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Click on Public Forums and you will find the forum CFC ' News ' ( In the past, Larry has asked posters not to post links to articles in the CFC forums. I don't know if this is still in effect, so I won't ). It is posted there.
Bob A
OK, I think I found it, but I guess I cannot reply to it. It was a good idea for a post.
In the future, when posting anything about FIDE events, please feel free to refer to the Ottawa weekenders. As long as I'm doing them, at least the top section will always be rated FIDE. Feel free to also include our weblink for all EOCA tournaments, this season : http://www.eoca.org/htm/tournaments_2011-12.html
Without the financial support of the amateur chess player, there would be no organized chess in Canada. That is the reality we all need to acknowledge.
So, why we have so many governors and executives, if only amateur chess players are major financial supports here? The only thing we can acknowledge here, is that it is time to clean the closet here of old junk and re-organize the mess!
Without the financial support of the amateur chess player, there would be no organized chess in Canada. That is the reality we all need to acknowledge.
So managed to find major problem here, but question remains what are you prepared to do about it.
Nothing was done to eliminate this permanent problem here. It seems that re-form failed in last 2 years to fix this mess?
Every amateur player who pays his membership dues and entry fees helps to grow the chess community. They are all precious, every one.
It seems to us, that you are only interested in $$$. Membership and entry fees are NOT the only wait to grow the chess community. I guess you will keep failing with this approach over and over again. Just look at how FIDE, Russian Federation and other well organizations operate. :D . If you have a free minute and do some research you will realize it is not just memberships and entry fees, that drives successful organizations. Looks like this organization is taken to dark ages. That is a sad reality.
It is not about the money, it is about the growth and health of the chess community.
First, you say that membership and entry fees help drive chess community. Right after, you say that it is not about the money. It is obvious that you are contradicting yourself and everyone here. Now we know why chess in Canada is where it is.
Hi Jean:
We'll just have to agree to disagree. I think we both have the same length of experience, though mine is " class " and yours " elite ".
Yes, that you guys probably have same length of experice in time that is. I am just not clear about the class here. When you say class, do you refer to class 'C' here. Since I do not think we talking about class 'A' or class 'B' here. :)
And there have been others, and others coming up. Maybe the organizers might post the details here for players interested in FIDE – rated tournaments. And also the details of any past, recent FIDE-rated tournaments in order to put the record straight on this.]
Sorry Bob, but clicking on your link just caused my computer
to lose its internet connection, and just stay down, without even
showing the page.
The actual cause may have been a virus or Rogers going down.
I am still curious. What is the video about?
It is just a very short clip from a Rodney Dangerfield movie, the name eludes me. Anyway, Rodney goes back to college to be closer to his son. In the clip he is hitting on a college professor. When he asks her for a date, she replies "sorry, I have a class". He tries several days, but she repeats "sorry, I have a class". He finally replies "call me, when you have no class".
The exchange between Bob and Jean reminded me of it, and I just wanted to share the laugh with yu'all.
It is just a very short clip from a Rodney Dangerfield movie, the name eludes me. Anyway, Rodney goes back to college to be closer to his son. In the clip he is hitting on a college professor. When he asks her for a date, she replies "sorry, I have a class". He tries several days, but she repeats "sorry, I have a class". He finally replies "call me, when you have no class". The exchange between Bob and Jean reminded me of it, and .
I had not choice but to read your clip description, since I am afraid of opening up a link on my computer screen. I take it Rodney is you and college professor is Jean.
Are you implying, that you are consistently trying to hit on Jean now? … and I thought chesstalk could not sink any lower. ;)
I really hope this is not some kind of a virus that you guys cooked up lol. I do not thing anyone will want to be laughing with you after seeing their computer getting crushed!
You fail to grasp that a high rated player dropping out of chess is a big loss for the community, especially if he writes, teaches and shares his knowledge and experience in many ways. All that is lost for further generations of players, especially the young and up and coming ones.
That was certainly true up until the Kasparov era, say.
But human mentors are less needed now, don't you think? Kids today
are just sparring with their engines, practicing on software like
Chess Hero, memorizing huge numbers of opening lines and master games,
and winning tournaments with much less experience than in the past.
(And judging from the recent 60 Minutes piece on him, despite claims of
some natural gift, I think that #1 Carlsen is another example of that.)
I still agree with tournament prizes favouring the open section however.
Tournaments should always reward excellence.
I really hope this is not some kind of a virus that you guys cooked up lol. I do not thing anyone will want to be laughing with you after seeing their computer getting crushed!
Not seeing the video, I don't get the joke either.
Or Bob Armstrong (not Guillanders) in the Dangerfield role either.
But the virus may've been caused by hijacking the posted link
(which connected me to an infected website), not necessarily
something posted on Youtube or Chesstalk.
Not seeing the video, I don't get the joke either.
Or Bob Armstrong (not Guillanders) in the Dangerfield role either.
But the virus may've been caused by hijacking the posted link
(which connected me to an infected website), not necessarily
something posted on Youtube or Chesstalk.
The link is fine. Do you get redirects if you search Google for antiviruses?
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… and I thought chesstalk could not sink any lower. ;)
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