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Stephen Faust is my role model - I start on my 75th at the end of the month.......only have to get in 5 more years (!) to get the "Octogenarian Chess Player TITLE!
I don't know if I ever played him, but we've chatted at many past tournaments.
Stephen Faust is my role model - I start on my 75th at the end of the month.......only have to get in 5 more years (!) to get the "Octogenarian Chess Player TITLE!
I don't know if I ever played him, but we've chatted at many past tournaments.
Bob A
Valentin Prahov of Montreal just turned 86. He will be playing in the Quebec Open with a rating of 2018 (he was over 2200 in 2016).
I'm in favour of the CO being used to help develop chess across the country, even if it may mean fewer numbers......as long as the organizers stay afloat.
But with technology and communications in chess being what they are today, I think a bid must have a "Tournament Promotion Plan" - not just before to draw players, but DURING to emphasize that we have an annual NATIONAL tournament that is BIG on the calendar. The CO, when it is happening, should not just drop off the radar.
Canadian chess players' interest in our national tournament must be encouraged .... among those multitudes who are not playing. For example: Regular round by round reports on the leaders; anecdotal stories; it needn't be a blog, but Canada should know something about what it is like holding the marquis tournament in X location.
This does not have to COST........a volunteer could post daily here on CT......included in the $ 20 original advertising fee...... some of the non-playing time activities players are involved in......whatever to keep the CO front and present WHILE HAPPENING!
My 2 cents worth - and I admit I am not the organizer, and so this is simply the lone opinion of one fan (Please don't tell me to go organize it myself the way I want - constructive criticism is legitimate from the peanut gallery, IMHO).
Bob A
Spot on Bob. We did our best to try and create a buzz while the tournament was happening. Lot's of interviews with the media, GoDaddy SEO, Facebook posts, etc... However most of our advertisement was to the public, not to chess-specific groups. I feel that future organizers would do well targeting chess-specific groups such as ChessTalk.
The event was big in our local news though! There's even an in-depth DVD special being produced by Access Communication being released shortly. Here's a list of the media attention we received:
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