Originally Posted by
Victor Plotkin
I would like to propose 2 separate motions.
I. Selection of the players.
a. The National Team shall consist of 5 players, as follows:
1). The winner of the last Canadian Closed that has not been used as a qualification for a previous Olympiad; and
2). The 4 highest ranked players as determined by rating.
3). If no tournament described in a1 took place, then the five highest ranked players as determined by rating.
b. The Women Team shall consist of 5 players, as follows:
1). The winner of the last Canadian Women Championship that has not been used as qualification for a previous Olympiad; and
2). The 4 highest ranked female players as determined by rating.
3). If no tournament described in b1 took place, then the 5 highest ranked female players as determined by rating.
c. If a player declines their invitation, a replacement player will be selected according to rating.
II. Selection Procedures.
a. The composition of the Teams shall be determined by rating determined by this procedure 5 months before the start of Olympiad.
b. Selection of players for the National Team and the Women Team, other than the Canadian Champion and Women Champion respectively, shall be determined by the addition of the following, rounding to the nearest 1. (0.5 will be rounded to 1).
1). For the National Team, the player's last FIDE rating; for the Women Team, the average of the player's last FIDE rating and last CFC rating
2). Bonuses/penalties for performance in the last Canadian Closed or last Canadian Women, respectively, that has not been used as qualification for a previous Olympiad:
+20 points for 2nd place
+10 points for 3rd place
-10 points if the player did not participate or withdrew.
3). Bonuses/penalties for performance in the last Olympiad determined by this formula:
(Points won subtracted by the expected number of points according to rating) multiplied by 10.
0 points if the player did not participate.
4) Bonuses for young players: 5 points for every full year of age under 23.
c. If two or more players have the same rating after the calculation, then younger age will be used as the tie breaker.
Straw Poll on Selection of Olympiad Team
