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March 30th 08, 04:03 PM
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Pologar Blog: Breaking News: Top players said no to 2008 US Championship
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008...aid-no-to.html
Any other news about this? Why are the top players refusing invitations? Is this a boycott? -- Cordially, Rev. J.D. Walker, MsD, U.C. 
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March 30th 08, 04:57 PM
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Pologar Blog: Breaking News: Top players said no to 2008 USChampionship
On Mar 30, 10:03 am, "J.D. Walker" wrote:
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008...op-players-sai... Any other news about this? Why are the top players refusing invitations? Is this a boycott? -- Cordially, Rev. J.D. Walker, MsD, U.C. Most of these declines are not surprising. For example, Christiansen and Benjamin did not play last year. Of course, last year Benjamin blamed his refusal to play on Sam Sloan. See New In Chess Magazine 4/2007, the issue with Topalov on the cover, where Benjamin blames it all on Sam Sloan. Of course, the truth is that I had nothing to do with the things Benjamin was complaining about. Goichberg had done all of those things, then found it convenient to blame all the problems on Sam Sloan. Now that I am off the board, Benjamin will not have Sam Sloan to kick around any more. The person posting is surprised because this is an Olympiad year and the winner qualifies to the Olympiad. However, playing in the Olympiad is more of a chore and an obligation than a privilege, especially since the now USCF pays a much smaller appearance fee. Sam Sloan
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March 31st 08, 12:12 PM
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Pologar Blog: Breaking News: Top players said no to 2008 USChampionship
On Mar 30, 10:57 am, samsloan wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:03 am, "J.D. Walker" wrote: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008...op-players-sai... Any other news about this? Why are the top players refusing invitations? Is this a boycott? -- Cordially, Rev. J.D. Walker, MsD, U.C. Most of these declines are not surprising. For example, Christiansen and Benjamin did not play last year. Of course, last year Benjamin blamed his refusal to play on Sam Sloan. See New In Chess Magazine 4/2007, the issue with Topalov on the cover, where Benjamin blames it all on Sam Sloan. Of course, the truth is that I had nothing to do with the things Benjamin was complaining about. Goichberg had done all of those things, then found it convenient to blame all the problems on Sam Sloan. Now that I am off the board, Benjamin will not have Sam Sloan to kick around any more. The person posting is surprised because this is an Olympiad year and the winner qualifies to the Olympiad. However, playing in the Olympiad is more of a chore and an obligation than a privilege, especially since the now USCF pays a much smaller appearance fee. Sam Sloan Maybe they are refusing to play while Sloan is still a member of the USCF?
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