2012-13 Canadian Junior

[Larry Bevand]

I am pleased to report that the CFC has accepted the CMA bid for the next Canadian Junior.

CFC President Michael Von Keitz posted this on the CFC board:

Congratulations to the CMA on their successful bid. Full details (lightly edited) below:

Chief Organizer: Larry Bevand

Internet Site Coverage: www.chess-math.org and Monroi.com

City: Toronto (Exact site to be determined)

Registration: FREE. Must pay a $200 deposit (to be reimbursed if they take part and complete all the games in their tournament); IM's get additional funding.

Dates: December 27 - December 31 2012

Format: 10 player round robin event. 6 players selected by CFC rating on September 1, 2012. The other 4 players selected by the CMA on the same date. In both cases, those who decline (they will have until September 21, 2012 to pay their deposit)....we go down the list.

Time control: 120 minutes + 30 sec increment

Rounds: 9 rounds - 10 am and 4 pm each day except Dec 31 when there is only one round at 10:00 am.

Playoffs: Playoffs if necessary after the last round with accelerated time control.

Rated by: FIDE, CFC and CMA

Equipment provided: Everything

Prize fund: Trophies to the top 3. The winner is provided with airfare to the 2013 World Junior and airfare for his or her coach....plus $1,000 for training between the time the youngster wins the Canadian Junior and the start of the World Junior. All of the original 6 players determined by CFC rating who take part ...we will give each of them a $100 gift certificate at Strategy Games.

TD: To be determined

ACCOMMODATION: Provided free to players living more than 120 km from Toronto.

[Jean Hébert]

Re: 2012-13 Canadian Junior

I am pleased to report that the CFC has accepted the CMA bid for the next Canadian Junior.

CFC President Michael Von Keitz posted this on the CFC board:

Congratulations to the CMA on their successful bid. Full details (lightly edited) below:

Chief Organizer: Larry Bevand

Internet Site Coverage: www.chess-math.org and Monroi.com

City: Toronto (Exact site to be determined)

Registration: FREE. Must pay a $200 deposit (to be reimbursed if they take part and complete all the games in their tournament); IM's get additional funding.

Dates: December 27 - December 31 2012

Format: 10 player round robin event. 6 players selected by CFC rating on September 1, 2012. The other 4 players selected by the CMA on the same date. In both cases, those who decline (they will have until September 21, 2012 to pay their deposit)....we go down the list.

Time control: 120 minutes + 30 sec increment

Rounds: 9 rounds - 10 am and 4 pm each day except Dec 31 when there is only one round at 10:00 am.

Playoffs: Playoffs if necessary after the last round with accelerated time control.

Rated by: FIDE, CFC and CMA

Equipment provided: Everything

Prize fund: Trophies to the top 3. The winner is provided with airfare to the 2013 World Junior and airfare for his or her coach....plus $1,000 for training between the time the youngster wins the Canadian Junior and the start of the World Junior. All of the original 6 players determined by CFC rating who take part ...we will give each of them a $100 gift certificate at Strategy Games.

TD: To be determined

ACCOMMODATION: Provided free to players living more than 120 km from Toronto.

This promises to be a memorable Canadian Junior, worth following on a daily basis. I wonder if this will be the start of a new trend or just a ray of sunshine amidst a chronically cloudy sky. In any case, bravo! CMA.

[Normand Arsenault]

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I have one thing to say. Amazing. Actually the word "Amazing" is not strong enough. SIMPLY INCREDIBLE.

WOW.

[Bindi Cheng]

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damn I wish I was still a junior

[Mike Ivanov]

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Very impressive, sounds like an actual national championship :)

[Aman Hambleton]

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Dates: December 27 - December 31 2012

My birthday is December 30th... hmm :D

[Tom O'Donnell]

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Fantastic initiative, CMA! Great to see the Canadian Junior recapture its former glory.

[Jonathan Berry]

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Dates: December 27 - December 31 2012

Very good, Larry. A first-class event. I see that there are no mandatory regional inclusions, but I hope that the new selection rules allow for true contenders from outside Central Canada.

The old-time Canadian Juniors were December 26-31, that is 9 games in 6 days. I realize that time controls are a bit faster these days, but you're going to have ten tired puppies by the end of your five-day event. Air travel on Xmas Day is relatively open and relaxed, in my experience.

[David Ottosen]

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Not to say I have a problem with CMA doing this (I'm a big fan of the national championships going back to the round robin format!), but taking a national championship, limiting the field, and then giving the organizer carte blanche to select 40% of the field doesn't sound like a good idea for the CFC.

Are there any caveats/restrictions/guidelines on the 4 players selected by CMA?

[Jonathan Berry]

Re: 2012-13 Canadian Junior

Not to say I have a problem with CMA doing this (I'm a big fan of the national championships going back to the round robin format!), but taking a national championship, limiting the field, and then giving the organizer carte blanche to select 40% of the field doesn't sound like a good idea for the CFC.

Are there any caveats/restrictions/guidelines on the 4 players selected by CMA?

I hope not. The best guarantee of success is the organizer (CMA)'s desire to put on a good show. So they won't choose a 1600 player from Pointe-aux-Piques just because he's the best player in that area, but they might choose a 2150 from Skalbania because to choose a 2157 would mean a seventh entry from Onomatopoea. I'm just guessing, of course. But--this is not a one-knight stand!

