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Sam Sloan's Chess Page
Article about Sloan vs. Truong in todays's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/crosswords/chess/15chess.html
I have filed a lawsuit against Truong, Polgar, USCF et al after it was proven
that 2464 obscene posts impersonating me has been posted to the chess
newsgroups. Here is the Mottershead Report proving this.
The case has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York at 500 Pearl Street, New York NY 10007.
The case number is 07 CIV 8537
The judge is Judge Denny Chin
The Magistrate Judge is Judge Frank Maas
The suit seeks to overturn the results of the 2007 USCF Election on the
grounds of election fraud and to reinstate the directors who were thrown out
in that election until a new election can be held. The complaint alleges that
defendants Susan Polgar and Paul Truong impersonated Sam Sloan and sent out
three thousand obscene and pornographic newsgroup postings during the election
campaign in order to discredit Sloan and get themselves elected so as to take
over the USCF Finances.
The papers and pleadings filed in the Southern District of New York can be
downloaded at the following addresses: Summons in Sloan vs. Truong.
Complaint.
Application for a TRO.
Unsigned Temporary Restraining Order.
New article about this case in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock Texas:
Tech gets more response time in chess lawsuit by MARLENA HARTZ
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Here are some pleadings, newspaper articles and forums on
the case:
June Duffy Motion to Admit Scot Graydon as counsel Pro Hac Vice
June Duffy Motion Granted to admit Scot Graydon as counsel Pro Hac Vice
Texas Tech University files Motion to Dismiss
Letter from Texas Attorney General in Sloan vs. Truong
Letter "Answer" filed by Proskauer Rose representing the USCF
Motion by Arthur Handler to admit Patrick O'Brien Pro Hac Vice
Sam Sloan's letter to the court dated November 25, 2007
Proof that Sam Sloan used to be a good chess player (a long time ago)
NY Times: The Lawsuit against Polgar and Truong, A Closer Look
The Lawsuit Against Polgar and Truong, et al
NY Times: Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals
NY Times: Interview With the U.S.C.F. President; a Chess Sponsor Says He's Had
Enough
NY Times: Founder of AF4C: The Chess Federation Needs a New Structure
NY Times: Polgar Responds on her Blog
The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University Student Newspaper: Lawsuit Creates
Problems for Local Chess Tournament
The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University Student Newspaper: University Named
as Defendant in Identity Theft Lawsuit
Susan Polgar Stating the Facts
Susan Polgar: A Special Thank You
Mig Greengard's Daily Dirt: Slime Spillover
Goddesschess: Reshevsky Memorial at Texas Tech
Goddesschess: Susan Polgar
Chris Falter: Paul Truong Has a Question to Answer, However...
Dennis Monokroussos: The Chess Mind: Sloan vs. Polgar and Truong
Sam Sloan for Governor video on Google Videos.
Sloan defeats Shahade, Finishes Second in 1969 US Amateur Championship
Four chess books by Ishi Press have just been reprinted. Here they are:
Pal Benko's Endgame Laboratory
The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson
Chinese Chess for Beginners by Sam Sloan
Elista Diaries: Karpov-Anand, Karpov-Kamsky and Anand 2007 World Championship
victory
Here is "Entry Fees R Us", http://www.entryfeesrus.com/ a new website to make
it easy to enter chess tournaments online.
Sam Sloan for Governor video on Google Videos.
Sloan defeats Shahade, Finishes Second in 1969 US Amateur Championship
Sex Marchers by Jefferson Poland and Sam Sloan
Chinese Chess for Beginners by Sam Sloan
How to Talk Dirty in Japanese by Hirokai Fukuyama and Eli Eshoh
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Books and DVDs by Sam Sloan:
The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Khowar-English Dictionary by Mohammad Ismail Sloan, from Amazon Books
Sex Marchers by Jefferson Poland and Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
How to Take Over an American Public Company by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Chinese Chess for Beginners by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Chinese Chess for Beginners (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Shogi for Beginners (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Poker for Beginners (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Elementary Go Lessons for Beginners (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Origami Lessons for Children (DVD) by Kayo Kimura, from Amazon Books
Chess with Sam Sloan (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Chess Lessons for Beginners (DVD) by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Modern Dance Performance DVD edited by Sam Sloan, from Amazon Books
Brooklyn Boy Makes Good in Japan DVD interviewed by Sam Sloan, from Amazon
Books
Sam on Afghanistan DVD by Mohammad Ismail Sloan, from Amazon Books
Order "The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson" from Barnes and Noble
New DVD just out: Chess: Basic Openings and Endgames with Sam Sloan
The United States Chess Federation is moving to Crossville, but the NBC
Nightly News has just broadcast that Crossville, Tennessee is the leading
center for methamphetamine production and use in the USA. SEE THE NBC NEWS
REPORT HERE. Hundreds of children have been taken from their parents in
Crossville, Tennessee because of this.
The Sam Sloan TV Show is now broadcast every Monday at 3:30 PM on Channel 34
or 67 in Brooklyn. Internet Viewers can see this show by going to
http://www.bcat.tv/bcat and clicking on Channel 1.
The Sam Sloan Show is now on the Air! It is broadcast every Monday afternoon
at 3:30 PM on Brooklyn Community Access Television "BCAT" channels 34 and 67.
Thus far, I have made seven shows, two about the Crisis in Afganistan, two
about Mario in Japan and three about chess.
The chess shows have been outrageously popular. Lesson Number two is online at
http://www.ishipress.com/samchess2.asf. That show has been downloaded more
than 800 times since it was posted last week.
Chess Lesson Three of the Sam Sloan TV Show will be broadcast on Monday, June
13, 2005 at 10:00 AM EDT on Time Warner Channel 34 and Cablevision Channel 67
in Brooklyn.
Less popular is the Mario Show, which is online at
http://www.ishipress.com/mario.asf.
The Sam Sloan Show will be starting as a regular weekly show on the week of
June 26. Exact dates and times to be announced.
NY Chess Kids Summer Camp 2004
Tim Taylor Article in Chess Life magazine: Vastly worse than even I could
imagine!
In my suit against members of the Board of the United States Chess Federation,
the Order to Show Cause signed by Judge Gabriel Krausman and the Affidavit
upon which it was Granted have been posted in PDF format.
The Sam Sloan TV Show.
Sandra Kimura Sloan prepares for the World Under-4 Chess Championship.
Free at Last! Free at Last! Bobby Fischer is Free at Last!
Bobby Fischer walks through Narita Airport wearing his prison denims while his
smiling and dutiful Japanese wife Miss Watai pushes their airport luggage
trolley behind him.
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Yes. The rumors on the Internet that Sam Sloan is dead are true!
However, the Lord told me that my good works need to continue. Therefore, she
has sent me back down to continue to perform my good deeds.
Somebody even wrote a eulogy to Sam Sloan Pore Sam is Daid.
Here is my latest petition regarding the United States Chess Federation and my
proposed Order to Show Cause in HTML Format.
Here in PDF Format are my latest petition regarding the United States Chess
Federation and my proposed Order to Show Cause.
In case anybody doubts the truth and accuracy of what you are about to read
here, one of my frequent critics made the following statement:
"Sam Sloan is nearly always right; the trouble is that his insights are so
deep, and so far ahead of the time, that they appear incredible to the
educated layman. I myself have occasionally made the mistake of thinking that
Sam Sloan had made an error. Invariably, sometimes a year or more later, I had
to admit my mistake.
"Jurgen R."
This is a real quote. You can find it yourself by searching at Chess Politics
Newsgroup.
Now, here is a Quiz based on real quotes about me or by me. I did not create
this quiz, nor did any friend of mine.
I seem to be winning my court case against the United States Chess Federation.
Here is my latest Glorious Victory
Hearing Tomorrow in Goshen Supreme Court at 9:00 AM
Is Beatriz Marinello having trouble because of the Patriot Act?
UPDATE: Important news: The Order has been signed by Judge Horowitz in Sloan
vs. Marinello, 2004-7739.
