If a child is receiving every other issue of Chess Life, does s/he get the magazine in odd numbered months Feb-Apr-Jun-Aug-Oct-Dec (cover dates) or even numbered months jan-Mar-May-Jul-Sep-Nov (cover dates) ? Joe

In article , Bruce Draney says... SNIP This brings up an excellent question as to whether moving to Crossville is any longer the best option for the troubled USCF? Consider this. Most estimates on the cost of moving have been anywhere from $100,000-$200,000, which will leave us with a very dangerous cushion of only about $100,000 which according to the last reports...

The September issue of Chess Life shows improper planning with the printing of a block advertisement for the 2003 U.S. Open Side Events, which consume more than 1/3 of page 74. Maybe this was done to show that an Aug. 16 event was "cancelled," but that's a lot of valuable space to use for an original three-line TLA. The block ad, which also appeared in the August issue, lists side events from...

How many BILLIONAIRES out there play chess? If one of them could save BOWLING by purchasing the PBA for $5 million, you'd think the USCF would be a breeze to get that type of patronage.

The Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-Sept.1) has historically been a time for major state and regional championships in the USA. The following tournaments, listed from the highest to the lowest in Grand Prix Point totals, according to TLAs in Chess Life, will be held: The Southern California Open (San Diego): 60 GPP 125th annual New York State Championship (Kerhonkson): 50 GPP 22nd North American Open...

I always used to like playing Asa. He's perhaps the best player who shows up frequently. I know it may sound silly, but I used to like the rapids ratings, class prizes, and the refreshments. I think other people liked these things too. And the rapids like any other tournament is a tool for aquiring and retaining members. When I helped restart the rapids, my idea was that for members it...

Now here's a guy who appears to know how to mix chess and business: http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10671~1546136,00.html Too bad they didn't spell his name correctly. His name is Riley Hughes, not Randy.

Is there a such thing as a grand slam of US chess?? Because this guy seems to be winning every major US tournament this year.

Dear friends, colleagues and chess lovers: I understand that some people may have a gloomy attitude toward the future of USCF. While it is easy to come up with that conclusion, I would like to offer a different perspective of the new USCF. Anyone who has read the financials will agree that serious cut backs had to occur. It was not an easy decision but the EB moved ahead with it. That move...

Hypothetically speaking, could someone (I know not who) just provide a service organization to ONLY maintain a rating database. Would there be 'copyright' infringement issues? Would they have to start out with all players being = 0 , or could they use USCF ratings to help normalize the data or provide 'estimated' playing strength. Sure this has been rehashed before, just curious for the latest...

"Kevin L. Bachler" wrote: Probably not. We've done that. People found a need to get together to form a single federation. The USCF is left over from a time when there were very few successful chess businesses, so one larger non-profit was needed. Now there are many chess businesses and some of

An intersting tidbit: The First Saturday Web Site states that an Alex Lenderman, from the USA, has earned an IM Norm in the August "First Saturday" IM Tournament. The site also says that Lenderman is just 13, and gives his rating as 2219. In earning the IM norm, he had a TPR of 2513, by scoring 10.0

Dear Mr. John Dough: I am not sure who you are and what is your mission. Maybe you do not want USCF to succeed? I have no answer for that. However, I can assure you that I have no idea who Mr. Bob Bennett is. There are many people who support what I do. Some may not because they do not like changes. One thing for sure, I do not condone anyone using foul language under any circumstance. ...

So why hasn't Sam scanned and posted the latest Peterson lawsuit on his website? Come on Sam, use your resourses. don

Least it suddenly it went offline for me. I've checked other connection..seem fine. Any other noticers?

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting August 22, 2003 Members Present: Beatriz Marinello, President Stephen Shutt, Vice-President Timothy Hanke, Vice-President of Finance

Scholastic Committee, The new USCF Executive Board has come to the realization that the financial situation was much worse than anyone realized. In LA we were made to believe that it was bad, but fixable with a few adjustments of the budget and some tightening of the belt. When Beatriz Marinello, the new USCF President, and some others got to the office they found that the problem was much...

With the recent announcement of the staff cuts (if true), it's another fork in the roast. The USCF is DONE. So it seems to your humble ecclesiastic here that debating a) the merits of current USCF leadership or b) what the USCF might do to save its hoary old ass or c) who is to blame for the latest round of ineptitude is pointless. Moot. Save it for the historians (Chessdon, taking up the pen...

Although the entire senior management of the publications department were dismissed as was Tom Brownscombe, we are left wondering where the bulk of the other 14 staff cuts fell? Were they relatively evenly distributed in all departments or were they concentrated in one or two departments, while other departments considered critical were spared? I'm guessing that the part timers were probably...

How could anyone possibly argue that Josh Waitzkin is a disappointment? From what I know of him, he is a well rounded success. There is more to life than just chess. KidDon Amen. Richard Peterson