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The USCF lost nearly $500,000 so far in 2009. Click on image for more information.
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This election will either turn the USCF around or sink it. Under the leadership of President Bill Goichberg, Vice President Jim Berry, Vice President of Finance Randy Bauer, and Executive Director Bill Hall, lost $419,968 in the first 7 months of this fiscal year.
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Losing nearly $500,000
The USCF lost nearly $500,000 so far in 2009. Click on image for more information.
The current state of the USCF
Loss of memberships. Loss of revenues. Record frivolous spending. It's politics as usual while the USCF is in serious financial trouble. Click on image for more details.
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USCF approaching insolvency
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USCF 2009 Executive Board Election
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ABOUT ME:
♦ Winner of 4 Women’s World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical)
♦ The only World Champion in history to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships)
♦ 5-time Olympic Champion with 10 overall medals (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze)
♦ Currently hold a record 56 consecutive Olympiad game scoring streak without a loss
♦ 2006 Women’s Chess Cup Champion
♦ Currently hold 3 world records for a simultaneous chess exhibition.
FIRST WOMAN EVER IN HISTORY TO:
♦ Break the gender barrier to qualify for the Men’s World Championship Cycle (1986)
♦ Earn the Men’s Grandmaster title (1991) through traditional FIDE requirements
♦ Win the U.S. Open Blitz Championship (2003)
♦ Receive the Grandmaster of the Year Award (2003)
OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
♦ Won the Budapest Championship for Girls under 11 at age of 4 with the perfect score of 10-0!
♦ #1 ranked woman chess player in the world at the age of 15 (remain in the top 4 in the world for 25 straight years)
♦ Currently ranked #1 in the United States
♦ 3-time US Open Blitz Champion (2003, 2005, 2006)
♦ Award-winning and best-selling chess author in numerous languages
♦ Winner of the prestigious Cramer Award for "Best Chess Column of the Year" (2003)
♦ 3-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America Award for Best Magazine Column and Best Endgame Analysis
♦ First ever recipient of the “Chess Educator of the Year” award (2003)
♦ First ever recipient of the “US Scholastic Chess Ambassador” award (2006)
♦ A pioneer in women’s chess, an ambassador to the game and a true role model to millions of young people worldwide
♦ Founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to promote chess, with all its educational, social and competitive benefits throughout the U.S., for young people of all ages, especially girls
♦ Sponsor and organizer of the prestigious annual SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Championship, Susan Polgar World Open and National Open for Girls and Boys
♦ Director of SPICE at Texas Tech University
All posts in this blog are the opinions of the authors and not this blog. There is no possible way for me to screen each post by bloggers. Therefore, if you see any post which is inappropriate, please feel free to point it out to me. Thank you.
2005-2009 © Susan Polgar
PLEASE KEEP IT CIVIL & RESPECT OTHERS!
WIN WITH GRACE, LOSE WITH DIGNITY! (TM)
ABOUT ME:
♦ Winner of 4 Women’s World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical)
♦ The only World Champion in history to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships)
♦ 5-time Olympic Champion with 10 overall medals (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze)
♦ Currently hold a record 56 consecutive Olympiad game scoring streak without a loss
♦ 2006 Women’s Chess Cup Champion
♦ Currently hold 3 world records for a simultaneous chess exhibition.
FIRST WOMAN EVER IN HISTORY TO:
♦ Break the gender barrier to qualify for the Men’s World Championship Cycle (1986)
♦ Earn the Men’s Grandmaster title (1991) through traditional FIDE requirements
♦ Win the U.S. Open Blitz Championship (2003)
♦ Receive the Grandmaster of the Year Award (2003)
OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
♦ Won the Budapest Championship for Girls under 11 at age of 4 with the perfect score of 10-0!
♦ #1 ranked woman chess player in the world at the age of 15 (remain in the top 4 in the world for 25 straight years)
♦ Currently ranked #1 in the United States
♦ 3-time US Open Blitz Champion (2003, 2005, 2006)
♦ Award-winning and best-selling chess author in numerous languages
♦ Winner of the prestigious Cramer Award for "Best Chess Column of the Year" (2003)
♦ 3-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America Award for Best Magazine Column and Best Endgame Analysis
♦ First ever recipient of the “Chess Educator of the Year” award (2003)
♦ First ever recipient of the “US Scholastic Chess Ambassador” award (2006)
♦ A pioneer in women’s chess, an ambassador to the game and a true role model to millions of young people worldwide
♦ Founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to promote chess, with all its educational, social and competitive benefits throughout the U.S., for young people of all ages, especially girls
♦ Sponsor and organizer of the prestigious annual SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Championship, Susan Polgar World Open and National Open for Girls and Boys
♦ Director of SPICE at Texas Tech University
♦ Head Coach of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Team
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3 comments:
Go Irina!
Chimi is the best looking
Irina looks hot in her glasses!
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