Susan Polger has published a very good interview with Paul Truong that
describes his remarkable life including his struggles to reach the United
States. If the USCF needs a "survivor" and someone who is a self-made man
with a track record of successes, Paul's their man. He should bring fresh
leadership, lots of energy and many creative ideas to his new USCF position
of Marketing and P.R. Director.

Check out: http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm

Rich Van Riper

I fully agree with you Richard. It is a great interview and USCF is
lucky to have someone like that help them.

Bob Bennett


"Richard Van Riper" wrote in message news:zGd_a.20213$Qe.7130@fed1read04...
Susan Polger has published a very good interview with Paul Truong that
describes his remarkable life including his struggles to reach the United
States. If the USCF needs a "survivor" and someone who is a self-made man
with a track record of successes, Paul's their man. He should bring fresh
leadership, lots of energy and many creative ideas to his new USCF position
of Marketing and P.R. Director.

Check out: http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm

Rich Van Riper

You've come a long way Paul. Congratulations.

P.S. I still to this day can't believe you drove all the way to
Toronto and back to NJ without a rest even though I've seen it with my
own eyes. The guy just doesn't sleep.

EZoto

Thanks! The Toronto trip was one of my hightlights as a chess player.
For over 20 years, I did not want to talk much about my painful past.
I wanted to forget about it. I feel very fortunate to be alive right
now. That is why I worked 15-18 hours a day, 7 days a week for the
past 16 years. Now that I am retired, I want to do more for chess. I
work as much as 22 hours daily now to promote the game that I love so
dearly. I can rest when US Chess is in great shape. Thank you for
reminding me of such wonderful moments in Toronto.

Best Regards,
Paul

Yeah dude. I recall you had it rough. I was in the back seat when you
drove us there. Figured I throw in a good time memory. Good luck.
By the way, I still believe no GM can beat you in table tennis. If
your still playing and practicing table tennis. Nice to hear from you
and have fun with your new endeavor.

EZoto

Thanks! Actually, Judit and Susan are both quite awesome in Table
Tennis. They both represented Hungary in TT events. I believe I can
come out ahead. But I am sure Susan will not agree and Judit will not
give up without a tough fight. I think we will settle this debate
when she comes to NY in a month or so. Just saw Chuck in Philly
during World Open. We are both old guys with kids now How are you
doing?

Paul

EZoto wrote in message ws.com...
Thanks! The Toronto trip was one of my hightlights as a chess player.
For over 20 years, I did not want to talk much about my painful past.
I wanted to forget about it. I feel very fortunate to be alive right
now. That is why I worked 15-18 hours a day, 7 days a week for the
past 16 years. Now that I am retired, I want to do more for chess. I
work as much as 22 hours daily now to promote the game that I love so
dearly. I can rest when US Chess is in great shape. Thank you for
reminding me of such wonderful moments in Toronto.

Best Regards,
Paul

Yeah dude. I recall you had it rough. I was in the back seat when you
drove us there. Figured I throw in a good time memory. Good luck.
By the way, I still believe no GM can beat you in table tennis. If
your still playing and practicing table tennis. Nice to hear from you
and have fun with your new endeavor.

EZoto

On 14 Aug 2003 10:39:33 -0700, (Paul Truong) wrote:

Thanks! Actually, Judit and Susan are both quite awesome in Table
Tennis. They both represented Hungary in TT events. I believe I can
come out ahead. But I am sure Susan will not agree and Judit will not
give up without a tough fight. I think we will settle this debate
when she comes to NY in a month or so. Just saw Chuck in Philly
during World Open. We are both old guys with kids now How are you
doing?

I'm an old guy with no kids. But your modesty will not convince me
that you will lose in table tennis to any GM. Though I am surprised
you even have competition. I am surprised at the praise you give
Judit and Susan. They must be pretty darn good to stay up with you in
table tennis. As for Chuck I haven't seen him since he got married
and we haven't talked at all. Not that anything was bad but he just
wanted to withdraw from everyone literally to focus on his marriage.
Good for him. I don't see anyone from the chess days in NJ here. All
new faces. You know your getting old when you play a game of chess
with a 20 year old guy who was born on the day you graduated high
school.

EZoto

I have noticed, over the years, that chess players also tend to be table
tennis players, and vice versa. Does anybody have any theories as to why
this might be so?

One day in college, when I had played both games a bit too much that day, I
had a dream that night. The ball was coming at me from the corner of the
table, and I was a bishop, so I had no trouble smashing it to the diagonally
opposite corner of the table.

Bill Smythe

"Bill Smythe" wrote in message ...
I have noticed, over the years, that chess players also tend to be table
tennis players, and vice versa. Does anybody have any theories as to why
this might be so?

Dear Mr. Smythe,

Perhaps there might be an even higher correlation between xiangqi players
and table tennis players. :-)

Perhaps due to the influence of Victor Barna (the great Hungarian table tennis
champion), table tennis seems to have become a popular pastime for Hungarian
intellectuals, such as Paul Erdos.

There's reportedly a photograph of Tigran Petrosian and Mikhail Tal playing
table tennis together: what were their playing styles in table tennis?

Many historians of table tennis suspect that some of the world championship
matches have been fixed for political purposes. For instance, during the
period 1971-79, the usually dominant Chinese players had to conform to the
official political ideology of 'friendship first, competition second' in
international sport. Hence, it's widely believed that even the best Chinese
players sometimes were ordered to lose to foreign players in order that China
should avoid winning too many individual titles (perhaps to fulfill a socialist
principle 'to share the wealth' of medals with weaker nations in table tennis).

One day in college, when I had played both games a bit too much that day, I
had a dream that night. The ball was coming at me from the corner of the
table, and I was a bishop, so I had no trouble smashing it to the diagonally
opposite corner of the table.

When you were a bishop, was it much easier to read the spin? :-)

"Transparent natures are often deceptive in their depth; those peebles at the
bottom of the fountain are farther from us than we think."
--Nathaniel Hawthorne (The House of the Seven Gables)

--Nick

(Nick) wrote in message . com...
"Bill Smythe" wrote in message ...
I have noticed, over the years, that chess players also tend to be table
tennis players, and vice versa. Does anybody have any theories as to why
this might be so?

IM George Thomas (1881-1972) won the British championship in chess twice and
the British championship in badminton seven times. In 1923, Thomas won both
championships within the same year.

One day in college, when I had played both games a bit too much that day, I
had a dream that night. The ball was coming at me from the corner of the
table, and I was a bishop, so I had no trouble smashing it to the diagonally
opposite corner of the table.

In 1923, did George Thomas ever have any dreams about catching a bird in a
mating net? :-)

"Transparent natures are often deceptive in their depth; those peebles at the
bottom of the fountain are farther from us than we think."
--Nathaniel Hawthorne (The House of the Seven Gables)

--Nick