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    The first board discussion about FQE proposal was...

    The first board discussion about FQE proposal was initiated by Vlad in October 2023. A few days later we had a voting. All 8 CFC directors voted against this proposal. (CFC didn't have a Women...
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    Using word "absurd" regarding my personal opinion...

    Using word "absurd" regarding my personal opinion doesn't contribute to respectful discussion. Usually, I trust numbers more than words, and numbers tell me that:

    1. GTCL has more CFC members than...
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    Just want to add, that FIDE reply, mentioned in...

    Just want to add, that FIDE reply, mentioned in my previous post, was from A.Martynov (the head of FIDE legal department). I used google translator from Russian.
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    4E. Many things happened since my last report at...

    4E. Many things happened since my last report at AGM. Here is the "short" summary of events related to my position.

    1. FIDE

    a. FIDE Congress took place in December 2023 with 2 major events:...
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    1. He is still IM, that means we have just 2 GMs...

    1. He is still IM, that means we have just 2 GMs preregistered for Zonal right now.

    2. I have already provided all information I know in my first answer.
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    Correct. Just more details. IM and GM (WIM and...

    Correct. Just more details.

    IM and GM (WIM and WGM as well) non-direct titles (3 norms + rating) needs to be approved on FIDE congress, which happens twice a year. Shawn made his last GM norm just...
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    Many WCM and CM titles

    As a result of current FIDE rating update, many Canadian young ladies got their FIDE rating above 1800. It was a floor rating requirement for WCM direct title which they earned on different (mostly...
  8. Continental - 2024 in Medellin Colombia May 24 - Jun 2

    Major details:

    1. Open to everyone, no rating floor
    2. 1 official player from CFC. This right goes to the runner-up of the Zonal. The highest rated player is next in the line if the runner-up is...
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    Another new Canadian IM

    Anthony Atanasov made his last IM norm in USA Round Robin GM Norm tournament. He has all 3 of them and 2400+ FIDE after this event.

    https://chess-results.com/tnr893336....&flag=30&snr=5
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    Olympiad - 2024: Call for Arbiters

    If any arbiter is interested in serving on Olympiad-2024, please send me an email, until Feb 18 (Sunday).
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    World Team Senior - 2024

    Team of 4 with one possible reserve player. Jul 1 - Jul 12, 2024. Krakow, Poland.

    https://doc.fide.com/docs/CALENDAR/2...Invitation.pdf

    Very likely, we'll have our traditional team (Cummings -...
  12. World Corporate Championship - 2024

    https://www.fide.com/news/2883?fbclid=IwAR3METDXt4h6UMiBT8Vn1_7ndOCZZ-lNIHYfCaHYOLf2cifPXvlk0uWbHoo
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    It takes me some time to calculate ladies. We use...

    It takes me some time to calculate ladies. We use blended CFC-FIDE rating, which definitely requires more effort. But it's OK, I can do it.

    The CFC rating of most players is usually 100-200 points...
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    Ladies. Top-10 as of Feb 1, 2024. 1. WIM Y.Li...

    Ladies. Top-10 as of Feb 1, 2024.

    1. WIM Y.Li - 2320
    2. WGM M.-J.Ouellet - 2301
    3. WIM S.Demchenko - 2258 (2238+20)
    4. WIM B.Pham - 2250
    5. WFM O.Golubeva - 2221
    6. WFM A.Botez - 2108
    7. WFM...
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    Top-10 as of Feb 1, 2024 1. GM E.Bareev - 2611...

    Top-10 as of Feb 1, 2024

    1. GM E.Bareev - 2611 (9 games)
    2. GM E.Hansen - 2610 (6 games)
    3. GM P.Charbonneau - 2507 (1 game)
    4. IM (GM elect) S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2503 (2493+10)
    5. GM...
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    Canadian Zonal - 2024

    https://harthousechess.com/2024-canadian-zonals/

    https://chess-results.com/tnr876693.aspx?lan=1&art=0
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    For NA title, we refer to NA seminar.

    For NA title, we refer to NA seminar.
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    Seminar/test usually increase your knowledge. In...

    Seminar/test usually increase your knowledge. In this case we require less evidence based on your experience.
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    I guess FIDE is more reliable source in this...

    I guess FIDE is more reliable source in this case. Hou Yifan rated 2632, while 100th player is rated 2641. She doesn't play a lot recently. Indeed, some random fluctuation could bring her to 2640...
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    4 - very unlikely. I don't expect any female...

    4 - very unlikely. I don't expect any female player in top-100 (not just top-10) in the next 5 years.
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    My problem is not with cancelation of the limit...

    My problem is not with cancelation of the limit itself. After all, many previous FIDE presidents ruled more than 8 years, including first 2 presidents from truly democratic countries (Rueb from...
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    Another result for this Congress. Abu-Dhabi got...

    Another result for this Congress. Abu-Dhabi got more votes than Genoa to host Olympiad-2028 (after Budapest-2024 and Tashkent-2026). 96-60 in favor of UAE.
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    Dvorkovich forever

    Proposal, initiated by some small American federations, to cancel terms limit for FIDE president and allow to current president to run forever, got needed majority of votes. 108-27 in favor of cancel...
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    Good question. Right now, I don't have a clear...

    Good question. Right now, I don't have a clear answer.
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    New IM in Canada

    Johnathan Han won North American U18 championship and got a direct IM title. His rating is above rating floor for IM direct titles (2200), so I expect title to be officially awarded very soon.
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