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Lyle Craver
08-19-2018, 12:11 PM
Executive members and Officers please post your reports here using the letter code (4A, 4B, 4C etc) given in the agenda in your title line

Undriadi Benggawan
08-20-2018, 08:17 AM
4F. Youth Coordinator's Report
Youth Coordinator's report for Sep 2017 – Aug 2018


I served CFC since Sep 2017

1. Continued CFC previous Youth Coordinator tasks to send Youth to WJCC in Italy and Olympiad U-16 in India
2. Put together the Youth Fund for 2018 for executives approval
3. Initiated Youth Committee forum for discussion

International Tournaments handled as follows:

1. U-16 Olympiad 2017 in India.
2. World Junior Chess Championship 2017 in Italy.
3. PanAmerican 2018 in Chile
4. NAYCC 2018 in Mexico (in progress)
5. WCCC 2018 in Spain (in progress)
6. WYCC 2018 in Greece (in progress)
7. WJCC 2018 in Turkey (in progress)

I thank the HoDs that did and doing excellent job.

It has been an experience to serve CFC and Chess Youth community for the past year.
I will step down from my role as Youth Coordinator and I am nominating Christina Tao from Windsor as my replacement. She is very passionate about youth chess program and I am confident that she can do a very good job.


Thanks

Undriadi Benggawan

Aris Marghetis
08-20-2018, 11:48 AM
I echo Undriadi's endorsement of Christina!

Vladimir Drkulec
08-20-2018, 12:02 PM
Thank you Undriadi for your report and your service as youth coordinator. I know that I was often a bit of a wet blanket on spending but I appreciated your advocating for our young players and thank you for doing all the heavy lifting required for the position.

Christina is very organized and helpful in just about everything she involves herself in. She was a big help when Windsor organized the three tournaments CYCC/CO/NAYCC in 2016 and she has been quite helpful to the CFC in organizing parents and sharing information even in the case of this year's WYCC which she is not even attending. She has been head of delegation for a number of events including the U16 Olympiad in Mongolia and several events in the Americas like Pan Ams.

Someone with a longer memory might tell me whether she would be the first woman on the board of directors of the CFC.

Lyle Craver
08-20-2018, 12:05 PM
While there are several Taos listed on the CFC membership list there are no current CFC members from Windsor named Tao.

Please note that all nominees must be current adult CFC members - and nominations for the 2018-19 board should be made in the Incoming meeting

Hal Bond
08-20-2018, 04:02 PM
Olympiad:

Since the last meeting most of my time has been devoted to the Olympic Team. In absence of any volunteers, I have assumed the role of Olympic Co-ordinator. I hope we will be able to attract new talent in this role for 2020 for the Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk.

Once the Selection Rating List was established (thanks to Victor Plotkin!) invitations were sent out. A number of players declined so more invitations were sent until we arrived at our current roster of Olympians. The registration process has been time consuming. It includes the identification of our delegation members, along with accommodation and travel details along with financial matters. Most of the remaining tasks should be cleared up this week.

This year we were also hoping for more than one Canadian Arbiter to be named to the Olympiad. We proposed IA Aris Marghetis as a Sector Arbiter, followed by IA Danny Goldenberg and FA (soon to be IA) Vadim Tsypin. Sadly only Aris was appointed and he will serve as match Arbiter. I declined to serve as Arbiter because the Delegate chores are plentiful enough and it is unfair to the Olympic Arbiting team when one is diverted to matters of the Congress. In my opinion Delegates should not even be allowed to "moonlight" as Arbiters at the Olympiad.

FIDE Congress

This is an election year and Canada is publicly supporting the Acting President George Makropoulos. I believe "Makro" has put together a very strong ticket, including England's Malcolm Pein and I hope he is successful. He has already proposed a number of reforms and he will continue perform admirably if elected.

