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This is a good idea Vlad. Not sure a group discount is required but group edvertizing makes sense to me...we can put together the pamphlet...any volunteers re a mailing list and perhaps e-mail list also.
With HPE I directly reach about 1000 european players every second week or so... ;)
( letting Google Chrome translate the subscription page into English results in some pretty interesting ideas about French to English translation <g> )
( letting Google Chrome translate the subscription page into English results in some pretty interesting ideas about French to English translation <g> )
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Aren't games being FIDE rated in all sections as the flyer says?
The flyer isn't totally clear, as unrated FIDE players must score 1 against 3 FIDE-rated players to obtain their first FIDE-ratable performance, so most in the U1900 will not, and very few -- if any-- in the U1600 will be FIDE rated.
Secondly, the flyer doesn't clearly say that the tournament will be CFC rated, or that CFC membership is required. And as it says players must have CFC ratings, than how will unrateds be placed? And what prize will unrateds be eligible for?
I consider the prize fund for the U1600 section too high, based on the lower number of participants in recent history -- unless they get an influx of juniors from their school programs.
Otherwise, good detailed information and a great team of Arbiters.
Last edited by Erik Malmsten; Saturday, 21st April, 2012, 08:15 PM.
Reason: added will not
CFC ratings are more prevalent and thus we believe more representative of playing strength for this event.
We discussed playing up, and we decided to promote more competition within rating groups. There are pros and cons to this rule.
It's nice that they are clear. I would have offered playing up one section for 2X entry fee. The July 11 update would hopefully catch rising juniors who want to play up. Giving a couple of individual exemptions for juniors based on recent performance ratings would create conflict with other parents.
There has been some strange tournaments recently where almost all the 1800s would play up so that the U1900 is really U1800 which doesn't look right.
But what about the border players who go back and forth across 2200, 1900 or 1600. I think players who usually are above 2200 (or 1900 or 1600) but recently dipped down should play up if they want. Or they have to sit on their rating and be inactive?!
Hi Hugh et al, the pre-registration list (so far) will be posted here soon, and in some other places. The last few days have seen registrations hit 45, with a foreign GM. As the first official list becomes public, then it will be easier to update it at least weekly.
Hi everyone, I have extracted the following registration information from the CIC online registration system. If any corrections are required, please do not hesitate to email me.
[arismarghetis at rogers dot com]
If your CFC membership is "expired" or "expiring" (July 1st), please renew directly with the CFC office as soon as convenient. This will ensure your registration is deemed complete.
Section Rating Title Surname Name CFC byes
Crown 2700 GM Sambuev Bator 146462
Crown 2634 GM Rozentalis Eduardas 104611 bye-2
Crown 2282 Yee Lorne 100255
Crown 2277 Song Michael 144236
Crown 2265 Birarov Vladimir 145968
Crown 2251 FM Campbell Brett 101324 (expired)
Crown 2236 Ivanov Mike 140557
Crown 2232 Southam David 102535
U2200 2181 Derraugh Geordie 132393
U2200 2163 Fu James 147873 (expired)
U2200 2114 Peev Pavel 122223 (expiring)
U2200 2094 Tonakanian Stephan 150629 (expiring)
U2200 2092 Shebetah Wajdy 148432
U2200 2085 Peng Jackie 142388
U2200 2050 Gladstone Simon 132497
U2200 2024 Lin Tony 148229 (expiring)
U2200 2007 Agbabishvili Lali 150778 (expiring)
U2200 1904 Cohen David 100234
U1900 1896 Romero Carlos 153128
U1900 1859 Finlay Ian 101866
U1900 1846 Cooke Mathew 126311
U1900 1827 Chidley-Hill John 108085
U1900 1805 Zhong Joey 151234
U1900 1801 Yu Patrick 143209
U1900 1777 Wang Eric 149398 (expiring)
U1900 1761 McNelly Peter 106141
U1900 1724 Noritsyn Sergey 146893
U1900 1721 Prost Bernie 105432
U1900 1719 Bigras Jean 106651
U1900 1717 Xu Jeffrey 148513 (expiring)
U1900 1702 Yang Bryant 141088 (expiring)
U1900 1655 Ali Shafkat 149142
U1900 1641 Armstrong Robert 100034
U1600 1582 Liu Jiaxin 149747
U1600 1581 Gillis Doug 111022
U1600 1550 Kurkowski Ken 104537 (expiring)
U1600 1547 Sirkovich Daniel 145096
U1600 1535 Botescu Adrian 145425
U1600 1517 Khairullah Ammar 145219 (expired)
U1600 1426 Dattani Dinesh 134499
U1600 1419 Supol George 152286
U1600 1387 Mourgelas James 108540
U1600 1361 Pishdad Hassan 146931
U1600 1323 Birarov Nicole 150335
U1600 1299 Peng Janet 147928
U1600 1262 Sekar Varun 146856 (expiring)
U1600 1170 Paraparan Varshini 150463
U1600 UNR Bell Donald 153994
U1600 UNR Bell Michael 153993
The ratings will be updated as they change, and will be finalized right before the event.
The primary rating being used is the CFC Regular rating.
However, the Organizers/Arbiters reserve the right to adjust ratings upwards, based on applicable other ratings. For example: FIDE, FQE, USCF, etc.
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