Archive for February 14th, 2008

Greg Kearse on Black Chess in America

Posted in Drum Majors, Opinion/Editorials, USA on Feb 14th, 2008 No Comments »

Gregory Kearse may be know for two previous articles to Chess Life readers… a July 1998 article on Black Masters and an April 2007 article on Daaim Shabazz. His latest article appears in the latest U.S. Chess Life magazine titled, “Black Chess in America.” In reading the article, I’m not certain on the specific focus, […]

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Is U.S. Chess Bankrupt??

Posted in USA on Feb 14th, 2008 19 Comments »

I found this story from the New York Times columnist Dylan McClain. This was a report released by Bill Goichberg, the U.S.C.F. President. He is best known for running the World Open, America’s largest and most lucrative international tournament. The report is not rosy. There are mentions of short falls in revenue particularly in terms […]

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