I think Eric should set up an OTB retreat for all members, maybe in NY. I'm sure he could find the sponsors for such an event or we could RSVP and pay a fee.

Just a thought,

POP

What a good idea :D...

Have you taken this to Erik directly?... It would be so nice to actually meet and play against people from the site.

 no, i wanted see what the community thought first.

 I see...well if you want more opinions, you should post a link to this forum in live chess. I do it all the time

 Sure, could you do that.

This would also be a good opportunity to meet Erik and his family.

Are you fishing for some photos of me bending over a chess board or is it that a 61 year old man is stuck in the past of when only white men could vote and women stayed in the kitchen. Men like you are the reason so many beautiful women are now lesbians.

I was thinking this would be a cool idea. But if this is going to be the level of discussion at the actual event I may have to pass.

Live OTB chess would quickly deteriorate into petty snarky, arguments...

I must say that your statement about lesbians is utterly false, but I musn't elaborate, because it would lead to the deletion of this thread.

of course, Erik is super-rich.

 If you had been told hundreds of times that girls can't play chess then you would also be offended by a comment like the one czar made. I guess you agree with his statement which means you don't think a girl can play chess either which shows your level of intelligence.

err... to be precise none of us can really play chess at all :D But we can pretend! :)

Pop you probably look better smiling than shouting at ppl so... just smile...

Well, this started as a very interesting topic. It would be nice if it could be continued like that.