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  • #76
    Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

    Originally posted by Kevin Pacey View Post
    Fair enough.

    A nice, immediate, side effect of any CFC structural reform might be that a sudden infusion of fresh blood into the organization may occur, as a result of people becoming more enthusiastic about joining what they think promises to be a more effective :) organization in the future. Right now the CFC is undermanned, which makes it less effective, aside from what having an inefficient structure does to its effectiveness. :)


    On a seperate topic, would you be the same Vlad (Drkulec?) whom I remember seeing play in the 1976 Canadian Open in Toronto, e.g. against GM Peter Biyasis (an upset draw)? If you are, I remember you seemed to play some pretty wild chess, at least back then. :)
    I am that Vlad Drkulec but Peter beat me in that game. I played tentatively for the first few moves, starting out with 1.Nf3 2.g3 3.Bg2 if my memory serves me correctly and then said what the heck and started to play more sharply. I was winning in the game position with two passed pawns on the sixth rank out of the opening. I did continue to play wild chess though I stopped playing for about a dozen years until returning after I finished school in the 1990s. I stopped playing again in the mid to late 1990s and then returned to the CFC again in 2007 when I struggled to find my form again for a while. I have been struggling with blood sugar issues which seem to be under control at the moment (at least this weekend when the Windsor team won the Kitchener team active tournament). My play has been up and down though recently I have been cutting back on my play with a measly 51 games rated in the first five and a half months of 2011 and I am hoping to make a new charge back up the rating list this summer now that I am well rested after playing 168 games last year.

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    • #77
      Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

      Well, Hello again John Brown,

      The handbook has been undated and is current. If anything is still out of date, then please advise. Or are you saying that further motions are needed to "fine tune" the regulations?

      You argue that Jean Hebert is correct that we don't help our elite players enough, but then latter you argue against elites getting perks not available to the common players. Do you want us to do more for the elite players or the common players? We do have limited resources, you can't have your cake and eat it too! :)

      Canada is zone 2.2 :) Where did you get the impression we had lost our zone status?

      I asked Tony about your newsletter complaint. He searched his emails for your complaint, but found none. Did you contact him by email, preferred, or just post your complaint on chesstalk? :)

      I am glad you like the newsletter. Getting sufficient local content is dependant upon organizers/ members submitting tournament reports and articles. All are welcome, Tony is always begging for more.

      I am very glad to see your strong support for organizers. Thanks. :D

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      • #78
        Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

        Originally posted by Bob Gillanders View Post

        Do you want us to do more for the elite players or the common players?
        Give us a list of what the CFC has done for the elite players this past couple of years and what it has done for the common players. Then we can make some suggestions.

        Don't be shy. SHOUT out all those things "us" has done!!
        Gary Ruben
        CC - IA and SIM

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        • #79
          Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

          Hi Bob G.

          Now you are confusing me.

          Of course Tony would not have an email it was way back when I played John Erickson You played in the same event I got a draw against you .Maybe William F. Darch 5 or 6. cHECK THE OLD WEBZINES OR THE New CFC newsletters You'll see the game where John E lost and my last move is rediculous .I CAN DO IT BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE PAST SEEMS THE CFC IS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE PAST THE CFC SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE.

          I'm not talking about the freebies or the discounts for Elite I'm talking about the CFC recgonizing the Elite players and helping them become Grandmasters.

          Our status is BS. We have what 5-6 GM's but we cannot run a GM tournament in Canada to bring in foreign GM's. Montreal 1979 was an attempt.
          Why have most of our GM's left Canada.??? was the CFc their buddies or their ticket out of Canada???

          Canadian Organizers are few but getting fewer. Soon you maybe a endangered species.
          I have since run 50 PEEL invitationals. 7 William F Darch Memorials 6 John Allan Howard Memorials and we are on #3 Ongoing Peel Tournaments. I think that is doing good but I only use the CFC to rate the gmes give me a reason to do more.

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          • #80
            Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

            Originally posted by John Brown View Post
            Hi Bob G.

            Now you are confusing me.

            Of course Tony would not have an email it was way back when I played John Erickson You played in the same event I got a draw against you .Maybe William F. Darch 5 or 6. cHECK THE OLD WEBZINES OR THE New CFC newsletters You'll see the game where John E lost and my last move is rediculous .I CAN DO IT BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE PAST SEEMS THE CFC IS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE PAST THE CFC SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE.
            Hi John,

            Actually, I keep all my emails and couldn't find any reference to this mistake I made. I believe you are referring to the William F. Darch article you submitted way back.

            Since you are not interested in the past, why bring it up? :)

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            • #81
              Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

              Originally posted by Gary Ruben View Post
              Give us a list of what the CFC has done for the elite players this past couple of years and what it has done for the common players. Then we can make some suggestions.

              Don't be shy. SHOUT out all those things "us" has done!!
              Gary: The annual CFC Financial statements outline where we spend "discretional" spending. If you go to the CFC Website under Governor Letter's 2010/11 you'll find the information.

