Bill Brock mated Sloan in a mere 30 moves during their first round match. As usual, Sloan plays a sloppy Grob, which earns him a pawn for a piece and a TON of defensive play with the white pieces. Next match begins at 1:00pm CST. In the ICC console, type "observe GRUDGE05" or "follow GRUDGE05" to watch and kibitz. Regards,

THE TWO MINDS OF MR. MAD Getting approval from Parr is about as much help as a bad case of herpes...Btw, when is your next exciting chess book coming out? I've been checking the remainder bins at Wal-Mart every day now, and no such luck. Chasmad I say hello to Chasmad, who mutters without let to himself about myself.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4653 Actually, I didn't blame Ricky. Large people were trying to knock him down. Ouch! And he was playing for a nice guy who had no business being a head coach in the NFL.

When the May Chess Life article by Stan Booz and myself was published which reported on the loss of over $1.7 million by USCF over 7 years, Don Schultz said that he was going to have the figures reviewed by other accountants. What I am asking is whether they disagreed with the numbers, which were taken from the annual audits of the USCF, for the 3 fiscal years when Don Schultz was USCF...

First Annual RGCP Grudge Match, Chicago, June 26, 2005 Bill Brock vs. Sam Sloan, 4 game match, draw odds to Sam Results: 2-1 Sam Sloan wins the match

The Historian wrote: I can't see why Bill Brock chooses to mud-wrestle a pig; it only pleases the pig. There are so many better things to do with the money now being spent to move chess-offal to Chicago. Speaking of mud-wrestling, has Larry Parr ever had a USCF rating? Checking both www.uschess.org and old copies of Chess Life from the time he was editor, I can't find any rating for any...

THE ADMIRABLE SAM SLOAN: MR. CLEAN "Mr. Sloan's language is cleaner than that of most of his gutter critics ..." - Larry Parr, rgcp, 23 June 2005 "I never paraded Mr. Sloan as a paragon; I stated that he is to be admired in certain ways when compared with a Brock, Booz, Trollsby or now humbled Kingston," - Larry Parr, rgcp, 23 June 2005 Thank you for your opinions, Larry. Let us explore the...

Sam Sloan wrote: I simply hope that these fake postings to not change the outcome of the election. Sam Sloan Let's hope not - your REAL postings should definitely be taken into

Karjakin is looking to gain plenty of ratings points from this event. He is already at +5, and if he can maintain that by simply finishing the tournament with 3.0/6 that will probably be enough to stake a tie for 1st Place. Barring a collapse, he is going to qualify for the FIDE World Championship. Of course, 3.0/6 is not a cinch, since most of the field of potential opponents is both higher...

SamSloan wrote: I need no stinking luck. I'll win this election! You can take that to the bank. Sam Sloan This is another fake "sam sloan" post. TO THE REAL SAM SLOAN, hope you win !

**pasted from the Grudge Match thread** Revised terms: would you be willing to complete all four games in one day? I can't do the 27th. June 26: G/75 (+ 5" Bronstein) 10 a.m. 1 p.m.

Seriously. I'd like to know what steps he's taking to protect the players who play some $250 or whatever to play in his tournament against cheating by their opponnets. Can players leave the table? Are visitors allowed in the tournament hall? Are they being checked for hand-held computers?

Sam Sloan wrote: ....his remarks are invariably so ridiculous as to be unworthy of a response. I have the same feelings about you and the Brattleboro Bedlam.

Daily Chess Planet editor Parry White threw his office door open and barked into his reporter pool, "Slane! Some kid's phone just rang at the big kids' tournament downtown, and now he's suspected of cheating. Get your butt down there, and take a photographer with you!" "I'm on it, Chief," said intrepid reporter Slois Slane. "C'mon, Jimmy." "Righto, Miss Slane," said cub photographer Jimmy...

Turn $30 into $200,000+. Easy Money. I am not kidding. Look!!!!! : TURN $5 INTO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN A FEW WEEKS!!! FROM YOUR COMPUTER!!! : READING THIS MESSAGE WILL CHANGE UR LIFE FOREVER : TURN THIRTY DOLLARS INTO $200,000 EASY AND HONESTLY!!! : I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you : are now, and came...

Yes, I am big patzer: I saw 22.Nxg7 in game 2--just misevaluated the position, and I'm not sure what possessed me to play ...Rd3 in game 3 (other than a feeling that I had to do _something_). But that's not the funny I'm talking about. Intellectually, I don't feel any differently about Sam Sloan and his general effect on the dysfunctionality of USCF politics than I did yesterday.

.....who would the players be? This year Sam could've played just about *anybody* since he has so many detractors on here, but I have to admit that Bill Brock didn't really spring to mind as the top contendah. That he had the stones and the cash to git'r dun speaks well for him (even if he lost) to put a challenge on the table and follow through. But because Bill and Sloan are within 150 or so...

Does anyone know of a non-ChessBase database that reads CB files and can use the Shredder engine for analysis? Thanks.

Dear Sam: Congrats on having the balls to show up and pull this off. Larry Parr informed us you would be intimidated and even physically roughed up. Were you treated with anything but the utmost dignity and respect? Congrats also to Bill for having the balls to play CHESS and also being

He won game 3 on time!