Quote Originally Posted by Paul Leblanc View Post
Most of us probably don't know what you mean by "does not conform to the CFC rules" so it would be useful to say why.
Ken Jensen is no longer involved in BC Junior Chess. He is not part of the organizing committee.
Regrettably, no region outside of central Canada can expect 290 entries as does Windsor. If maximizing the financial return to the CFC is the prime criteria for approving a bid, the CYCC will be held in Windsor or Quebec. If promoting chess in the regions is important then the Vancouver bid should be considered and the fact accepted that the CFC will have less cash to subsidize travel to the WYCC.
As far as I am concerned, I would not penalize Vancouver (or any other city) for having less entries. The CYCC is a great way to promote chess in a region. But the bid should at least give the same amount per player to the CFC. In this case, if 200 players were to show up in Vancouver, the organizers would only give $20 000 instead of $30 000 the other organizers would offer. This is a huge difference.