What can you do in 9 months?
In 9 months a woman can create an entire new human being!
We’re now 9 months into Chess Victoria’s new committee what do we find? Some good and some same-old-same-old…
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A quote
Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without a vision is a nightmare.
What would you call it without a Vision or Action?
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Victorian schools premier league
I have recently sent Chess Victoria a document (CV school teams recommendations) which shows them how to increase their revenue from school-events from $1011 (2009) to around $20,000.
The proposal also offers almost $10,000 to clubs and earmarks some $4000 for junior development; still leaving a tidy profit for Chess Victoria.
I wonder if it will make it to a vote?
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The minutes
Well, here they are and here’s my 2 cents.
First I am very impressed with the CV attitude towards meetings/minutes this year. But this is a small positive under a much bigger disaster strategy.
a) Excellent to have publicly available minutes – great to start getting some transparency into the organisation.
b) Very good idea to write the minutes BEFORE the meeting (as they’ve done). A meeting should be reporting on the progress made and making commitments for the next job to do.
c) Appalling attitude of denying responsibility for everything and still providing nothing to MEMBERS
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Commentary on CV progress
After the build up to the CV AGM it was fair enough to sit back for a month or so and wait and see what plans were created and changes the new CV committee implemented. I’ll now take this opportunity to comment on the first month of operations of the newly elected CV executive.
A little slow off the mark (their first meeting only a couple of days ago) but some positive signs!
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New Chess Victoria committee
Congratulations to Sandler and Johansen for becoming Chess Victoria president and vice-president.
I look forward to the changes they promise to bring, the ideas to be implemented and particularly a new website and interclub compeitions! There is significant public pressure on them to perform after the election.
We’re watching you!
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One week to go
With only a week to go before the Chess Victoria AGM I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the clubs I’ve visited for their hospitality. It has been a fun few months for me getting to know chess clubs again after half a decade absent! It was great to see some familiar faces and particularly good to see the high levels of energy and enthusiasm from both stalwarts and new members. I’m confident the future of chess in Victoria is strong.
Thanks to those who have supported and encouraged me (more than expected!) and to those who will be nominating for Executive Positions alongside me. I look forward to serving all clubs in the coming year, should I be elected, and leave you with a summary of the direction I intend to take CV.
I leave the decision in your capable hands and encourage you to attend the AGM and take an interest in the future of Chess Victoria.
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The future of chess
Imagine a time when every game in the Vic Open weekender was being displayed live online… Well, it isn’t that far away. Next year we might just see the Geelong Open or Victorian Country Championships with every games displayed live online and saved into a CV ‘club-player-games’ database.
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Some great ideas
Finally we’re starting to get somewhere!
When I was first asking around clubs for ideas to improve chess I was getting a lot of blank stares. It seemed that nobody had ever considered the possibility of doing anything differently. Just recently things have been improving.
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Information sharing
Imagine if no chess opening theory had ever been written down. How well would you play in the opening?
You could ask people what they play and try to remember some of it … but you’d also be trying “new” ideas like replying to 1.e4 with 1…d5! What a novelty!
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