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New Chess Organization for Amateurs?

New Chess Organization for Amateurs?

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Hi all, while browsing through Facebook, a friend invited me to following site:

www.amateurchess.com

Looks quite commercial in my opinion... do you guys know anything about them? Seems like those guys want to crush FIDE 😀 Crazy

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The head honcho is a German and president of an NGO, so yes, it would appear to be a political manoeuvre against FIDE by people who don't like the current president of same.
A shame; actually an amateur chess organisation wouldn't be a bad idea.

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Originally posted by pdunne
A shame; actually an amateur chess organisation wouldn't be a bad idea.
I was thinking the same thing, but it's not clear to me where he is going with all this, or what it will actually mean to us.

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Originally posted by Paul Leggett
I was thinking the same thing, but it's not clear to me where he is going with all this, or what it will actually mean to us.
http://www.chesscafe.com/skittles/skittles.htm

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Originally posted by ketchuplover
http://www.chesscafe.com/skittles/skittles.htm
Thanks for the link- it answers many things. I hope this works out well, as it could be a really good thing for us!