Although your idea seems reasonable and has been suggested before, I do not think it is workable, for several reasons: 1. The USCF already has trouble raising money for the USCF Championship tournament every year. Under your plan, there would have to be money raised for a qualifying tournament. There will be little interest by the general public in this qualifying tournament, and the players...

The truth is finally out. Tim Sawmiller has never read the Mottershead Report. If he had read the Mottershead Report he would know this. Is that why we are prohibited from discussing the Mottershead Report on this USCF forums? http://www.shamema.com/mottershead.pdf

Since we have so few cases of contested races in small states, I don't know if we can definitively say whether or not it is easier to get elected from a small state than from a large state. The best example of the problem this would create is Mike Nolan himself. Mike is from Nebraska, a state with only one delegate slot. Yet, for some unknown reason, Nebraska has produced more chess

Susan Polgar has taken the entire posting by Beatriz Marinello on the USCF Forum and reposted it to her blog: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/07/best-wishes-to-former-uscf-president.html Anybody who knows anything about Susan knows that she hates Beatriz. Therefore, I think that re-posting the post by Beatriz without permission over to Susan's Blog is an incredibly low-class, dirty trick.

Yes, and thank you for pointing this out. I have been constantly attacked and maligned for the information I have provided, but one by one everything I have written is being proven true. If and when the tapes of the five meetings I attended as a member of the board are ever posted, as required by the by-laws, you will be able to see that the true situation is vastly worse than even I...

Now Since the GetClub Game is free from Bugs. And It is playing much stronger. What do players expect from the GetClub Chess. Play Chess at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html Do you feel it should play even more strong or are you now satisfied with the game strength? Beginner Level is Strong enough for many players.

It is very well known that "Edward Winter" is obsessed with Raymond Keene and has been attacking him incessantly since the late 1970s. In the last decade or so Winter has added other names to his list of people he attacks all the time. These include especially Larry Evans, Eric Schiller and most recently Sam Sloan. (I am honored to have my name added to such a distinguished list.) I have put...

Last 2 days I found players were easily beating the GetClub Chess as there were 2 bugs in the game. Those Bugs has been removed. So it will play better than earlier. Play a Game: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html If you still find weaknesses in the game let me know it. Explain the mistake well So that I understand what to improve. Bye

I have been researching the question of habits of mind and culture as being promoted by and/or reflected by certain board games. In particular, I have been investigating whether weiqi/go is representative of the “Asian mind� and whether international chess is representative of the “Western mind.� Apparently, I am not alone in raising this question. Analysts in political and...

The USCF Executive Board has decided to hold the February 2008 meeting online over the Internet. There is no way that the general membership will be able to participate. This was because Paul Truong refused to go to California and Bill Goichberg refused to hold the board meeting anywhere other than California, where he lives during the Winter months. I am wondering if it is a violation of the...

Since when? Remember that it was I, not Donna, who first raised this issue. I brought it up at my first meeting of the board after I had been elected, which was on August 14, 2006. At every one of the five meetings I attended as a member of the board, I raised this issue. I was always promised copies of the documents pertaining to the pension/ profit sharing plan but I never received even one...

On Nov 4, 4:13 pm, "B. Lafferty" wrote: Why? Does anyone know what his problem is? He made it clear at the USCF EB meeting that he can't enter CA, but refused to say why. This is not entirely true. A state will often refuse to pay the charges to extradite a person from another state. Let us say that you commit a crime in Hawaii and are arrested in Florida. Florida...

Bill Hall calls USCF member complaints "ridiculous, salacious" http://boomp3.com/m/ffd53679788c Here is another brief audio tape from the USCF Executive Board meeting held in Crossville Tennessee on November 3, 2007. On this tape, Bill Hall, USCF Executive Director, states: "Its amazing how many ridiculous, salacious scandals are imagined out there."

On Nov 7, 4:39 pm, Rob wrote: What if the USCF went out of business? I am not advocating this. Honestly, how would things change for the chessplayer? It is well known that Ron ("the Robber") Mitchell wants the USCF to go out of business so that he can take over the USCF's business. Rob ('the Robber") Mitchell got his moniker "the Robber" through a scam he pulled by...

Lucas Contract debate at the USCF Executive Board meetings http://boomp3.com/m/3ab271e995de Jerry Hanken Owes Sam Sloan $100 This is an audio tape of the meeting of the USCF Executive Board held on November 17, 2006 in Stamford, Connecticut. This is the portion of the debate in which the board debated whether to extend the contract of Chess Life Editor Dan Lucas.

Meeting Link, Accounting Crisis discussed at USCF Board meeting http://boomp3.com/m/ec8c82fe9fb8 Here is another audio tape from the USCF Executive Board meeting held in Crossville Tennessee on November 3, 2007. On this tape, Joel Channing comes out well, as he is the only board member to bring up the Meeting Link Scandal. Then Bill Hall lies as usual by saying that the USCF has had a...

Glad you brought that up. What did the Executive Board censure me for? To find out, look at the document on my website and scroll down to page 7 Appendix B at: http://www.samsloan.com/board-censures-sloan.pdf There you will see that I was censured for writing three letters to the other board members dealing mainly with issues involving the US Championship. First, I berated them for one month...

Lawsuit Process Server in Sloan vs. Truong on mp3 file I have uploaded an audio file in mp3 format of the process server, Robert Collester, serving the summons and complaint in Sloan vs. Truong et al, 07 CIV 8537 (SDNY). The file is at: http://www.uploadhut.com/id78688/process-server.mp3 On the uploaded tape, it starts at 2:02 minutes and finishes at 4:25 minutes.

Donna Alarie is Bad Bad Bad mp3 file http://boomp3.com/m/bb4ff72a09dd In this audio tape, several members of the USCF Executive Board openly attack concerned USCF member Donna Alarie. The audio tape starts with USCF President Bill Goichberg expressing concern that there will be "tremendous outcry" if something is not done about the Pension and Profit Sharing Crisis soon. Paul Truong then...

I think that under the circumstances there is a good chance that we could get the 96 signatures needed to start a recall of Mr. Truong. However, then there would be articles in Chess Life from both sides and finally a vote. Truong might easily defeat the effort to oust him. Right now the best chance is through my court case. The judge has given them until November 20 to answer. The judge has...