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This all rings a bell now, Stephen. I believe it was retired and given to Abe Yanofsky permanently after one of his victories in the 1960's. Being in play since at least 1904, perhaps there was no more room for names.
The base needs to be professionally lengthened/heightened to accommodate the updating for all our champion's names. This trophy is our trophy and as such is a crucial piece of Canadian heritage ...and our future too! It would be a shame to stop the clock on this magnificent trophy.
Stephen, thanks! I just knew this beauty had to alive somewhere.
This all rings a bell now, Stephen. I believe it was retired and given to Abe Yanofsky permanently after one of his victories in the 1960's. Being in play since at least 1904, perhaps there was no more room for names.
Once the CFC got out of the book and equipment sales and everything became digital, the physical office was sold. The official mailing address of the CFC is typically a PO Box somewhere close to the Executive Director. He/she are paid a salary to manage the day to day CFC affairs. Any physical office space cost would be part of their salary.
Thanks Fred, that makes entire sense to me, I am a big fan of working digitally/virtually. Just for clarity, when I posted an inquiry as to whether CFC maintains a physical office, I did not mean it in any way critically, it was only in respect of the prospect which the thread had raised of someone, white-gloved or otherwise, hopping in a van and driving to pick up various trophies only to realize belatedly that they cannot comfortably be deposited for safekeeping in CFC's post office box!
Last edited by Thomas Bean; Tuesday, 11 April, 2017, 08:15 PM.
The Canadian Open trophy is at the FQE office in Montreal. Maybe someone in Montreal (or passing through) going to the Canadian Open this year could pick it up and take it to the tournament?
There's a large format photo of it over at the National Archives, it's really quite something! Besides the usual references to chess like the board and knight, it has several amazing references to Canada. Maple leaves around the lip, tree branches for handles with beavers at the top of each handle!
I think it is one of best trophies of all time!
The British Championship trophy is also quite good:
The picture you posted was of Paul Vaitonis, who won in both 1951 and 1957. Maybe you know which year it is.
I would think someone who is "connected", probably in Toronto, might start asking some of the Champions (or even competitors) after that point, if they ever saw it. Maybe Vranesic would be a good place to start.
Hi Thomas, welcome! To me, my use of 'home' for the CFC's current condition is that being one of direct control of property, in this case trophies. It's my understanding that the actual brick-and-mortar physical presence (office space & store here in Ottawa) was sold sometime back in the mid to late 1990's(?).
Once the CFC got out of the book and equipment sales and everything became digital, the physical office was sold. The official mailing address of the CFC is typically a PO Box somewhere close to the Executive Director. He/she are paid a salary to manage the day to day CFC affairs. Any physical office space cost would be part of their salary.
Hi Thomas, welcome! To me, my use of 'home' for the CFC's current condition is that being one of direct control of property, in this case trophies. It's my understanding that the actual brick-and-mortar physical presence (office space & store here in Ottawa) was sold sometime back in the mid to late 1990's(?).
You really don't have a clue do you? (As my Newfie friends would remark, "You don't have a click - and there are a thousand clicks in a clue".)
I refer to the FIDE pseudo-President as ILLUSIONof for a reason and have always thought he and FIDE were a joke. I was completely opposed to "re-electing" IllusionOf the last time around - although I remain unconvinced that Kasparov was a good choice... The choices were limited (much like Trump versus Clinton) but as in that case, I would have opted for the lesser evil: anyone but IllusionOf/Trump
Anyway, keep playing with graphics programs Neil, it is bound to pay off sooner or later.
Kerry, Neil probably thinks you are joined at the hip with Drkulec because of that recent posting of Vlad's saying that whatever might be wrong with the CFC, it is not your fault, and you responded with a thank you to Vlad.
It is interesting that Neil talks about ass-kissing supporters of whomever, when Neil continued supporting Trump even after the revelations of Trump's sexual assaults against women. Neil obviously places having a sack of shit in the White House above the value of women's rights.
I love the subtlety of your last comment, Kerry! Neil thinks his graphics work has already paid off, as he has alluded here to making a "fortune" under a different name (which I found out, by the way). Well, I wonder where his fortune is tied up, because for over a year now, he hasn't been able to give his Society of Chess Aficionados web site any kind of a home page at all. "Coming Soon" -- how 1995!
I suppose this is what you might see from Neil should he become CFC Prez ..... a lot of "Coming Soon!" pronouncements. Perhaps he'll wait until Kevin Spraggett's CFC expose is finally posted!
And full disclosure -- I've made a "Coming Soon" pronouncement myself. But it's one thing to say that in a ChessTalk posting and then things take longer than you planned and before you know it a few years have gone by. It's a totally DIFFERENT thing what Neil Frarey is doing, having a public web site up for a couple of years that never changes, just keeps saying "Coming Soon" even as he tells people he has made a fortune and that he's going to put his money where his mouth is.
And his definition of that? Buying someone full course dinner 10 years from now if he loses a bet! :D How's that for the power of compound interest? :D
As the saying goes, Neil Frarey, either shit or get off the pot!
Last edited by Paul Bonham; Monday, 10 April, 2017, 11:52 PM.
There's a large format photo of it over at the National Archives, it's really quite something! Besides the usual references to chess like the board and knight, it has several amazing references to Canada. Maple leaves around the lip, tree branches for handles with beavers at the top of each handle!
I think it is one of best trophies of all time!
Lord Stanley donated a bowl for the winner of some hockey competition back in the days and he would like to have a conversation with you about the best trophy of all time.
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