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The 2015 World Cup is approaching. Who is our CANADIAN CHAMPION. Who is our WORLD CUP REPRESENTATIVE.
Organizing a Canadian Championship should be a priority for the CFC.
I am guessing our top players like Hansen, Kovalyov, Spraggett and soon to be Preotu have tournament schedules to prepare and short notice won't work if they already have prior commitments in place.
Last edited by Andy Shaw; Monday, 20th October, 2014, 10:08 PM.
1) Canadian Open?
2) Canadian Closed?
3) Tournaments funded by the FIDE contribution?
1) No bids as of today. Vlad has suggested it will happen in Southern Ontario one way or the other (usual time frame).
2) No bids as of today. Certainly it will be held - presumably not until next May/June/July when University is finished. The World Cup is in August.
3) I'm not sure if we've received any applications, yet. I would anticipate two $10K grants being awarded by the end of the calendar year.
Re Question 3....I was not aware that there was an application process. I sent an e-mail to Vlad indicating that the CMA would be interested, especially since we celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2015. He acknowledged reception of the e-mail and he said he would pass our interest on to the powers that be :) (my words...not his :).
1) No bids as of today. Vlad has suggested it will happen in Southern Ontario one way or the other (usual time frame).
2) No bids as of today. Certainly it will be held - presumably not until next May/June/July when University is finished. The World Cup is in August.
3) I'm not sure if we've received any applications, yet. I would anticipate two $10K grants being awarded by the end of the calendar year.
The Quebec Open will be held July 18-25, 2015 - it could always "double" as a Canadian Open. If there is no Canadian Open or Closed before then, make the top-scoring Canadian in the Quebec Open the "Canadian Champion".
Re Question 3....I was not aware that there was an application process. I sent an e-mail to Vlad indicating that the CMA would be interested, especially since we celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2015. He acknowledged reception of the e-mail and he said he would pass our interest on to the powers that be :) (my words...not his :).
nless I missed something after that...
Larry
Larry
As far as I know you are the only one who has done more than kick the tires on these GM norm tournaments. I did mention your interest and the specifics that you discussed with me to the directors (executive).
As far as I know you are the only one who has done more than kick the tires on these GM norm tournaments. I did mention your interest and the specifics that you discussed with me to the directors (executive).
Dear Vlad and Larry, I'm also interested in being involved, but so far, work and personal stuff has gotten in the way of me taking the lead on something in Ottawa. I look forward to one or more bids attaining critical mass.
The Quebec Open will be held July 18-25, 2015 - it could always "double" as a Canadian Open. If there is no Canadian Open or Closed before then, make the top-scoring Canadian in the Quebec Open the "Canadian Champion".
The Quebec Open will be held July 18-25, 2015 - it could always "double" as a Canadian Open. If there is no Canadian Open or Closed before then, make the top-scoring Canadian in the Quebec Open the "Canadian Champion".
Kind of like in the dark ages of chess back around 1960. The Canadian Junior champion was the player was the top scoring junior in the Canadian Open.
A zonal championship is one in which the the top player in the zone becomes the champion. If the section in which the Canadian players complete has players from other zones, it stands to reason the result will or might be influenced by players with no interest in the Canadian Championship. An easy draw by a foreign player could easily influence the outcome.
If they do this I might ask FIDE if it's acceptable.
Kind of like in the dark ages of chess back around 1960. The Canadian Junior champion was the player was the top scoring junior in the Canadian Open.
A zonal championship is one in which the the top player in the zone becomes the champion. If the section in which the Canadian players complete has players from other zones, it stands to reason the result will or might be influenced by players with no interest in the Canadian Championship. An easy draw by a foreign player could easily influence the outcome.
If they do this I might ask FIDE if it's acceptable.
There will be a Canadian Closed in 2015. The CFC has the resources to make sure it happens.
From your earlier post: I expect a time and place for the Canadian Open will be announced by the end of the month, probably sooner.
How about the Canadian Closed?
Based on how other events are shaping up this summer, it would seem that it will have to be held somwtime in the "summer", before the Quebec Open and probably not conflicting with the World Open or CYCC.
I would think that at some point in time the Executive will have to up the ante and advertize a sponsorship of $X, if there have been no proposals put forward by then. That might not happen for a couple of months, yet.
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