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The delegates were NOT informed of what this was all about. They were
only told that the arbitration proceeding was started to insure that FIDE followed its own rules. I was at the meeting in Irvine where this occurred, so I know what the lawyer said. The delegates were not told that the purpose was to kick Kirsan off the ballot as a candidate for FIDE President and to kick Beatriz off the ballot as a candidate for FIDE Vice-President. The names of Kirsan and Beatriz were never even mentioned at the presentation that was made to the delegates in Irvine. Had the delegates known what the real purpose was of the arbitration proceeding there can be little doubt that the delegates would have rejected it. More than that, to this day the delegates and the membership have not been informed of the true nature of the proceeding in court in Switzerland. There were witnesses called and testimony taken in the Swiss court. It was a lengthy and protracted proceeding. This is the reason the FIDE Treasurer Nigel Freeman says that FIDE incurred a million dollars in legal fees to defend this case. Sam Sloan |
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that the purpose of the arbitration was to make FIDE abide by its own rules. The lawyer from White and Case did NOT tell us which rule he wanted enforced. Only months later did we learn that the rule in question was that the candidate for FIDE must be nominated by his own country. The USCF argued in the Swiss Court that since Beatriz Marinello had not been nominated by the USA she was not eligible to run, even though she had been nominated by her native country, Chile. Had we known that this was the point being argued, we would have told the White and Case lawyer that he was wasting his and our time and money. There have been many, many cases where FIDE ignored rules like that. For example, under FIDE rules a candidate for the Grandmaster title must be nominated by his own country. However, when Edmar Mednis was campaigning to be awarded the grandmaster title, the USCF refused to nominate him because he had not made the required norms. So, finally, Mednis got another FIDE member to nominate him and he was awarded the title. There are even more cases like this, including cases where Soviet players were defecting in droves and the Soviet Union tried to stop them from playing without success. So, if we had known what the point was that White and Case was trying to make, we would have known that it would be unsuccessful. Sam Sloan |
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So, in other words, the delegates were NOT informed of what this was all about?
"samsloan" wrote in message ... Quote:
The USCF Delegates in Irvine California were told this and only this, that the purpose of the arbitration was to make FIDE abide by its own rules. The lawyer from White and Case did NOT tell us which rule he wanted enforced. Only months later did we learn that the rule in question was that the candidate for FIDE must be nominated by his own country. The USCF argued in the Swiss Court that since Beatriz Marinello had not been nominated by the USA she was not eligible to run, even though she had been nominated by her native country, Chile. Had we known that this was the point being argued, we would have told the White and Case lawyer that he was wasting his and our time and money. There have been many, many cases where FIDE ignored rules like that. For example, under FIDE rules a candidate for the Grandmaster title must be nominated by his own country. However, when Edmar Mednis was campaigning to be awarded the grandmaster title, the USCF refused to nominate him because he had not made the required norms. So, finally, Mednis got another FIDE member to nominate him and he was awarded the title. There are even more cases like this, including cases where Soviet players were defecting in droves and the Soviet Union tried to stop them from playing without success. So, if we had known what the point was that White and Case was trying to make, we would have known that it would be unsuccessful. Sam Sloan |
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