Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation

Russell Sherwood  Friday, February 28, 2020

Russell Sherwood  Friday, February 28, 2020

We are pleased to announced Andrew Smith has accepted the challenge of WCCF Friendly match coordinator.

We wish him well in his endeavours!

Andrew's first event will be a match with our friends in Canada.

Austin Lockwood  Sunday, February 9, 2020

The First Welsh International Open has just launched on the ICCF website, consisting of thirteen groups of seven players.

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=83680

The winners and runners up of each section will progress to the semi-finals in February 2022.

Good luck to all players in this event!

Austin Lockwood  Sunday, February 2, 2020

This will be a large international tournament with three rounds (Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final); there will be prizes for winners in each round.  Players of all standards are encouraged to enter.

Entry for WCCF premium and international members is free!

See the attached flier for details.

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Austin Lockwood  Saturday, February 1, 2020

The Clergy Correspondence Chess Club have released The Chess Player's Alice, by The Reverend Ivor Davies (1923-2005).

Ivor Davies was the Vicar of Hay-on-Wye for nearly 20 years, and was a Canon of Brecon Cathedral.  He was the founder of the CCCC in 1967, and the club continues to this day. The Chess Player's Alice is a whimsical analysis of the famous chess game from Lewis Carol's Alice through the Looking-Glass.

Attendees at the Llandudno ICCF Congress may recognise the book from their delegate packs.

The book can be obtained from The Rev'd. Bruce Carlin, email: [email protected] for £4.00 (or £3.50 for WCCF members).

Austin Lockwood  Monday, January 27, 2020

The 2018/20 BCCC completed recently; another outstanding performance by Praveen Kumar Rallabandi (9.5/14), a player surely destined for a stellar career in CC, ensured that he retained the title.  Second and third were Brian Thompson and yours truly, separated only by the controversial Baumbach tiebreak.

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=75888

The British Championship is the premium individual CC event in the UK and is organised jointly by the national federations of Wales, Scotland and England. British players of all levels are encouraged to enter.

Austin Lockwood  Friday, January 24, 2020

The annual ICCF Congress will be organised this year by our sister federation, the Scottish Correspondence Chess Association, and held in Clydebank near Glasgow from 23-27 August 2020.

There will be an award presentation ceremony on the morning of Monday 24th August.  Any Welsh player who has earned an ICCF title since the last Congress, and who wishes to travel to Glasgow to officially receive their certificate and medal should register their attendance on the Congress website, here:

https://congress.scottishcca.co.uk/

Austin Lockwood  Thursday, January 9, 2020

Congratulations to Russell Sherwood on winning the Second WCCF Welsh Correspondence Chess Championship!

Runners up were Nick Bishop in second place, and Paul Scott in third.  Well played all!

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=80236