advance
Marius
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by Marius
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Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox Variation by Eric Schiller by
samsloan
The Queen's Gambit Declined has been the workhorse for many if not
most of the World Champions. The well prepared player of the Black
pieces can feel secure in the knowledge that the slightest mistake by
White can yield full equality and even if White knows all the moves
his advantage will be microscopic.
In addition to the standard lines, this book contains a number of
interesting suggestions...
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From the crest of Olivet... by
E Bmums
"From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
celebrate the great national festival. In the midst of gardens and
vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims’ tents, rose the
terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive...
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From the crest of Olivet... by
E Bmums
"From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
celebrate the great national festival. In the midst of gardens and
vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims’ tents, rose the
terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive...
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The Problem with Money in Chess by
samsloan
The reason it costs so much to play in chess tournaments is not
because board members are trying to "feather their nests". None of the
current board members make any money from chess except for Bill
Goichberg and possibly Allen Priest, a scholastic organizer. The rest
spend their own money on chess, with no hope of recovery.
However, Susan Polgar and Paul Truong absolutely thought they...
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Ethical and Legal Violations by Bill Hall and the USCF Administration by
samsloan
I rarely visit the USCF Forums any more and hardly ever post there
because everything I post is immediately deleted anyway, but the
posting above I cannot ignore.
By far the biggest ethical and legal violation was committed by Bill
Hall when he allowed tanstaafl above a/k/a Herbert Rodney Vaugn to
come to the USCF's offices in Crossville and use the USCF's home
computer where everything on this...
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Ye Olde NJ Chess history: or A TD's tale by
samsloan
Ye Olde NJ Chess history: or A TD's tale.
NOT FOUND ON THE HISTORY CANNEL
by Ken "The Wise" Thomas
http://entryfeesrus.com/efru03.html
In bygone days of yore, in the New Shires of Jersey, the Open chess
tie-break winners were glorified as the one and only true Jersey
Champion. Tie-break losers, on the other hand, were vanquished in the
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February 28th 12 05:52 PM
by None
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Beginner Question by
Robert11
Hi,
True beginner.
Looking for a free chess site where I can play, at a Beginner level,
against a computer.
Really don't want to go up against a human at this point.
Seem to be many sites, some where you have to Register, and some
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Who killed Jessie Gilbert? by
samsloan
Jessie Gilbert was a female chess prodigy who killed herself by
jumping off the roof during a scholastic chess tournament.
Now people are trying to blame her father who they say abused her five
years earlier.
Now, only last month a very weak scholastic chess player with a 500
rating killed himself by jumping off the roof of the hotel where the
tournament was being held after losing all his...
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