Motion's proposal

[Victor Plotkin]

I want to propose some motions for the selection process for Olympiad. I hope these motions will be discussed and voted during next on-line meeting.

1. Selection of the players.

a. The National Team shall consist of 5 players, as follows:

1). The winner of the last Canadian Closed that took place 5-36 months prior to the Olympiad and that has not been used as a qualification for a previous Olympiad.
2). The 4 highest ranked players as determined by formula.
3). If no tournament described in a1 took place, then the 5 highest ranked players as determined by formula.

b. The Women Team shall consist of 5 players, as follows:

1). The winner of the last Canadian Women that took place 5-36 months prior to the Olympiad and that has not been used as a qualification for a previous Olympiad.
2). The 4 highest ranked female players as determined by formula.
3). If no tournament described in b1 took place, then the 5 highest ranked female players as determined by formula.

c. If a player declines their invitation, a replacement player will be selected according to formula.

2. The formula for ranking players for the Olympiad.

a. The composition of the Teams shall be determined by formula, calculated 5 months before the start of Olympiad.

b. The formula takes the last published FIDE rating as a base (R) for the National Team. The formula takes the average of the last published FIDE rating and last published CFC rating as the base for the Women Team.

c. The formula adds/subtracts some bonuses/penalties (B) to (from) the base. Any number in the formula is rounded to the nearest 1. 0.5 is rounded to 1. If 2 or more players have the same total number (T), then younger age will be used as the tie breaker.

T= R + B1 + B2 + ... +B(N)

3. Bonuses/penalties for performance in the last Canadian Closed or last Canadian Women, respectively, that took place 5-36 months prior to the Olympiad and 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.

4. Bonus for young players: 5 points for every full year of age under 23.

5. Bonus/penalties for performance in the last Olympiad:

(Points won subtracted by the expected number of points according to rating) multiplied by 10. 0 points if the player did not participate.