Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

[Bob Armstrong]

Non-Member 80+ Players List

Updated 25/5/26


Name..........................Date.........Age...CFC No.........CFC …....FQE.......FIDE

....................................................................................Rating.. Rating.... Rating

1600+

1.

U 1600

1. Nolk, E. Richard....................... 25/5/25............... tba................ 100348.......................... 1536..................... -..................... -
2. Pishdad, M. Hassan................ 25/5/26............. 87 y.o...............146931......................... 1215...................... -..................... -
3. Smith, Maurice........................ 25/5/26............. 91 y.o...............101793......................... 1490.................... 1673.................-
4. Somborac, Milan.................... 25/5/26............. 85 y.o............... 175273........................ (1249) .....................- ....................-

[Date: The day the person came onto the list (Ratings as of this date); or, the day the person notified us of moving from our one rating category to the other.]

If you know of any senior players that can be added to this list, alert them to this thread, and post their name and details, or send me an email.

Bob A (Interim non-member Correspondence Coordinator - bobarm111 at gmail dot com

[Bob Armstrong]

80+ Members Waiting/Supporters List

Update 25/5/27

These players are either waiting to join, or are our supporters. They receive copies of all the groups public emails, and stay in the loop about the group's activities.

Name..............................Date......Age....CFC No.........CFC …....FQE.......FIDE

…...................................................................................Rating.....Rating....Rating


1600+

1. Gillanders, Bob (Robert)................... 25/5/27..............69 y.o...............172652 …............1693.................1243...............1711

2. Parakin, Don....................................25/5/26..............65 y.o................106488...................1726....................1173................1534

U 1600

1.


[Date: The day the person came onto the list (Ratings as of this date); or, the day the person notified us of moving from our one rating category to the other.]

If you would like to join this list, please post below, or send an email to Bob: bobarm111 at gmail dot com.

Bob A (Interim non-member Communications Coordinator)

[Kerry Liles]

Bob, I'd suggest changing your date format to yyyy/mm/dd rather than sticking to a 2 digit year. 25/5/27 will be ambiguous is a very short two years or so... :)

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Kerry - will try....true that the shortened version can be totally ambiguous.

Bob A

[Bob Armstrong]

Geriatric Weekend Warriors Society (80+) Team Challenge!!

We have challenged the Canadian junior chess group, Chess for Connection (April Zhong is the founder & President), to a 10-board rated match, sometime this summer!!

Stay tuned for the teams and the details.......

Bob A (Interim Non-member Communications Coordinator)

[Bob Armstrong]

The 2025 Great Canadian Chess Challenge
Follow-up

Geriatric Weekend Warriors Society(80+)

vs

Chess for Connection (Junior Organization)
(25/6/18)


On 25/5/27, GWWS(80+) issued a team chess challenge to CfC!

The junior organization accepted immediately!

When: Mid-August, 2025 (targeting Sat., Aug. 9 currently)

Where: Markham, Ontario.

Partners: Chess4Win

What: 10-board, 2 game, CFC-rated Match

Match Terms:

• 10 boards.
• 2 games, one with each colour.
• Opponent: In the 2nd game, teams will be shuffled a bit so each player plays a different opponent.
• Time control: 70 min. + 15 sec. increment (to make it less physically onerous and allow it to be a 1-day event, while being CFC acceptable as "regular-rated" games).

Atmosphere

- The match will have a good “social” feel, but it will be rated.

- Between the 2 games will be a "social hour”, with snacks, for the players to get to know each other.

Sponsors : will be welcomed by the organizers!


Bob Armstrong (Interim Non-member Communications Coordinator)

[Bob Armstrong]

The 2025 Canadian Inter-Generational Chess Challenge



June Update # 2

Geriatric Weekend Warriors Society(80+)

vs

Chess for Connection (Junior Organization)


On 25/5/27, GWWS(80+) issued a team chess challenge to CfC!

The junior organization accepted immediately!

Arbiter: Omar Shah, IA (Volunteer)

Broadcasting: The link to follow, live, Board # 1, will be on this national Canadian chess discussion board, ChessTalk, under this thread: Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society(80+)!!

Bob (Interim Non-member Communications Coordinator)

[Toy Chack Kwan]

The 2025 Great Canadian Chess Challenge
Follow-up

Geriatric Weekend Warriors Society(80+)

vs

Chess for Connection (Junior Organization)
(25/6/18)


On 25/5/27, GWWS(80+) issued a team chess challenge to CfC!

The junior organization accepted immediately!

When: Mid-August, 2025 (targeting Sat., Aug. 9 currently)

Where: Markham, Ontario.

Partners: Chess4Win

What: 10-board, 2 game, CFC-rated Match

Match Terms:

• 10 boards.
• 2 games, one with each colour.
• Opponent: In the 2nd game, teams will be shuffled a bit so each player plays a different opponent.
• Time control: 70 min. + 15 sec. increment (to make it less physically onerous and allow it to be a 1-day event, while being CFC acceptable as "regular-rated" games).

Atmosphere

- The match will have a good “social” feel, but it will be rated.

- Between the 2 games will be a "social hour”, with snacks, for the players to get to know each other.

Sponsors : will be welcomed by the organizers!


Bob Armstrong (Interim Non-member Communications Coordinator)

hi Bob;

seems to me that 2 games in 1 day + the relatively fast time control of 70m+15s will give the juniors a decided edge;
I'd suggest that 1 game per day spread over 2 days/weekends at 90m+30s would level the field more...

2x 70m games takes longer and is more strenuous than 1x90m for older players
juniors play fast and seldom use up the 90m (many have over 30m left at the end of their games), thus the seniors are essentially giving the juniors 30+m handicap

...1 game per day would also allow the players to do postmortems afterwards and can perhaps 'socialize' with better understanding of one another's inter-generational thinking;


best of luck,
Toy

[John Brown]

You could also level the playing field by not giving the Junior Team increments. Are the Junior team ratings going to be the same as the Older team ratings?

[Bob Gillanders]

The 2025 Great Canadian Chess Challenge
Follow-up

- Between the 2 games will be a "social hour”, with snacks, for the players to get to know each other.

Excellent idea. Love the format Bob.

[Bob Armstrong]

1. April has said that she will try to find close proximity ratings to those of the seniors' team.
2. Yes, the short time controls do give the juniors somewhat of an edge; but they always play faster, regardless of time control.
3. We have hit the "Costs Wall" - we must limit the hall playing time......only way is shorter time controls (Even if this gives the juniors some natural edge). And there are other related match expenses that somehow must be covered if this is to go ahead.
4. We all are not so concerned about the match "result" in terms of wins and losses......whatever.
5. We are hoping that this unique event might be a fund-raiser in some way, and that we might generate some sponsor/benefactor revenue, to help pay for the event, and raise some funds for the three partners. But this is not going to be easy.

That's the best I can do on a first pass response to everyone.

Bob