Semi-Finals of the World Correspondence Chess Championship

Austin Lockwood  Monday, March 23, 2026

Please see the announcement on iccf.com - If you are qualified, you may now enter the WCCC semi-finals via New Events on the ICCF homepage.  The following Welsh players may enter without nomination:

The participants in one of the previous or running WCCC Semi-Finals who finished in place 3 or 4 or scored at least 60% of the possible points but did not qualify for the Candidates' Tournament.

  • Nick Bishop
  • Ian Jones
  • Josh Robinson

(Please enter "1.2.1c" under Qualification Reasons)

The holders of the Correspondence Chess Senior International Master title with fixed ratings (RD ≤ 120) above 2450.

  • Tony Balshaw
  • Marc Wakeham
  • Gareth Yeo

(Please enter "1.2.1j" under Qualification Reasons)

Finally, WCCF has two nominations for players rated over 2,400 not otherwise qualified - if any of the following players would like to be considered for nomination, please contact me (first come, first served!).

  • Paul Scott
  • John Claridge
  • Mark Adams
  • Austin Lockwood

Austin Lockwood, WCCF International Secretary

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