#1 Challenges the LADDER

[W.PINEAULT]

<NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION>

Having been on the top of this ladder for a year I have not been
able to challenge anyone. In fact dvs was the only challenge I have made
in the history of this ladder.

To stimulate the top of the net, (and for my own practice)
I will make the following challenge:

Of all the players responding to this offer before Sat 8/31/85
I will play the top 9 ranked players (using the ladder at that time) with
the following condition:

If you want to play white then:

1. e2-e4 e7-e6

Otherwise:

1. c2-c4.

In other words I will open all my games with the English unless you are
willing to play against the French.
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This cannot be worse than playing in two sections of the USCF Golden
Knights Semifinals while finishing 2 games from the preliminary sections.

Particulars:

USCF rating: 2066
USCF postal: 1518
Achivements: Beat a 2481 in a 5-minute game.

Wayne Pineault (201-834-1094)
AT&T Information Systems
Holmdel, NJ