They are posted at:
Original Signed Order to Show Cause (572K in PDF format)
Conformed copy of Signed Order to Show Cause (59K in PDF format)
I have filed suit against the United States Chess Federation and five of its
board members to stop the sale of the building and the move to Crossville,
Tennessee. The title of the case is Sloan vs. Marinello. It is pending in
Goshen, Orange County, New York. The judge is Hon. Lawrence Ivan Horowitz. It
has two index numbers: 2004-7635 and 2004-7739 . Here are the documents I have
filed in court, in both HTML format and PDF format:
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Sloan vs. Marinello, Petition (HTML Format)
Marinello Case: Decision of Judge Horowitz dated January 10, 2005
Marinello Case: Notice of Cross-Motion to Dismiss
Marinello Case: Affirmation of Michael J. Matsler
Marinello Case: March 10, 2005 Decision
Marinello Case: Official Transcript of November 30, 2004 hearing
Proposed Order to Show Cause - Appellate Division
Appellate Division - Affidavit in Support of Order to Show Cause
Appellate Division - Affidavit in Support of Order to Show Cause
Affidavit of Beatriz Marinello dated April 28, 2005
Affidavit of Glenn Petersen, who spelled his own name wrong
Affidavit of Tim Hanke in Knox County, Maine
Affidavit of Grant Perks, notorized by Harry Sabine
Affidavit of Randall L. Bauer
Affidavit of Elizabeth Shaughnessy
Affirmation of Michael J. Matsler, dated April 28, 2005
Memorandum of Law of the USCF dated April 28, 2005
Marinello Case: Reply Affidavit to Order to Show Cause
Goichberg to be fired by Beatriz and replaced by Beatriz
Beatriz Marinello fired her replacement !!
Sam Sloan's Candidate's Statement in May 2005 Chess Life, page 12
Sloan vs. Marinello, Affidavit in Support (HTML Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Memorandum of Law (HTML Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Proposed Order to Show Cause (HTML Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Decision of Judge Horowitz (HTML Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Petition (PDF Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Affidavit in Support (PDF Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Memorandum of Law (PDF Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Proposed Order to Show Cause (PDF Format)
Sloan vs. Marinello, Decision of Judge Horowitz (PDF Format)
The Order has been signed in Sloan vs. Marinello, 2004-7739
Original Signed Order to Show Cause (572K in PDF format)
Conformed copy of Signed Order to Show Cause (59K in PDF format)
Is Beatriz Marinello having trouble because of the Patriot Act?
Hearing Tomorrow in Goshen Supreme Court at 9:00 AM
Sam Scores Glorious Victory in Goshen Supreme Court
Case Continued in Goshen Supreme Court
Letter to Court from Attorney General of New York (Text Format)
Letter to Court from Attorney General of New York (PDF Format)
What is the Immigration Status of Beatriz Marinello?
Affidavit of Leroy Dubeck in Opposition to Sloan (HTML Format)
Affidavit of Leroy Dubeck in Opposition to Sloan (PDF Format)
Reply to Affidavit of Leroy Dubeck (HTML Format)
Reply to Affidavit of Leroy Dubeck (PDF Format)
Affidavit of Bill Goichberg in Opposition to Sloan (HTML Format)
Affidavit of Bill Goichberg in Opposition to Sloan (PDF Format)
Reply to Affidavit of Bill Goichberg (HTML Format)
Reply to Affidavit of Bill Goichberg (PDF Format)
Sam Sloan's Chess Quiz #1
Sam Sloan's Chess Quiz #2
Sam Sloan's Chess Quiz #3
Joe Tamargo, famous master of both chess and go, is seriously ill.
Gata Kamsky to run for President of FIDE !!!!
Sam Sloan and Family make ChessBase Magazine
A "Pump-and-Dump" Fraud from Brain Games by David Levy
Raymond Keene responds Re: A "Pump-and-Dump" Fraud from Brain Games, by David
Levy
Game 3 of Man vs. Machine. Position before 32. Rh5. Kasparov can force a draw
with 32. Ng6+ Kg7 33. Nf4 Kh8. Instead, Kasparov played 32. Rh5 which loses to
32. ... Nxd4 threatening mate with 33. ... Nb3+. However, Kasparov could have
lasted longer and possibly even survived with 33. Rh1. This probably explains
the quick draws Kasparov made in subsequent games. Here, after 32. Ng6+ Kg7
33. Nf4, the computer must play Kh8 because Kasparov threatens Ne6+ followed
by Qxf5 and winning the knight. Also, the Computer could not have played 32.
Ng6+ Kg8 because of 33. Qxf5 Qxf5 34. Ne7+ forking king and queen winning the
knight. A human player might easily have missed this and White would have won
but Kasparov realized that the computer never blunders and never overlooks
simple tactics like this.
Mike Goodall Teaches Chess
2003 USCF Election Results
Peter Aravena Sloan, Travelling Chess Master
Jim Eade's hit letter attacking Sam Sloan
Bill Goichberg's Choices
My Son posts sensational news about Gata Kamsky
Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
Sam Sloan's Candidate's Statement for the July Chess Life.
Was Kirsan Ilyumzhinov the go-between from Boris Putin to Saddam Hussein?
A Better Way to Bring the USA a Gold Medal in Chess
US Woman's Chess Olympic Team formed
Dr. Lim Kok An has died - Ruled the World Chess Federation with an Iron Fist.
US Chess Championship ties broken.
Garry Kasparov is playing a computer in New York in the match of Man vs.
Machine World Chess Championship.
Here is:
Game One of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Game 2 of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Game 3 of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Game 4 of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Game 5 of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Game 6 of Man vs. Machine World Chess Championship
Official Man vs. Machine website
Grandmaster analysis from Kasparov's website
ChessBase Coverage of the Match
Follow the match on AOL
Interview of David Levy
I am a candidate for election to the Executive Board of the United States
Chess Federation. Here are my issues:
Sam Sloan's Preliminary Candidate's Statement for USCF Executive Board
Sam Sloan's Candidate's Statement for the June Chess Life
USCF Election Issues
Report on the March 15-16 meeting of the USCF Executive Board
Answers to Questions to Candidates for USCF Executive Board
It's Out: The Bobby Fischer Story appears today !!
Files reveal how FBI hounded chess king
Research on Pochontas and the Pillsbury Doughboy Provide Answers to Chess
Politics Questions.
Big News: Russian newspaper predicts Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will be defeated for
re-election in Kalmykia.
My son Peter is a chess master and a talented artist
On October 23, the USCF passed an important resolution on Drug Testing by
FIDE.
Wrecking the Chess Olympiads
USCF Statement on the Anti-Drug Testing Petition of GM Larry Evans
Answer from FIDE Executive Director to questions about drug testing
Yasser Seirawan replies to John Fernandez
Dr. Pedro Barrera has died
In November, 2002 an election will be held for President of the World Chess
Federation ("FIDE"). Here are photos of the candidates.
Fide Election Candidates Line-up
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet, part 2
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet, part 3
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet, part 4
Yasser Seirawan corrects Sam Sloan
My son, Peter Sloan Aravena, made the New York Times!
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet
FIDE Throws Down the Gauntlet, part 2
Shamema Chess News from Abu Dhabi
Yasser Seirawan asks the USCF Executive Board to overhaul its relations with
FIDE
Chess Grandmaster Eduard Gufeld has died
Should the USCF be censured by FIDE for Expelling Bobby Fischer?
World Chess Olympiad in Bled will have FIDE Drug Testing
Leong runs for FIDE President
Ignatius Leong sells out !!
Leong quits as a candidate for FIDE President
Leong says that he is still a candidate for FIDE President
Leong says he is back in again
PROPOSALS FOR FIDE ELECTIONS by Ignatius Leong, Zone 3.2a President
Leong claims he is still a candidate
Leong's FIDE Reform website
Letter from Ignatius Leong
Ignatius Leong flakes out Again
My Son Won at the New York Masters
How I lost 40 rating points, without playing very badly
Why I play stupid openings
The Laura Ross, Igor Khmelnitsky, Olga Sagalchik incident cannot be swept
under the rug
Mike Goodall's complaint about the OMOV vote
USCF President John McCrary responds Re: USCF Plans to expunge the name "Bobby
Fischer" from chess
A Story of a Game without a Story, Soltis-Tamargo, 1976
Igor Khmelnitsky should be censured and Olga Sagalchik should be kicked out of
the US Championship
USCF 2002 Election Results
Black Oscars awarded by Dimitrije Bjelica
Alekhine Controversy - Articles written by the World Chess Champion in 1941
Mystery of Peter Winston
Here is the story of the game Sloan-Browne, Santa Monica, 1967
USCF Plans to Expunge the name "Bobby Fischer" from Chess
Steve Doyle: Turn Coat and Traitor to America!
Yasser Seirawan responds to Jim Eade Hate Mail.
Peter Wilson, delegate from Guernsey, comments on the forthcoming FIDE
Election
Winners of the 2002 Chess Oscars
FIDE Drug Testing Regulations.
What was Kenneth Harkness real name?
Does the University of Pittsburgh chess archives web still accept uploads?
What is the difference between Klem and Klum?
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov holds Sandra Kimura Sloan.
Roza Eynullayeva, Sensational New Star at the US Open.
Kerry Lawless Calgames Chess Site
My son, Peter, played the sensational game of the 2002 World Open
Akobian settles the controversy about his Samford Fellowship
Artiom Tarasov has hijacked the FIDE.ORG domain name
How Steve Doyle became a FIDE Vice President
They're Back: The Evil Redman Gang has returned!
Sam Sloan's Mailing to USCF Delegates.
