Lyle Craver
10-13-2011, 12:58 AM
Here is the report of the motions voted on at the recently concluded Quarterly Online Governors' Meeting. Special thanks to Michael von Keitz for his 'beefier version' of my shorter version first given to the Governors:
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Motion 2012-A-1
=== Motion 1 ===
e) p. 1007 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1007. Age, Citizenship, and Residency for Canadian Championship:
Each contestant in a Canadian Youth Championship must fulfill the age requirements specified by FIDE for the World Youth Championship to which the winner of the Canadian event will qualify. Each player shall be either (i) a Canadian citizen or (ii) a Permanent Resident. Persons who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a resident of Canada for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly demonstrate to the CFC Board of Directors that they have a settled intention to continue to reside in Canada. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the CFC Board of Directors.
h) p. 1057 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1057. Age, Citizenship, and Residency for Canadian Championship:
Each contestant in a Canadian Junior Championship must fulfill the age requirements specified by FIDE for the World Junior Championship to which the winner of the Canadian event will qualify. Each player shall be either (i) a Canadian citizen or (ii) a Permanent Resident. Persons who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a resident of Canada for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly demonstrate to the CFC Board of Directors that they have a settled intention to continue to reside in Canada. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the CFC Board of Directors."
I support motion 21-A-1 YES (18) Bob Armstrong Christopher Field Egidijus Zeromskis Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Peter Stockhausen Pierre Dénommée Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (5) Christopher Mallon Ellen Nadeau Ken Jensen Paul Leblanc Rob Clark ABSTAIN (3) Bob Gillanders Michael von Keitz Vlad Rekhson
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-A-2
=== Motion 2 ===
"Motion 2011 – A – Participation in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships
Moved - Michael Barron; Seconded – Bob Armstrong
Moved –
a) the title of Section 10 of the CFC Handbook, “ Invitational Youth Championships: Junior, Cadet “, is deleted and replaced by “ Canadian Youth and Junior Chess Championships “.
b) the title of p. 1000 of the CFC Handbook, “ Events: “, is deleted and replaced by “ Canadian Youth Chess Championship: “.
c) p. 1001 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1001. Frequency:
A Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine Canadian Champions and Canadian representatives to all international youth chess competitions.
d) in p. 1002. Format, the words “ three days “ are deleted, and replaced by “ up to four days “.
f) p. 1051 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1051. Canadian Junior Chess Championship:
A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Chess Championship hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine the Canadian representative to the World Junior Chess Championship and consist of 2 sections - Open and Girls. When there are less than eight girls, then the sections shall be combined.
g) in p. 1052. Format, the words “eight round tournament held over four days “ are deleted, and replaced by “nine round tournament held over five days “.
I support motion 2012-A-2 YES (22) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Valer Eugen Demian Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (1) Vlad Rekhson ABSTAIN (5) Hugh Brodie Michael von Keitz Peter Stockhausen Simon Ong
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-B
I propose 101 be replaced by the following wording;
"1010. Tie Break:
Should two or more players finish the tournament with the same number of points the following tie-break systems are recommended.
(a) Swiss Sections
• Direct encounter
• Sum of progressive score
• Buchholz
• Playoff
• Sonneborn-Berger
• Won games
• Games played with Black
(b) Round Robin Sections
• Direct encounter
• Playoff
• Games played with Black
• Koya
• Sonneborn-Berger
• Won games
It is recommended that playoffs only be arranged to determine the official Canadian representative to the WYCC.
If playoffs are planned adequate time must be set aside for a conclusion to be reached.
To support motion 2012-B YES (22) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Rob Clark Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Egidijus Zeromskis Patrick McDonald
ABSTAIN (5) Christopher Mallon Ellen Nadeau Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Michael von Keitz
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-C
Whereas, philosophically, if not monetarily, all members are of equal importance to the CFC;
Be it resolved that all CFC members count as a single member equivalent regardless of type;
Be it further resolved that the number of membership equivalents required for a governorship to be established thus be equal to seventy-five (75) members.