One goal I have with FIDE America in Batumi is to create some clear regulations specific to the North American Youth and North American Junior Championships. The NAYCC has been on a rotation between Canada, USA and Mexico since we got involved in 2010. Canada appears to be the only Federation to deliver this event in accordance with the existing regulations and last year the rotation came under attack when the NAYCC was awarded for 2 consecutive years to Mexico. We protested vigorously and have been allowed to bid for 2019. Despite holding a robust bidding process within Canada and presenting a detailed bid from Chess n' Math in November of 2017, they will not formally award the bid until the Congress on Batumi. We have the support of CCA President Jorge Vega and Secretary Russell Smith and I am confident that we will get the bid, but I am dismayed by the process.

A number of Title Applications are also in process for the Congress for both players and Arbiters. I hope to report on their success following the Congress.

Should anyone have items that you want me to bring forward at the Congress please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Respectfully Submitted

Hal Bond
FIDE Zone 2.2 President and Delegate, Canada

Fred McKim
08-20-2018, 06:23 PM
4L. Treasurer's Report

I don't have a formal report at the moment, as we are waiting for Bob to finalize the notes for the Financial Statements. We had the opportunity for preliminary discussion of year-end finances at the last quarterly meeting, and I can attempt to answer any more questions you may have.

I'll make some comments when the final document is ready.

Fred

Michael Barron
08-20-2018, 08:00 PM
Thank you, Undriadi, for your work as CFC Youth Coordinator!

Any plans for U-16 Olympiad 2018?

Pierre Dénommée
08-20-2018, 09:04 PM
4H. Woman’s Coordinator's report

With the precious help of the FQE, the Women Zonal has been organized. WIM Mali-Jade Ouelette has won both the Womens' Closed and her age group at the CYCC and will represent Canada twice at a World Championship.

There should be a women on the FQE board of directors. Her appointment has not been made official yet, but has been mentioned during the FQE AGM. This will certainly help Women's chess locally.

FIDE allows us to do both a non-Zonal Women chess championship and a Women Team Championship in which norms are possible despite not having at least three Federations present. It will be much harder to find a bidder for those and I may be compelled to make a return as an organizer.

I am willing to stand for reelection.

Respectfully Submitted

Pierre Dénommée
CFC Woman’s Coordinator

Pierre Dénommée
08-20-2018, 09:15 PM
Should anyone have items that you want me to bring forward at the Congress please let me know at your earliest convenience.


I am working on a report to be submitted to the Swiss Pairing Programs Commission. Most current VM are probably unaware that as an arbiter, I have used Dubov Swiss pairing system ounce in the Canadian Closed. To my best knowledge, it remains the highest level at which the system has ever been used. I have also used it other tournaments. SPP is asking for comments on the current draft of the new Dubov rules, see item 3 on http://pairings.fide.com/ . Arbiters with practical knowledge of this system are rare and I have an opportunity to make a modest contribution.

Vladimir Drkulec
08-20-2018, 10:16 PM
Thank you, Undriadi, for your work as CFC Youth Coordinator!

Any plans for U-16 Olympiad 2018?


The situation in Turkey is chaotic. It is not a safe place to send our kids.

Stephen Wright
08-21-2018, 01:40 AM
The situation in Turkey is chaotic. It is not a safe place to send our kids.

So should we have misgivings about sending our representatives to the World Junior next month in Turkey?

Vladimir Drkulec
08-21-2018, 04:10 AM
Yes, I think misgivings would be prudent in that case also.

If Barrack Obama, Donald Trump and the economic and military power of the U.S. cannot pry a random clergyman out of Turkish custody on trumped up charges, what do you think the chances of our Canadian politicians being able to do better if one of our kids or parents found themselves in the same situation?

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/turkey

Undriadi Benggawan
08-21-2018, 07:22 AM
Michael,

The Executives chosen not to send team to U16 Olympiad due to the travel High Risk in Turkey.
Unless the situation improved drastically, CFC is not going to send our youth to Turkey.

