Altes Wiesel wrote: And can you believe that Mike Nolan, the guy who missed a $364,000 loss (even though Tom Doan pointed out the problem a year ago) is the new interim ED? Say what? Did you really just say that Mike Nolan has been appointed interim ED at USCF? Wow!! That's really all I can say, is wow!!! Mike does software design as his vocation, so perhaps this is not as

Bruce Draney wrote in message ... In the New Windsor area, an APB has been put out for Debbi Sharri. If found, she is to be brought immediately to New Windsor to be debriefed and rehired. She will be made queen for a week and will be allowed to fire the wicked "bitches" who made her life miserable, if she will agree to start doing...

Although I've never been a fan of state chess associations, about a year ago I sent an email to the FCA board suggesting they prepare the FCA to go it alone in case the USCF collapses. I suggested among other things that the FCA raise its dues so as to gain a larger share of the common member's "gross membership," meaning the gross fees one is willing to pay for all chess association...

The USCF Web site is reporting that FM Paul Truong has been added to the senior staff as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations, which is an unpaid position. Mike Nolan has been retained as Chief Operating Officer. The site is promising more details shortly.

Who is the USCF Executive Board trying to fool? Why doesn't it call a spade a spade? The position of Chief Operating Officer is not covered by the bylaws (Article VII: Other Officers, Appointees, and Committees). In USCF News Release 24 of 2003, it states that Chief Operating Officer "Mr. Nolan will . . . report directly to the Executive Board, and will be responsible for overseeing all USCF...

Is Peterson in L.A.? How is he reacting to the new USCF President? Are the rumors coming back from LA true? Will USCF finally get some D&O coverage in place for the EB as a result? Jane

I am not a tournament director, so perhaps one would be so kind as to explain something to me that seems unusual. I am speaking of the pairings from the US Open Blitz tournament. In particular, I am referring to the final 2 rounds. In the tournament, the two co-leaders played each other in the fourth round, Zsuzsa Polgar and Alex Wojtkiewicz. They split the games and dropped to 2nd place, behind...

The selection of officers for the new Board suggests a major realignment of the planets which is a very positive step in my view. Out is John McCrary and Frank Camaratta. In addition Don Schultz is not made an officer at all. The President is none other than Beatriz, the first woman to ever hold the USCF Presidency in our history. VP is Shutt, Treasurer is Hanke and Secretary is Brady who was...

Every year we must name the upcoming chess year with something catchy, clever and bitterly ironic. For example in 2001 when Tim Redman destroyed OTB chess with the help of George DeFeis it was the "Year of the Over the Board Tournament", even though all of Redman and DeFeis' policies were approved with the goal of phasing out over the board tournament chess in favor of internet chess and selling...

Elect Don Schulz and the Reds, and you get huge losses again and again. But they tell us that we are at break-even. Look at the below from BG's official Red website, they told us for 3 months in a row that we were going to hit break-even -- all lies to get people to vote RED in the election, just like Schulz's big graph lie from years ago. How long are you guys gonna believe Goichberg and...

I have nothing but shear speculation to base this on, but is it possible that Harry Sabine might be named ED to replace Frank Niro, now that Niro has resigned? I don't know Harry Sabine personally, but know he lives in Tennessee which is where USCF is moving. I know that Sabine has very cordial relations with the McCrary Board and that it will be difficult to attract good ED candidates to a...

Did Tim Hanke make it to Los Angeles? If so, when did he arrive? If not, will somebody post it if and when he arrives? Sam Sloan

According to CBS News, quoting the Vail (Colo.) Daily newspaper, the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant Case returned to the hotel lobby in a shocked stupor, showing signs of physical injury. Bryant showed up in the lobby that night to play chess, according to the newspaper. George Mirijanian

A long time ago I had all these ideas for making it a better, stronger organization, and bringing a world title to America. Want to know what a rather wealthy patron of the game said to me as I was taking dollars from his drunk ass? "No one is impressed." When people don't consider new ideas, and they go down with the old, they DESERVE their lot in life.

Monday, June 02, 2003 Failure of the USCF Executive Board and Operations to address the following significant problems, each of which has clear financial importance, has caused us to resign from the FC. Leroy Dubeck, Jim Pechac, Helen Warren. 1. The significant delay by USCF Operations in presentation and release of final financial information for fiscal year end 2002,

I've read and only begun to understand some of the history of Reds, Blacks and even Greens. How about a color for the new Board? We have remnance of Red, and will have for quite some time. We have some Yellow (Yellow is the colour of the Sun and is often associated with happiness and childhood (scholastic chess?). Go into any toy store and you'll see yellow everywhere. Think of The...

If you guys keep referring to women as "hot chicks", you will continue to exacerbate the problem of the paucity of women in chess. Bill Smythe I'm slamming Smythe on other threads, so I feel compelled to point out that he is exactly right on this one. James Eade Remove the Sheesh to respond. Don't worry. Talk happy.

Hey, guys, don't worry about the good old USCF. Last year McCrary said we were only $4 away. Now that we've lost another $300,000 odd, or about $3 per member, we're only $7 away. Everything will be fine and dandy after the adult dues go up to $56. PhilDPage

"RSHaas" wrote in message ... Where shall we meet to seriously plan the design and formation of the next national chess federation? Seriously, folks... we should start now. (RSHaas) We can meet here. Question #1: should the next national chess federation be a not-for-profit or for-profit?

Teimour Radjabov vs. Sam Sloan (Damiano Defense) I would pay to see that! Only I'd probably distract the players as I would not be able to stop laughing! -Scott