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    Rating Deflation? ...

    Rating Deflation?

    https://www.fide.com/news/2538?fbclid=IwAR0mFt5TUepPLr0AqDCKZVrEAFo7XzE7xQEYKr_3YNOGCuAIVHM2-uUQGJU

    Bob A
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    Average Ratings of 2 Pools (Adult & Junior) -...

    Average Ratings of 2 Pools (Adult & Junior) - First Defined Group

    Bob G., CFC Exec. Dir., has done some number crunching from the CFC stats.

    The Pool for Adults & for Juniors that he has used...
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    Thanks Bob G. The Pool for Adults & for...

    Thanks Bob G.

    The Pool for Adults & for Juniors have some limits on who is in and who is out....but this seems what is possible, and likely the variation is small enough that the sample is...
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    Hi John: I'm not familiar with the CFC Stats...

    Hi John:

    I'm not familiar with the CFC Stats Database, and so I'm not really sure how to go about it (And you've said that the stats seem to have some deficiencies).

    I'm afraid I'm going to...
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    Bumping - hope to have someone explain how the...

    Bumping - hope to have someone explain how the CFC database can produce the somewhat simple stats I am seeking:

    1. Av. rating of adult members;
    2. Av. rating of junior members.

    Bob A
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    Below is my post response to Bob G's above post...

    Below is my post response to Bob G's above post with respect to two questions I've raised on ChessTalk: CFC Rating Stats: Adult Member Av./Junior Member Av. (Post # 26)

    Does Bob G's Post # 2 (In...
  7. Hi Fred: "pass over" = the Class A membership...

    Hi Fred:

    "pass over" = the Class A membership goes to the next eligible finisher in line?

    Bob A
  8. CFC Vote - 2018 FIDE Presidency

    I know this issue has been settled for 2014. But.......

    I haven't looked, but I wonder if the 2010 Minutes show that the Governors felt the decision was theirs, but for various reasons "delegated"...
  9. Poll: Voting Members with Accounts for this AGM

    Hi Lyle:

    Thanks very much for the detailed reply. It allows us to get a better handle on the percentage of voting members with accounts who showed. It is also too bad that some voting members saw...
  10. Hi Chris & Paul: I think the process of...

    Hi Chris & Paul:

    I think the process of clearing up the ambiguity, and making it clear that forfeited games are rated in Canada is the first step. Then those who want to change it know the exact...
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    Sticky: Poll: No. of Class A Members Eligible for the AGM

    Hi Lyle:

    What is the total number of CFC Class A Incoming Voting Members entitled to attend this meeting (provincially elected, at-large, and ignoring vacancies or non-registrations)? Thanks.
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  12. Public Relations Coordinator Retirement Notice

    NOTICE: I, Bob Armstrong, have been CFC Public Relations Coordinator for a number of years now. In my position as CFC PRC, I made most posts in this forum.

    I now have finished my term of office...
  13. Life Voting Members

    Hi Lyle:

    In theory, you are right.

    In practice their real on the ground influence is nil....only Mr Palsson, of the 9 Life Governors, to my knowledge, has signed into either the Outgoing or...
  14. Rating Forfeits - Made in Canada Policy

    Hi Aris:

    Neither does USCF rate forfeits, as far as I know.

    Paul and I discussed, with others, the different policy we wanted Canada to follow.

    One factor that loomed somewhat large was the...
  15. Public Relations Coordinator Report

    2014 Governors’ Annual Meeting (July)

    Public Relations Coordinator Annual Report ( Non-Executive Officer ) - Bob Armstrong

    Bylaw 3 of the CFC Handbook, under Duties of Officers in Section 8C,...
  16. Hi Lyle: Touche. My mind was on Manitoba,...

    Hi Lyle:

    Touche.

    My mind was on Manitoba, which I believe never goes on Daylight Savings Time....am I right on this? It is the only one isn't it?

    Bob
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    The CFC Regular Chess Post July 6/14 – CFC Incoming Voting Members’ AGM Elections.

    Today the CFC AGM’s start (Outgoing Voting Members; Incoming Voting Members). The 2014-5 Incoming Voting Members...
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    The CFC Regular Chess Post Friday, July 4/14 – Aurora Summer Open 2014.

    Location & Dates
    Where: The Royal Canadian Legion, 89 Industrial Parkway North, Aurora, Ontario L4G 4C4.
    When: July 5 – 6,...
  19. Hi Lyle: You said it starts at 11:00 ET....

    Hi Lyle:

    You said it starts at 11:00 ET. Should that be 11:00 EDT, since we are now on that time in most provinces?

    Bob A (Outgoing Voting Member)
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    CFC Presidential Endorsements

    We have two declared candidates so far for CFC President for the upcoming election next week: the incumbent, Vlad Drkulec; the incoming voting member, Sasha Starr.

    Both have now presented...
  21. Hi John: Thanks for the correction. It...

    Hi John:

    Thanks for the correction.

    It was quite late last night when I was hurriedly trying to get all this together - good fodder conditions for error (sigh).

    Bob
  22. U 8 Girls - Canadian Results - NAYCC 2014

    I apologize for the omission of the U 8 Girls results. The normal format had been altered, and the official site did not seem to clearly list the results. Here is now the complete information:

    U 8...
  23. Hi Michael: Thanks for drawing that to my...

    Hi Michael:

    Thanks for drawing that to my attention.

    I am not sure how to find that information (though maybe I should - I am a bit internet challenged). The official site is:...
  24. I am now advised by the CFC Executive, that they...

    I am now advised by the CFC Executive, that they are in the final stages of preparing a more detailed statement on the CFC's endorsement of the FIDE incumbent President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (than the...
  25. A Canadian Mainstream Media looks at the issue:...

    A Canadian Mainstream Media looks at the issue: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/heavyweights-spar-over-top-job-in-international-chess/article19321318/?cmpid=rss1&click=sf_globe

    Bob A
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