GARCIA: NO TRUTH TO NCFP CLAIM ON SOAugust 14, 2014Written by Ed AndayaPublished in Other Sports LIES, lies, lies. These were the words of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richie Garcia in reaction to claims that the government sports agency will withhold financial assistance to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) if it […]
FIDE announcement
FIDE has noticed several coordinated and politically motivated articles on certain websites, spreading false rumours and devaluating FIDE’s efforts in securing funds for the World Championship Cycle. FIDE would like to remind to certain “chess journalists” who create false impressions that, only in the last 4 years, FIDE has secured and delivered more than 10 […]
IOC President slams politicians for using Sochi Olympics for political gains
Thomas Bach, IOC President, Slams Politicians Over Sochi Olympics by STEPHEN WILSONPosted: 02/04/2014 2:30 pm EST Updated: 02/04/2014 9:59 pm EST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach accused world leaders Tuesday of using the Sochi Olympics as a political platform “on the backs of the athletes,” and of snubbing the games without even […]
Making a move to Webster University
Embattled chess champ makes her move to Webster UniversityBY TIM BARKERPosted: Monday, June 25, 2012 12:10 am It was about five years ago that a woman in Virginia, on a whim, wrote to Susan Polgar, the chess grandmaster who recently moved her collegiate team from Texas to Webster University. Lisa Suhay was looking for help […]
No One Is Bigger Than Chess
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I will publish articles, letters, and information from both parties when I receive them. No One Is Bigger Than ChessBy WIM Beatriz MarinelloFormer President of the US Chess Federation Why didn’t the U.S. Chess Federation support my decision to accept the invitation to be part of Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s […]
Bribery, dirty politics, and USCF corruption
Below are various emails which clearly show the involvement of USCF President Bill Goichberg, Chess Journalist of America President Jerry Hanken, and others in a bribery scheme for votes in July/August 2008. They also clearly show that USCF President Bill Goichberg clearly mislead me and the USCF members about his own involvement. When I ran […]
The Dirty Hidden Truth – Additional Evidence Added
The Dirty Hidden Truth By Susan Polgar June 2009 www.ChessCafe.com * Just added evidence of a bribery scheme involving the USCF President Bill Goichberg, another Executive Board member, and others. It has been presented to the court. How could a national organization, an organization which claims that it has no money to do many things […]
The state of the USCF
Under the leadership of USCF President Bill Goichberg, Vice President Jim Berry, VP of Finance Randy Bauer and Executive Director Bill Hall, the USCF lost approximately 1,500 members (according to Mike Nolan) in February in comparison to 12 months ago. The USCF also lost $420,000 (according to USCF Chief Financial Officer Joe Nanna) in the […]
The Dirty Hidden Truth
The Dirty Hidden Truth By Susan Polgar June 2009 www.ChessCafe.com How could a national organization, an organization which claims that it has no money to do many things for the benefit of chess and it members, afford to spend $500,000, $600,000, $700,000 or perhaps even more than $1,000,000 in legal fees for political purposes? How […]
The USCF is now approaching insolvency
While the USCF’s held insurance to defend against lawsuits, the USCF is now approaching insolvency (it is now apparently imposing a four-day workweek for USCF employees and has set up a legal defense fund) because of the affirmative lawsuits it has filed against Ms. Polgar both here and in Illinois. Both suits have cost the […]