Originally posted by Hugh Brodie
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CFC membership trends from 2015 to 2025
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So Erik based on those numbers, if I am reading them correctly we have more members today than we have had at any time in our history which merely means that I had a false recall of the numbers during the Fischer boom.
I would be interested to understand how the numbers went from 2755 to 4686 between 1979 and 1980.
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Originally posted by Vlad Drkulec View PostSo Erik based on those numbers, if I am reading them correctly we have more members today than we have had at any time in our history which merely means that I had a false recall of the numbers during the Fischer boom.
I would be interested to understand how the numbers went from 2755 to 4686 between 1979 and 1980.
Our population has expanded so I think the data from 1975 showing players per the overall Canadian population should be looked at for other years for a fairer comparison.
year /# of players /per 10,000 /Canadian population (millions)
1972 1,550 0.70 22.22
1975 2,533 1.10 23.14
1979 3,046 1.26 24.20
1980 4,686 1.91 24.52
1984 4,131 1.61 25.61
1992 2.651 0.93 28.37
2022 2,547 0.65 38.94
2023 4,046 1.01 40.10
2024 5,240 1.26 41.53
2025 5,405 1.30 41.55
So, I can say that 2024 and 2025 are similar to 1979, but that 1980 and 1984 had higher percentages of Canadians participating.
The 1980 list had increases in all provinces including Quebec. The difference calculations for 1979 ad 1980:
Note from the 1980 stats in the July 1980 Chess Canada Echecs: This list includes 303 unrated, 62 with less than 3 games played, and 61 who did not fulfill the CFC membership requirement. The list includes all those active in events numbered 79- or 80-, plus all those who were members on April 1, 1980.
Note from August 1979 Chess Canada Echecs: Number of CFC members in the May-June mailing list plus participating members.
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I missed this earlier. Now that the CFC meeting is over (thank God!) I decided to take a look around before diving back into some unfinished business that has nothing to do with anything discussed in the meeting.
I was greeted by an email this morning from our youth Coordinator pointinig out the World Cadet performance of our under 8 representative Karson Lu who at such a young age is already the under 8 CYCC and NAYCC champion. When shovelling out the stables it is good to be reminded of why we got involved in this madness in the first place.
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