CJdeM in the London marathon

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CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Paul Habershon » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:56 am

Our erstwhile President runs today. He is included in what is called the Face Race for celebrities. Let's hope his race number covers up the t-shirt. He hopes to beat 3 hours. That's fairly quick.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:03 pm

Don't suppose anybody met him at the end to touch him for the money he owes us.
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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Ian Kingston » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:11 pm

Various celebrity times listed here: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-04- ... athon-race.

CJ finished in 2:58:30, behind James Cracknell and Jenson Button in the Face Race.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Nick Burrows » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:40 pm

What money does he owe us?

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Roger de Coverly » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:55 pm

Nick Burrows wrote:What money does he owe us?
Assuming "us" to be the ECF, I think it was the question of the expenses claimed for his trip to Istanbul for the FIDE Congress in 2012 as ECF President, when he attended hardly any meetings. Against that, how much personal contribution did he make to the finances of the 2011 British Championship Congress which was never fully made public? It probably never would be as amounts paid as appearance fees may not have been totally put through the ECF's books. The ECF managed to publish a set of accounts to audit satisfaction, but they may not have told the whole story. If he privately paid for participation of some of the players, that's not something you expect to see in the ECF books anyway.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Carl Hibbard » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:57 pm

We need to let this rather old news story go!

Nice time however.
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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Clive Blackburn » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:01 pm

I don't suppose that anybody spotted a celebrity English chess player running in a penguin suit? :lol:

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Ian Thompson » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:10 pm

Nick Burrows wrote:What money does he owe us?
I assume it refers to this.
ECF AGM Minutes, October 2012 wrote:AMc raised an issue over the expenses paid to the past President, CJ de Mooi, for his visit on ECF business to Istanbul. AF advised that his expenses had been paid on the provision of receipts and the amount was far short of his total costs for the trip. MG also added that the ECF had agreed that he should attend and there had been informal discussions on the role he should play. SR also commented that he was active at the meetings.

Proposal by AM as amended by others: “It is proposed that the Board investigates whether Mr Mooi adequately fulfilled his role as representative in Istanbul, and if not adequately fulfilled, seek to reclaim his expenses paid from his date of resignation” in favour 15, against 12

MG confirmed that the Board would follow this instruction.
I think he resigned while in Istanbul, saying that he had got another chess related job that was incompatible with being ECF President, the details of which he couldn't disclose. I don't think the details of the new job ever have been made public.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Roger Lancaster » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:18 pm

LOL, even though it might spread a little ray of sunshine, you'd have to be really keen to run in a penguin suit.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:23 pm

Ian Thompson wrote: I think he resigned while in Istanbul, saying that he had got another chess related job that was incompatible with being ECF President, the details of which he couldn't disclose. I don't think the details of the new job ever have been made public.
That is true, we learned of the resignation the day before the meeting he was in Istanbul to attend. I had the unfortunate task of passing on the info to the FIDE Delegate during dinner. :roll:

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Ian Kingston » Sun Apr 26, 2015 7:36 pm

Clive Blackburn wrote:I don't suppose that anybody spotted a celebrity English chess player running in a penguin suit? :lol:
That particular individual always travels by cab.

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:21 pm

Well almost always

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by Clive Blackburn » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:23 pm

Ian Kingston wrote:
Clive Blackburn wrote:I don't suppose that anybody spotted a celebrity English chess player running in a penguin suit? :lol:
That particular individual always travels by cab.
Yes Ian, I wasn't seriously suggesting that he ever ran anywhere.

It is an entertaining image though! :shock:

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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by John Clarke » Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:33 pm

Wonder why they were all wearing Sussex University shirts/singlets? None of them had any connection with the place that I'm aware of.
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Re: CJdeM in the London marathon

Post by JustinHorton » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:15 am

John Clarke wrote:Wonder why they were all wearing Sussex University shirts/singlets? None of them had any connection with the place that I'm aware of.
I'm guessing that's where they had their training camp.
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