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At this writing, he's in a 5-way tie for first with 5/7 in the 12xRR. I'd have to say that his chances look pretty good, as among his future opponents are two also-rans, along with two contenders.
This is the (83rd) Argentine Closed, so doesn't his participation mean that he continues to represent that country, rather than the hoped-for-by-many conversion to Canadianism?
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On a related matter, on the old board it was announced that IM Eduard Porper is settling in Edmonton. That has to be good news, but I went to the FIDE website and found that three other IMs are transferring their national allegiance to Canada. We already knew about the two most recent Canadian Junior Champions, Leonid Gerzhoy and Artiom Samsonkin. In addition, IM Stanislav Kriventsov (whom I remember twice from TD gigs at the US Closed Championship) has applied.
The fee for an IM to change feds seems to be 1600 Euros. If all 4 convert to CAN, that's 4x1600 = 6400 Euros, which pretty much kills $10,000. That's more expensive than sending a team to the Chess Olympics. I'm wondering who pays these fees? Our poverty-stricken CFC is ultimately on the hook for all FIDE fees.
It seems to me that Samsonkin and Gerzhoy might become strong enough to represent Canada at the Olympics. But Porper and Kriventsov are not teenagers. In ye olde days, it was considered a plus for a player living in Canada to have a different national affiliation. He could then be extra useful in a norm tournament, which typically lacks players from other than the host federation--at least here in North America.
Kovalyov continues to show as ARG, and I see no transfer application for him.
So does the CFC have a policy on this or ... as seems to happen so often, are important decisions taken be a single person because he thinks they are a "good idea"? No, no, just the first question: does the CFC have a policy on who pays for federation transfers?
At this writing, he's in a 5-way tie for first with 5/7 in the 12xRR. I'd have to say that his chances look pretty good, as among his future opponents are two also-rans, along with two contenders.
This is the (83rd) Argentine Closed, so doesn't his participation mean that he continues to represent that country, rather than the hoped-for-by-many conversion to Canadianism?
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On a related matter, on the old board it was announced that IM Eduard Porper is settling in Edmonton. That has to be good news, but I went to the FIDE website and found that three other IMs are transferring their national allegiance to Canada. We already knew about the two most recent Canadian Junior Champions, Leonid Gerzhoy and Artiom Samsonkin. In addition, IM Stanislav Kriventsov (whom I remember twice from TD gigs at the US Closed Championship) has applied.
The fee for an IM to change feds seems to be 1600 Euros. If all 4 convert to CAN, that's 4x1600 = 6400 Euros, which pretty much kills $10,000. That's more expensive than sending a team to the Chess Olympics. I'm wondering who pays these fees? Our poverty-stricken CFC is ultimately on the hook for all FIDE fees.
It seems to me that Samsonkin and Gerzhoy might become strong enough to represent Canada at the Olympics. But Porper and Kriventsov are not teenagers. In ye olde days, it was considered a plus for a player living in Canada to have a different national affiliation. He could then be extra useful in a norm tournament, which typically lacks players from other than the host federation--at least here in North America.
Kovalyov continues to show as ARG, and I see no transfer application for him.
So does the CFC have a policy on this or ... as seems to happen so often, are important decisions taken be a single person because he thinks they are a "good idea"? No, no, just the first question: does the CFC have a policy on who pays for federation transfers?
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