Grandmaster Lombardy endorses Sam Sloan for USCF Executive Board.
My Proposed Solution to the Life Members Problem.
A picture of my son, Peter Aravena Sloan, has been published on the New York
Masters website.
My son, Peter Sloan Aravena
Grandmaster Lombardy seeks help in finding a lost ring.
Pawn and Move Odds
Justice for Tim Just
Tim Just USCF Rulebook Contract
Cover Letter from Tim Just to George De Feis
The Smoking Gun: Proof that Redman conspired to give political ally a
copyright on the laws of chess
For Improved Rules of Chess
The Lid is Blown Off in the USCF Rulebook Controversy
Should delegates to FIDE be required to report any gifts and "prizes" received
from FIDE officials?
I have been temporarily blocked from sending my candidate mailings.
Another thrilling experience for Sam Sloan.
The One Chess Tournament I Directed
Katharine Pelletier, new chess prodigy
Candidate's Statement for Chess Life by Sam Sloan (110 words).
Alexei Shirov's letter to The Week in Chess
Bobby Fischer's Scoresheet from 1970 Siegen Olympiad.
Woman's World Champion defeats World Chess Champion in a match.
Time Magazine Article on FIDE Chess
Why We Can't Leave FIDE
Sloan draws IM Bonin in Marshall Sunday Night Quick Chess
Does Checkmate Really End the Game?: Here is a news clipping about Sam Sloan,
age 11, from the 1956 Richmond News Leader.
Chess Grandmaster Edmar Mednis has died.
Linares threatens million dollar lawsuit against Ponomariov
New Bobby Fischer Radio Interview, January 27, 2002.
Bobby Fischer's Statements have been Misrepresented.
FIDE wages WAR on Wijk aan Zee.
Keene accuses Levy of The Great Train Robbery.
Levy Finally Admits to Masterminding the Great Train Robbery.
Ruslan Ponomariov is the new World Chess Champion.
The Unknown Girl Chessplayer is Unmasked!
Americans Win US Chess Championship
Jennifer Shahade Fabulous Result in US Chess Championship
Frank Niro is the new Executive Director of the United States Chess
Federation.
Steve Brandwein, Professional Chess Hustler
The United States Chess Championship begins in spite of a Protest to the
Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation
Why Kramnik Can't Get No Respect as World Chess Champion.
Is Fraud a Brain Game?
Alexandra Kosteniuk is the new Anna Kournikova of chess.
Rusudan Goletiani has not been treated fairly.
My son Peter Julius Aravena Sloan is a 23 year old practicing artist and
designer.
My friend Zhu Chen is the new Woman's World Chess Champion.
Zhu Chen defeats Alexandra Kosteniuk for Woman's World Chess Championship.
While I was in Jalalabad Prison in 1978, I invented a chess opening which has
become known as The Jalalabad Defense.
Son of Famous Chess Master dies in Combat in Afghanistan
John W. Collins, chess master, teacher and author, has died
Zeliakov - Furdzik scandal at the FIDE World Chess Championship
Don't forget, I play chess too! Here is: Another Glorious Victory for 1. g4
Now that it is legal to play chess in Afghanistan again, you will naturally
want to visit the Kabul Chess Club
Tim Redman's Final Insult
Sam Sloan for Executive Director of the United States Chess Federation
Loomis Out, DeFeis still in.
George DeFeis appears on TV Talk Shows.
United States Chess Federation: Unofficial Minutes of the 2001 Delegates
Meeting
Estimated 30,000 Dead in World Trade Center Attack.
It Was Supposed to have been a Pleasant Sunday Afternoon in Bryant Park.
GM Salov complains that Games Parlor has bounced a check on him.
Sam and Kayo at the Top of the World Trade Center
Attorney Advises Suit against USCF Executive Board
Harold Dondis, High Powered Corporate Lawyer
Edward Winter Attacks Sam Sloan in Chess Life magazine.
Here is the Exchange of words between Edward Winter and GM Larry Evans.
Chess Grandmaster Rusudan Goletiani has been approved for a green card
Report on DoubleClick annual stockholder's meeting
Drug-Testing: New Additions to USCF Catalog!
Response by Tim Redman regarding Ethics Complaint
Mike Goodall ADMs
My Platform as a Candidate for USCF Executive Board
Bill Moushey, St. Louis organizer and politician has died
Ethics Complaint by Tim Redman against Sam Sloan
Response by Sam Sloan to Ethics Complaint by Tim Redman
Thumbnail Sketches of Candidates for USCF Executive Board
Chess Federation of Canada sent a protest to President Ilyumzhinov on March
10, 2001
An Amazing Lie by Tim Redman
Kasparov, Kramnik, Karpov Open Letter to the Global Chess Community
Is Redman behind the firings of USCF staff members?
Artiom Tarasov learns how to play chess
I will be posting pictures and stories from the National Open in Las Vegas,
and from tournaments in Istanbul and New Jersey. Here are some of them:
Jerome Bibuld, chess photographer
Victor Korchnoi and his wife
Battsetseg Tsagaan, Woman's Chess Champion of Mongolia with Kayo Kimura
Laura Ross, America's top rated 12-year-old chess player
Helen Warren speaks softly but carries a big stick
Tom Dorsch and Don Schultz secretly scheme and plot together
Morten Sand, Delegate from Norway to FIDE, the World Chess Federation
Jennifer Shahade receiving her trophy at US Amateur Team Championship, East
Stewart Reuben, International Arbiter of FIDE, the World Chess Federation
Sopo Tkeshelashvili, the world's most beautiful chess grandmaster (in my
opinion).
Are these Floozies at the Bar or Chess Grandmasters?
Tim Redman accuses Sam Sloan of Sexual Harassment
Karen Birkedahl at the US Amateur Team Championship East
Danny Rohde has other Priorities
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor: For the first time, I have received enough
money from a sponsor to put a banner on my home page. So, here it is:
Here are some great new photos (more to come):
The Most Beautiful Girl I ever played a Chess game against.
Ever wonder Why does Sam like the Republic of Georgia so much? This should
explain it.
My Krush is better than Your Krush
Willy Iclicki, Chairman, FIDE World Championship Cycle Committee
Mikko Markkula, Chairman of FIDE Qualifications Commission
Egot Ditt, President of German Chess Federation, who entered protest against
new time control
Alan Benjamin has died
USCF Balance Sheet for Fiscal 1999
USCF Executive Board Cancels the BINFO System
Petition to Recall Members of the Executive Board of the United States Chess
Federation
Tom Dorsch compliments My Book
CPA Questions the Claim that USCF lost a lot of money under Schultz
Zonal tournaments abolished in World Chess Championship cycle
First Fiddle: USCF Executive Board modifies Fiddle Points Plan
Was Jim Eade drunk in Istanbul?
Elo's List of Historical Chess Players, taken from the book: "The Rating of
Chess Players, Past and Present"
Elo's Book: The Rating of Chess Players
Definitive Work on Chess History in Progress!
WWF or USCF: Which is better?
Garry Kasparov Quiz: Do you have what it takes to play like him?
Letter from Mikko Markkula, Chairman FIDE Qualifications Commission
Letters to the Editor in March Chess Life
Redman tricked the Board into approving his Fiddle Points Plan.
Morosawa Yuko Biography
The Story of Triinu Mikiver
Joy Sutton a/k/a "The Shuttle", what ever happened to her?
What is Libel per se?
Anand wins World Chess Championship (in my personal opinion)
Reports of Checks from New Delhi World Chess Championship bouncing.
Xu Yuhua, Zhu Chen and Xie Jun win World Woman's Chess Olympiad
Is it Time to Recall the USCF Executive Board?
Omuku Clarifies new FIDE Time Control Regulations
Should new Scholastic Players get chess ratings?
Jason Rebello cover story in Chess Life
Redman fails to address any of the charges made in the recall petition
Mayor Lindsay, I knew him well.
Rusudan Goletiani forced by US Immigration Service to forfeit her match for
World Chess Championship
Drug Testing of Chess Players?
FIDE Medical Commission on Dope Testing of Chess Players
Alexandra Kosteniuk - youngest grandmaster in the World !
