Here's the filing for the SPF 990 filed in March, 2007. http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/371/444/2006-371444375-02e281f2-Z.pdf Total revenue, $91,102. It is interesting to examine this document. It lists only one grant awarded for the entire year 2006. That is: GRANT GIVEN TO YOUNG PROMISING CHESS STUDENT TO FURTHER HER LEARNING AND SKILLS IN THE FIELD OF CHESS $4888

Now, all joking stops, do not!! I repeat do not! ever mention my mother again. Also if you are going to quote scripture, be sure you do it right and in context. I can play all the silly games you want Mark, but donot ever mention my mother again. My mother is a whore and I donot want to be reminded of it. Play nice little boy. _________________ When young we sow our wild oats, as we get older we...

It is rare for George to make a valid point but he makes a valid point this time. Yes, it is true. Intel Corp put millions of dollars into chess and then Kasparov, who got the loins share of the money, turned around and attacked Intel. This is not the only time that Kasparov had done this. He formed the Grandmasters Association and then attacked it. He formed the Professional Chess Players...

I knew that Bill was going to say that because Bill was always saying what a good board member Garrett Scott was because Garrett Scott mostly voted with Bill. That is how Bill defines the difference between the "good" and "bad" board members. The Good board members are those that vote with Bill. The Bad board members are those that vote against Bill. As to his claim that my account is fiction,...

Neoorthodox Chess: What would happen if we increased the board with one more square to the right? The corner square provides a hiding nest for the king should the player want to invoke play on the same wing and advance with the pawns. Extended castle rule: besides normal castling one can choose to move the king three squares instead of two. The rook ends up on its usual square. The extended...

Scandonavians biggest open sets new records in 2007, with 6 days to starts, there is 287 participants in the open, and 30 players in other tournaments. In the open 18 GM is playing , bur due to cancellation we still need a +2600 GM, anybody fre for play please contact the organizer at best wishes Lars Hansen ps: there is still room for even more players.

Here are some chess puzzles taken from English, Four Knights miniatures (ECO A29). It's White to move and win except where noted. a) http://www.wtharvey.com/a29ab.png Tigran V Petrosian vs Hans Ree, Wijk aan Zee, 1971 r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/3P4/1b2p3/5NP1/PP1PPP1P/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1 b) http://www.wtharvey.com/a29ae.png Harald Pingitzer vs Adolf Denk, Austria,...

The motion to put Ron on the FOC was a surprise motion made by Bill Goichberg during the meeting in Stillwater. I was somewhat hesitant, but I believe that I voted for it. I do object to the fact that Bill Goichberg keeps making these surprise motions in such a way as to make it impossible to check on the posting record of the person before voting. I doubt that Bill will make a motion to put...

Dear Duncan Oxley, Sorry, you missed the cut. My second postcard, which was large size, 6 x 11, was sent to everybody in Northern California with zip codes from 94000 to 96999 and also to codes starting with 104, which is Bronx, where I live. Unfortunately, your zip code is 93933, so you did not quite make it.

News Release - For Immediate Release- contact- Stan Vaughan email- Grandmaster Larry Evans to be commentator of key games for spectators @ 2007 American Chess Association US Open Chess Championship @ Oasis Resort Casino American Chess Grandmaster Larry Evans will serve as commentator of key games for spectators at the upcoming 2007 American Chess Association US Open Chess...

I am making a brave and foolish act. I have entered a song of mine in a contest and I would ask that you listen and review it. HONESTLY. I realize there are those who post here that will provide negative feedback simply because we disagree on subjects. The issue in the song concerns the treatment of our wounded and disabled American...

Bill Goichberg, Jerry Hanken, myself and several onlookers were having a public debate on USCF Governance during the World Open in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania last weekend. At one point, I stated, "Our Executive Director is the worst ever!" To this, Bill Goichberg countered by reeling off a list of names of former executive directors going back to the 1970s whom, he stated, were worse than the...

Go back and read the archives of rec.games.chess.politics Every time Bauer posted on the subject, he supported the move. He wrote that the USCF would save $100,000 per year because Tennessee was a low cost state. Hanke disappeared in January 2004. He has never been seen nor heard from since. He said that he had volunteered to go to Iraq and fight in the war.

For those who might be interested, Joey Reynolds -- the great radio host -- interviews Josh Waitzkin at http://wor710.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=843187 . Waitzkin speaks of martial arts, of chess, and of his newly published memoir. -- Ian Burton (Please reply to the Newsgroup)

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Cool anecdotes coming up later this weekend at chessville from Ray Keene's monthly column. An alarming Cuban farm-girl who during the game, stole the ... On playing a team of knights, sir john laws, sir duncan ouseley and sir jeremy hanley HRH Thatcher's response on be asked to make the first move at an event

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Here are my games from the World Open. This includes a game I played as a filler in the Under-2200 section. As will be observed, in most of the games I was lost, but still I managed to score 6 1/2 - 3 1/2. Had I won my last round game I would have won $500. Sam Sloan

Both players are coming off impressive wins recently with Anand defeating Topalov in the Leon Final and Kramnik winning the Dortmand event.I would say that they would be the two favorites to win the World Championship Tournament coming up in Sept.Who would be favored to win a Match between these players if a Match would determine who the World Champion would be? E-JAY

Susan Polgar remarked this week that chess novels seem to present the game as if, to paraphrase her comments, only eccentrics or grotesques played it, and since I am reading the new Martin Cruz Smith novel which introduces chess as a theme in his latest; Stalin's Ghost, the usual gritty Moscow scene which Arkady investigates, and since I just corresponded with an author writing a second...