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    Ooops! 2024 Junior is now on the LIST...

    Ooops! 2024 Junior is now on the LIST.
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    Done. See LINK...

    Done. See LINK. This has my current (mis)understanding of the status of CFC championships for 2024/25/26. There's currently no active bidding that I'm aware of so there's no bid files to view. ...
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    That may have been because on the very same dates...

    That may have been because on the very same dates BC hosted the "2004 Western Canadian Open", the only time this championship appears in the database back to ~1996. Seems there was a lot of...
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    Mahmud, I've sent you an email. Let's resolve...

    Mahmud, I've sent you an email. Let's resolve this offline. Thanks. (FYI, I added buttons to the cover page to help finding the clickable links)
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    Michael, this link has links to all 3 bids: ...

    Michael, this link has links to all 3 bids: https://www-files.chess.ca/cfc/bids/2025-co-cycc/
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    Guelph's bid and the other bids are now available...

    Guelph's bid and the other bids are now available at: https://www-files.chess.ca/cfc/bids/2025-co-cycc/

    (If you still see "coming soon" for Guelph, refresh your browser cache with Ctrl+R)
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    With an extremely red face, I must post this...

    With an extremely red face, I must post this correction. Looking at my spreadsheet, I noticed I had 2008 Montreal under the West's column. This changes the numbers for West & Central ...
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    A tough decision. I am desperately looking for...

    A tough decision. I am desperately looking for some unbiased criteria on which to decide. One criteria I thought might be useful is to see if any region has under- or over-hosted the CO/CYCC...
  9. (Ontario) Gladiators of the Chessboard Amateur Open, Sept 16-17 ** All Ages ** All Levels

    ** All Ages ** All Levels ** An Amateur Oriented Event

    Event website (official details): Gladiators of the Chessboard Amateur Open - LINK

    A gladiatorial spectacle of fighting chess. All ages...
  10. (Ontario) I think it's a great idea especially since you...

    I think it's a great idea especially since you have 4 hours (not 6) between rounds. It's also what I've done for my upcoming event (warning: shameless plug ahead) one month later on Sept 16-17 for...
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    Me: Write a passage in the style of Vlad Drkulec...

    Me: Write a passage in the style of Vlad Drkulec


    AI: As I sit here in the quiet of the night, my thoughts turn to the darkness that envelops us all. For centuries, I have prowled these lands,...
  12. The LINK (https://www.fide.com/news/2168) is to a...

    The LINK is to a news item added to FIDE's website on Jan 6. The news item has a link to a PDF with details. The details state the deadline for registration was Dec 28 ... nine days BEFORE this...
  13. (Ontario) 2022 Toronto Senior Chess Championship - Oct 11 to Nov 29

    Oct 4, 8pm is the deadline to register for the 2022 Toronto Senior CC. Details are here: https://sites.google.com/view/2022-toronto-senior/about.

    For players born in 1971 or earlier who live in...
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    Thanks everyone for the thanks (and LOL for the...

    Thanks everyone for the thanks (and LOL for the "Themaswot"). I've enjoyed the techie work especially since the original need was great. Image where the CFC would be now if for the last 2 years we...
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    Congratulations, Lloyd, you are now the CFC's new...

    Congratulations, Lloyd, you are now the CFC's new Chief Editor and Journalist heading a staff of zero.

    As CFC's only journalist, you will track down stories like Shawn's recent win, you will write...
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    I would suggest a gentler reaction since we do...

    I would suggest a gentler reaction since we do like what they are doing. I would not want them to believe they must say something like they are "A private community for parents of children and youth...
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    (Ontario) 2022 KWCC Summer Quick

    ( -- posted on behalf of the organizers who did not have a link to web page for this event -- )

    Host: Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club

    Contact:: Matt Lewis at Mattlewis80@hotmail.com

    Date:...
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    (Ontario) Done. This LINK...

    Done. This LINK on chesstalk.com links back to this thread.
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    FYI, added these to...

    FYI, added these to https://www.chess.ca/en/events/ with dates-only so folks can plan ahead. Links to details will be added later. Halldor, many thanks for all the great events you organize!
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    Very happy that the CYCC and CO will be in...

    Very happy that the CYCC and CO will be in Calgary; I have family there so will likely attend. I did a quick sanity check of the bid and have a question. The budget is based on 200 entries. The...
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    Yes, definitely. Work will resume in May. When...

    Yes, definitely. Work will resume in May. When I started, after the old website finally died (blocked due to too many viruses), I had plenty of free time to get it done. Then a series of...
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    I did not want to touch on the topic of who comes...

    I did not want to touch on the topic of who comes up with the content, rules, etc. That's an entirely different bun fight I hope to stay out of.

    The point I hoped to make was *where* to put...
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    I suggest having multiple "Handbooks" with...

    I suggest having multiple "Handbooks" with different levels of legality, formality, flexibility, and changeability. For discussion purposes, with everything subject to change (including the names),...
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    May I suggest a proactive practice for the future...

    May I suggest a proactive practice for the future (fire prevention instead of fire fighting)? Shortly after every AGM, when the list of incoming VMs is known, an email be sent to every VM not yet...
  25. Now that's something to think about. Not for...

    Now that's something to think about. Not for this meeting, of course, but I guess the VMs could also decide to move from a "combined" to a "separated" model. Might reduce the organizational inertia.
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