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              • #82
                Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                Hi John Brown,

                There is no need to shout John, I was just trying to understand your complaint about the newsletter. I ask because we (the CFC) really do care about the average CFC member. That is especially true about a valued member like yourself who is also an organizer and helps out others wherever possible. Keep up the good work. Yes, I realize we are an endangered species. :(

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                • #83
                  Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                  Originally posted by John Brown View Post
                  I'm not talking about the freebies or the discounts for Elite I'm talking about the CFC recgonizing the Elite players and helping them become Grandmasters.
                  What would you have us do?
                  The CFC does ensure the national championships are held (Closed, CYCC, Canadian Open, Canadian Junior, Womens). This does gives the elite players an opportunity to compete and improve. The CFC did help sponsor the Canadian Open and Closed this year. We are doing what we can under very severe financial constraints. All of our finances are available on our website for members scrutiny. Would you like us to raise membership dues and/or rating fees to help our elite players?

                  Major events do offer an opportunity to raise money from sponsors. We encourage organizers to do this, but we also recognize it is difficult. But please understand that this money is used to finance the event and does not flow back to the CFC. In fact, sponsorship money is often used to bring in foreign GM's, so this should meet with your approval.:)

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                  • #84
                    Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                    Originally posted by Gary Ruben View Post
                    Give us a list of what the CFC has done for the elite players this past couple of years and what it has done for the common players. Then we can make some suggestions.
                    Hi Gary - I have learned from the climate change "debate" that responding to such requests would just be a waste of time. :D

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                    • #85
                      Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                      Originally posted by Fred McKim View Post
                      Gary: The annual CFC Financial statements outline where we spend "discretional" spending. If you go to the CFC Website under Governor Letter's 2010/11 you'll find the information.
                      Actually, Fred, I don't see what "us" has done for the common players. Maybe tell us so everyone will know.

                      Things I did notice is there are only 3 GL's this year. I thought in past years there were too many and they probably took too much time away from other matters.

                      The figures are only from 9 months.

                      Contributions from Foundation 5,447
                      Contribution to Chess Foundation 2340

                      Contibution to clubs and affiliates 5,220 but it's not broken up so we don't know which one got how much.

                      Other programs 87,347 and I assume that's $87,347.00.

                      It's all lumped together so there is no indication of where the money went.

                      So I'm left with the question of what the CFC did for the common players as opposed to the elite players.

                      In the days when I organized OTB and the club was common players, I used to try to get the guys to chip in for international programs and so forth. The CFC membership was part of the club membership. Most of us worked and I didn't mind telling players we were supporting chess with our money. I can't see where the CFC did anything for common players and am interested in knowing what's being done these days, since it was mentioned.

                      There are likely more knitting groups in Canada than there are chess clubs.
                      Gary Ruben
                      CC - IA and SIM

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                      • #86
                        Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                        Originally posted by Bob Gillanders View Post
                        Hi Gary - I have learned from the climate change "debate" that responding to such requests would just be a waste of time. :D
                        This isn't a "debate". You simply list the items. There is no right or wrong reply.

                        If you want to make statements about what "us" did for the common chess players then tell us what they happen to be. I can't debate it with you because I don't know what it is.
                        Gary Ruben
                        CC - IA and SIM

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                        • #87
                          Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                          John wrote:

                          Hey we had world championships in Montreal. Candidates in BC and New Brunswick where is this support now? What is the CFC doing? I believe nothing to bring us back up in status.
                          How much did the CFC have to do with any of the above? The 1894 Lasker-Steinitz match was shared by New York, Philadelphia, and Montreal. I'm not sure if the Canadian federation at the time was involved, or whether is was private parties only.

                          The 1971 Fischer-Taimanov match in Vancouver - again - not sure if the CFC was directly involved, or whether John Prentice himself arranged everything.

                          Saint John 1988: Robert Hamilton and the city were the ones involved here - not the CFC.

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                          • #88
                            Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                            Originally posted by Jean Hébert View Post
                            Got to be reform school.
                            Butler school, actually. Today we learned how to properly install a chandelier. It was pretty complicated, but I think I got it in the end. :)

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                            • #89
                              Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                              Originally posted by Lucas Davies View Post
                              Butler school, actually. Today we learned how to properly install a chandelier.
                              I think a chandelier has to be installed by an electrician. Do you mean a candelabra?

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                              • #90
                                Re: Official CFC Candidates for President

                                The contributions from the Foundation represent 9 months of income earned in FY 2009/2010. I sent in the entire year's income in May 2010 but the CFC chooses to account for it pro rata.
                                The contributions to the Foundation are Life Memberships. Yours seems to have been lost in the mail, Gary.
                                Can't help you with the $87k. I have remarked before that it is not possible for the average CFC member to understand income and expenses from this financial statement.
                                Paul Leblanc
                                Treasurer Chess Foundation of Canada

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