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Newly announced team tournament at the end of the year with the top 32 countries in the world. Will Canada send a team ? We did a good job to qualify:D:D
This is a multi-airport itinerary. Please review all the airports below.
This flight leaves on Thursday and arrives on Friday.
United – Flight 6202
Operated by Skywest DBA United Express 2h 26m
Take-off Thu 10:59a YYC Calgary, AB, Canada
Landing Thu 1:25p DEN Denver, CO
Coach | Fare code: QKX3RCE | Canadair Regional Jet (Regional Jet) | 2h 26m | 897 miles | 9+ seats remain
Change planes DEN Denver, CO
1h 30m
United – Flight 8879
Operated by Lufthansa 9h 35m
Take-off Thu 2:55p DEN Denver, CO
Landing Fri 8:30a FRA Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Coach | Fare code: QKX3RCE | Boeing 747-400 (Wide-body Jet) | 9h 35m | 5024 miles | 7 seats remain
Change planes FRA Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1h 55m
United – Flight 8748
Operated by Lufthansa 6h 10m
Take-off Fri 10:25a FRA Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Landing Fri 7:35p AUH Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coach | Fare code: QKX3RCE | Airbus A330-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 6h 10m | 3019 miles | 7 seats remain
Return Wed, Dec 26 DXB to YYC – 2 stops 26h 12m
This is a multi-airport itinerary. Please review all the airports below.
United – Flight 977 14h 35m
Take-off Wed 1:05a DXB Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Landing Wed 6:40a IAD Washington, DC
Coach | Fare code: KKXRCT93 | Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet) | 14h 35m | 7052 miles | 9+ seats remain
Change planes IAD Washington, DC
1h 40m
United – Flight 1086 3h 30m
Take-off Wed 8:20a IAD Washington, DC
Landing Wed 10:50a IAH Houston, TX
Coach | Fare code: KKXRCT93 | Boeing 737-800 (Narrow-body Jet) | 3h 30m | 1188 miles | 9+ seats remain
Change planes IAH Houston, TX
2h 00m
United – Flight 416 4h 27m
Take-off Wed 12:50p IAH Houston, TX
Landing Wed 4:17p YYC Calgary, AB, Canada
Coach | Fare code: KKXRCT93 | Airbus A319 (Narrow-body Jet) | 4h 27m | 1746 miles | 9+ seats remain
I personally wouldn't mind going :) but I guess I'd have to improve my chess first :p
If we have 4 players willing to pay all expenses, I don't see a reason why the CFC couldn't register such Team.
Chess level doesn't matter - in any case chances of a Canadian Team to advance to knock-out stage are very slim... :(
Why not organize an inter-city championship in Canada and send the winning team to the event? It might be a good way to get sponsors, for example a big company sponsoring a local team to get community visibility.
Why not organize an inter-city championship in Canada and send the winning team to the event? It might be a good way to get sponsors, for example a big company sponsoring a local team to get community visibility.
You're absolutely right, Claude!
Canadian inter-city championship is the best way to qualify a team for World City Team Championship.
The problem is:
The first Canadian Team Championship is scheduled for 2013, while the World Cities Team Championship 2012 regulations say:
"Entry shall be submitted by the National federation in the attached registration form on or before 31st October 2012"... :(
The problem is:
The first Canadian Team Championship is scheduled for 2013, while the World Cities Team Championship 2012 regulations say:
"Entry shall be submitted by the National federation in the attached registration form on or before 31st October 2012"... :(
I don't see the difficulty. All that is necessary is a team which represents a city. The rules don't say they should have won anything. The flyer also says national team members may be on a city team.
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