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[Erik Malmsten]

Board 3. How's everybody's technique in mating with Knight and Bee? Increments gives one time to play it.

[Erik Malmsten]

Very interesting! Too bad about the swear word in their title. They have made other interesting videos like playing on a boat or on outdoor chess tables:...

[Erik Malmsten]

Francis, I hope somebody is printing copies of the flyer to be displayed at this weekend's Ontario Open in Oakville, as well as at clubs with many juniors...

[Erik Malmsten]

And in the Open:
Bator Sambuev 7-3 perf rating 2585 tied for 7th
Halldor Peter Palsson 3-7 perf 1931 played 1 WGM & 3 WFMs

[Erik Malmsten]

In the good ole days a club used to get a small kickback from the CFC for all the work in collecting CFC memberships. The kickback would be used to buy...

[Erik Malmsten]

Education is a provincial ministry, and local boards have their differences.
But googling found national sports coaching, which are models of where...

[Erik Malmsten]

The relationship with Chess'Math is an example of how the CFC will promote their sponsors. Are there banner ads for CMA on the CFC website? On the websites...

[Erik Malmsten]

Other useless trivia

White won 36%, Draw 31%, Black won 33%.

Bareev had the most wins with White 4 (100%).
With 3 White...

[Erik Malmsten]

Opening analysis

1. e4 90 59% of games played
1. d4 39 25%
1. c4 11 7%
1. Nf6 9 6%
1. a3 4 3%
Total 153...

[Erik Malmsten]

Aris mentioned escorted access to a smoking area which was a great policy.

i think the biggest problem with cellphones has been those on...

[Erik Malmsten]

Thanks Aris. My "solution" of communicating to the players (email/rule sheet/signage/pre-round announcements) still works in informing the player...

[Erik Malmsten]

Thanks for clarifying, Aris. I though it was 4 masters forfeiting in the top section (10% of the players), an unpredicted problem that would need to be...

[Erik Malmsten]

I can't disagree that it is the player's responsibility, and even so they are all masters, four players still forfeited. I don't know the circumstances...

[Erik Malmsten]

Maybe email/text all players early on (like the day of round 1) with the tournament rules and stating that this is the number to contact if you want a...

[Erik Malmsten]

It would be nice to always have somebody on the organizer's team who is free to leave the playing hall for, example, liaisoning with the hotel for more...

[Erik Malmsten]

It's for the greater good of the tournament to not have any forfeits and I think the organizer (Not the on floor Arbiter) should try everything to get...

[Erik Malmsten]

It might be illegal to call as FIDE forfeits if 1 minute late. Surely not ALL of the organizers/arbiters are too busy 5-10 minutes after the round started....

[Erik Malmsten]

I hate forfeits! I maybe travelled, paid hotel, and entry fee of $20 per game to sit and waste time. In this age of phones that text and email, it is...