2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

[Gary Ruben]

Re: 2013 Canadian Open: Top Players #5

Going by memory, was that the final round 4 move draw game?

[John Upper]

Re: 2013 Canadian Open: Top Players #5

Going by memory, was that the final round 4 move draw game?

Huh?
game? event?

[Gary Ruben]

Re: 2013 Canadian Open: Top Players #5

[Event "49th Canadian Open Championshi"]
[Site "Victoria CAN"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[White "Perelshteyn,E"]
[Black "Fedorowicz,J"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[ECO "A13"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 1/2-1/2

That's in the databases.

[John Upper]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Top Players 6

Ivan Sokolov (GM, Netherlands)

• Sokolov has tournament wins against most of the best players of the last 30 years: Anand (2x), Topalov (3x), Kramnik (1), Kortchnoi (6x), Short (2x), Shirov (2x), Aronian (2x), Adams (2x), and Carlsen (2x). Famously, he defeated Garry Kasparov in 28 moves at the 1999 Wijk aan Zee super-tournament.
• today (Jan.12-27) Ivan is competing in the top group at the 2013 Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee.
• when Ivan Sokolov plays at the 2013 Canadian Open in Ottawa it will be his first tournament in Canada.

more

[John Upper]

2013 Canadian Open: Top Player 7

Aman Hambleton (IM, Canada)

Aman Hambleton, Canada's newest International Master, will be competing in the 2013 Canadian Open in Ottawa.

Aman's highlights from 2012:

• collected five IM-norms
• earned one GM norm
• raised his FIDE rating 235 points since May!
• raised his CFC rating 166 points to 2571

for more, see Top Players

[Peter McKillop]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

... It is expected that the cost of sending the team to the 2013 WYCC, which is being held in the U.A.R., will be about $40,000. Hopefully there will be sufficient CYCC entries to cover this cost. ...
Les Bunning

If all CYCC participants avoid the late fee then you'll need about 345 entrants to get your $40,000. 345 entrants would also give the organizers nearly $26,000 to cover their costs and the CFC about $11,600 (in addition to the $40,000) to cover their administrative fee. Presumably these numbers would leave the organizers with about $20,000 to assist with CO expenses (including TDs fees and fees for organizers, if any).

Keeping in mind that my numbers are based on the organizers' hope, as stated by Les, that they will generate sufficient monies to cover a WYCC team expense of $40,000, my questions are: 1) why should the parents of these children be expected to help pay CO expenses?; 2) does the CFC really need admin. fees of nearly $12,000?; 3) what does the CFC do with any 'admin. fee' monies that are surplus to their actual admin. fee requirements? i.e. does the CFC hold such surplus monies to (a) fund future junior programs or (b) does the surplus just get dumped into general operating revenues? 4) if (b), then why should the parents of these children be expected to fund a portion of the CFC's general operating expenses?

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

.... my questions are: 1) why should the parents of these children be expected to help pay CO expenses?; 2) does the CFC really need admin. fees of nearly $12,000?; 3) what does the CFC do with any 'admin. fee' monies that are surplus to their actual admin. fee requirements? i.e. does the CFC hold such surplus monies to (a) fund future junior programs or (b) does the surplus just get dumped into general operating revenues? 4) if (b), then why should the parents of these children be expected to fund a portion of the CFC's general operating expenses?

Peter, I can see from the tone of your questions that there remains some residual concern in the chess community as to the propriety of how the CFC administers the Youth fund. To address these concerns, we began providing detailed financial reports on the Youth fund to the Governors. The 2010 and 2011 reports can be found in past quarterly governors meetings. The 2012 report will be presented at the April governors meeting. IMHO, the governors are satisfied that Youth funds are being administered properly and not being bled off into general revenues.

Peter, why not drop in at the Hamilton club someday? Just be warned, we have moved since you last visited so check the website. You can play some chess and/or we can talk about this further if you wish. :)

[Peter McKillop]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

Thanks, Bob, I appreciate the information. I'll check out those reports and I will drop into the club one of these days. You know, when I retired I figured there would be lots of time for chess but it seems I have less time for chess than when I was working full-time. I think it must have something to do with my wife uttering those words, "Your day needs some structure." :)

[Aris Marghetis]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

...
I think it must have something to do with my wife uttering those words, "Your day needs some structure." :)

Wry observation : I have no recollection of ever telling another adult "what they need" ;)

[Gary Ruben]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

Structure usually comes with a "Honey Do" list. :)

[John Upper]

Canadian Open: Top Players #8

Eduardas Rozentalis (GM, Lithuania)

• top-rated player in Lithuania and nine-time member of Lithuanian Olympiad team.
• two time co-winner of the Canadian Open.
• winner of tournaments in twenty countries.

more

[John Upper]

Canadian Open: Top Players #9

Reynaldo Vera (GM, Cuba)

• two-time Cuban Champion (1997, 2001)
• Elista Olympiad gold-medalist (board 3)
• coach of Spain's top player: Francisco “Paco” Vallejo (2000-05)

for more, see: Top Players

[John Upper]

Save before April 1

Reminder: the entry fee for Canadian Open goes up on April 1. Enter before then to save $25.

We will post a list of registerd players in early April.

Canadian Open 2013

[Paul Bonham]

Re: Save before April 1

Reminder: the entry fee for Canadian Open goes up on April 1. Enter before then to save $25.

We will post a list of registerd players in early April.

Candian Open 2013

- wrong spelling for "Canadian"
- link not working due to http://https://

[John Coleman]

Re: 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open: Official Website

Correct link

https://sites.google.com/site/ottawa...dian-open-2013

Please not the link to the official hotel (National) does not work.