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Hal writes:
Hi Folks - I posted this earlier to our Voting Members (Governors)
As you may know, Canada did not organize a Women's Zonal during this cycle. The location of the WWCC tournament has yet to be announced, despite the looming schedule. The dates for the next Women’s World Championship will be October 11-31 in either Turkmenistan or Moldova, according to the report at the Executive Board in Tromso.
Normally this means that we forfeit our spot. I pleaded to FIDE that the uncertainty surrounding the World Championship has made it impossible for us to organize a Zonal championship, and that we intend to appoint our player, based on results achieved since the last cycle. FIDE has confirmed that circumstances are exceptional and that our appointment will be accepted.
We have appointed WIM Yuanling Yuan. Her performance at the Tromso Olympiad demonstrated her worth - she will be more than 100 points above anyone else on the September FRL.
Significant efforts were made to arrange some type of competition during the Labour Day Open in Toronto, but notice proved too short for a number of the players. After much consultation with the top women players, the majority of them favoured the appointment of Yuanling. The Executive agreed.
The next cycle must be different for us! Our Women's Co-ordinator Liza Orlova is on the case, and hopefully an organizer can be found well in advance of the 2016 WWCC Tournament.
So due to Canada's incompetence in organizing tournaments... how will our next representative for the Men's World Cup be chosen? The same way it was chosen for the Women's tournament? A purely subjective vote? How embarrassing.
Hi Folks - I posted this earlier to our Voting Members (Governors)
As you may know, Canada did not organize a Women's Zonal during this cycle. The location of the WWCC tournament has yet to be announced, despite the looming schedule. The dates for the next Women’s World Championship will be October 11-31 in either Turkmenistan or Moldova, according to the report at the Executive Board in Tromso.
Normally this means that we forfeit our spot. I pleaded to FIDE that the uncertainty surrounding the World Championship has made it impossible for us to organize a Zonal championship, and that we intend to appoint our player, based on results achieved since the last cycle. FIDE has confirmed that circumstances are exceptional and that our appointment will be accepted.
We have appointed WIM Yuanling Yuan. Her performance at the Tromso Olympiad demonstrated her worth - she will be more than 100 points above anyone else on the September FRL.
Significant efforts were made to arrange some type of competition during the Labour Day Open in Toronto, but notice proved too short for a number of the players. After much consultation with the top women players, the majority of them favoured the appointment of Yuanling. The Executive agreed.
The next cycle must be different for us! Our Women's Co-ordinator Liza Orlova is on the case, and hopefully an organizer can be found well in advance of the 2016 WWCC Tournament.
So due to Canada's incompetence in organizing tournaments... how will our next representative for the Men's World Cup be chosen? The same way it was chosen for the Women's tournament? A purely subjective vote? How embarrassing.
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