I think I read this in the article on Chessbase.com recently. If the US Chess championships for 2005 is being held in San Diego, Cal in Dec 2004 then...does that mean WIM Jennifer Shahade has to defend her title so soon?! She was barely crowned Women's US Chess champion before shipping off to the Olympiad that just finished in Spain. To me it's ridiculous to stage a Women's US Chess championships...

When the USCF Executive Board met for a board meeting in Crossville, Tenn., on Sept. 24-25, 2004, it had the opportunity of meeting Philip D. Elmore of ArchiStructures Inc., the local architect who designed the proposed new building for the federation and showed drawings of the building and answered questions. What questions were asked of the architect and who asked them? What were Mr. Elmore's...

God help me, I actually read something posted on Sam's site, in particular the decision handed down by the court. Essentially, the judge tossed Sam's suit for failure to follow proper procedure. Imagine that. While it is without prejudice, meaning he can come back, he also included this paragraph: "Based on the complex nature of the issues involved, this Court requires, pursuant to CPLR...

The burning issue in 1999 was the question of who forged the signature of Richard Peterson to the 1999 National Elementary Championship contract. Richard Peterson claimed that someone in the USCF office, who must have been Beatriz Marinello as she was the Scholastic Director and the person directly concerned with the contract, had forged his signature. However, Beatriz said that handwriting...

Ace legal beagle Sam Sloan was required by the Court to personally serve by November 22, 2044 the defendents in his latest "big case," Sloan v. Marinello et al. It is now November 23, 2004; it is my understandnig that none of the defendents have been personally served notice. I sure hope all his backers can get their money back. I'd probably start by checking the local betting parlors.

I have it from Cal Chess sources that civil and criminal action has recently been taken against Richard Peterson in the alleged theft of the entire Cal Chess treasury this last August. Richard Peterson has indirectly refered to the recent Cal Chess action to this in one of his latest emails on Cal Chess lists. To quote Richard Peterson's mail, "The attempt by Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Eric Hicks,...

Joe Riegsecker writes: My first experience with an online rating report seems to have been a success. The tournament was held on November 13. That evening I submitted the memberships and the next morning I submitted the rating report. It was rated on November 19. Everything seems to be okay, except that the old ratings of two lapsed USCF members were not used. They...

Sam, are you familiar with the consequences of willful perjury, libel, and slander? Also, wasn't the USCF organized in Illinois? Just curious. Stan, I hope this acts as a wake up call for the Federation concerning the need for a businesslike board. There should however be redress for false or frivolous legal claims under the law. Regards,

WHAT'S NEXT? OUT OF COMPETITION TESTING? Decision of the FIDE Doping Hearing Panel The procedure A written statement by doctor Eduardo Ribot came in that the player Shaun Press from Papua New Guinea on october 28th 2004 during the Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Mallorca had refused to submit to the doping control.

Win or lose -- the USCF can ill-afford astronomical legal fees in fighting this lawsuit. The simplest way to avoid this crisis, it seems to me, is for the board to hold another teleconference placing the motion to move to Crossville in abeyance pending a two-week delay to study the feasibility of the Liberty site -- provided that Bill Goichberg and Erik Anderson are still willing to...

Jesus Christ does not like this ancient Pagan game and if you don't stop playing it, you'll go to HELL !!!

Calling all Bobby Fischer fans/experts! Does anyone know how I might gauge the value of such an item? I found one being auctioned and it actually appears to be the real deal, so I'm trying to decide if I can afford it before I get all hot and bothered about it. Also, does anyone have any insight as to whether Bobby will in fact be extradited to the U.S. anytime soon? Thanks for your help! Devon

I found this great little site. I signed up two weeks ago and got 2 Disney tickets and this week they are sending me 2 Universal Studios tickets. Here's the link http://66.219.102.40/ and by the way I am a real person, this is my real email address. I'm not a spammer and didn't appreciate the nasty email I got last time I tried to post this link. Thanks,...

There are no hidden agendas and nothing tricky or secret going on here. It only seems complicated if you read Sam Sloan's demented ravings ("USCF has a million dollars in the bank and Beatriz wants to become Executive Director so she can steal it") or Larry Parr's sly insinuations ("everything depends on the fine print surrounding the proposed deposit in that Tennessee bank. One suspects...

I have given up even maintaining the pretense that the Executive Board will follow the rules they readily set up for everyone else. But, we are missing a major point. After years of screwups, USCF is finally heading towards online services and a justifiable deemphasis on expensive employees. This should have been done long ago. Isn't it ironic that only financial collapse could make the old...

Sam Sloan wrote: What do you think about the fact that James Earl Jones is on TV 20 times every day telling us that Verizon DSL is better than cable, whereas everybody knows that Cable is really better? Sam Sloan You do not know the power of the darkside!!!

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/11/20/special_reports/travel/18_35_43 11_19_04.txt One newspaper in San Diego area has done a story in advance of the event! My google alert for CHESS picked up the link for me. I had not recalled seeing any thing in the Nov issue of CHESS LIFE so I looked at the issue again. There was a full page ad. Russell Miller, Chelan WA

With the USCF ready to move its operations to Crossville, Tenn., and to work with a local architect who has been hired to design the building that is to be constructed on "free" land deeded to them by the city of Crossville, who in the federation is/are knowledgeable enough to know whether the final design is flawless? Philip D. Elmore, the Crossville architect who is of the firm...

I have decided to become old before my time. Its a spur of the moment decision, an awkwardly youthful impulse. In other words a contradiction of terms or even a paradox. Anyway: A question for Sam Sloan. Have you ever read The Girl Who Played GO, a novel by Shan Sa. Its a GO equivalent to that interesting book, The Queen's Gambit. Shan Sa was born in 1972 in Beijing. In 1990 she left China for...

A friend just showed me an extrememly well done spoof email pretending to be from EBay and asking for you to verify credit info. Most spoofs are crude and easy to spot. This one was convincing. Don't send anyone credit card info based on an unslociated email. "Hello Dear Ebay Customer..."