by chessoffice on Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:39 pm #97874 Two votes have been completed as follows: To cancel the internet insurance: Yes 4 (Bauer, Berry, Goichberg, Hough), No 1 (Channing), Abstain 2 (Polgar, Truong). The motion passes. To shut down the USCF Issues Forum: Yes 2 (Polgar, Truong), No 4 (Bauer, Channing, Goichberg, Hough), Abstain 1 (Berry). The motion fails.

On Mar 31, 9:36 am, The Historian wrote: On Mar 31, 8:44 am, samsloan wrote: On Mar 31, 7:45 am, "Chess One" wrote: "KennethSloan" wrote in message What is true is that 2300 FIDE does not equal 2400 USCF.

On Apr 6, 10:16 am, "Chess One" wrote: Ken Sloan's administration of the USCF rating department occassioned a board member to resign! That's not false. I am really curious. I have never heard this one before. What board member resigned, and why?

Your country needs you Mr. Truong. Here is your chance to go back. If you work on it, you might even make the top-20 in your country: http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=37432 Your country needs you. Time to do your patriotic duty. Int'l chess institute to be built in south Vietnam A chess institute will be built in the southern province of Ba Ria-

Phil Innes has announced that Channing has resigned. However, this is apparently not true. As usual, Innes has it all wrong. Here is what Innes wrote: "And Goodbye Joel Channing. Breaking news this weekend is that a USCF board member resigned April 4th, over apparent disputes with board president Bill Goichberg. No official communiqué has yet been

On Apr 6, 1:06 am, "David Kane" wrote: Both the USCF and FIDE rating systems have elements not anticipated by Elo. Both essentially use the Elo algorithm and are Elo systems. The USCF is further from Elo than FIDE largely because it has a more difficult population to cover. Being different from Elo is not a bad thing. Although people can and do quibble over...

In one of the most preposterous, ridiculous and absurd claims imaginable, Joel Channing claims that Polgar has 300,000 kids in her program. However, there is no evidence that Polgar has any kids in her program. Polgar has no schools, no students and no program anywhere, as far as anybody has been able to find out. Here is what Joel Channing wrote in the BINFOS:

Today, Susan launched into her usual rant of late. What I find interesting is that today Susan complained that Jerry Hanken had leaked confidential information to me and I in turned had used that confidential information in my opposition to her attorney's motion to dismiss. However, I am unaware of any confidential information, either in what Jerry Hanken leaked to me or in what I used in my...

I invented GRAND CHESS But later found the Name is already taken by someone else Learn about Grand Chess http://www.getclub.com/Show/view.php?best=Discussion&itemid=18 It increases the Size of Board to 16x16. With Each piece doubled as well as board size doubled.

On Apr 2, 12:19*pm, (Sam Sloan) wrote: Immediately after revealing that her news release yesterday was an April Fools Day Joke, "Suzie Chesspiece", as her detractors call Susan Polgar, has posted a cheesecake photo of herself showing what big tits she has: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/04/it-was-april-1.html This photo was obviously intended to show the...

On Apr 4, 2:39 pm, wrote: On Apr 4, 9:12 am, wrote: In another thread, Rev. J.D. Walker said of Sam Sloan: On Apr 3, 6:48 pm, "J.D. Walker" wrote: Sam,

A game with Rybka. Easy Level vs Rybka, where Rybka won in just 9 Moves by sacrificing a Knight. Game Played between sanjay11 and easy at GetClub.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rybka: (White) Easy: (Black)

It is posted on Susan Polgar's Official Blog too, so it does not seem that it would be a hoax. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-moving-back-to-hungary.html However, I still find it to be highly likely that this is an April Fools Day joke. We will find out tomorrow for sure.

On Apr 2, 8:16 am, Brian Lafferty wrote: to play for them? Or was she looking to fry a bigger fish in Hungary and parts East? Inquiring minds would like to know Ms. Polgar's truth. If you are referring to accepting her back as a resident, of course they would. She was born there. They would have to. Remember that Hungary accepted back all those who defected during...

White Normal Level Plays (GetClub Chess Normal) vs (IVAN 1-2 min) 1. e4 Now its Ivans move Bye Sanny

On Apr 1, 6:32 am, (Sam Sloan) wrote: The problem is that today is April Fools Day. We will have to wait until tomorrow to find out whether this seemingly good news (good for us, bad for the Hungarians) is a joke or not. My impression of the article:

On Apr 1, 9:32*am, (Sam Sloan) wrote: It has been announced on the Internet this morning that Susan Polgar is resigning all her positions in chess and moving back to Hungary. http://www.chessville.com/misc/PolgarQuits.htm That would end the need for a recall. The problem is that today is April Fools Day. We will have to wait until tomorrow to find out whether...

There is a rumor bouncing around that Sevan Muradian and his North American Chess Association will be trying to take away from the USCF it's FIDE affiliation. Also, supposedly the North American Chess Association is trying to become the governing body of chess in Canada, Mexico and the USA. I can tell you that none of this will ever happen, so do not worry about it.

Help bot suggested about the blockade strategy it helped GetClub play much stronger games now. I played two games with Beginner vs Rybka and found even Rybka is not able to get ahead and finish GetClub like it used to earlier. It is taking longer for Rybka to win against the Beginner Level. As Beginner is not allowing Rybka to take its pieces easily. The Games are ending with +10 Moves.

I keep reading that in 1934 Louis H. Watson was ranked the number 4 bridge player in the world. He died tragically in 1936 at age 29. Why was he ranked number 4 ? Who were numbers 1, 2 and 3 ?? I have searched newspaper reports from 1932-1934 and it seems that Watson was winning almost everything. The one time that his team finished only second, it was attributed to a series of highly