chigago open, philly open, vegas, reno, so many tournaments that are out there, so many tournaments that i wont be playing in this year.

no, i will not be going to any tournaments this year, partly because i’m not really focused on chess right now, and partly because its just so expensive right now. not counting the entrance fee, there is airfare, hotels, rental cars, with the economy the way it is, i have to be a bit more frugal with my savings.

and it struck me. i cannot be the only one who is thinking like this. what will the tanking economy’s impact be on chess tournaments, and by extension, the chess scene itself?

then i got to thinking, obama is doing a lot to change the country, and not for the better. all these government programs to “help” the people have to be funded by someone, the government doesn’t just give you shit for free out of its pocket. all these government programs, the bailout, free healthcare, all that, comes from TAX DOLLORS that everyone must pay. so our taxes are going up, giving us less money for chess tournaments and the cool new book on the latest in the catalan opening.

obama is also doing some hinky shit, like the blair holt gun control bill, making it a criminal act to not register as a gun owner. why does the government need to know i have a gun? it also makes it more difficult to buy guns and ammo. how does this affect the hunters and people who live off of hunting, feeding themselves and others off what the earth gives us, instead of processed crap food that makes us fat and unhealthy.

but i digress…

thing is…people are so worried about what is happening, the government running things into the ground, chess is a low priority, being put on the back burner. what will happen to chess?

so i think i figured it out. obama is working for the russians, it all makes sense. he is a socialist, bit of a communist, and he wants to get the government running everything, take the power away from the people. but why? why would he do that? because the russians were afraid we would start to dominate chess. so not only do they get the united states to turn communist so they can rub it in our face, but also, seeing as no one will be playing much chess because everyone is worried about jobs and eating and living in a house instead of their car, we will fall out of the whole chess scene, and the russians will again dominate the chess world.

fuckin obama. not only is he destroying my country bit by bit, but he’s also taking away chess. if it gets much worse, we need to have a revolution and take back our country and chess.