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If anyone knows of additional 80+ y.o. active Canadian chess players (CFC and/or FIDE), post their name here, with any info you have, and they will be added to the list.
Any suggestions to improve the format ( Tech Limited!)?
Bob A (80+ y.o. in 2025)
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Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Thursday, 11th July, 2024, 04:42 PM.
I am most fortunate, and grateful, that turning 79 y.o. next month, I still have reasonable cognition, strength and mobility........unfortunately, many my age do not.
I am therefore trying to make as much use of my good fortune as I can.
The "80+ Canadian Chess Player" project is an attempt to combat ageism, and to encourage other mega-seniors who are in decent condition still, to stay ACTIVE!
According to the average rating, Canada is number 10 out of 32 teams. As usual, USA (with Akopian) and England (with Adams) are favorites. Top-6 teams get some prizes.
Another Canadian Senior to add to our list is Maurice Smith (90 y.o. this year).
He must not have played in a FIDE rated tournament in the last two years, because he used to have a FIDE rating.
He is VP of Scarborough CC in Toronto, and plays in all SCC club tournaments.
As a project, I am assembling a list of all the Canadian 80 + who are still active in the last 2 years (from July 1 back to July 1, 2022).
I now have 12 players tentatively (Have to decide about ones who are Canadian living abroad and/or playing under the Canadian flag, or,ones from abroad playing under the Canadian Federation).
If you have details of others, please post the info here (So long as the person does not consider it somehow a breach of privacy).
Bob A (80+ in 2025)
I'm enjoying your invigorating actions on bringing life to this thread Bob. Your energy is remarkable looking forward to turning 80 next year. Who knows you may actually start a new category of senior over the age of 80.
Another Canadian Senior to add to our list is Maurice Smith (90 y.o. this year).
He must not have played in a FIDE rated tournament in the last two years, because he used to have a FIDE rating.
He is VP of Scarborough CC in Toronto, and plays in all SCC club tournaments.
As a project, I am assembling a list of all the Canadian 80 + who are still active in the last 2 years (from July 1 back to July 1, 2022).
I now have 12 players tentatively (Have to decide about ones who are Canadian living abroad and/or playing under the Canadian flag, or,ones from abroad playing under the Canadian Federation).
If you have details of others, please post the info here (So long as the person does not consider it somehow a breach of privacy).
Bob A (80+ in 2025)
Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Wednesday, 26th June, 2024, 09:37 AM.
For what it's worth Michael A. Murray is American - he obtained his FIDE rating by playing in the Grand Pacific Open in Victoria, BC, and was given the default federation of CAN in the FIDE submission. He can't be bothered to pay the transfer fee to be moved to his 'correct' federation.
I'm with this man. Senior, at least with FIDE, means 50+.
When Viktor Korchnoi won the World Seniors title at age 75, I would bet he was competing against 50+ ages, but I suppose that would have been his choice., although I have never bothered to verify that.
Can't the CFC just contact those with email contact, To ask them for their birth year? Anyone else just make a post on the website that they are looking to update files with email contact info and Birth year updates and if those who don't want to offer the information so be it.
Last edited by John Brown; Tuesday, 25th June, 2024, 09:39 AM.
Its my understanding that the Canadian Seniors has a veterans section (50+) and a seniors section (65+) and one should play in their appropriate age category.
This may have been the case when the tournament was held in Guelph, but there is no World or even Canadian rule that enforces that, or even those name distinctions.
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