On Apr 6, 9:19 pm, "J.D. Walker" <j.d.wal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> And I agree with several others that it seems to be a very bad idea for
> the man to be continuing as a TD after what has happened. It appears
> that the sanctions applied to Mr. Tanner were basically Bill Murray
> style, "Aren't you the naughty one! You better be good! Now get out of
> here you knucklehead!!"
> --
>
> Cordially,
> Rev. J.D. Walker, MsD, U.C.
I personally was not out to get Tanner. I discovered this ratings
manipulation purely by accident while I was looking for something
else. I basically was having an argument with Jerry Hanken who was
claiming that Tanner was "never a master" whereas I was claiming that
he was.
I started looking at Tanner's tournament results. At first I thought I
was hallucinating, seeing things, and finally I realized what was
going on.
I filed my ethics complaint but did not tell anybody about it. I
decided just to let the wheels of justice grind. Nobody knew about it
until the Ethics Committee made its decision months later.
The actual ratings manipulation took place in 1992 and 1993. However,
sources who knew him back in the 1980s say that he was manipulating
his rating even back then. Basically it seems that his real chess
strength is about 1900 but he manipulated his rating up to 2300.
On the other hand, he is one of the most experienced and qualified
TDs. How many other directors have experience running tournaments with
4,000 screaming kids running around? I see little point in revoking
his TD Certification.
Sam Sloan
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