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    Trump and Caruana

    June 17, 2018

    An email from world chess today:

    US President Will Meet the Challenger to the World Championship Title (If You Want Him To!)

    Dear Friends,

    Chess fans from the US contacted us with an idea: to petition Donald Trump to invite Fabiano Caruana, the challenger to the Title, to the White House before the World Chess Championship Match that takes place in London in November.

    They published a petition today in support of this proposal at the White House’ petitions page. According to the rules, if the petition is signed by over 100,000 in 30 days, the Administration will review and possibly grant it.

    We are totally supporting the idea, not only because it would be a really strong sign of support for the sport and because it would create additional attention to the Match which is already creating headlines, but also because we feel that we actually can make it happen!

    If we take all of the chess community combined, it surely will be more than a 100,000 members -- it’s millions!

    If you would like to see Fabiano Caruana at the White House before the Championship Match in November, please support and sign the petition.

    Please share it on Social Media: #CaruanaInTheWhiteHouse

    Many thanks and hope to see you all in London in November!

    ________

    Sign the petition at:

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...le-white-house


    Needs 99,763 signatures by July 17, 2018 to get a response from the White House

    _________

    Has anyone asked Fabiano if he wants to go to the White House?

  • #2
    Interesting idea!

    I’’d like to see what happens and I wonder if Fabi can withstand Trump’s unique signature handshake
    Last edited by Jeffrey Xu; Tuesday, 19th June, 2018, 12:05 PM.

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    • #3
      Trump and Caruana

      June 28, 2018

      Dennis Monokroussos at The Chess Mind website

      http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/201...o-updated.html

      writes that as of June 23 there have been only 543 signatures received for the petition. That is 99,457 to go by July 17, 2018.

      Dennis discusses the situation and potential problems.

      ________

      I have checked today and now 557 have signed, and 99,443 signatures are needed in the next 19 days. That is about 5234 a day. If a tidal wave of responses comes in, I will try to stay on top of it.

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      • #4
        Trump and Caruana

        September 6, 2018

        The final signature count was 847 signed. The goal was 100,000, so, this notice was fixed to the petition:

        Closed Petition

        This petition has been archived because it did not meet the signature requirements. It can no longer be signed.

        https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...le-white-house

        Two successful petitions on the same page are:

        Divest or put in a blind trust all of the President’s business and financial assets

        361,244 signed with a 100,000 goal

        And

        Do Not Repeal Net Neutrality

        276,602 signed with a 100,000 goal

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