I am now in Istanbul, where the World Chess Olympiad is taking place. I am
issuing daily press reports on the developments in the Olympiad. Here are my
daily press reports so far:
Sam Sloan and Dr. Andrzej Filipowicz at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Andrzej Filipowicz was the Chief Arbiter for the Kasparov-Kramnik World
Championship match
Day one: World Chess Olympiad gets off to its Usual Slow Start
Day two: Georgian Women's Team upset by India
Day three: Hungary defeats Russia to retain lead
Day four: Germany beats Hungary, India smashes America
Day five: Indian upset draw with Hungary
Day six: All top matches drawn
Day seven: FIDE Committee meets on drug testing
Day eight: Ivanchuk beats Leko
Day nine: Judit Polgar sensational win against Smirin
Day ten: All Top Teams Lose
Day eleven: Russia wipes out Romania to take lead
Day twelve: Chinese Women Take Commanding Lead
Day thirteen: Philippines Chess Federation: Vicious Floor Fight in FIDE
General Assembly
Day 14: FIDE Commerce Deal Passes
Day 15: FIDE Sexist Pigs try to Force Women out of "Men's" World Chess
Championship
Day 16: Russia and China win World Chess Olympiad
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Here are links:
I am leaving for Istanbul, Turkey today, 19 October 2000
Beauty Contest for Chess Grandmasters
Chen Zude, President of Chinese Chess Federation
Medal Winners in Istanbul Olympiad
Board One Results - Men
Board Two Results - Men
Board Three Results - Men
Board Four Results - Men
First Reserve Results - Men
Second Reserve Results - Men
Board One Results - Women
Board Two Results - Women
Board Three Results - Women
Reserve Results - Women
The Week in Chess
Pictures from the Olympiad
Latest News from the Olympiad, in German
Men's Standings
Grandmaster Baburin's Istanbul Report
I am on my way to Istanbul, Turkey for the World Chess Olympiad. I will be
stopping by the Republic of Georgia on the way.
I will be away from the USA from October 28 until November 12, 2000. While I
am gone, you will probably not be able to contact me at my regular e-mail
address, so please write to me at samh...@yahoo.com or at samh...@aol.com.
We are going public! We will be offering an IPO of 500,000 shares of stock at
$10 per share. Our offering is not out yet, but now you can read letters we
have received from various state regulators concerning securities offerings on
the Internet. We recommend that you read these letters, so as to be able to
make an informed decision as to whether to buy our stock The letters are from
Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South
Dakota and Tennessee.
Berlekamp Endgame Theory
Sophio Soziashvili, chess expert
The USCF Shows YOU how to improve your chess.
Call to Tim Redman to Resign
Larry Parr Joins Call to Tim Redman to Resign
Why does Jim Pechac, USCF Treasurer, refuse to provide Consolidated Financial
Statements?
Why are you surprised?
Transcripts of the May 21, 2000 meeting
Are the USCF's accountants qualified?
Sloan Soft on Ilyumzhinov? by Larry Parr
Tom Dorsch continues to attack Sam Sloan.
Website of the 2000 World Chess Championship
General Secretary of Delhi Chess Association objects to FIDE World
Championship, which is scheduled to start in New Delhi on November 25
Philippine Chess Federation protests to FIDE
Barbara DeMaro has been fired.
Carol Jarecki resigns from USCF Rulebook Committee
About the New Chess Rating System.
Here is: The Story of Oscar Ernesto Lopez.
Richard Reimer has died.
As Helen Warren prepares to ascend to power in the United States Chess
Federation, here is a photo of one of her supporters. UPDATE: Helen Warren has
failed in her bid to become USCF President, but her political ally, Tim
Redman, was elected instead.
WARNING: The USCF is Radiating software into Your Hard Drive!
Habu's Brain makes Chess Life magazine.
Open Letter of FIDE Executive Director Omuku to GM Seirawan.
Rusudan Goletiani: Fantastic Result in New York Super Summer Action Open
Ruth Cardoso Dies.
Rusudan Goletiani, World Under-18 Chess Champion for Girls
Rusudan Goletiani
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Dmitry Schneider wins Greater New York Junior Championship.
Yasser Seirawan calls on FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to Resign
FIDE Verification Commission Report - Draft
The Easy Road to Chess Mastery Down Under
Ishi Press and the USCF Rulebook
Caveman (Kevin Bachler) and the USCF Gang-of-Four.
Should the USCF be run like a Business?
The Real Net Worth of the USCF
Did Grischuk dump his last round game against Smirin at the New York Open?
Yasser Seirawan interviewed on Club Kasparov.
Zsuzsa Polgar wins New York City Blitz Championship.
USCF Position on FIDE Commerce.
World Chess Championship finals to be held in Iran!!!
Ilya Smirin Wins 2000 New York Open Chess Championship.
US Chess Championship to be Held in Seattle in October.
Jim Eade is the new FIDE Zone President for the USA Zone.
Dullea wins money judgment in court battle against the USCF.
What is the Logic to holding the Shogi World Championship in Armonk?.
The New York Open Chess Championship starts
Hikaru Nakamura, age 12, scores sensational draw on Board One of New York Open
Chess Championship.
Hikaru Nakamura wins National Elementary Championship.
No Losing Chances Rule at the New York Open.
USCF Executive Board blocks efforts to hold US Chess Championship.
Why can't Mig learn anything about chess?
Peter Sloan's art
How I Became an A Player.
Martha Fierro and Tony Miles.
Secret Alliances in RGCP.
BREAKING NEWS STORY: David Levy accuses Raymond Keene of misappropriating
50,000 British pounds for Kasparov World Chess Championship match in London.
FOLLOWUP: World Championship Company started with "borrowed" money.
Ray Keene responds to accusations by David Levy.
Levy Responds to the Response of Keene.
Braingames Network (BGN) announces Kasparov World Chess Championship match.
Have you read ClubKasparov.com ?
Yasser Seirawan expresses his view on this in Inside Chess.
Manhattan Chess Club survives!!!
Unreported Chess Scandals.
Has Chess really been recognized as an Olympic Sport?
Chess and the Olympics, by Jim Perry.
Whitaker tried to win the Nobel Prize!
Svetozar Jovanovic: Scholastic Chess Coach, Trainer and Organizer.
Sleazy Al Lawrence Steals Money from Bombed-Out Yugoslavs.
Forged Signature? Richard Peterson, a top scholastic chess organizer, says
that this is his real signature but that his signature was forged on another
document.
The Chess World has been waiting for this and now it is out: Communiqu Eof the
Presidential Board meeting in Morocco.
Would Goichberg and the real chess players be better off leaving the
federation?
Here is the Deposition of Richard Peterson, a scholastic chess organizer, in
his litigation with the USCF.
The new Tiger Chess site (formerly Chess Planet)
New Scandals have broken out in the World of Chess, the most important of
which is an effort by the Russian Mafia to take control of the World Chess
Federation at a meeting scheduled for next week in Morocco.
Here are reports on these new scandals:
Massive Changes in FIDE Proposed for this Weekend
Four Scandals Emerge During US Amateur Team Championship
FIDE Memorandum on the Commercialization of FIDE
Communique of the Presidential Board meeting in Morocco
Herman Hamers responds on behalf of the Board of the Dutch Chess Federation
Grandmaster Anthony Miles comments on The Commercialisation of FIDE
Yasser Seirawan comments on the FIDE Memo on the Commercialization of FIDE
Response of German Chess Federation to Memorandum on the Commercialization of
FIDE
British Chess Federation response to FIDE Memorandum on Commercialization
Phil Haley's response to FIDE Memorandum
Response of Morten Sand, FIDE Executive Committee, to FIDE Memo
Memorandum Sent by Steve Doyle, USA Representative, To FIDE
FIDE Visa Card scam
Mark Crowther reports on FIDE Commercialisation
Announcement on FIDE web site
FIDE Memorandum on FIDE web site
Total Brutality wins US Amateur Team Championship East
Tom Dorsch new scandals
Koepcke did it!
Protest against the Policies of Frank Maximus, Moderator of the Chess List
George Koltanowski, the greatest showman and promoter that chess has ever
known, is dead at age 96.
Everybody knew him and had a story about him. Here is My Koltanowski Story.
Just prior to New Year's Day, FIDE paid the remaining unpaid players from the
FIDE World Chess Championship, thereby keeping a promise that they would be
paid before the end of the year.
FIDE responds to allegations that one million dollars was embezzled from the
World Chess Championship prize fund.
With the new year of 1/1/1900 just around the corner, here are some more
scandals in the world of chess:
Report concerning missing FIDE World Championship prize fund
Accusations by Tom Dorsch against Sam Sloan are false
My daughter Jessica, aged 10, worked for FIDE
Richard Peterson, Organizer of the National Elementary Championship, Forged
his Own Signature!!???.
Tom Dorsch thinks that I caused him to lose the election and, because of that,
now he attacks me several times every day. Here is Tom's attack for today:
Sam's bid to hold the Chess Olympics in San Francisco.
Controversy has erupted in the Kasparov vs. Rest of the World match.
El Pias newspaper reports that 12 players in the FIDE World Championship still
have not been paid.
Club Kasparov evaluates frequent posters in the chess newsgroups (including
Sam Sloan).
Hu Long Hua, the Bobby Fischer of Chinese chess, meets a real tiger
The most notorious International Chess Master in history was probably Norman
Tweed Whitaker. Here is More about Norman T. Whitaker. Larry Parr tells us
about FBI Files on Norman T. Whitaker.
