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I seem to recall a time when the CFC allowed for the rating of a foreign event provided the player requested it prior to the event.
As per the (increasingly out of date handbook: "A Canadian may have a foreign FIDE-rated tournament count for their CFC rating by sending a letter to that effect in advance to the CFC. (And include $25 in advance with the letter sent to the CFC office. The letter should be received by the CFC office not less than 1 month before the start of the event, and include the $25 flat rating fee. - CFC Office policy effective December 1st, 2003) "
Excellent Michael. Problem solved - as soon as the event is rated.
Great! :)
But I'm not sure that the problem is solved:
CFC website says for Evgeny:
Last Tournament Date: 2015-08-04
while in fact the last tournament in the CFC database is:
2015 Chess to Remember Open 2015-09-27 A 5 2664 2595 2607 4.5
Please note:
no mention made that the last tournament should be regular rated,
but looks like active tournament is ignored... :(
Michael, I see what you mean. When I search for the top Active rated players who have played in the past 2 years, Evgeny's name does not come up even though his record shows that he played in the 2015 Chess to Remember. I guess Bob would have to look into that if we want it fixed.
Michael, I see what you mean. When I search for the top Active rated players who have played in the past 2 years, Evgeny's name does not come up even though his record shows that he played in the 2015 Chess to Remember. I guess Bob would have to look into that if we want it fixed.
Players need a minimum of 15 rated games to show up on the list, he only has 6.
Michael, I see what you mean. When I search for the top Active rated players who have played in the past 2 years, Evgeny's name does not come up even though his record shows that he played in the 2015 Chess to Remember. I guess Bob would have to look into that if we want it fixed.
Bob. The system works as intended. Bareev does not presently qualify for either default list.
LOL
The player who lead the Olympic team does not need to qualify for some arbitrary rule set. The list should show the top players, if that does not happen change ....... rules.
LOL
The player who lead the Olympic team does not need to qualify for some arbitrary rule set. The list should show the top players, if that does not happen change ....... rules.
LOL
The player who lead the Olympic team does not need to qualify for some arbitrary rule set. The list should show the top players, if that does not happen change ....... rules.
The default rating list shows players active in the past year. That was a decision at the time the web site was developed. It is easy enough to change the criteria to satisfy your purposes.
The default rating list shows players active in the past year. That was a decision at the time the web site was developed. It is easy enough to change the criteria to satisfy your purposes.
Fred,
The problem is with definition of "activity"... :(
I would think, if a player represented Canada at Olympiad, he should be considered "active".
If you wish, I could propose a Motion to this effect...
How would you set the search parameters to accomplish that?
For example, would you make the default setting "played a game in the past 5 years"? If yes, you are going to get a lot of players on the top players list who don't play any more.
Is the tail wagging the dog if we re-jig the default setting to make sure Evgeny's name comes up without having to change the number of years for the search?
Why don't we use the 1996 option to ensure Spraggett and Bluvstein appear on the list? After all, they are more iconic to me than someone who has only played in two regular rated CFC event in his lifetime.
Having an activity requirement to be on a top X list is a must. Otherwise your list slowly diverges from what is really happening out there.
A few years ago, the FQE magazine had a published top rankings where more than half of the top 20 players were either officially retired or having been inactive for years (if not decades) and it even went to a point where we had some dead guys on the list.
If you haven't played any chess in the last year, you don't have any business on the top players rankings.
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