Wednesday, March 26, 2014

WEIBEL TEAM PARENTS VOTE TO NOT ATTEND CALCHESS STATE SCHOLASTICS

Last week, while I was enjoying the sun in Hawaii, the President of the Weibel Parent Teacher's Organization gathered the Team parent votes on attending the CalChess State Championships.  Last night, the PTO President sent the results to all the Weibel Team parents.  The vote is official and for the third straight year the parents voted overwhelmingly not to attend the CalChess State Championships because they were being organized by Salman Azhar.  The parents were sent the ballots along with a link to arguments pro and con, the parent letters sent to the U.S. Chess Federation describing the unprofessional behavior, the lack of ethics and their fears of having the said organizer around children.  This information is posted at: http://www.calnorthyouthchess.org/VOTE2014.html

My hopes that Weibel children and those of other programs could be protected outside the playing hall through some form of due process procedure came to naught when the President of CalChess never responded to my e-mails requesting that we continue negotiations after the CalChess Grade Level. 

I see a strong possibility that, with many things changing next year, Weibel will be back on the State scene next year.  Meanwhile this year, as the last two years, we are focusing our attention on the National stage.  Our girls are gearing up for the All-Girls Nationals in Chicago in two weeks.  The whole Team is training hard for the National Elementary School Championships in Dallas in May.  At these events we will confront school teams from all over the country as well as strong California teams like Gomes Elementary and Mission San Jose Elementary Schools.  I do hope we can return to Northern California with at least one national title and another national championship banner for our school.

Chess is Forever!
Alan

OUR GIRLS TEAM HEADING FOR CHICAGO IN APRIL


OUR TEAM GOING TO DALLAS IN MAY

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 26, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    Since December 23, 2013, the President of CalChess has never received an email, text or phone call from Mr. Kirshner.

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  2. Alan KirshnerMarch 26, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    I would love to call this unsigned comment a lie, but it is technically correct, The author is doing some fancy word gaming here to play his/her politics by using the date December 23. S/he is obviously aware that attempts were made in e-mails before December 23 requesting a continuation of communication. In fact, one of those letters, dated December 21, can be found on this blog by scrolling down. The specific words are: "Where to now? Do you want to respond to my earlier requests and inform me which proposal we are working on in hopes that we might be able to achieve an agreement for you to present to your Board and for me to present to my parents before the April 26 and 27 CalChess Scholastic States?" I repeated this request in an e-mail on December 23. I received no response, as I have noted, from Tom Langland, President of CalChess, to my queries.
    Chess is Forever,
    Alan

    Tragically, sadly, the author of the comment failed to have the courage to sign his/her post.

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