I support motion 2012-C YES (8) Bob Armstrong Christopher Field Gordon Ritchie Hugh Brodie Michael Barron Patrick McDonald Peter Stockhausen Valer Eugen Demian NO (19) Aris Marghetis Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Vladimir Drkulec ABSTAIN (5) Les Bunning Michael von Keitz Rob Clark Simon Ong Vlad Rekhson
MOTION DEFEATED
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Motion 2012-D
[Editorial note: Governors should note that this is essentially a re-introduction of motion 2010-02 (Moved / Seconded Egidijus Zeromskis / Christopher Mallon)) with the sole exception of the removal of the clause dealing with Participating members since this type of membership was ended by a Governor vote shortly after the demise of En Passant magazine)
It is a constitutional motion since it amends sections of Bylaw One or Bylaw Two]
The Constitution change:
"JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
9. Any person ordinarily resident in Canada who is under the age of 18, shall be granted a Junior membership or a Junior Participating Membership."
is replaced with:
"JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
9. Any person ordinarily resident in Canada who has not reached the age of 20 by January 1st of the current year, shall be granted a Junior membership."
I support motion 2012-D YES (27) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Les Bunning Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Paul Leblanc Peter Stockhausen Rob Clark Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Aris Marghetis Gordon Ritchie ABSTAIN (1) Michael von Keitz
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-E
To amend the Handbook section Rules of procedure for The Canadian Junior Championship Tournament with a line:
The winner of the Tournament will be that year’s Canadian Junior Champion.
The paragraph would be read as
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1051. Frequency:
A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Championship Tournament hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine the Canadian representative to the World Junior Chess Championship. The winner of the Tournament will be that year’s Canadian Junior Champion.
I support motion 2012-E YES (26) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Peter Stockhausen Pierre Dénommée Rob Clark Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Christopher Mallon Paul Leblanc ABSTAIN (2) Michael von Keitz Simon Ong
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-A-1
=== Motion 1 ===
e) p. 1007 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1007. Age, Citizenship, and Residency for Canadian Championship:
Each contestant in a Canadian Youth Championship must fulfill the age requirements specified by FIDE for the World Youth Championship to which the winner of the Canadian event will qualify. Each player shall be either (i) a Canadian citizen or (ii) a Permanent Resident. Persons who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a resident of Canada for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly demonstrate to the CFC Board of Directors that they have a settled intention to continue to reside in Canada. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the CFC Board of Directors.
h) p. 1057 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1057. Age, Citizenship, and Residency for Canadian Championship:
Each contestant in a Canadian Junior Championship must fulfill the age requirements specified by FIDE for the World Junior Championship to which the winner of the Canadian event will qualify. Each player shall be either (i) a Canadian citizen or (ii) a Permanent Resident. Persons who are not citizens or permanent residents, but who have been a resident of Canada for a twelve-month period immediately preceding the tournament, may be admitted to the Tournament provided they can clearly demonstrate to the CFC Board of Directors that they have a settled intention to continue to reside in Canada. The admittance to the Tournament of such exceptions shall be entirely at the discretion of the CFC Board of Directors."
I support motion 21-A-1 YES (18) Bob Armstrong Christopher Field Egidijus Zeromskis Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Peter Stockhausen Pierre Dénommée Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (5) Christopher Mallon Ellen Nadeau Ken Jensen Paul Leblanc Rob Clark ABSTAIN (3) Bob Gillanders Michael von Keitz Vlad Rekhson
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-A-2
=== Motion 2 ===
"Motion 2011 – A – Participation in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships
Moved - Michael Barron; Seconded – Bob Armstrong
Moved –
a) the title of Section 10 of the CFC Handbook, “ Invitational Youth Championships: Junior, Cadet “, is deleted and replaced by “ Canadian Youth and Junior Chess Championships “.
b) the title of p. 1000 of the CFC Handbook, “ Events: “, is deleted and replaced by “ Canadian Youth Chess Championship: “.
c) p. 1001 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1001. Frequency:
A Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine Canadian Champions and Canadian representatives to all international youth chess competitions.
d) in p. 1002. Format, the words “ three days “ are deleted, and replaced by “ up to four days “.
f) p. 1051 of Section 10, is deleted, and replaced by:
1051. Canadian Junior Chess Championship:
A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Chess Championship hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine the Canadian representative to the World Junior Chess Championship and consist of 2 sections - Open and Girls. When there are less than eight girls, then the sections shall be combined.
g) in p. 1052. Format, the words “eight round tournament held over four days “ are deleted, and replaced by “nine round tournament held over five days “.