Tom Dorsch and his wife.
Congratulations Tom Dorsch (USCF Executive Director Mike Cavallo has
resigned).
Irina Krush, rated Chess Master
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There are several photographs which were taken by Sam Sloan during the 1999
FIDE World Chess Championship in Las Vegas. Here are some of the photographs:
Polina Tsedenova of Kalmykia
Grandmaster Amador Rodriguez of Cuba talks to Alexander Khalifman just after
Khalifman has won the FIDE World Chess Championship
Khalifman poses with a journalist for a photograph
Khalifman is interviewed by the press
Photo taken from behind of Khalifman with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at
a press conference
Grandmaster Valery Salov with Grandmaster Walter Browne giving live commentary
of Khalifman-Akopian game in progress
Marina Makarytcheva - NTV-Plus Sport from Russia interviews Khalifman
Marina Makarytcheva with her trusty cameraman Igor
Marina Makarytcheva and her trusty cameraman Igor with Khalifman
Fide Presidential Board meets, with Ilyumzhinov at the head of the table
Another view of the Fide Presidential Board
Lower end of the table - Fide Presidential Board
Here are links:
Shamema and the Camel
Individual photographs of 73 of the players who competed in the FIDE World
Championship in Las Vegas
Three Polgar Sisters with Shamema
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov takes the hard line
Check to Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu for $138,065 has bounced
Last Batch of Checks from FIDE World Chess Championship may be bouncing.
Judit Polgar, at long, long last, finally has a boyfriend.
The Bouncing Checks from Las Vegas reminds almost everybody of the Chess
Scandal in Mazatlan.
Kasparov - Anand match for the World Chess Championship will not be held this
year.
Here are individual photographs of 73 of the players who competed in the FIDE
World Championship in Las Vegas: Warning: These photographs altogether come to
more than 800K so if you are short on memory, do not come here.
More about the Flea House, by Lonnie Kwartler.
Khalifman wins World Chess Championship.
Alexei Shirov's gambling style fails him in the long run.
Xie Jun defeats Galliamova in match for Woman's World Chess Championship.
Sam Sloan interviews Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman immediately after
Khalifman won the World Chess Championship
Photo by Grandmaster Amador Rodriguez
Minutes of the 1999 USCF Delegate's Meeting in Reno.
Still Even More Proof that Girls Can't Play Chess.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov takes the Hard Line.
Emmanuel Omuku, Executive Director of FIDE.
Combined rating lists for July, 1999.
FIDE Online - New FIDE website!!.
Chess Graphics, a collection devoted to all aspects of chess graphics.
Hnefatafl - the strategic board game of the Vikings.
Marina Makarytcheva - NTV-Plus Sport from Russia.
Spanish chess web site.
CHESSDON by Don Schultz is out.
Hikaru Nakamura, age 11, defeats Grandmaster Alejandro Hoffman in US Open.
Karen Birkedahl, 17, Sensation of the 1999 US Open Chess Championship.
Khalifman wins first game of World Chess Championship match.
Khalifman and Akopian draw game two of World Chess Championship match
Akopian wins fantastic endgame against Khalifman in game 3.
Khalifman wins game 4 of World Chess Championship match.
Khalifman holds draw in game 5 in another long endgame.
Grandmaster Becerra of Cuba defects.
Yermolinsky wins 1999 US Open Chess Championship in Reno, Nevada.
Ken Horne, Las Vegas chess organizer, dies in Airplane Crash.
Votes for and against OMOV at the 1999 Reno USCF meeting.
Zaremba and Winer win Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
Gufeld's Greatest Games from the 1999 US Open Chess Championship.
The Match of Kasparov vs. the Rest of the World has turned out to be an
exciting game.
More on the USCF Election:
Why International Chess Master John Peters calls Sam Sloan a "nut"
Why USCF Should Enact OMOV, by Bill Goichberg
Life Members - Are they Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
Tom Maser is Right
Outrageous Events at the US Shogi Championship
Gregory Serper Wins 1999 World Open Chess Championship.
The Election Campaign is Underway for Executive Board of the United States
Chess Federation:
Why Sam Sloan should be elected to the USCF Executive Board
Another Example of a Lie (or Truth) by Tom Dorsch
Tom Dorsch is Innocent - Where were you when JFK was Shot?
The fake "Financial Crisis" created by USCF Treasurer Tom Dorsch
Don and Carol romped on the beaches of Rio at USCF expense!
Fake letter from "Slam Stoan"
Comment from "Empire Chess"
Tom Dorsch and the Law of Libel
3rd MIND SPORTS OLYMPIAD PRIZE FUND SET AT 100,000 POUNDS
Chess Mom Kelly Jacobs
I was there - National Elementary Phoenix
Ethics Report is an Outrage
Why does Parr endorse Dorsch?
Tim Redman for USCF Executive Board
The Myth that Scholastic Players are subsidized by Adult Players
Letter to Bruce Draney
Apology to Tim Redman
Does the USCF need a new office?
The New Windsor Evil
Scholastic Chess Tournament to be held on Black Sea, Georgia
Myron Lieberman's Election Campaign Letter
Jerome Bibuld and the 100 Free Rating Points
Parr's Election Report
Happy Talk in the USCF Policy Board Minutes
Helen Warren letters to the USCF Policy Board
I have been certified as a candidate for Executive Board of the United States
Chess Federation
Getting Raymond Weinstein out of jail
The Cat is out of the Bag
Why we should Reinstate Bobby Fischer.
Reforming the Chess Rating System
Answers to USCF Woman's Committee questions to candidates for the USCF
Executive Board
Newsgroup Postings by Tom Dorsch
Reprimand of Tom Dorsch by USCF Ethics Committee
Ratings of the Candidates for the USCF Executive Board
Here is some shogi news:
Problems in the U.S. Shogi Championship
Results of the US Shogi Championship
Scandal at the US Shogi Championship
More Problems in the U.S. Shogi Championship
Still Problems in the U.S. Shogi Championship
First Shogi Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia
I am thinking of Getting Raymond Weinstein out of jail.
Here is An International Chess Master's Views on the Bombing of Belgrade.
Here are planks to my platform:
Why we should Reinstate Bobby Fischer.
Reforming the Chess Rating System
Answers to USCF Woman's Committee questions to candidates for the USCF
Executive Board
Newsgroup Postings by Tom Dorsch
Reprimand of Tom Dorsch by USCF Ethics Committee
Here is My reply to an International Chess Master about the situation in
Kosovo.
Ishi Press logo
Steriev Ljupco responds to charges that he used fraud to get into the 1997 US
Junior Closed Championship.
Fan Adams dies, Founder and President of Chess-in-the-Schools.
Maurice Ashley makes The New York Times.
The United States Chess Federation has 85,000 members, but only 453 of them
are allowed to vote. These "voting members" theoretically represent the chess
players of their state, but in reality many of them only represent themselves.
Here is a List of Voting Members and Delegates of the United States Chess
Federation, in order of name and the same list, sorted by state.
Zsuzsa Polgar, Woman's World Chess Champion, gives birth to child.
Anatoly Karpov threatens again to sue FIDE.
Cheating in the World Computer Chess Championship and Did Cray Blitz really
have a win?
Here is More about Cheating in the World Computer Chess Championship and
Robert Hyatt responds to: "More about Cheating in the World Computer Chess
Championship".
Bragging Rights - My son defeated International Master Jay Bonin.
Here is the Federal Grand Jury Indictment of Bobby Fischer and the Federal
Warrant for the Arrest of Bobby Fischer.
FIDE News from Executive Director Omuku .
Dracula Returns with a Scandal in Romanian chess.
International Chess Master Sofia Polgar marries Grandmaster Yona Kosashvili.
After 27 years of giving almost no interviews with the press, World Chess
Champion Bobby Fischer has been interviewed on the radio four times. Here are
three of those interviews!
The most important new chess resource now available is the new chesslab online
search of two million chess games. The address is:
http://www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html.
The list of Top players for both FIDE and the World Chess Council are now out.
Combined January 1, 1999 FIDE and WCC (PCA) Top 100 World Chess Rating Lists
FIDE January, 1999 top 100 rating list, in rating order
FIDE January, 1999 top 100 rating list, in alphabetical order
World Chess Council list in rating order
World Chess Council list in alphabetical order
The FIDE World Chess rating list is late. Although the list is normally
released a few days before the due date, the January, 1999 list is not out
yet. So far, only the list of the top 100 is out, and Mark Crowther of “The
Week in Chess E/A> reports that even this list contains several obvious
errors.
The January, 1999 rating list of the World Chess Council is out. The official
FIDE "World Champion", Anatoly Karpov, has fallen to 15 on the list. Here is
the list in alphabetical order and in order of rating.
