Comments on: The Passing Of An Icon http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/ Ramblings and ruminations on chess in SE Wisconsin, the USA and the World Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:13:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wisconsin Chess Players http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-18835 Wisconsin Chess Players Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:52:49 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-18835 Hello Arlen, Could you tell us about any chess torunaments that you are organizing for 2008. Thank you WI Chess players Hello Arlen,

Could you tell us about any chess torunaments that you are organizing for 2008.

Thank you

WI Chess players

]]> By: Chris Baumgartner http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-17183 Chris Baumgartner Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:55:09 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-17183 Hi Arlen: I have provided a link to this site from mine. Would you be willing to link me as well? Thanks in advance. Hi Arlen: I have provided a link to this site from mine. Would you be willing to link me as well? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Ivan W http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16983 Ivan W Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:06:50 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16983 Looks like you have a pretty strong church team. Thanks for your time, we now have a team Yes, I will email next time I have a similar question. <a HREF="http://gettingto2000.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Getting to 2000</a> Looks like you have a pretty strong church team.

Thanks for your time, we now have a team

Yes, I will email next time I have a similar question.

Getting to 2000

]]> By: Arlen Walker http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16973 Arlen Walker Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:59:41 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16973 I had to chuckle when I read this because the idea was brought up at church a few weeks ago that we should field a church team (for which team I'd end up playing fourth board) but we had to drop that idea as most of us ended up too busy to play. I'll ask around, but offhand I can't think of anyone. I wonder why this was a blog comment and not an email? I had to chuckle when I read this because the idea was brought up at church a few weeks ago that we should field a church team (for which team I’d end up playing fourth board) but we had to drop that idea as most of us ended up too busy to play.

I’ll ask around, but offhand I can’t think of anyone.

I wonder why this was a blog comment and not an email?

]]> By: Ivan W http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16968 Ivan W Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:20:17 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16968 Arlen, Are you intersted in playing in the US Team Tournament? I am trying to put together a 5 person Under 1900 team: Cost $24 Each player sits out one round. (I will sit out round 2) If you are not intersted, let me know of any 1800-2000 rated players that might be. Thanks Ivan Arlen,

Are you intersted in playing in the US Team Tournament?

I am trying to put together a 5 person Under 1900 team:

Cost $24
Each player sits out one round. (I will sit out round 2)

If you are not intersted, let me know of any 1800-2000 rated players that might be.

Thanks

Ivan

]]> By: Arlen Walker http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16769 Arlen Walker Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:12:09 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16769 How am I doing? Marginal, but busier than I have any right to be. Not sure when. Years ago I posted the info on the <a href="http://www.thechessmill.com/tournament-reports/wisconsin-futurity/ rel="nofollow">Wisconsin Futurity</a> to this website, but I think at least one of the Western Opens, and possibly more, was FIDE rated as well. There was at least one 9-round event back when FIDE was more picky about what kind of events they rated. I know the intent was to have it FIDE rated, but don't know if it actually was. That information is waiting for me to have the spare time to research it. At the current rate, that will probably be in 2009. It also depends upon what you mean by "FIDE rated event," because the 1990 FIDE World Youth Festival was FIDE rated as well, but no Wisconsin players played in it. And yes, I do edit comments on this site (I delete them as well, but that doesn't apply to this; I only delete comments filled with spam and egregiously obvious self-promotion.) The rest of your comment had absolutely nothing to do with The Chessmill and should have been taken elsewhere. How am I doing? Marginal, but busier than I have any right to be.

Not sure when. Years ago I posted the info on the Wisconsin Futurity to this website, but I think at least one of the Western Opens, and possibly more, was FIDE rated as well. There was at least one 9-round event back when FIDE was more picky about what kind of events they rated. I know the intent was to have it FIDE rated, but don’t know if it actually was. That information is waiting for me to have the spare time to research it. At the current rate, that will probably be in 2009.

It also depends upon what you mean by “FIDE rated event,” because the 1990 FIDE World Youth Festival was FIDE rated as well, but no Wisconsin players played in it.

And yes, I do edit comments on this site (I delete them as well, but that doesn’t apply to this; I only delete comments filled with spam and egregiously obvious self-promotion.) The rest of your comment had absolutely nothing to do with The Chessmill and should have been taken elsewhere.

]]> By: Ivan W http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16767 Ivan W Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:05:33 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16767 Hello Arlen, How are you doing? Do you know when the last FIDE rated event took place in WI? (Note: This comment has been edited to remove non-chessmill related business from it.) Hello Arlen,

How are you doing?

Do you know when the last FIDE rated event took place in WI?

(Note: This comment has been edited to remove non-chessmill related business from it.)

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