13 QUESTIONS

By Larry Parr

"I can't think of a better way than drug tests to kill chess promotion in
America. The overwhelming feeling of USCF members is to oppose testing -- not
that anyone on the current board except Tim Hanke seems to care." -- GM Larry
Evans

In response to anti-testing advocates, USCF president Beatriz Marinello ordered
former Chess Life editor Glenn Petersen to poll American grandmasters and our
100 top players about mandatory random drug testing in all FIDE competitions.
These 13 suggestions were submitted by GM Evans and this writer.

1. Do you favor or oppose FIDE having the power to ban players for life
from international chess because they refuse to take drug tests (Article 6 of
“FIDE Anti-Doping Regulations�)?

2. Do you favor or oppose the USCF supporting FIDE in carrying out
punishments directed against American players?

3. Do you favor or oppose the USCF supporting FIDE in carrying out
punishments directed against players from other countries?

4. Do you favor or oppose the existence of a planned FIDE “tribunal�
to decide whether players should receive a lifetime ban from international
chess or other lesser punishments?

5. Do you favor or oppose FIDE conducting out-of-competition drug testing
any time, any place, for any reason, stated or unstated?

6. Do you favor or oppose the USCF helping to enforce out-of-competition
drug testing by providing FIDE with the “whereabouts information� of
American players (Article 3.2 of “FIDE Anti-Doping Regulations�)?

7. Do you favor or oppose drug testing of children (Article 3.1 of “FIDE
Anti-Doping Regulations,� in which it is stated FIDE “is entitled to carry
out doping control on any competitor� in a FIDE-rated event)?

8. Do you favor or oppose the USCF stating to the international chess
community that it will oppose drug testing and will not enforce FIDE’s drug
testing code?

9. Do you favor or oppose the USCF working with allies to establish a new
world chess organization that would supplant FIDE?

10. Do you agree or disagree with GM Artur Yusupov and others that given the
rejection of chess by the IOC, FIDE’s evident motive is to establish
political control over players by wielding drug-testing to destroy the careers
of dissenters?

11. Is there a drug problem in chess?

12. Do you favor or oppose drug testing in chess?

13. Do you favor or oppose the Executive Board seeking a vote of USCF members
with FIDE playing titles about whether the Federation should repudiate the FIDE
Drug Code?

I bet Leko would test positive for diazepam.
Alan

Hey Dude, I was playing this dude. And he kept running to the can to toke on
a doobie. And like, he kicked ass man! Like his queen was all over the
board. Which was turning diferent colours as I was trying to move my horsie.
You know what I mean man?
Anyway, I think he won, but I'm not sure. I don't remember where I parked my
car Dude.
Hee Hee Hee


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13 QUESTIONS

By Larry Parr

"I can't think of a better way than drug tests to kill chess promotion in
America. The overwhelming feeling of USCF members is to oppose testing --
not
that anyone on the current board except Tim Hanke seems to care." -- GM
Larry
Evans

In response to anti-testing advocates, USCF president Beatriz Marinello
ordered
former Chess Life editor Glenn Petersen to poll American grandmasters and
our
100 top players about mandatory random drug testing in all FIDE
competitions.
These 13 suggestions were submitted by GM Evans and this writer.

1. Do you favor or oppose FIDE having the power to ban players for
life
from international chess because they refuse to take drug tests (Article 6
of
"FIDE Anti-Doping Regulations")?

2. Do you favor or oppose the USCF supporting FIDE in carrying out
punishments directed against American players?

3. Do you favor or oppose the USCF supporting FIDE in carrying out
punishments directed against players from other countries?

4. Do you favor or oppose the existence of a planned FIDE "tribunal"
to decide whether players should receive a lifetime ban from international
chess or other lesser punishments?

5. Do you favor or oppose FIDE conducting out-of-competition drug
testing
any time, any place, for any reason, stated or unstated?

6. Do you favor or oppose the USCF helping to enforce
out-of-competition
drug testing by providing FIDE with the "whereabouts information" of
American players (Article 3.2 of "FIDE Anti-Doping Regulations")?

7. Do you favor or oppose drug testing of children (Article 3.1 of
"FIDE
Anti-Doping Regulations," in which it is stated FIDE "is entitled to carry
out doping control on any competitor" in a FIDE-rated event)?

8. Do you favor or oppose the USCF stating to the international chess
community that it will oppose drug testing and will not enforce FIDE's
drug
testing code?

9. Do you favor or oppose the USCF working with allies to establish
a new
world chess organization that would supplant FIDE?

10. Do you agree or disagree with GM Artur Yusupov and others that given
the
rejection of chess by the IOC, FIDE's evident motive is to establish
political control over players by wielding drug-testing to destroy the
careers
of dissenters?

11. Is there a drug problem in chess?

12. Do you favor or oppose drug testing in chess?

13. Do you favor or oppose the Executive Board seeking a vote of USCF
members
with FIDE playing titles about whether the Federation should repudiate the
FIDE
Drug Code?