Emergency Replacement for GM norm tournament in Ottawa

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  • #16
    I should also mention that Rohan Talukdar and MJ Ouellet played very well. What a highly competitive field! My favorite game of Rohan's was Talukdar- Narayanan.
    Last edited by Hans Jung; Monday, 13th June, 2022, 06:19 PM.

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    • #17
      Also Im impressed at GM Vera playing two rounds a day in a grandmaster tournament at his age.

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      • #18
        So it has to be mentioned (again?) that IM Artiom Samsonkin saved the tournament with a last minute entry and travelled all night to get there and then proceeded to finish third, only losing one game because he got carried away in the opening. Im impressed!

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
          So it has to be mentioned (again?) that IM Artiom Samsonkin saved the tournament with a last minute entry and travelled all night to get there and then proceeded to finish third, only losing one game because he got carried away in the opening. Im impressed!
          I believe it absolutely should be celebrated! Without Artiom, well, Rohan isn't our newest IM?! Remember in addition to everything Artiom pulled off, he also brought in a high norm-friendly rating!

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          • #20
            So I've been thinking about how Artiom STEPPED UP, and how to "pay it forward".

            Therefore, as Organizer of KEC (Kingston Easter Chess), I have offered to Artiom:

            For at least the 2023 & 2024 editions of KEC: free registration & onsite lodging!!

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            • #21
              Good initiative Aris! Well deserved. Perhaps in our future GM Norm tournaments this can be taken into account as well.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Aris Marghetis View Post
                So I've been thinking about how Artiom STEPPED UP, and how to "pay it forward".

                Therefore, as Organizer of KEC (Kingston Easter Chess), I have offered to Artiom:

                For at least the 2023 & 2024 editions of KEC: free registration & onsite lodging!!
                Thats sending a message that should be well received in the chess community.

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                • #23
                  CFC = Chess FIDE Canada

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Neil Frarey View Post
                    CFC = Chess FIDE Canada
                    Also "Canucky Fried Chicken".

                    (chicken fried in gravy?)

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Pargat Perrer View Post

                      Also "Canucky Fried Chicken".

                      (chicken fried in gravy?)
                      mmmmmm, sacrilicious, thank you

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                      • #26
                        It is very difficult to put together a GM norm tournament. The 10-player round robin format [3 GMs 3 Federations] has a lot of issues that I did not fully understand.

                        A common outcome is that such GM norm tournaments get cancelled. This is because of the failure to attract a field or last minute withdrawals that cannot be replaced. Players do not want to sign up and send a hefty fee to an organizer of an event they simply do not believe will run. Without budget the tournament gets cancelled. My fall back position was the 5-round Eastern Ontario Open June 10-12 with over 100 players and a much enhanced prize fund.

                        This was my first title norm rodeo and I am trying to learn from it. Six weeks to put on an event like this together may be too little time. Also I should have said NO upfront to foreign players without previous Canadian visas.

                        I also found out that there was little demand by Canadian IMs for a GM norm tournament in Ottawa running for the first time. Both Noritsyn and Samsonkin replaced players that dropped out.


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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Halldor P. Palsson View Post
                          I also found out that there was little demand by Canadian IMs for a GM norm tournament in Ottawa running for the first time. Both Noritsyn and Samsonkin replaced players that dropped out.
                          I have noticed the reluctance of strong players to actually play chess, and I assumed that this was partly because of their desire to play people stronger than themselves. However, if IMs aren't interested in playing GMs... well, very strange. I guess they get their kicks from beating up on masters and experts.

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                          • #28
                            Congratulations and thanks to Halldor for persevering with his efforts!!!

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