Many tournaments are happening right now: Reggio Emilia, Hastings, Aker, Gjøvik, Leko-Ivanchuk match, etc. Topalov begins the year as the #1 player in the world. Nakamura is showing his rapid chess skill again.
It’s Saturday Open Forum. What would you like to discuss? The forum is yours.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura is a real force now.
“Nakamura is a real force now.”
LOL. Can he even play chess? I mean REAL chess, not the “punching monkeys chess”.
I haven’t seen him playing real chess yet.
I suppose he just got to 2700 on accident then?
No REAL chess? Who the hell are you and how much REAL chess have you played?
I haven’t played any real games. But then again, I’m not a chess player.
Please enlighten me – which serious tournaments (not blitz) did Nakamura win? And who were his opponents?
He won absolutely nothing!
“I haven’t played any real games. But then again, I’m not a chess player.”
Ok Brian, turn off your computer and go to bed. I am sure your wife wants you alert tomorrow morning while you search for gainful employment. I mean really. You need help.
Maybe Sam will give you some of his mental medication because he isn’t obviously taking it either.
Grundy, you seem to be a very witty personality. So, please enlighten me: what does someone with a REAL College Degree in Finance AND a Law Degree do with so much education? I have over 20 years in the legal profession. I am waiting for your response.
I ASSume I think I know who I am addressing, right JACK?
Hmmm, you have lots of experience in Law, that is the practice of organized crime ruled by legal malfeasance. So, this means you are qualified to be a theif. But you are sure to screw your client just after they have dropped dead from bankruptcy.
And your Finance background must mean that you are good at spending other peoples money,so this also qualifies you to be a theif. Except, Fianance brokers are unlike their carrion eating Lawyer cousins. Fianance brokers like to keep their victims alaive so that they can suck the life-blood from their hosts. Like a huge educated tick.
So, here are your job choices: Theif or a tick on some rich guys ass.
Your future is bright! It makes me want to Laff! 😉
Now I have to preface this by saying I’m currently not a USCF member, but I have been a number of times in the past.
Why are there no USCF members bringing suit against the dunderheads causing these lawsuits? The way I see it is because of these suits the USCF membership is being devalued. No more Chess Life in a couple years, the USCF going into more debt which means the membership costs will likely increase at some time. Possible future USCF bankruptcy rendering a USCF membership worthless. Not even just an individual suit, but a class action suit against those causing these lawsuits. The ones that are being paid for by the USCF at least.
The state of the USCF is despicable.
Perhaps Bill Goichberg even knows these actions will bankrupt the USCF and therefore put his own CCA in a much stronger financial position. Isn’t this the definition of conflict of interest almost?
The life members of the USCF have by far the most to lose I would guess.
I for one am glad someone as strong as Susan is standing up to these clowns and wish more would join in the fight.
I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts later, but thought I’d at least get the ball rolling for more ideas to come in.
Congratulations Bill Goichberg. You are doing such a wonderful job. Your leadership is so wonderful. Who else could add this huge expense to the current situation as outlined in another thread.
This was post by Illinois delegate Sevan Muradian on Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:24 pm #117066
I’ve looked at the financials from Sept (delegates I would request that you also request them from the office and peruse yourself) and they are nothing short of concerning.
Cash in the operating account is less than $4k
Accounts Payable is $116k
We lost just under $8k for the US Open. Pan American’s show an under $30k loss. World Junior lost under $10k.
Line of credit is tapped fully (Sept finanicals shows $120k but I’ve been told all $150k has been tapped). Bill Goichberg states that the bank would extend the line of credit if requested but says that it wouldn’t be necessary. However the line of credit is secured by the LMA which is not doing well.
Sept net loss was $122k and YTD loss is $255k
So we have near zero in the bank, $116k in payables and in Oct we will have the costs for the World Youth to pay (estimated loss is $14.5k), Olympiad costs (estimated loss of $14k though I think this number is short), any professional fees, and standard operating costs such as payroll, etc.
What do you think Bill Goichberg. Will anyone answer the USCF phone in the spring or will members get the operator saying the number has been disconnected and there is no information. Have you asked your lawyers if you can bankrupt USCF out of all the lawsuits or will you still be personally responsible if the USCF is non existant in 3 months.
Good Job Bill. I dont think anyone could have bankrupted USCF so efficiently and quickly. Your personal touch is so appreciated by the members.
I keep forgetting that the only one making money out of chess is the Bill Goichberg Continential Chess Assoc. I guess you push all chess assets toward your little baby while draining any value out of the membership. Glad to see you are rich on taking away any value out of the lifetime memberships.
Bill I bet you can drum up a few more lawsuits for good measure. If one is good a dozen must be even better.
I repeat my question since those two idiot politicians interupted:
Please enlighten me – which serious tournaments (not blitz) did Nakamura win? And who were his opponents?
Be patient…No knockout Nakamura is in negotiations to play a match against the Troll Eater. All nebishes, nerds, trolls and ferndocks eagerly await the outcome.