Email release from Michael Farthing

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by John Upham » Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:46 pm

John Reyes wrote:
Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:43 pm
I know there 5 candidates who have put their names forward as silver members and yes I’m one of them
Are you able to reveal all five names please?
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by John Reyes » Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:59 pm

John Upham wrote:
Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:46 pm
John Reyes wrote:
Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:43 pm
I know there 5 candidates who have put their names forward as silver members and yes I’m one of them
Are you able to reveal all five names please?
Nope

All the names will be announced on the main ecf page.
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Angus French » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:24 pm

A notice listing the new members' reps for four categories and announcing an election for two Silver members' reps has appeared on the ECF website.

The new reps are:
ECF statement wrote:Life Members Representatives – Stewart Reuben and Gerry Walsh
Platinum Members Representatives – Adrian Elwin and David Eustace
Gold Members Representatives – Luke Russell and Tim Wall
Bronze Members Representatives – Gareth Ellis and Tina Teotia
So Tim Wall reappears as a Gold members' rep and Gareth Ellis returns as a Bronze members' rep. Anyone know why Tim didn't attend April's Finance Council meeting when he was a Silver members' rep? [Edit]Ah, I see from the draft minutes that Tim was unable to connect to join the meeting over the internet[/Edit] Curious to know: who are Luke Russell and Tina Teotia?

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Ian Thompson » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:46 pm

Angus French wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:24 pm
who are Luke Russell and Tina Teotia?
No idea, other than what can be gleaned from the ECF grading website.

It's interesting to note that whilst Luke Russell is a Gold member, he's never played in any events requiring more than Bronze membership and Tina Teotia has never played any graded games. It would be interesting to know why they wanted the jobs.

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Angus French » Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:53 pm

Angus French wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:24 pm
Anyone know why Tim didn't attend April's Finance Council meeting when he was a Silver members' rep? [Edit]Ah, I see from the draft minutes that Tim was unable to connect to join the meeting over the internet[/Edit]
I am told that Tim would not have been able to make the majority of the meeting as he had a Yorkshire League match that afternoon. No proxy/ies was/were appointed.

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:51 pm

The Google search "tina teotia" chess returns two results, one for this discussion and one for the ECF page reporting the result.
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Paul Cooksey » Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:58 pm

Teotia chess finds some juniors. Chess parents often get involved with the ECF, and EJCOA did not stand a rival candidate. So this is my theory until we see an announcement.

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:18 pm

Yes, that makes sense (pending it not making sense)
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Gareth T Ellis » Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:44 pm

Yes a chess parent from what I've been informed.

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Matt Bridgeman » Mon Jul 18, 2022 1:29 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:51 pm
The Google search "tina teotia" chess returns two results, one for this discussion and one for the ECF page reporting the result.
I think it’s probably Dr Tina Teotia Das. An East London GP with a new U9 junior. Publishes independent children’s fiction and is associated with Brentwood Prep School, (£5000 a term).

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by John Reyes » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:53 pm

I hope people are voting and hope to have the Ecf silver members support for the 2022-23 season
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Roger de Coverly » Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:28 pm

John Reyes wrote:
Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:53 pm
I hope people are voting and hope to have the Ecf silver members support for the 2022-23 season
Was there ever an anouncement to the wider world as to who were the other candidates?

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by John Reyes » Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:40 pm

I know all the silver members got a email

This was the email

Dear ECF Silver member

Silver members of the ECF are entitled to elect two ECF members to represent their interests on the ECF Council and this year there are five candidates for those positions, so an election is needed. The five candidates are (in alphabetical order) -

Robert Dennington
Srihari Iyengar
Tahir Maher
Julian Morrison
John Reyes
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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by Roger de Coverly » Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:08 pm

John Reyes wrote:
Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:40 pm
The five candidates are (in alphabetical order) -
Robert Dennington
Srihari Iyengar
Tahir Maher
Julian Morrison
John Reyes
Not seeing any familiar names apart from John Reyes, I looked up their rating history. Curiously none play in Congresses.

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Re: Email release from Michael Farthing

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:12 am

Dennington played in the 2020 Pudsey Minor (page 33)
Iyengar took part in the, ah, 2008 Chilterns League U-180 (page 9)
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