Cheers,

Undriadi

Ken Craft
08-21-2018, 08:08 AM
Vice-President's Report

The primary role of the Vice-President is to be prepared to step into the President’s shoes, if required. Fortunately, that has not been required and the Federation continues to prosper under Vlad’s leadership. Throughout the year, I have taken part in executive discussions and decisions. Where appropriate, I try to present alternative viewpoints and ensure that I have complete information before casting my vote. It’s been a pleasure to serve alongside my fellow executive members and I hope to have the opportunity to do so again this year.
Cheers,
Ken

Lyle Craver
08-21-2018, 08:25 PM
http://chess.ca/node/1286 - which is a historical list of CFC (and its predecessors) officers shows no women though I am pretty sure Lynn Stringer (who for some inexplicable reason FIDE thought was male and I female - thank you Hal for enlightening them!) served on the National Appeals Committee and the Pugi fund at one point.

Again - if she is to be nominated for a national position she does need to be a current member so would need to move quickly.

Paul Leblanc
08-22-2018, 08:14 PM
The system continues to be in a state of equilibrium.
The average rating of all players above 1200 is the same today as it was 10 years ago, i.e. about 1700.
I noticed recently that the Continental Chess Association is treating CFC ratings at par with USCF ratings for their events, which I consider a vote of confidence in our system.
A reminder to TDs and organizers to start new players at their FIDE/USCF/FQE ratings and not treat them as unrated.
Also any CFC member with a foreign rating 200+ points higher than their CFC rating is encouraged to point this out to the CFC office or myself and we will adjust their CFC rating upwards.
And finally, please observe the requirements in chapter 4 of the CFC Handbook for Regular Rated CFC tournaments, especially regarding the time controls http://chess.ca/handbook

Paul Leblanc
08-22-2018, 08:22 PM
You will see in the CFC Financial Report that:
The Foundation has $341k under management (compared to $321k last year) and that the Foundation generated $11,184 of income for CFC general revenue.
The increase in funds under management was about half from new life memberships and half from capital gains.
The Foundation holds a balanced portfolio of equities and fixed income investments. Turnover from year to year is very small.
Anyone wishing for more details is welcome to contact me.
Please consider the Chess Foundation of Canada in your estate planning. When renewing your annual membership, consider a life membership.

Victor Plotkin
08-23-2018, 08:09 AM
A. Olympiad-2018.

Yesterday I announce the board order for the National Team: Hansen - LeSiege - Noritsyn - Preotu - Hambleton.

According to the registration list, both our teams share 39-40 positions in the starting ranking. While I don't expect the same success as in 2016, I hope for solid performance for both Canadian Teams.

For the National Team, the rating gap between 2nd and 5th player is extremely narrow, less than 40 points, compare to 200 points in 2016 and 100+ points in 2014. It gives us a lot of options for round-by-round decisions.

For the first time in recent years (or even for the first time ever - I am not sure) CFC executive decided to "outsource" the position of the Women Team Captain. I know GM G.Szabo from U-16 Olympiad 2014. He was a captain of Canada-1 (with R.Preotu and Q.Zhou), while I was the captain of Canada-2 and Canada-3. He is a knowledgeable and nice person.

Many our players use Istanbul for connection. In another thread it was mentioned that Turkey now is not the safest place in the world. I believe, that Istanbul airport should be safe enough, but we have another problem. Some team members, including myself have a very tight connection in Istanbul. In case of delay in out first leg flight Toronto-Istanbul, we can potentially miss the next flight Istanbul-Batumi. Still, we have almost 24 hours before the start of the first round. Reminds me one of my favorite book: Jules Verne "80 days around the world".

Vladimir Drkulec
08-23-2018, 09:05 AM
Thank you Victor for that report. We all wish the best of luck to our teams on the journey and in the Olympiad.

Victor Plotkin
08-23-2018, 09:16 AM
B. World Senior Team Championship

I started this project more than a year ago and I am very happy with the results. Our Team (Cummings - Plotkin - Findlay - Barron) finished 6th out of 67 teams in Dresden. I would like to share some information and ideas about this tournament.