BIG NEWS: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of the World Chess Federation,
threatens to secede from Russia! - Yeltsin calls emergency session.
Woman's Chess in the Republic of Georgia
Our favorite chess-girl, Irina Krush, aged 14, has just won the United States
Woman's Chess Championship with the fantastic score of 8 1/2 - 1/2. Irina
would have been a contender for the World Championship for her age group but,
due to a nefarious scheme to prevent her from winning both titles, both the US
Woman's Championship and the World Youth Championships in Marina d'Or, Spain
were scheduled for the same dates.
The World Youth Championships were held in Marina d'Or, Spain from October 25
until November 7, 1998.
Laura Ross, aged 9, our other favorite chess-girl, finished 8th in the world
championship for her age group.
It is important to monitor such events because invariably the top finishers
almost all will become grandmasters and a few will someday contest the world
title. The next world champion in the post-Kasparov era will probably be one
of the kids at Marina d'Or, Spain.
Here are the results of the 1998 World Youth Championships in Marina d'Or,
Spain.
Altogether, there were 876 players in the ten sections combined. Here is the
complete list of winners: 1998 World Youth Championship Results from Marina
d'Or, Spain.
Here are the last round results and complete final standings in each of the
ten sections:
Boys under-10 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Boys under-12 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Boys under-14 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Boys under-16 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Boys under-18 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Girls under-10 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Girls under-12 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Girls under-14 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Girls under-16 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Girls under-18 Last Round Results and Final Standings
Stan Vaughan, who has been described by his own top lieutenant as "The most
hated man in chess", continues to be controversial. Here is the latest:
The Stan Vaughan Nevada Problem finally reaches the International Level
Magurder Cult Apology ?? - Stan Vaughan claims that injunction obtained by the
USCF is not in effect and therefor he is conducting business as usual.
Russia won the World Chess Olympiad in Elista, Kalmykia. China won first place
in the Women's Section. Accommodations were good, everyone says. The
facilities were not yet ready, but 2500 volunteers from the local population
pitched in to help!
There were numerous web sites covering the Chess Olympiad. The best, quickest
and most complete results are available from Iceland! However, only a few
games were available, because FIDE wants to sell the games! Here are links:
Chess Olympiad 1998 from Chess in Iceland
USCF - On Site Reports from Carol Jarecki
Inside Chess Reports, including games and photographs from Elista
Chess in Russia - Olympiad 1998
The Week in Chess
Official FIDE site
Canadian Olympic Team
Latest Chess Olympiad News (in Dutch)
Bobby Ang: Results of the Filipino Team
Here is: Kouatly's allocution on FIDE's Congress.
Chess Grandmaster Balinas Has Died.
Tom Klem Has Been Excommunicated from Stan Vaughan's Nevada Chess Group
The Challenger's match for the Woman's World Chess Championship has ended in
scandal. Here is: Xie-Galliamova: From Beginning to End, by Sun Lianzhi and
Chess in China - Awakening of a Dragon, by Ignatius Leong, International
Arbiter.
List of All Chess Players with the Grandmaster Title
From Russia With Love: A Criminal Map of Russia, by Alexey Chelnokov.
Here are chess sites on the web:
The new Tiger Chess site (formerly Chess Planet)
Kingpin British Chess Magazine
NetChessNews
Connecticut Chess Magazine, links to more than 700 chess web sites (and
features more than 200 photos of chess players)
CRP - Chess Program Reviews - Chess Widower
American Postal Chess Tournaments
Chess formats page
Coffee Break Chess, with Grandmaster Alexander Baburin
Batsford Chess Books
Chess Widower’s Home Page - Chess Software Reviews
Gambit-Soft ChessBase price list
Chess Lab - Two Million Games online
Ruben Casafus from Argentina - 200,000 games online, sorted by opening!
Internet Chess Club - Play chess online
Chess Assistant - New Demo Version Just Out
Steve Immitt's Chess Center of New York
Bill Goichberg's Continental Chess Association
Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
Ottawa Chess Club
Chess Sector Home Page, Chess in Ukraine, from Odessa
ChessBase
Great News, the New York Open was held May 8-14, 2000. The 1999 New York Open
was cancelled!
David Levy’s Mind Sports Olympiad
Chess in Mexico by Armando Acevedo
Chess Page of WGM Anjelina BELAKOVSKAIA
Yermo Chess Academy
The Zsuzsa Polgar Home Page
Dave's Shrine to Judit Polgar!
Website of the Marshall Chess Club
Chess Express Ratings
The Hammer's Chess Links Page
International Computer Chess Association
German Chess Federation
Chess Shareware, many useful programs
Bill Wall’s Chess Links
Lynchburg Competitive Chess
Website of my arch-enemy: Michael Atkins
Cross Currency Exchange Rates
Here is:
The Hall of Shame in US Chess, as delegates vote to table without discussion
or debate a broadly supported proposal for One Member One Vote
The Bad Guys - Those Who Voted Not To Allow Any Debate on OMOV
The Good Guys - Those Who Voted to Allow Debate on OMOV
Jerome Bibuld and South African Chess
Who was the Worst President the United States Chess Federation has ever had?
Winston was Worst USCF President, by Larry Parr
On the Nature of FIDE Legitimacy, by Ricardo Calvo
Real Life Chess Players Who Have Appeared in Films
Kola Kwariani a/k/a "Nick the Wrestler", Chess Expert and Former World
Champion Wrestler
The great debate in the World of Chess is whether to attend the World Chess
Olympiad in Elista, Kalmykia, which is scheduled to start on September 25,
1998. In order to be able to host that Olympiad, Elista must expand the
airport and build several hotels which will be needed to house the 1800
players, delegates, journalists and visitors expected to attend. Here is a
report from the Christian Science Monitor on the state of readiness for that
event: Christian Science Monitor: Chess-Loving President Fails To Ignite a
Public Passion to Play
Here is another article from the Christian Science Monitor: Christian Science
Monitor: Risky Game in a Russian Republic.
The World Top Ranking lists are now available. Here is:
Combined July 1, 1998 FIDE and WCC (PCA) World Chess Rating Lists
FIDE Top 50 Women Rating List, July, 1998
FIDE Top 20 Juniors Rating List, July, 1998
FIDE Top 20 Girls Rating List, July, 1998
Ratings of All US Chess Players Rated by the World Chess Federation on the
July 1, 1998 List
The World Open Chess Championship has just concluded in Philadelphia. Here are
the 1998 World Open Chess Championship Results.
Here is a: Love Letter from Don Schultz to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
Here is: Chess Journalist calls for a Boycott of the forthcoming World Chess
Olympiad to be held in Kalmykia in September.
Here is a report from "The Economist" in London about the President of the
World Chess Federation: Russia's regions. Naughty little tsars.
The semi-annual World Chess Rating Lists have just been released by both FIDE
and the WCC. I have combined both lists into one so it is possible to compare.
This table enables comparison between the official FIDE Rating list and the
WCC list (formerly known as the PCA list) developed by Ken Thompson. For
example, Anatoly Karpov is ranked number 5 and is rated 2725 on the FIDE list
but is ranked only number 8 and rated only 2687 on the WCC list.
Steve Doyle and Tim Redman are going to Elista to Meet Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
Here are two articles about this: The Great Whitewash, by Larry Parr and The
United States and FIDE, by Larry Parr.
Here is an article from The Times about the World Chess Federation President:
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, The President who Pawned His People.
The United States Chess Federation has spent more than $100,000 in legal fees
fighting the myriad of lawsuits brought by Stan Vaughan. Here is: Stan
Vaughan's Latest Lawsuit and Tom Klem Excommunicated from Stan Vaughan's
Nevada Chess Group
When Florencio Campomanes was President of the World Chess Federation, he
failed to realize that sometimes it is necessary to kill people to make sure
they keep playing chess. His successor does not suffer from this deficiency.
Here is the latest news:
Suspects in Journalist's Murder Moved out of Kalmykia
Third Suspect Arrested in Journalist's Murder
Third Suspect Arrested in Journalist's Murder (from Russia Today)
Employee of Opposition Paper Attacked in Kalmykia
Two Suspects Confess to Murdering Journalist, as Kalmyk Authorities Ban Rally
in Journalist's Memory
Kalmykian President Voices Higher Political Ambitions
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, my dear friend, announces that he is a Candidate for
Presidency of Russia.
LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Regarding Governance and The United States Chess Federation .
Here is news about the Cybersex Chess Torture Trial:
Former Chess Prodigy Convicted in Cyber-Sex Torture Trial
Psychology Today - Cybersex; trail shows post-modern courtship as reflected in
e-mail exchanges
David H. Figurski, Professor of Microbiology, writes that conviction and
sentencing of Oliver Jovanovic has adverse consequences for the future of the
entire human race
ANGRY JUDGE SLAPS 'TERRORIST' CYBERFIEND WITH 15-TO-LIFE
Man Convicted of Abusing Woman He Met Via Internet
Doctors Rebut Accuser in Internet Torture Trial
New York Rape Shield Law
GAL PAL 'VICTIM' KNEW R0PES 0F GAME
Crimes and Punishment: The New York Daily News
Justice for Oliver Jovanovic?
