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2 days left for the Canadian Junior early-bird entry
2 days left for the Canadian Junior early-bird entry
December 17th is the deadline for the 2012 Canadian Junior early-bird entry fee scheduled to take place in Calgary between January 5-8, 2012.
Full tournament details including the current registered list, prize fund and accommodation are available at: http://www.cjcc2012.ca/
Re: 2 days left for the Canadian Junior early-bird entry
The top male and female winner will each receive travel flight vouchers to attend the World Junior Chess Championship 2012 in Athens, Greece, for a value of $1300 per winner.
The rule regarding using the prize just for WJ 2012 is still in place, eh?
The rule regarding using the prize just for WJ 2012 is still in place, eh?
Hi Andrei:
Here is the motion coming forward on this at the 2012 Winter Meeting, starting Jan. 1 2012, and for which the votes will likely not be counted before Jan. 6:
Motion 2012 – Y –Canadian Junior Chess Championship
Revision # 8 – 11/10/26
Moved – Bob Armstrong; Seconded – Michael Barron
Moved that Section 10, Paragraph 1051. Canadian Junior Chess Championship, which currently reads:
A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Chess Championship hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine that year's Canadian Junior Champion and consist of 2 sections - Open and Girls. When there are less than eight girls, then the sections shall be combined. The winner of the Junior Tournament will also be the Canadian representative to the World Junior Chess Championship.
shall be deleted, and the following shall be substituted for it:
"1051. Canadian Junior Chess Championship
a) A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Chess Championship hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine the Canadian Junior Champions and consist of 2 sections - Open and Girls. When there are less than eight players in either section, then the sections shall be combined.
b) The winners shall also have a choice to be the Canadian representatives to the World Junior Chess Championship, or the Pan-American Chess Championship. The devolution of bursaries shall be:
i) If the 1st place finisher chooses World Junior or Pan-Am Junior:
1. the second place finisher gets to go to the other at their own expense;
2. if the second place finisher declines, then it goes to the third place finisher,
3. if the third place finisher declines, then the Executive shall have the discretion to appoint a representative.
ii ) If the 1st place finisher declines both tournaments:
1. the second place finisher has the choice;
2. if the second place finisher chooses one, then the third place finisher gets to go to the other at their own expense; if the third place finisher declines, then the Executive shall have the discretion to appoint a representative;
3. if the second place finisher declines both, then the third place finisher has the choice. If the third place finisher chooses one, then the Executive shall have the discretion to appoint a representative to the other, at his/her own expense. If the third place finisher declines, then the Executive shall have the discretion to appoint a representative to the World Junior ( bursary ) and the Pan-American Junior ( at his/her own expense, unless there has been no designation of a Canadian representative to the World Junior, whereupon they would get the bursary amount ). If the Executive is unable to designate a representative to either tournament, then the prize money shall be deposited into the CFC Youth Fund, for general future youth programs.
Commentary:
There are two purposes of the Canadian Junior Championship as set out currently. The main purpose is the determination of a national Canadian Junior Champions. The secondary purpose is the determination of the international representatives to the World Junior Championship.
We have noted that the Canadian Youth Chess Championships determine not only the representative to the WYCC, but also to the Pan-American YCC and the North American YCC. So we have made the Canadian Junior a determiner of a representative as well to the Pan-American Junior Championship.
At the 2011 Fall Meeting, the governors indicated to the Executive in a very close straw vote that the Junior Champions should not be able to use their prize for the Pan-American Junior Championship. But in the light of further argument after the meeting, some votes have shifted. We feel that it is now best that the first place finishers be given the option of choosing to go to the World Junior or the Pan-American Junior. The reason is that we want to attract the strongest Canadian juniors to the Canadian Junior. And there is more incentive if the winner has an option. A very strong Canadian Junior indicated that he did not play one year because there was no option, and there was a date conflict where he could not go to the World Junior, so he did not participate at all that year. Having an option gives the greatest chance of attracting the best Canadian juniors.
If not used, the prizes follow a devolution system as set out. But Canada does not wish to end up sending a representative who is not qualified to compete. So the trickle down of the prizes only goes to the third place finisher, and then the executive gets to appoint, with no conditions on them. This is similar to the theory for selection of a member to the Olympiad Team by a Selection Committee. Under this devolution system, Canada will send worthy representatives to the World Junior and the Pan-American Junior. If it finally ends up that there is no representative to either tournament, then the prize money will go into the CFC Youth Fund for general future youth programs.
So this rule of choice of tournaments will definitely not be in place before the 2012 Canadian Junior, nor before it finishes. Note that the motion is not retroactive.
Should, however, someone wish to bring a motion to amend the motion to make it retroactive, then Michael and I would consider whether to accept that amendment from our point of view.
Lastly, at the last meeting, there was a straw vote on giving the winner the choice of prizes - it was narrowly defeated if I remember correctly. So the issue is whether the motion will get through at all.
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