On Jun 7, 11:46 pm, Randy Bauer wrote:

DING DING DING -we have a winner.

Apparently Randy Bauer, a member of the board, does not understand the
significance of the Hanon Russell letter.

Bill Goichberg states that his "New Plan", which will drastically
reduce the number of copies of Chess Life and Chess Life 4 Kids
magazines being distributed to the members and may ultimately stop the
printing of these magazines altogether, will save the USCF $86,000 per
year.

However, it will also cause the USCF to lose $150,000 per year.

Hanon Russell pays the USCF $150,000 per year for among other things
the exclusive right to advertise his products in Chess Life, and it is
apparent from his letter that if the Goichberg "New Plan" goes
through. Russell will stop paying that $150,000 and he is already
considering filing suit against the USCF.

It is noteworthy that Hanon Russell is himself a lawyer, and he writes
"pending the results of legal research that is still ongoing".

Bill Goichberg is in water way over his head and it is apparent that
the best thing for himself and the best thing for the USCF would be
for him to resign. However, those of us who know Goichberg know that
he will never admit that he is wrong and he will never resign. He will
continue on his course which will sink the entire USCF.

Sam Sloan