US Chess Affairs / News for our Members
2016 EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION Empowering people through
US CHESS MISSION
chess one move at a time.
Candidates’ statements from Mike Hoffpauir and Charles D. Unruh will appear in the April, May, and June issues of Chess Life. Ballots will be distributed to all voting members who are a current US Chess member (active as of May 4, 2016), whose membership expires on or after June 30, 2016, who will be age 16 or older by June 30, 2016, and who register to vote by May 1, 2016.
The deadline to register to vote is May 1, 2016.
To check your registration status and for addditional information, go to your MSA page at
https://secure2.uschess.org/voter- registration.php and verify that your “Voting Member Status” is “Regis tered Voting Member.” –Ken Ballou, US Chess election committee chair
YOUTH CATEGORY Any Youth category member who wants the May candidate’s statements may receive them on request since they do not receive the May issue of Chess Life. This applies only to Youth members who will be age 16 or older by June 30th, since otherwise the Youth member will not be receiving a ballot. See the contact information below for Cheryle Bruce.
CALL FOR ADMS Advance delegate motions (ADMs) for the delegates’ meeting at this year’s U.S. Open are due before June 1, 2016. They can be sent to Cheryle Bruce, c/o US Chess, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or e-mailed to
cbruce@uschess.org.
MIKE HOFFPAUIR
Fellow Chess Enthusiasts, I am a retired Army officer living in Virginia. My chess pathway is a journey I expect resonates with many of you. I learned to play as a child, taught the game to my three children, and accompanied them to tournaments as a “Chess Dad.” I was hooked, but felt I could contribute
more. So, in 2000, while I was on a one- year military assignment in Boston, the
Massachusetts Chess Association needed help with their scholastic activities. I volunteered and never regretted a moment. Since then I have organized 19 state-level scholastic and adult champi-
onships in Massachusetts and Virginia, become a national tournament director and FIDE arbiter, and refereed at many national-level events including the U.S. Open, College Chess Final Four, and national scholastic championships. If elected, I will dedicate my energy, enthusiasm, and experience to you. I humbly ask for your vote and, especially, your ideas.
CHARLES D. UNRUH No statement received by deadline.
MONEY-BASED FLOOR MOTION
At the January 2016 Executive Board Meeting, EB16-038, sponsored by Mike Atkins, passed. It stipulates: 1.) that the money-based floors in the rating system be reset to $4,000 for the 1400-1500-1600-1700-1800-1900- 2000 and 2100 levels. 2.) That any player, retroactive to October 1, 2015, who earned between $2,000 and $3,999.99 and was given a money-based floor be reset back to their actual achieved rating after that tournament and all subsequent tournaments be re-rated. 3.) The $4,000 limit will then take effect for the rest of US Chess starting April 1, 2016 and be advertised in Chess Life and an e-mail blast to TDs and Affiliates. PASSED 4-3 with Anjelina Belakovskaia, Ruth Haring and Gary Walters opposed.
US CHESS VISION
12 April 2016 | Chess Life
Our vision is to enrich the lives of all persons and communities through increasing the play, study, and appreciation of the game of chess.
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