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Re : Olympic Update: Committee Selections, Captains
These are very interesting choices! It will definitely be the strongest national team Canada ever had (if GMs Kovalyov, Hansen and Sambuev accepted to play).
Congratulations to Qiyu Zhou on her selection and to Jackie and Lali as alternates on the Canadian women's team.
And of course to Leonid Gherzhoy and alternates Nikolay and Thomas on the men's.
Re: Re : Olympic Update: Committee Selections, Captains
Unless the format has changed, a team is only 5 players. The second alternative which was picked must be if one of the first 5 declines the invitation.
It's hard to argue with the first 5 players for the national team.
Of course, the board order will be very important.
Re: Re : Olympic Update: Committee Selections, Captains
I believe that Aman Hambleton is on the team though I have not heard that he has accepted yet. By my reading of the rules he should let us know within a week. The selection committee was working on the assumption that he would be the third player based on rating after Kevin Spraggett declined his invitation in a timely manner.
These are very interesting choices! It will definitely be the strongest national team Canada ever had (if GMs Kovalyov, Hansen and Sambuev accepted to play).
All three seemed quite positively disposed toward playing in the discussions leading up to this point. My understanding is that some conditions were asked for and will be met or exceeded thanks to our very generous sponsor of the players.
We are in discussions with another possible major olympiad sponsor and there have already been a few donations to the Olympiad fund along with advertising of fundraisers. Thanks to the FQE-CFC agreement and the book deal with the CMA along with some efficiencies and reduced costs we should be able to cover the costs of the Olympiad team without going into deficit even if we run into a few unanticipated problems along the way.
Re: Re : Olympic Update: Committee Selections, Captains
We have invited Aman Hambleton (pending), along with Kovalyov (confirmed!!) Sambuev (confirmed!!) and Hansen (pending), and now Gerzhoy (pending).
For the Women we have invited Yuanling Yuan (pending), Natalia Khoudgarian (confirmed!!) Nava Starr (confirmed!!) and Alexandra Botez (pending) and now Qiyu Zhou (pending).
Barring a wave of declinations these will be our 2 strongest teams ever. I am thrilled by this prospect!
The selection committee was working on the assumption that he would be the third player based on rating after Kevin Spraggett declined his invitation in a timely manner.
Re: Re : Olympic Update: Committee Selections, Captains
904.
b) Selection of Players:
The composition of the Teams shall be determined by rating (907) and the Selection Committee no later than 165 days before the start of the Olympiad.
906. Selection of the players
a) Eligibility: Players are eligible to play on a Canadian Team if they are:
i) A Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. Proof of status must be provided to the CFC Executive when a player accepts a position on a Team.
ii) A member in good standing of the CFC and the affiliated provincial association in the province of residence (if one exists) at the time of selection.
iii) Have played at least 10 regular CFC rated or FIDE rated games during the year prior to the start of the selection process (which begins 180 days before the start of the Olympiad).
b) National Team: [Motion Smith/Jaeger 2007-08 GL6, amendment of original Craver/Gillanders motion] The National Team shall consist of five players, as follows:
i) The Canadian Champion, as of 180 days before the start of the Olympiad.
ii) The three highest rated players on the Selection Rating List.
iii) One player decided upon by the Selection Committee.
c) Women’s Team: The Women’s Team shall consist of five players, as follows:
i) The Canadian Womens Champion, as of 180 days before the start of the Olympiad.
ii) The three highest rated female players on the Selection Rating list.
iii) One player decided upon by the Selection Committee.
d) Notification: Players shall be notified of their selection by the CFC Executive no later than 150 days before the start of the Olympiad.
e) Acceptance: Players shall notify the CFC Executive of their intention to play by no later than 120 days before the start of the Olympiad.
f) Replacements: If a player either declines the invitation or withdraws after indicating his or her intention to participate as a member of the National or Women's team {911}, a replacement player shall be notified as soon as practicable and shall have one week after being notified to inform the CFC of his or her intention to play. [Motion 2011M Bluvshtein/Zeromskis]
907. Selection Ratings
Selection of players for the Teams by rating shall be based on the average of the player’s highest CFC rating and highest FIDE rating during the year prior to the start of the selection process (which begins 180 days before the start of the Olympiad).
a) Established CFC and FIDE ratings shall be used to determine team selection.
b) The CFC shall publish, with each rating update, a list of the top 10 Selection Ratings and the top 10 Selection Ratings of female players.
911. Replacements
[Motion 2011N] Once all members of the Canadian Delegation to the Olympiad have been determined:
a) If a player declines or withdraws, he or she shall be replaced by the next player on the Selection Committee List. If the Selection Committee List is exhausted, the next player on the Selection Rating List shall be invited.
b) If a Team Captain declines or withdraws, he or she shall be replaced by the runner-up in the vote for Team Captain.
c) If any other member of the Canadian Delegation declines or withdraws, the CFC Executive shall appoint a replacement.
By my interpretation the second replacement procedure in section 911 does not kick in until all members of the Olympiad team have been determined.
Actually I guess I should say that the second replacement procedure does not kick in until all members of the Canadian delegation have been determined. As has been the case in all my dealings with the arcana of the handbook this could use some tightening up of the language used.
Aman Hambleton deserves to be on the team if he wants to be. My information is that the selection committee was told that Aman was on the list by rating after Kevin Spraggett declined and their selections were based on Aman already being on the team.
I am sure someone will point out any flaws in my reasoning.
Last edited by Vlad Drkulec; Thursday, 20th February, 2014, 05:28 PM.
Does that mean the alternatives only go if someone is not able to attend? The announcement is unclear.
You are correct. The selection committee gets one pick of who is on the team though all three of their picks could potentially be on the team if those ahead of them backed out. If anyone backs out once the Canadian delegation is set (including players, captains, HOD and so on) then the alternates go. The Canadian delegation is just about set or should be shortly. If someone declined to play, the next person on the list by rating is Nikolay Noritsyn. He is also the next player on the list as chosen by the selection committee.
Last edited by Vlad Drkulec; Friday, 21st February, 2014, 03:10 AM.
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