Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation

Austin Lockwood  Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Congratulations to Gareth Yeo on becoming the second Welsh player to earn the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Expert!

Peter M. Bevan  Sunday, September 25, 2016

Here is Adam's game against the Morra Gambit.

Ian Jones  Sunday, September 25, 2016

With computers now beating top players at Go, and having long conquered chess and backgammon, it is slightly gratifying to find that the world's leading chess computers cannot solve the puzzle below. They might, given powerful enough hardware, no doubt. Yet four of the world's leading players at the time, Kasparov, Nunn, Speelman and Timman solved it in under half an hour when given it 35 years ago.Maybe there is some hope for mankind yet.

Paul Lamford.

Peter M. Bevan  Saturday, September 24, 2016

Here is Ian Jones's extraordinary sacrificial game against Alvis Zvirgzdins (Latvia). 

Peter M. Bevan  Friday, September 23, 2016

Here is Gareth Yeo's favourite game to date (against Andrew Gibbons) which was played in the 2nd WCCF Invitational Tournament

Ian Jones  Thursday, September 8, 2016

Y Gweilch NiMo have won the British WS Team Tournament - Division 3.

This is a Four man team event and Y Gweilch NiMo were undefeated all season.

The crossable can be seen below.

If you are interested in playing next season, or even entering a team please contact Russell Sherwood.

1	Y Gweilch NiMo	1987		2.5	2.5	3.5	3	4	4	19.5
2	BCCA Sovereigns	2128	1.5		2.5	3.5	3.5	4	4	19
3	BCCA Endgamers	1969	1.5	1.5		3	3	3.5	3.5	16
4	BCCA Strategists	1851	0.5	0.5	1		2.5	4	3	11.5
5	Scheming Mind C	1849	1	0.5	1	1.5		1	2	7
6	Civil Service B	1809	0	0	0.5	0	3		2	5.5
7	Natcor B	1702	0	0	0.5	1	2	2		5.5

Ian Jones  Thursday, September 8, 2016

West Wales have won the County CC Championships (C & DCCC) Division 2

The Sinclair

The crossable can be seen below

They won by a clear 3 points from Hertfordshire A having scored 12 wins and 4 draws from their 16 games.

If you are interested in playing County Chess please contact Russell Sherwood.

1	West Wales A	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	14
2	Hertfordshire A	1	½	1	1	½	0	1	1	1E	1E	1	1	½	0	0	0E	10.5
2	Surrey B	1	1	0	0	½	½	1	1	0E	0E	1	1	1	½	1E	1	10.5
4	Warwickshire C	0	0	1	½	0	0	1E	1E	1	1	0	0	1	½	1	½	8.5
5	Northumberland A	½	1	0	0	0D	0	0E	0E	1E	1E	0	0	1	1	1	1	7.5
6	Yorkshire C	½	0	1	1	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	1	0	0	½	0	7.5
7	Essex D	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	0	0E	0E	0	0	1	1E	0	0	7
8	Lincolnshire	½	½	0	0	1	1D	1	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	6.5
9	Essex C	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	5.5
10	Warwickshire B	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0E	0	0	0	2.5

Ian Jones  Thursday, September 8, 2016

East Glamorgan have won the County CC Championships (C & DCCC) Division 3

The Butler Thomas

The crossable can be seen below .

They won by a clear 4 points from Worcestershire A having scored 14 wins from their 16 games.

If you are interested in playing County Chess please contact Russell Sherwood

1	East Glamorgan	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1E	1E	1E	1E	14
2	Worcestershire A	0	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	1E	1E	1	0	1E	1E	1	1	11.5
3	Hertfordshire B	1	1	½	0	1	½	0	½	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	9.5
4	Surrey C	1	1	1	0E	1	1	0	0	1	1	0E	0E	0E	0E	1E	1E	9
5	Somerset	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	9
6	Durham	0D	0E	1E	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	1	0	0	7.5
7	West Wales B	0	0	1	1	1	.	1E	1E	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7
8	Worcestershire B	1	1	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	½	½	0E	0E	5.5
9	Gwent	1E	1D	½	½	.	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
10	Yorkshire D	0	0	1E	1E	0	0	0	0	1	1	½	½	0	0	0E	0E	5
11	Northumberland B	0	0	0E	0E	0	0	0E	0E	½	0	1	½	0E	0E	1	1	4

Austin Lockwood  Monday, August 15, 2016

The awards International Master (Tony Balshaw), Lady International Master (Helen Sherwood) and International Arbiter (Russell Sherwood) were awarded today at the 2016 ICCF Congress in Bremen, Germany.

Austin Lockwood  Thursday, August 11, 2016

Congratulations to the "ICCF Warriors" for winning the third British Webserver Team Tournament!

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=53439

Season Four will be organised by the Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation early in 2017, details will be posted here and team captains contacted nearer the time.