Originally Posted by
Victor Plotkin
Yes, Ian has a good point. Russian relationship with western countries, especially with Canada are much worse now than used to be a few years ago. Still, I believe 3 months should be enough to get visa.
I will try my best to calculate the final rating (average CFC and FIDE +/- bonus for the Canadian Women) as soon as possible after May 1. CFC should contact qualified players as soon as possible after that. It could be useful to get e-mails for top-10 or even top-15 female players well in advance. (Actually, it's good for the National Team also, we all remember LeSiege in 2018).