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I have one particular parent in mind who has spurred us on our Cooperative Chess Coalition (CCC) FB page, to develop and post our policy against pornography and against material that is clearly sexual in nature, even if tastefully done from an adult perspective, and about chess. The point is that ours is not an adult only site, but a Junior + Adult. Many chess parents do not want their younger children exposed to this material, during chess lessons (which we also give). But he does post here infrequently, and I am not going to centre him out. He can speak if he wants to get involved in the no-brainer discussion. As well, I have had adult chess players complain to me about the pornographic material on Kevin's site.
I also agree that his chess is very good, his articles well-researched and interesting, often with non-pornographic pictures. It's too bad he feels he needs pornography to keep being "Canada's most popular website", when juniors know how to find everything on the web these days.
It is the context of the chess that is not healthy in a mixed age environment - Kevin clearly doesn't get that, as don't many of his "fans".
Bob A
P.S. You may not be aware Gary, and maybe others aren't too, but the link to Kevin's site was in the Canadian Chess News at one time, early on. CFC soon made a decision to remove it from the e-newsletter for the very reason given above.
I believe that he plagiarises some of his historical articles from another chess site. As I remember, he wrote about it on his site, saying that he thought it was ok to do so. Another reason he should not be anyone's hero.
Certainly from a current FIDE ratings perspective GM Sambuev is correct.
It is more difficult when you attempt to assess "best". Does best mean FIDE rating alone in a point of time? Would a 2500 rating in 1980 have more value than 2600 in 2013? Who has had the greatest impact/influence on Canadian chess, or by a Canadian in international chess? Does the opinion of celebrated GMs such as Paul Keres have a bearing?
These are of course loaded questions.
My feeble attempt:
1) I agree with GM Sambuev with regard the indisputable FIDE rating evidence regarding GM Kovalyov
2) I suggest GM Hansen as the best in terms of relative trajectory/age/potential
3) I suggest GM Duncan Suttles as the best in terms of impact/influence on Canadian chess
4) I suggest GM Spraggett as the best in terms of impact/influence on Canadian chess internationally - e.g., who else can claim playing successfully in the Candidates?
5) I suggest GM Ivanov, IM Anderson and IM Nickoloff (among others, GM Paul Keres indicated Bryon as a world class talent) as the best talented players never to achieve their potential
6) I suggest GM Yanofsky as the best Canadian chess pioneer who led the way for all others
7) I suggest GM Bluvshtein as the most underrated Canadian GM - I can't tell you how many famous GMs came up to me indicating Mark's world class potential
8) GM Nava Starr as the best ambassador for Canadian chess
I apologize for any I missed....
Brian
Perhaps your attempt is "feeble" because you rely too much on actual knowledge and objectivity,an unusual combination on this board? Maybe add Lesiege to #5?
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24 Sokolov, Andrei g URS 2595 -40 35
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32 Polugaevsky, Lev g URS 2575 -20 27
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34 Popovic, Petar g YUG 2570 +10 38
35 Ftacnik, Lubomir g CSR 2570 +25 37
Re: A Chess-Learning Environment for Juniors - What does it look like?
Hi Gary:
It is not that I, AS AN ADULT, want to not visit Kevin's blog.
Despite wishing that Kevin would handle his excellent chess material and website differently, I am not too prudish to be able to deal with mild pornography, as an adult (it is definitely mild and not hard core). And I appreciate the quality of his chess work. So , the answer is yes I do from time to time, check out his chess material. Unfortunately, each time I do, I again confirm his pornographic "learning environment" (which objectively degrades women) is totally unsuitable for a site open to, not only chess adults, but in particular, chess juniors.
Bob A
Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Saturday, 11th January, 2014, 12:49 AM.
My vote would still go to Canada's current #2, Eric Hansen. Eric is the reigning 2012 Canadian Chess Player of the Year (2013 still to be determined) and the 2013 winner will clearly NOT be Anton Kovalyov. Anton played all of 23 FIDE rated games in the entire calendar year 2013, compared to Eric's 132! Anton's FIDE rating seems to have flatlined the past 3 years and, imho, Eric will ultimately surpass Anton as Canada's #1 FIDE rated player.
Anton Kovalyov won the Michigan Chess Festival tying with Ipatov, Lenderman, Perelshteyn and others back in October in a field of many grandmasters and international masters including a significant group of Canadians. It was billed as a 9 round FIDE tournament. I am not sure why it doesn't appear on Anton's list of tournaments on the FIDE website. This tournament was the one that pushed his USCF rating over 2700 for the first time.
It is silly to say at this stage who is the best player. History will be the judge of that. I am happy that Canada has all three of them and I look forward to seeing them all play for Canada at the upcoming Olympiad.
Specifically what parents is it to which you refer so we can ask them here to tell us themselves. The site is like free chess lessons.
I quote Kevin Spraggett regularly to my young students and sometimes use his example games and game fragments in my lessons with individual students or in the classes I teach. Kevin's thoughts on chess are a treasure trove as far as I am concerned. I would never send the kids there because it would be inappropriate and would probably be a violation of Canadian law to send anyone below a certain age to a site which regularly features pictures of scantily clad young women. The website also contains images and language which may be offensive to some. Kevin likes to lampoon the CFC, the executive and the governors. Unfortunately over the years we (the CFC powers that be) have given him a great deal of material support and ammunition with which he can lampoon us. I think Kevin still cares about the sorry state of Canadian chess and that is why he sometimes posts the things that he does.
Re: Characteristics of a Winner of the Order of Canada Medal?
I have a very simple take on this topic. We hold a Canadian Chess Championship every so often. The winner of that is our best player - he is the Champion!
Being the champ matters. The champ carries our standard and plays first board for our country unless he gives up that right.
Our current Champion has no apologies to make to any of his fellow GMs for being the champ. Being younger, touted as more promising by some blowhards and/or higher rated at FIDE does not win the Canadian Chess Championship. You must play in it and win it. Anyone who wants to be our best player can help themselves to the title of Canadian Chess Champion at the next outing. So until he loses the title I am sticking with the current champ GM Bator Sambuev as our best player.
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