As a newbie, just wondering if it is anywhere in the chess rules of regulation that black must sit ACROSS from white? I read that someone in 1946 sat, playing black, next to white and said there was no law that said he had to sit across from his opponent. Has any rule ever required opponents to face each other?

On 29 Nov 2004 03:12:55 GMT, (Parrthenon) wrote: I thought the buliding and the land the USCF is now housed in was free and clear when the USCF moved in years ago, was this not true? -- Leopold I don't know. I don't think so, but perhaps somebody else can comment. -- Randy Bauer The building was bought by the USCF during Tony Cottell's time as treasurer. Chess...

Hello All, I've been playing recreationally for a couple years now and would like to start really studying the game. I've got "How to Reassess Your Chess" and "The Amatuer's Mind" by Silman, but both of these books seem to assume a level of expertise I don't possess. I'm wondering if any of you folks could recommend a good book (or books) to start with. Thanks!

Salve. Qualcuno sa se esiste un server x giocare a scadenza lunga (tipo 3 giorni/mossa), tipo il "freechess.de"?? (in italiano...) Grazie e buon anno a tutti.

New site to play chess by mail. It is the traduction of the french site http://www.echecsemail.com/. The link : http://www.chess-mail.com/ Try it is free ! Karclop

I am writing a booklet about the move to Crossville. I need photos of the principal characters involved. I have old photos of Bill Goichberg, Beatriz Marinello, Tim Hanke, Don Schultz and Steve Doyle. I need a photo of Steve Shutt, Randy Bauer, Leroy Dubeck, Frank Niro, Harry Sabine, Larry Parr, Kenneth Chadwell, Frank Brady, Judge Horowitz and Al Horowitz.

Le Portail d´Échecs - http://www.schackportalen.nu/ - est une liste de liens commentés et triés sur tout a qui concerne les échecs. Langues: suédois, anglais, allemand, espagnol et - maintenant en français. Salutations! Per-Åke Lindblom

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On 22 Dec 2004 19:21:45 GMT, (Chessdon) wrote: IMO, Bill worked very hard, did not charge for all his expenses, deserved the retoactive salary we allotted and no precedent has been established other than that every case needs to be individually considered. Don Schultz What most of us are worried about is does this establish a precedent for paying Beatriz at some future...

Beatriz: **** YOU SAM. This is sad. USCF went one notch lower. And it's double sad, when such language is prepended with: Note: The author of this message requested that it not be archived.

On 26 Dec 2004 12:06:41 GMT, (GrantPerks) wrote: This book consists of Court Documents filed in New York Supreme Court regarding the United States Chess Federation. It includes photographs of 13 of the principal parties. This is a Microsoft Reader ebook. If you do not have Microsoft Reader, you must download it at http://www.microsoft.com/reader Otherwise, you...

I believe that my natural style of play is an attacker. I want to build on this. What books do you recommend that I read on chess that shows tactics and strategies for attack player. Also, what chess openings is most favored by an attack player ?

Sam Sloan wrote: I have sold my first ebook and it only took two days; 'There's a sucker born every minute.' - P. T. Barnum

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Thank you for collecting these. Even I do not know the answer to most of them. Here is one you may have missed: Which of my frequent critics made the following statement: Sam Sloan is nearly always right; the trouble is that his insights are so deep, and so far ahead of the time, that they appear incredible to the educated layman. I myself have occasionally made the mistake of

Requirement of Estimate of Costs of a Resolution I just thought of something which I am surprised that nobody seems to have thought of it before. As I recall, there is a provision that any resolution presented to the board must contain an estimate by the presenter of the resolution of the costs that will be incurred if passed. I do not see it in the bylaws but I remember this resolution being

On 12/19/04 6:50 PM, in article , "Sam Sloan" wrote: I am going to post a nude photo I obtained from a most reliable source that may be of WIM Beatriz Marinello when she was younger. I would be grateful if anyone could tell me the circumstances in which such a photo must have been taken. When you see the pose you'll understand my...

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:44:27 -0500, Hal Terrie wrote: You are wrong. I very strongly support the move to Crossville. I think the "costly disaster" would have been the move to Liberty, NY. After reading the reports of Steve Shutt and Bill Goichberg (published on this forum) I couldn't understand how anyone could conclude otherwise. The Shutt report painted a...

http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/cjis/search1.asp Has anybody checked all of Marinelo's names to see if she has a criminal record?? MIAMI IS THE FRAUD CAPITAL OF THE USA.

Beatriz Marinello fired her replacement !! On the fateful day of August 20, 2003, Beatriz Marinello, who had just been elected USCF President a week earlier, walked into the USCF offices in New Windsor and infamously fired 17 staff members. One of the people she fired was Tom Brownscombe, who had taken her job as scholastic coordinator after Beatriz had left under a cloud in March 2000.