I support motion 2012-A-2 YES (22) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Valer Eugen Demian Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (1) Vlad Rekhson ABSTAIN (5) Hugh Brodie Michael von Keitz Peter Stockhausen Simon Ong
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-B
I propose 101 be replaced by the following wording;
"1010. Tie Break:
Should two or more players finish the tournament with the same number of points the following tie-break systems are recommended.
(a) Swiss Sections
• Direct encounter
• Sum of progressive score
• Buchholz
• Playoff
• Sonneborn-Berger
• Won games
• Games played with Black
(b) Round Robin Sections
• Direct encounter
• Playoff
• Games played with Black
• Koya
• Sonneborn-Berger
• Won games
It is recommended that playoffs only be arranged to determine the official Canadian representative to the WYCC.
If playoffs are planned adequate time must be set aside for a conclusion to be reached.
To support motion 2012-B YES (22) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Rob Clark Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Egidijus Zeromskis Patrick McDonald
ABSTAIN (5) Christopher Mallon Ellen Nadeau Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Michael von Keitz
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-C
Whereas, philosophically, if not monetarily, all members are of equal importance to the CFC;
Be it resolved that all CFC members count as a single member equivalent regardless of type;
Be it further resolved that the number of membership equivalents required for a governorship to be established thus be equal to seventy-five (75) members.
I support motion 2012-C YES (8) Bob Armstrong Christopher Field Gordon Ritchie Hugh Brodie Michael Barron Patrick McDonald Peter Stockhausen Valer Eugen Demian NO (19) Aris Marghetis Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Vladimir Drkulec ABSTAIN (5) Les Bunning Michael von Keitz Rob Clark Simon Ong Vlad Rekhson
MOTION DEFEATED
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Motion 2012-D
[Editorial note: Governors should note that this is essentially a re-introduction of motion 2010-02 (Moved / Seconded Egidijus Zeromskis / Christopher Mallon)) with the sole exception of the removal of the clause dealing with Participating members since this type of membership was ended by a Governor vote shortly after the demise of En Passant magazine)
It is a constitutional motion since it amends sections of Bylaw One or Bylaw Two]
The Constitution change:
"JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
9. Any person ordinarily resident in Canada who is under the age of 18, shall be granted a Junior membership or a Junior Participating Membership."
is replaced with:
"JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
9. Any person ordinarily resident in Canada who has not reached the age of 20 by January 1st of the current year, shall be granted a Junior membership."
I support motion 2012-D YES (27) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Les Bunning Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Paul Leblanc Peter Stockhausen Rob Clark Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Aris Marghetis Gordon Ritchie ABSTAIN (1) Michael von Keitz
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion 2012-E
To amend the Handbook section Rules of procedure for The Canadian Junior Championship Tournament with a line:
The winner of the Tournament will be that year’s Canadian Junior Champion.
The paragraph would be read as
***
1051. Frequency:
A Tournament known as the Canadian Junior Championship Tournament hereinafter referred to as the Junior Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine the Canadian representative to the World Junior Chess Championship. The winner of the Tournament will be that year’s Canadian Junior Champion.
I support motion 2012-E YES (26) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Field Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Fred McKim Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Ken Jensen Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Lynn Stringer Mark S. Dutton, I.A. Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Patrick McDonald Peter Stockhausen Pierre Dénommée Rob Clark Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Birarov Vladimir Drkulec NO (2) Christopher Mallon Paul Leblanc ABSTAIN (2) Michael von Keitz Simon Ong
MOTION CARRIED