As with playing OTB, you have to have local membership, USCF membership to play in sanctioned tournaments. The average player pays for the prizes of the GM's who get to play for free, they get to play free on ICC too, but this is to help bring members to the site. This is the problem of not having major company sponsorship of Chess Tournaments in the United States. If we could get them to do so, like some of the software companies (not necessarily chess software) or other high visibility companies, it would really be nice to see major tournaments here in the US. Can you imagine if Coke-Cola sponsored a tournament? Or the Pepsi Pawn Push, wow that would be nice. But it won't happen, as chess players are still regarded as nerds here. It's almost bad for a teen's social life to be in a chess club! Schools really need to press the fact that chess helps people learn other things! USCF had a slogan for this at one time, I guess it didn't catch on.
Msybe it will happen someday. But dang do I wish TransWarp was online! I guess it shows I'm not an effective blogger who can bring in additional income with my sad little blog. TransWarp's website even got too expensive...I don't see Obama turning things around yet. He may have a Presidency like Jimmy Carter, many promises, a good man, but didn't achieve much. Later he did though, with effective peace journies around the world. He may be more famous for that than his Presidency. Nothing to be ashamed of though! A lot done by a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia! He also had the Iranian Hostage Crisis to deal with as well and the failed rescue attempt didn't help matters. But can't say he didn't try. Wow, I really got off subject! :D That's what TransWarp withdrawl does!!
Have a good one peeps!
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