Originally Posted by
Hal Bond
2017 NAYCC
The conflicts with international youth events and Canada’s national championships are not going away. We may wish to revisit our own schedules. The USCF hosted this year’s event in New Jersey, immediately following the CYCC and concurrent with the Canadian Open. The negative impact on attendance at the CO was overshadowed before our kids could make their first move. I have filed an official complaint with FIDE America about this tournament.
The organizers refused to provide conditions for the HoD or any food allowance for official players. They also refused to provide clocks for the tournament. The clock issue may have precipitated an extraordinary attempt to change the time control prior to the first round. This would have invalidated the titles which the players were there to earn. Congratulations to HoD Victoria Doknjas for holding her ground at the Technical meeting. The original time control remained in force.
Two more issues followed. Two sections experienced a restart of the first round after about 30 minutes of play. This was done to accommodate additional players. Finally, the playing venue was not secure and players were allowed to visit with non participants during play. This led to an incident regarding peanut allergies and one of our players withdrawing from the tournament. A separate complaint has been filed about the Chief Arbiter in this connection.
Congratulations to our title winners:
Qu, Greta, CAN, ID 2627221 - WCM title, cond. rtg 1800, for bronze medal
Zhong, Kevon, CAN, ID 2624907 - CM title, cond. rtg 2000, for silver medal
Huang, Qiuyu, CAN, ID 2619903 - FM title, cond. rtg 2100, for gold medal