1. From the very beginning, I told to all potential Canadian players that I want team of 4 and not team of 5. Being a player and a captain for the team of 5 is a clear conflict of interest; at the same time it's absolutely fine with team of 4. Canadian players often play 2 game/day and should have no problem with a comfortable 9 games/9 days schedule. Some risk that somebody gets sick or can not play for another reason definitely exists, but this risk is not too high with reliable players.

2. 4 teams in this tournament were much stronger than others (USA, 2 from Germany and England), we played with 3 of them and lost all 3 matches. We won all 6 matches against other teams including 3-1 victory over higher rated Germany-2 (almost 200 points total rating advantage) and 4-0 over team called "Ulm", with similar rating. 6 wins in 9 matches allow us to share 6th place, our tie-break was very strong, so we finished 6th overall.

I have some funny story about Ulm. It's a very historical place, Napoleon defeated Austrians there in 1805. This Ulm battle was one of the best even for Napoleon and probably his "cleanest" victory. Napoleon lost about 500 soldiers, Austrians lost almost 30.000. Napoleon would have been proud of us.

3. Every player from our team gained rating points. We gained more than 80 points overall. Rating points will be donated to Canadian underrated juniors in the nearest future.

4. I.Findlay had the best performance in our team with 6.5/9. He missed an IM norm by just half a point.

5. M.Barron and myself won team blitz tournament (each team included just 2 players) with 7 wins and 2 draws in 9 rounds. First prize was 250 EUROs, but the satisfaction was much more important.

6. The organization was at very high level, Germans were well-prepared and thought about every possible detail.

7. According to the FIDE calendar, the next World Senior Team Championship will be in May 2019 in Crete, Greece.

Conclusion: a very good event. As far as I know, all Canadian players enjoyed this chess vacation. I would be happy to see more Canadians participating in this championship

Fred McKim
08-23-2018, 10:09 AM
4L Treasurer's Report

I wanted to wait until we had the completed financial statements before filing this informal report.

First off, our Financial Situation this year was very strong, mostly due to a 5% increase in Membership numbers and a 20% increase in Rating Fees. Our net revenue of $11K is the largest in recent memory and would have been $16K, except for the accounting acknowledgement of a $5K debt to FIDE America from some previous NA Youth / Junior events held in Canada. I will make a few more comments in the Financial Statement Thread.

My portfolio work as Treasurer probably only contributes to 10% of the whole of the work that goes on for the Federation, that I am directly or indirectly involved in. For example, this year I had the pleasure to attend the Canadian Sports Tourism Expo with Vlad. We are hoping the dividends from this will continue for years to come.

I will be more than pleased to serve the CFC for another year as a Director of the Corporation and specifically Treasurer.

Fred McKim
CFC Treasurer

Vladimir Drkulec
08-23-2018, 10:36 AM
4L Treasurer's Report

I wanted to wait until we had the completed financial statements before filing this informal report.

First off, our Financial Situation this year was very strong, mostly due to a 5% increase in Membership numbers and a 20% increase in Rating Fees. Our net revenue of $11K is the largest in recent memory and would have been $16K, except for the accounting acknowledgement of a $5K debt to FIDE America from some previous NA Youth / Junior events held in Canada. I will make a few more comments in the Financial Statement Thread.

My portfolio work as Treasurer probably only contributes to 10% of the whole of the work that goes on for the Federation, that I am directly or indirectly involved in. For example, this year I had the pleasure to attend the Canadian Sports Tourism Expo with Vlad. We are hoping the dividends from this will continue for years to come.

I will be more than pleased to serve the CFC for another year as a Director of the Corporation and specifically Treasurer.

Fred McKim
CFC Treasurer

We do need some clarification on exactly which tournaments are part of this $5000 FIDE America figure. Anyway the financials have been a pleasant surprise as I don't think we expected them to be this strong though this is not unusual when you move beyond the breakeven point. Everything flows to the bottom line.

Vladimir Drkulec
08-23-2018, 11:45 AM
B. World Senior Team Championship



Congratulations on an impressive result!


Every player from our team gained rating points. We gained more than 80 points overall. Rating points will be donated to Canadian underrated juniors in the nearest future.


This is too true.