http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/ FIDE-chess Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:45 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32507 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32507 I met Jacqueline Piatigorsky at the 1965 Pacific Southwest Open in Santa Monica, California. She has just gotten back from the US Woman's Chess Championship, Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:50:17 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32506 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32506 It is now apparent that the rumor and report that surfaced last week that a settlement in the Polgar vs. USCF litigation was imminent was simply a canard, a Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:36:25 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32505 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32505 I took 69 pictures of the World Shogi Championship. I have posted 36 of the pictures on my flickr.com site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/43181281@N05/ Please Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:31:29 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32504 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32504 Okay. Are you a citizen of this country? No, I am not. What is your citizenship? I'm sorry? Where are you a citizen of? I am stateless. You are stateless? Yes. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:23:47 GMT peter http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32503 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32503 http://www.sloanteaches.com/servlet/the-13/Bobby-Fischer-vs.-the/Detail About chess during the peak of the cold war, bobby fischer vs the russians. Soviet Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:55:40 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32502 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32502 Since Brian Lafferty demands that I answer his questions about mediation, here is my last communication with the mediators. It is dated September 15, 2009 and Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:40 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32501 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32501 ... I certainly have read the filings by Judge Patel. You are wrong as usual. The last document in the file is an order by Judge Patel dated October 14, 2009. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:09 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32500 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32500 The mediation terminated on 9/18. The mediation was a total waste of time and money. 13 lawyers met for 2 days at 13 hours each day, for a total of 13 x 2 x 13 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:48:19 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32499 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32499 I wish to point out that during the mediation process all pending motions were stayed. These included motions to remove Karl Kronenberger as the USCF's counsel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:16:25 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32498 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32498 The two mediators filed last month in San Francisco federal court that the mediation is over and terminated. The case has been transferred out of San Francisco Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:27 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32497 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32497 [quote="rfeditor"]Uh huh. And are you offering to pay the USCF's legal fees for continuing the case? I thought not. BTW, a settlement would not "leave Polgar Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:42:22 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32496 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32496 I have just received an email stating that cases of USCF vs. Polgar and Polgar vs. the USCF have been agreed to be settled with all parties exchanging mutual Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:18 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32495 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32495 There is a thread going on over on the USCF Issues Forum entitled "USCF Governance". Unfortunately, it is hard to debate the issues there because of fear of Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10:12 GMT Sam Sloan http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32494 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32494 Remember I told you that 229529284 was an undercover police agent. Join http://www.imqq.com and take a look at him/her now. Yesterday, he/she was a female aged Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:10:02 GMT peter http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32493 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/32493 Hey Chess Fans, Sloan Teaches Web Site Design Services as well as a certified tech in Computer Break Fix, Server as well as IT for your Office Needs, Buy a