Bill is again acting like the proverbial "ostrich with his head stuck in the sand". Note that Bill wrote the above today, June 9, 2008. However, the previous day, Hanon Russell, who has a contract under which he is required to pay to the USCF $150,000 every year, wrote two letters to Bill Goichberg which strongly implied the following: The Goichberg "New Plan", which will greatly reduce the...

In below game against Rybka, The GetClub lost its knight for a Pawn. Normal Level, Played 11..... Ng3 But that was the only good move. I went back to see 8.... Nxe4 is this move wrong? If above move is correct I move back further 6.... Bc5 is This move by Normal Level Correct?

Bill: It has come to my attention that there is a proposal that would reduce the number of copies of Chess Life distributed to the membership. Although I appreciate the board's desire to cut expenses in these trying economic times, this idea is a bad one for several reasons. Without the magazine arriving each month, any stimulus for members to become more active, participate in chess events,...

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...

Kiseido in Japan has come out with a new line of high quality shogi equipment. Here is an article on how it is made and how to tell the difference between the high quality boards and the cheap stuff: http://www.kiseido.com/shogi/shogi_equipment.htm Never fear: For only $4,200 now you can buy an inexpensive but serviceable shogi set.

It was a frequent occurrence that when I would post something on the USCF Issues Forum, the Fake Sam Sloan would make some minor changes in the wording and post almost the same thing over on rec.games.chess.politics Often this would happen within ten or fifteen minutes of my initial posting, which proved that the Fake Sam Sloan was logged into the USCF Issues Forum almost all the time. This...

Disaster Coming: Here is the new dues structure as proposed in a motion by Bill Goichberg. Please read this carefully. Please note that Regular Members NO LONGER RECEIVE CHESS LIFE MAGAZINE. LIFE MEMBERS NO LONGER RECEIVE CHESS LIFE UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY REQUEST IT. Also, NO MORE LIFE MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE SOLD. The USCF, as we know it, will not survive these changes:

On Jun 5, 1:13 am, help bot wrote: I did a wee bit of research myself, but only on the internet. The claim that Mr. Bilguer was one of the "strongest players in the world" seems to be based on exceedingly weak evidence. In one case, a writer just guessed who was playing who, unable to tell for certain if the winner was one fellow or another. A little...

The problem is that you are complaining about a dues structure that you, Bill Goichberg, created. Every year you have come to the delegates meeting with a proposal for a new dues structure, and in general the delegates have approved your proposals. Even when the delegates have not approved your proposals, you have pushed them through the board as "promotions". Now, you are saying that your dues...

Freysteinn Thorbergsson book on the 1972 Fischer-Spassky Match Freysteinn Thorbergsson of Iceland self-published a book on the Fischer-Spassky Match. Basically what the book said was that the entire match was the idea of Freysteinn Thorbergsson. Freysteinn Thorbergsson convinced the Icelanders to hold the match, Freysteinn Thorbergsson came to America to convince Bobby to play,...

Apparently few in the outside world realize that one of the features in Bill Goichberg's "new plan" is that, in additional to making Chess Life optional, the USCF will no longer mail membership cards to the members. This means that the members will receive absolutely nothing at all in return of paying their dues. Here is what Goicherg's new plan states:

Today I tried a new game between Normal Level (100 seconds/move) & Rybka (5 seconds / move) And the Game was Drawn by Repetitive moves. Yesterday I said GetClub is 20 times weaker than Rybka, Since Normal Level which thinks 16 times more than Rybka at 5 seconds / move plays as good as Rybka. I showed a game where the game was nearly equal but later Rybka was able to break the defence and win in...

ADMs by Sam Sloan for the USCF Delegates Meeting in Dallas: 1. WHEREAS the USCF has lost money every year since 2005 and WHEREAS neither the Board nor the Executive Director have been willing to take the obvious measures needed to stop these horrific losses therefore, it is hereby RESOLVED that the Executive Director is dismissed effective

Zebediah used to win the Advance level in 30 moves earlier. But as the game was improved by Help Bot Suggestions, I find that last 2 games Zebediiah is taking more than 40 moves to win the game. And in todays game he needed 47 moves to win. So a clear sight of improvement for GetClub Chess is seen. Zebediah use some very strong computer to beat the Advance Level. Advance level thinks for 30 min...

Zebediah played one of the most interesting game against Advance Level. I was thinking now Zebediah will get real competition. But Zebediah played such interesting moves and win that everyone will be surprised to see. Zebediah first sacrificed its Rook for a pawn for no reasion. Then after a few moves he Sacrificed His Bishop for a Pawn.

The basic complaint by Irina Krush is that Anna started making her moves before Irina has pressed her clock. As a result, although Irina had 8 seconds left whereas Anna had only 2 seconds left, Irina lost on time, in an otherwise winning position. However, I know of no rule that says that in blitz chess a player must wait until the opponent has completed her more before replying. Therefore, I...

Do you have an FIDE rating? Dr. Robert Howard of the University of New South Wales in Australia is carrying out a study of chess skill in internationally rated players. The study looks at effects of amount of practice, coaching and age of starting chess on chess skill and at chess players’ views about chess skill. The study involves a short online survey. The survey is for anyone who has, or who...

I have just submitted two ADMs for consideration by the USCF Delegates Meeting in Dallas. There can be little doubt that the powers-that-be will try to knock out my two ADMs so that they not be considered by the delegates. Therefore, I am asking the members to show support for these two ADMs by sending letters to the office co-sponsoring these ADMs. These letters of co-sponsorship must be sent...

which application is better to incrase my play? Fritz 11 or Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition i play chess since 10 years but i am a weak player, because i play very rare. thx in advance

I have been running CM 9000 for last couple years with no problem. Suddenly I cant get to the sign on page. The page with all the rooms comes up, but there is no log-in banner.When I click on the game room, it just reverts back to the opening page i.e. I cant get into the game room. I have uninstalled it and reinstalled with the same result. Caan anyone help?