[Bindi Cheng]

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Hey Larry, are you ever going to organize some kind of futurity event if this one turns out to be successful?

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

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During a Governors' discussion I created a table for potential 20 candidates based on their rating (keep in mind it is ~1.5month old)

1	Kovalyov, Anton	Verdun, 	QC	2654	2011-07-30
2	Hansen, Eric	Calgary, 	AB	2594	2011-06-28
3 1994	Sapozhnikov, Roman		ON	2514	2012-01-23
4	Thavandiran, Shiyam		ON	2501	2012-01-15
5	Hambleton, Aman	Toronto, 	ON	2417	2012-01-15
6 1993	Martchenko, Alexander		ON	2412	2011-07-30
7 1994	Kleinman, Michael		ON	2407	2012-01-23
8 1994	Calugar, Arthur	Toronto, 	ON	2377	2011-12-18
9 1993	Jiang, Louie	Verdun, 	QC	2373	2011-12-30
10 1993	MacKinnon, Keith		SK	2353	2012-01-15
11 1996	Qin, Zi Yi (Joey)		ON	2339	2011-11-03
12 1998	Wang, Richard	Edmonton, 	AB	2337	2012-01-08
13 1994	Yuan, Yuanling	Toronto, 	ON	2328	2011-07-02
14 1995	Zhang, David	Calgary, 	AB	2285	2012-01-08
15 1995	Gusev, Nikita	Richmond Hill, 	ON	2270	2011-11-06
16 1993	Gelis, Paul	Toronto,	ON	2251	2011-09-05
17 1993	Laceste, Loren Brigham		BC	2238	2011-10-10
18 1997	Li, Kevin	Winnipeg	MB	2226	2012-01-08
19 1996	Semianiuk, Konstantin		ON	2218	2012-01-23
20 1999	Preotu, Razvan	Burlington	ON	2206	2012-01-23

I assumed that only born >=1993 are eligible. This must be confirmed by somebody, as the 2012 Canadian Junior Championship was in Calgary. This thread is named 2012-13. Thus the next year will be a true 2013 Championship :D

[Felix Dumont]

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During a Governors' discussion I created a table for potential 20 candidates based on their rating (keep in mind it is ~1.5month old)

1	Kovalyov, Anton	Verdun, 	QC	2654	2011-07-30
2	Hansen, Eric	Calgary, 	AB	2594	2011-06-28
3 1994	Sapozhnikov, Roman		ON	2514	2012-01-23
4	Thavandiran, Shiyam		ON	2501	2012-01-15
5	Hambleton, Aman	Toronto, 	ON	2417	2012-01-15
6 1993	Martchenko, Alexander		ON	2412	2011-07-30
7 1994	Kleinman, Michael		ON	2407	2012-01-23
8 1994	Calugar, Arthur	Toronto, 	ON	2377	2011-12-18
9 1993	Jiang, Louie	Verdun, 	QC	2373	2011-12-30
10 1993	MacKinnon, Keith		SK	2353	2012-01-15
11 1996	Qin, Zi Yi (Joey)		ON	2339	2011-11-03
12 1998	Wang, Richard	Edmonton, 	AB	2337	2012-01-08
13 1994	Yuan, Yuanling	Toronto, 	ON	2328	2011-07-02
14 1995	Zhang, David	Calgary, 	AB	2285	2012-01-08
15 1995	Gusev, Nikita	Richmond Hill, 	ON	2270	2011-11-06
16 1993	Gelis, Paul	Toronto,	ON	2251	2011-09-05
17 1993	Laceste, Loren Brigham		BC	2238	2011-10-10
18 1997	Li, Kevin	Winnipeg	MB	2226	2012-01-08
19 1996	Semianiuk, Konstantin		ON	2218	2012-01-23
20 1999	Preotu, Razvan	Burlington	ON	2206	2012-01-23

I assumed that only born >=1993 are eligible. This must be confirmed by somebody, as the 2012 Canadian Junior Championship was in Calgary. This thread is named 2012-13. Thus the next year will be a true 2013 Championship :D

It's sad that GM Kovalyov will have never played in a Canadian Junior, although he won three times the Quebec Junior Championship (with a first prize between 1000$ and 1500$). Also, where is Nikita Kraiouchkine, who managed to get a very good rating without getting much bonus points? :)

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

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Also, where is Nikita Kraiouchkine

Somewhere :D I think I added only birth years to the table.
The new list at http://www.chess.ca/players?player_search_age=20 Though it is U20 for this year. IMHO, the new championship should take the next year list.

[Jonathan Berry]

2012-13 Canadian Junior

It's sad that GM Kovalyov will have never played in a Canadian Junior, although he won three times the Quebec Junior Championship (with a first prize between 1000$ and 1500$). Also, where is Nikita Kraiouchkine, who managed to get a very good rating without getting much bonus points? :)

My lord, that's an impressive list of junior players. You can talk all you want about rating inflation, but these are strong players. #17, for example, is B.C. (adult) Closed Co-Champion. My blood still boils when I see bonus points mentioned. The CFC governors were informed from the very beginning that the new bonus point system was flawed. Canada was not ready to have a young player the calibre of GM Kovalyov, that's another tragedy. But look at those juniors! Would any of us who contended for the ancient times Junior Championships #1 or #2 even have qualified to play for #42 (the Answer...) in 2012-13? Winners in tabular form.