| Parrthenon 2004-12-31, 12:46 am |
| We all understand the point behind this resolution. There will never be any
problem finding two-thirds of the Board to denounce political opponents who are
outside the "consensus."
The Board in 1986 would have voted 7-0 to denounce Lev Alburt as a
candidate; the Board in 1989 would have voted 5-2 to denounce Max Dlugy as a
candidate; and any Board of the last two to three decades would routinely
denounce William Lombardy. The Board in 1986 would also have voted by at least
5-2 or, possibly 7-0 to denounce Fan Adams as a candidate.
I am not sure, though, that these official denunciations will work the
purpose they are intended to serve, especially if there are any dissenting
votes on the Board. They may instead provoke suspicions, more than likely
justified, that the scoundrels in power want to keep enemy scoundrels out of
power.
And so it goes.
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"FIDE has made its decision. Players who refuse to be drug tested will not be
able to play chess." -- Dr. Press, co-founder of the FIDE Medical Commission.
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