Rolling Stone Magazine - Inside the Cybersex Trial
Conversation between Marinza Bruinem and Linda Fairstein
Meet Jamie Rzucek a/k/a "Madame X"
Profile of Judge William Wetzel
Linda Fairstein, Prosecutor of Oliver Jovanovic and author of "Likely to Die"
The Boston Globe: Defense Charges Perjury in Cybersex Tourure Trial
Cyber 'perv' meets "cyberbabe"
JOVANOVIC'S LAWYER VOWS HE'LL APPEAL
The photo you all have been waiting to see: Ngan Phan Koshnitsky says her
cleavage should not be a problem .
According to Melbourne's Herald Sun of 1 April, a Chess Player claims he lost
the State championship because his opponent's breasts got in the way.
Last month, readers of this web site learned that Hikaru Nakamura had made
history by becoming the youngest US chess master ever at age 10. However,
readers of The New York Times are only learning this today. Here is: Hikaru
Nakamura makes The New York Times.
Another conspiracy theory: Famous Fixed Games of Chess - Keres vs. Botvinnik -
World Championship 1948.
I always like to show photos of beautiful young girls, and here is the best
yet: Laura Ross, America's Number One Rated Chess Player (for her age) .
Armenians Sweep 1998 New York Open Chess Tournament .
Results of the 1998 New York City Blitz Chess Championship .
Hikaru Nakamura makes master at 10 years, 2 months .
Hikaru Nakamura leads New York Open under-2200 section .
The strongest chess tournament in history has now ended. Anand won first
prize. Here are: My Reports on Linares 1998.
One of the best games at Linares was: Ivanchuk - Anand from Round 12.
Here are photos I just received of Future Grandmaster Danny Rohde with my
daughter Jessica Sloan and Brenda Goichberg with Danny Rohde and Jessica
Sloan.
Here is: The Case of James T. Sherwin, International Chess Master and
Convicted Stock Market Manipulator. Here is: More about James T. Sherwin,
Convicted Stock Market Manipulator.
Here is: The Threatening Lettter to Bobby Fischer: Why Federal Office
Buildings are Being Blown Up.
Here is: The Outrageous Letter which made Bobby Fischer an International
Fugitive from Justice. I believe that the author of this letter, R. Richard
Newcomb, should be criminally prosecuted for making these threats which are
utterly without basis in law.
Here is commentary on a question which has been posted about Where is Bobby
Fischer?
My first and perhaps greatest success at stirring up trouble on the Internet
in the world of chess came on April 2, 1995, when I posted a commentary on a
list of African-American chessplayers compiled by Jerome Bibuld, which I
dubbed "Bibuld's Blacklist". My comments elicited 76 direct responses. Since I
have nothing else to do today, I have compiled the most interesting responses
concerning: Bibuld's Blacklist.
Here is an old problem I found: Mate in 131 Moves!.
One of the strongest chess tournaments ever has just concluded at Wijk aan
Zee, The Netherlands. The winners are Kramnik and Anand. Here is: My Final
Report.
Here is: My Report on the Last Round of Play.
"FIDE World Champion" Anatoly Karpov was in next-to-last place, until he
finally won a game (he beat up a little girl) and finished with an even score.
Here are the Results through the final round, February 1, 1998.
In Round 6, Anand was Defeated by a 21-year-old Girl.
"World Champion" Karpov, in next-to-last place, appears to have blundered.
However, he was lost anyway against Topalov in Round 9.
Beauty Queen of the Teenybopper Chess Grandmaster World Tour is Antoaneta
Stefanova, World's Number One Girl Chessplayer, of Bulgaria.
The World Chess Ranking Lists are now out. Here is:
FIDE Top 100 Rating List, January, 1998
FIDE Top 50 Women Rating List, January, 1998
FIDE Top 20 Juniors Rating List, January, 1998
FIDE Top 20 Girls Rating List, January, 1998
Here is an Obituary of Mona May Karff , who died on January 10, 1998.
Here are all the games of the recently concluded Karpov - Anand match for the
World Chess Championship, in PGN format: All 8 Games from the Karpov - Anand
Match.
Many readers (some of whom do not even know how to play chess) have asked how
to use their computer to play over the numerous chess games I have posted on
my web site. Here is: How to Play over the Chess Games Posted on the Web (This
might also be helpful in teaching your child how to play.)
Disaster has Struck!: Karpov has defeated Anand in two blitz games to retain
FIDE World Championship.
Here is commentary: The Road to the World Chess Championship: Karpov's Path to
HIS Glorious Victory .
Here is my chart showing all seven rounds of the 1997 FIDE World Chess
Championship Candidate's tournament, won by Anand: The FIDE World Chess
Championship Candidate's Tournament Chart. Here is another chart of the same
event: The FIDE World Chess Championship. Here is my chart showing the results
of the final four rounds of the 1997 FIDE World Chess Championship tournament:
The FIDE World Chess Championship.
Anand Smashed Karpov in Game Six to put World Chess Championship match into
playoffs. Click for Game Six. Karpov led the World Chess Championship match by
3-2, with only one game remaining. Anand, as Black in Game 5, tried hard to
defeat Karpov and could have lost. Click for Game Five . Here is depressing
news, as Anand lost game four to Karpov in a game which appeared to be headed
for a draw. I am not sure where Anand went wrong. Click for Game Four. Anand
evened the World Chess Championship match by crushing Karpov in Game Two.Click
for Game Two. Game Three was a dull draw. Click for Game Three. Karpov
defeated Anand in Game One of the match: Click for Game One.
Here is my report about: Woman's World Championship Competition Tainted by
Favoritism by FIDE
I have written and posted numerous articles about chess. As my main home page
has become too large and unwieldy, I am transferring them all here.
Here is: Stan Vaughan's Complaint to the Chess Ethics Committee and here is:
Sunil Weeramantry's Letter to the Scholastic Chess Liaison. Here is: Stan
Vaughan accepts apology and withdraws ethics complaint. Here are Troubles in
the World of Chinese Chess .
Unfortunately, women often cry sexual discrimination at times when their real
intent is to attack other women. Here is Professor Elo's Notorious Report
regarding 100 free chess rating points for women. Here is the Explanation by
Don Schultz for the 100 free points.
For the quickest and easiest way to get a FIDE rating and become an
international chess master, visit beautiful Budapest, home of that famous
fugitive chess player, Booby the Fish, and play in the First Saturday
tournaments. Here's how: The First Saturday of the Month International Chess
Tournaments. (By the way, you will need to win a few games of chess, too.)
Here is question about chess politics: Can there Now Be a Recall?. Here is a
reading comprehension test for chess-playing kids, pertaining to the above
article: Reading Comprehension Test for Chess Kids. Here is the Answer key, as
provided by Woodrow Harris .
One of the many Dirty Tricks which took place in connection with the 1996
campaign for USCF President was that Woodrow Harris, former Secretary of the
United States Chess Federation and an old crony of my election opponent, Dirty
Don Schultz, made a complaint to the Department of Social Services about my
daughter just at the conclusion of the election campaign. Here is the Letter
Acknowledging Complaint by Woodrow Harris to the DSS .
I was a candidate for election to the Policy Board of the United States Chess
Federation. Here are my campaign statements: Opening Statement , Candidate's
Statement for USCF Policy Board, Why Vote for Sam Sloan?, Reform Needed in
World Chess, Reform Needed in Scholastic Chess and Positions of the Contenders
for USCF Policy Board.
The election was won by Garrett Scott, a previous unknown. Here are my
post-election reports: Garrett Scott Wins USCF Election , The Emperor Strikes
Back , A Cruel Hoax -- US Chess Politicians "Reform" by Perpetuating Their Own
Power. Here is the letter by Fanueil Adams: The Adams Letter and the reply by
Dorsch: Dorsch answers . For a related article by Jim Eade, see: "Our Animal
Friends" .
In the New York Open Chess Championship, a nine year old boy won a prize of
$8,000. Here is my report of that event: Krasenkow and Bologan Win New York
Open . Here are the results of the New York City Blitz Chess Championship Four
Grandmasters Tie for New York City Blitz Championship .
Miguel Najdorf, one of the most creative and interesting grandmasters of
chess, died in Spain on July 4, 1997. Here is an Obituary of chess grandmaster
Miguel Najdorf .
I am proud to be able to say that I once defeated Grandmaster Najdorf in a
game of five minute chess. (On the other hand, I lost many, many games to
Najdorf.) Here is the story of that game: One Evening at the Flea House .
