Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

[Hans Jung]

No, not official press but Id like to see it. Now if only Rocket Rob Gardner could up his game to make an excellent board 4! What dya think? Definitely that would take the heat off Ontario and Quebec.

[Andy Shaw]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

I am confused.

Who would be on the four boards?

[Hans Jung]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Well lets see!? Eric Hansen, Richard Wang, Edward Porper, Rocket Rob Gardner, and a developmental prospect. (and of course Alberta might have some suggestions):D

[Tony Boron]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

No, not official press but Id like to see it. Now if only Rocket Rob Gardner could up his game to make an excellent board 4! What dya think? Definitely that would take the heat off Ontario and Quebec.

Easy on the egg nog :)

[Aris Marghetis]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Hans, email me your number, so that I can call you to build on your "egg nogged" idea! ;)

[Vlad Rekhson]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

No, not official press but Id like to see it. Now if only Rocket Rob Gardner could up his game to make an excellent board 4! What dya think? Definitely that would take the heat off Ontario and Quebec.

Lol, you forgot about those secret GMs that we are bringing in from Russia. Their federation change should be official before the next Olympiad!

P.S. Did we skip a few months ahead to a different holiday yet? :-)

[Vlad Rekhson]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Well lets see!? Eric Hansen, Richard Wang, Edward Porper, Rocket Rob Gardner, and a developmental prospect. (and of course Alberta might have some suggestions):D

Actually while we are at it, FM Vladimir Pechenkin would be closer to making the team than the "Rocket."

[Larry Bevand]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Actually while we are at it, FM Vladimir Pechenkin would be closer to making the team than the "Rocket."

Alberta should be very proud with their accomplishments over the last few years!

Alberta is the new Quebec of old!

Congratulations...you are doing great things!

One request: Could you move your tournament off my dates for the National finals of the CCC please :). Let's work together on this :)

Larry

[Andrei Botez]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

No, not official press but Id like to see it. Now if only Rocket Rob Gardner could up his game to make an excellent board 4! What dya think? Definitely that would take the heat off Ontario and Quebec.

Maybe I am wrong, but as far as I understand under the new agreement, Quebec federation has a 1/3 of the votes for the Olympic team. With the other 2/3 of the votes going to Ontario, my guess is that even Eric will have hard time to qualify if he is not moving to Toronto or Montreal ASAP!

Cheers!

[Hans Jung]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Easy on the egg nog :)

No, no Im serious - and just as soon as I sober up I'll be even more serious:D

[Hans Jung]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Actually while we are at it, FM Vladimir Pechenkin would be closer to making the team than the "Rocket."

But we want exciting chess - nobody can provide excitement like the Rocket!

[Hans Jung]

Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Maybe I am wrong, but as far as I understand under the new agreement, Quebec federation has a 1/3 of the votes for the Olympic team. With the other 2/3 of the votes going to Ontario, my guess is that even Eric will have hard time to qualify if he is not moving to Toronto or Montreal ASAP!

Cheers!

Yes I know we here in Ontario have the rules in a "straitjacket" but cant we suspend "reality" for a bit? - Cant we field the most exciting team??

[Felix Dumont]

Re : Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

Maybe I am wrong, but as far as I understand under the new agreement, Quebec federation has a 1/3 of the votes for the Olympic team. With the other 2/3 of the votes going to Ontario, my guess is that even Eric will have hard time to qualify if he is not moving to Toronto or Montreal ASAP!

Cheers!

There's no doubt he will be part of the next team (if he wants to play, of course). Sambuev and Kovalyov also said they would be interested. If we manage to convince another GM (Roussel-Roozmon, Bluvshtein, Charbonneau)... We might have an all GM team! The fifth player could be a strong, young IM (Wang, Cheng, Noritsyn...).

[Andy Shaw]

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The fifth player could be a strong, young IM (Wang, Cheng, Noritsyn...).

IM Hambleton is higher rated than Wang, Cheng, and Noritsyn. He is also very active at the moment and is gaining FIDE as we speak. He will soon be 2500.

Oh, did I also mention he is stronger?

[Kerry Liles]

Re: Re : Re: Entire Olympic Team from Alberta in 2014?

IM Hambleton is higher rated than Wang, Cheng, and Noritsyn. He is also very active at the moment and is gaining FIDE as we speak. He will soon be 2500.

Oh, did I also mention he is stronger?

IM to be... see other thread about the slight delays in awarding titles from FIDE. He is tearing things up lately, so he is a strong contender for pretty much anything he enters.