Canadian GM Anna Burtasova is a long-time broadcast producer and former official of ChessCast, a company that specializes in live video broadcasts from major chess tournaments. ChessCast was designated by FIDE as official broadcaster of several Olympiads, World Cup, Grand Prix, Candidates events, as well as various World Championships.
Anna would be a perfect person to assemble and lead the team.
It's nice, provided that FIDE does not demand the name of the Canadian player before that. The World Cup date was April 2021 Belarus, but this will likely not happen because of the political situation in this country. Easter is Sunday April 4th 2021, which could be too close to the World Cup. We need the FIDE deadline as soon as possible in order to plan accordingly. Even an online tournament requires proper organization. If all the players are from a few locations, an hybrid tournament could be organized.
Last edited by Pierre Dénommée; 12-16-2020 at 02:51 PM.
Gladly repeating my comment from another thread.
I wholeheartedly support this idea for the upcoming Zonal.
The FIDE Online Chess Regulations received a preliminary approval from the Council. Then the General Assembly adopted an amendment that gives the Council the authority to "approve [...] make periodic changes, amendments and additions". Thus, the first version of the FIDE Online Chess Regulations, which is a result of a huge effort by the cross-Commission Task Force, will be come into effect soon. Part IIIb is called "Regulations for Hybrid Chess Competitions". A tournament that abides by its requirements would be allowed to serve as an official FIDE qualification event.
Some zones have already requested a permission to hold their 2021 in a hybrid format. After a fruitful discussion that we all are having here at the meeting, it would be your call as an organizer to decide on the format. FIDE would support a hybrid choice, provided all guidelines are followed.
Yes, also cross-posting my reply (and this seems like the more appropriate thread):
Thanks, let's keep talking.
I've already taken the "liberty" of contacting three online platforms, explaining the situation, asking what they can offer us, subject to meeting FIDE regulations.