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Friday, November 7, 2008

Anonymous said...: There is little or no good that can come out of this situation. Best case scenario:

1. The various suits and counter suits tie up the USCF for years and bankrupts it.
2. In the wake of the collapse of the USCF a new organization which is legally independent take over the few assest: rating systems, running of national events, etc.
3. We start anew ...; November 7, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Anonymous said...: --What new organization?; November 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes, what new organization and who would be running it?

Did you know the USCF was founded in 1939, and it has promoted chess for almost seventy years?; November 8, 2008 at 9:13 AM
HubDiggs said...: Isn't there an organization called NACA? Maybe they'd be the independent organization. If not, maybe the Canadian Chess Federation could take over.; November 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Anonymous said...: Did you know the USCF was founded in 1939, and it has promoted chess for almost seventy years?

That explains it: Senility is setting in.; November 9, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Anonymous said...: If they've had seventy years to promote chess, they haven't done a very good job have they?

Where are the sponsors? Where are the big-money events on TV? Where are all those American top-10 players?

Nowhere, that's where.

The USCF is a bunch of infighting amateurs (at both chess and business) that can't get anything done.

Feh.

-Matt; November 9, 2008 at 6:49 PM

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