In a message dated 4/30/2006 9:04:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chesspride@... writes: Just as the players in the Olympiad squad represents the country,...
chessdon@...
May 1, 2006 10:48 am
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... Dear Richard, If that is what you believe, then you are wrong. Ernie Sclich is clearly an employee of the USCF. He works full time for the USCF. The amount...
... Just to clarify this question of mental illness - I note that you do not actually contest what I wrote, but you indicate you have another understanding of...
... Quite! In other countries where no membership is required, you can't actually represent an organisation of which you are not a member, and when you play ...
... I did not intend in any way to imply that Mike Goodall is an ally of mine. I was merely trying to explain to the voters that there are three candidates for...
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There is also this http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=940 ... From: "robmtchl" <robmtchl@...> To: <fide-chess@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006...
My dear friend Grant Perks has written to me to say that my statement is 2946 words long. My word counter reported a lesser number but I will take his word for...
In a message dated 5/1/06 6:49:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, chessdon@... ... Don, If I thought that were true, I'd argue against participation in the...
chesspride@...
May 2, 2006 3:32 am
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In a message dated 5/1/06 7:54:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... FIDE and USCF's...clearly. There would be no Olympiad without the chess federations of the...
chesspride@...
May 2, 2006 3:34 am
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In a message dated 5/1/2006 11:32:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chesspride@... writes: If I play in a FIDE-rated event in Europe, I represent FIDE Zone...
chessdon@...
May 2, 2006 3:57 am
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In a message dated 5/1/06 11:57:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, chessdon@... ... Then I would simply request to play under a blank flag -- the flags are for ...
chesspride@...
May 2, 2006 4:12 am
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In a message dated 5/2/2006 12:13:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, chesspride@... writes: And no, Don, just because a zone 2.1 player shows up and plays in...
chessdon@...
May 2, 2006 4:33 am
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In a message dated 5/2/06 12:34:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, chessdon@... ... Puerto Rico -- nuff said. ECJ...
chesspride@...
May 2, 2006 4:39 am
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... Thanks Don! This seems true in the rest of the world. Perhaps there are just 2 points worth making about what follows The (1) first is that in trying to...
... PHIL THINKS... ... I must object! I think the team is composed of PLAYERS, and to use a pragmatic non-concept, the team is. The players are. I acknowledged...
In a message dated 5/2/2006 8:09:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, innes8@... writes: I believe Kortchnoi played under a blank flag (pirate flag?) right...
chessdon@...
May 2, 2006 12:25 pm
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In a message dated 5/2/2006 8:09:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, innes8@... writes: play under the USA flag you are representing your country Players...
In a message dated 5/2/2006 8:31:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ChessMarketing@... writes: Players play for their country. I know every member of the US...
... Dear Eric, Mike Goodall has not directed any USCF National events in 20 years and those he did direct he organized and bid for himself. I am not objecting...
... Dear Eric, Your last sentence is exactly my point. The election is all but decided. Schilich has won. They should just call off the election and make it ...
... majority of the ... the USCF. ... work in the ... help this ... If you do not like the structure you should propose changes. So far, I have not seen...
... are for ... national ... Fischer, I play ... under USA. ... Olympiad team ... and the ... merely the ... thing-unto-itself, and ... "countries" ... dozen...
... I'm pretty sure Randy Hough has served on the board before, some years ago. -- Hal Terrie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?...
... You might be right. I had not thought of that. I know that Randy Hough was working for the USCF in 1987. The reason I remember this is that at that time...
In a message dated 5/2/06 8:31:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I find it odd that you argue that players "play for their country" when...to use one easy...
chesspride@...
May 3, 2006 9:35 pm
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... Perhaps the best thing is to survey the situation, then, if representing your country remains odd, at least you will know where the oddness lies? ... Isn't...
In a message dated 5/2/2006 3:39:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ChessMarketing@... writes: The USCF should reach out and utilize experts in various fields...
chessdon@...
May 3, 2006 11:05 pm
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In a message dated 5/3/06 7:06:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, chessdon@... ... Don may feel the need to suck up to you...but I do not. IMHO your actions are...