For a look at the actual flea house, see: I Never Could Understand Why They
Called it the Flea House .
CHESS NEWS: Irina Krushed by Martha , Izumikawa Wins Northern California State
Championship , USCF Web Site Getting Even Worse , Michael Cavallo is new
Executive Director of US Chess, The exclusive Interplay Productions contract,
Giving Away the USCF Web Site , Possible Candidates for USCF Election ,
Blackstone Announces Candidacy for USCF Election , USCF Owes $235,000 for
Chess Informants, Don Schultz Takes Personal Control of United States Chess
Federation and John Donaldson Gives Talk on 1996 World Chess Olympiad in
Armenia .
In 1985, I wrote a pamphlet entitled "The Origin of Chess". This pamphlet
proved that chess was not invented in India, as is commonly believed, and that
chess was most likely invented in China.
The most important element in this proof is that Indian Sanskrit scholars
state categorically that there is no reference to chess in early Indian
literature, whereas H.J.R. Murray had based his claim that chess was invented
in India entirely on citations to these Sanskrit works.
No new sources have emerged since 1985. Here is my pamphlet entitled The
Origin of Chess .
In 1988, I attended the World Chess Olympiad in Salonika, Greece as an
accredited journalist. I wrote numerous articles intended for publication. I
did not become aware until one month after the Olympiad was over that Dawn of
Leisure Linc had banned my articles from that network and that, as a result,
none of my articles had appeared. No explanation has ever been given for this.
Had this not occurred, I would have been the first to report the sensational
defection of Soviet No. 2 woman player Elena Akhmilovskaya, an item which made
the world news, not just the chess news.
Here are some of the articles I wrote and transmitted to Leisure Linc which
never appeared. And I ask, was Dawn justified in banning these materials from
the chess news wires?: FIDE Congress Meets in Salonika , Debates at Meetings
of World Chess Federation , Polgar Sisters Defeat Soviets in World Chess
Olympiad , American Women Score Upset Draw Against USSR , World Chess
Federation Election Campaign for 1990 Underway , Reactions to Soviet Defection
Mixed , Schultz Denies Involvement in Effort to Bring Back Wayward Soviet Girl
, Mike the Scrabble Player Wins Bronze Medal at World Chess Olympiad and
Anti-Israel Boycott at World Chess Olympiad .
In 1996, I ran for President of the United States Chess Federation. I was
defeated by a vote of 309 delegates to 30, with 34 protest or write-in votes.
For my campaign literature, see: Sam Sloan for President of the United States
Chess Federation!!, and Don Schultz Doesn't Need Enemies . For comments about
hit mail, see: Hit Mailings in USCF Election Campaigns. For comments about
election fraud, see: Election Fraud and Donald D. Schultz. For the suit by Don
Schultz against journalist Larry Evans, see: The Presidential Suit . For an
article by Larry Parr, see: The New Don Schultz . For an article by Ricardo
Calvo, see: One Bridge Too Far .
For the report of Ignatius Leong, the Former Administrative Manager of the
World Chess Federation, see: Yerevan and After - The FIDE Crisis . Here is a
photo of Ignatius Leong.
I am creating a very large database of chess games. I want all games. Everyone
is requested to please send me your private collections of chess games. All
reasonable games accepted. Please send them by e-mail or on computer disk.
Preferred formats are PGN, Chess Assistant or ChessBase.
My mailing address is: Sam Sloan, 461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA 94903,
USA.
My e-mail address is : Sl...@ishipress.com
I have written articles about chess. Here are a few of them: Gabriel
Schwartzman wins US Open Chess Championship, 1996 World Open Results , History
of Chess in Virginia , Traveling with the Polgars , Victory by the Polgar
Sisters in the 1988 World Chess Olympiad , What we don't know about Botvinnik,
but would like to learn , Roy Hoppe Wins B Prize in World Open , The Old
Clipping from the Washington Post in 1956 , News Coverage of the Pan Pacific
International , Arthur Dake's Complete Chess Career , The Chess Rating System
, Has Anybody Seen Danny Swomenen?? , The Case of the Toilet Stuffer , Norman
T. Whitaker and Norman Tweed Whitaker , Mir Sultan Khan and Fischer Announces
New Rules of Chess . Here is the article in which I exposed the world chess
championship hoax. (As I predicted, the "match" collapsed three months later):
A Possible Hoax in Montreal . For my articles regarding International Chess
Master Raymond Weinstein, who had been missing for 30 years, see: Searching
for Raymond Weinstein and How I Found Raymond Weinstein .
I am presently rated 2104 by the United States Chess Federation. Here are some
of my best games. All are wins against internationally titled players: Sam's
Greatest Games of Chess . Here are games I played with my opening specialty,
1.g4: White to Play and Win by Force .
The 1997 Chess Oscars were recently won by Bobby Fischer, Pal Benko, Anatoly
Karpov, Zsuzsa Polgar and Judit Polgar. Here is a photo article about that (in
Hungarian). Fischer, Benko and Judit Polgar win Chess Oscar .
Here are some of the exciting developments in the Garry Kasparov - Deep Blue,
Man vs. Computer chess match:
Kasparov Demands Deep Blue Printouts Be Sealed.
Susan Polgar and the Kasparov - Deep Blue Chess Match.
Here is Polgar's Reply to the Attack on her by Don Schultz .
Book Review: Polgar Book Just Out .
Zsuzsa Polgar, the Woman's World Chess Champion, was required to pay an
admission fee of $25 to get in to watch the Kasparov - Deep Blue, Man vs.
Computer, Chess Match. see: Polgar Must Pay .
For Zsuzsa Polgar's comments on the match, as quoted in The New York Times,
see: Computer Defeats Kasparov, Stunning the Chess Experts . See also, Flawed
Strategy vs. Fierce Resistance, by Robert Byrne.
Here are all the games in the Deep Blue - Kasparov match .
Here are some links to other chess sites: Chess Links
Here are some media commentaries on the Kasparov - Deep Blue chess match:
IBM Chess Machine Beats Humanity's Champ
At the End, Deep Blue in a Walk, by Robert Byrne
IBM's chip shot beats Garry, by Andy Soltis
Kasparov with Deep Blues, Rages against machine after loss
Flawed Strategy vs. Fierce Resistance, by Robert Byrne
Kasparov, Unbowed, Looks to Third Bout With Deep Blue, by Bruce Weber
Kasparov beats Deep Blue, by Bruce Weber
Deep Blue Battles Kasparov to a Draw
One day after its chess computer defeated Garry Kasparov, IBM stock surged to
a 10-year high
If Deep Blue Wrote Hamlet Would It Change the Endgame?
Deep Blue Gently Shows It Has Developed a Nose for Nuances, by Robert Byrne
Kasparov Draws Third Game Against Deep Blue
After Another Cautious Start, a Small Gamble Doesn't Help, by Robert Byrne
Victory Eludes Champion After a Tense Fight With the Computer
Here are chess tournament reports from Steve Immitt: Steve Immitt's Chess
Reports.
Seven-Way Tie in Western Class Championships
Smirin Over DeFirmian by Half Point in Liberty Bell Open
Dean Ippolito Marshalls Forces to Victory
GM Alex Ivanov, IM Raset Ziatdinov Top Stratton Mountain
Dlugy, Ehlvest, Kharlov and Milov Triumph in NY City Blitz
Rohde Wins New York August Open
Rohde, Sagalchik Win Marshall Thursday Night Action
Donny Ariel Wins Greater New York Junior Championship
De Firmian, Ivanov Win Empire City Open
NY State Chess Championship Returns to Saratoga Springs Aug 30. - Sept. 2,
1996
NY State Chess Championship Returns to Saratoga Springs Aug 29. - Sept. 1,
1997
World Open 1997 Chess Tournament Announcement
Here are some chess photos:
Artashes Minasian, winner of 1998 New York Open
Hikaru Nakamura, youngest US Chess Master ever
Garry Kasparov
The New Bobby Fischer
The Old Bobby Fischer
Bobby as we prefer to remember him
Another view of Bobby
Judit Polgár
William Lombardy plays Nicholas Rossolimo in 1956
Garry Kasparov and Zsuzsa Polgár
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Grandmaster John Fedorowicz
International Arbiter Carol Jarecki
Eric Schiller
Adam Maltese
Mr. & Mrs. Jos EA. Cuchi
The Late Former World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosian
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Grandmaster Robert Hubner
Antoaneta Stefanova
Mona May Karff
The FIDE Logo
The King in Shogi (Japanese chess)
A chess logo
Garry Kasparov
Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier
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Grandmaster Anand
Grandmaster Benko
Jennie Frenklakh
Grandmaster Eugenio Torre of the Philippines
Future Grandmaster Asaka Nakamura
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