Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation

Austin Lockwood  Thursday, April 24, 2025

Marc Wakeham becomes our latest International Master following his third and final norm.

The title is pending confirmation by the ICCF Qualifications Commissioner.

Congratulations Marc!

Austin Lockwood  Saturday, April 12, 2025

A vacancy has arisen for the position of WCCF Treasurer.

This would involve processing membership subscriptions, accepting tournament entry payments, making payments (the most significant being the annual invoice to ICCF), and reporting to the AGM.

Nominees must be premium members of the WCCF.

Nominations should be sent to the WCCF Secretary [email protected] by 30th April at the latest.

Austin Lockwood  Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Wales will enter this team event for players rated under 2,300 - further details are here:

https://www.iccf.com/message?message=1737

The team will consist of six players.  If your rating is under 2300 and you wish to represent Wales in this event, please contact Paul Scott, our team captain, on [email protected]

UPDATE 09/04: We have now completed the Welsh team, good luck to:

Updated Saturday, April 5, 2025 by Austin Lockwood

Austin Lockwood  Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Unfortunately, due to a lack of administrational support, the Counties and Districts Correspondence Chess Championship will be discontinued following the completion of the 2024 Season.

This event has run continuously for over one hundred years, since 1922.

Austin Lockwood  Friday, March 14, 2025

The Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation has been invited to enter a team in "The Caribbean Battle Invitational Team Tournament".  We need six players in the following rating ranges:

• Board 1 – 2450 or higher
• Board 2 – 2400 - 2449
• Board 3 – 2350 - 2399
• Board 4 – 2300 - 2349
• Board 5 – 2250 - 2299
• Board 6 – 2200 - 2249

*Please note that ratings are for 2025/2 which is valid from 1st April, not your current rating from 2025/1 - I have just updated the membership list on our website to show 2025/2 ratings.

Please see attachment for further details of this event.

If you would like to represent Wales in this tournament, please email [email protected] before the end of March, the first reply in each rating bracket will secure the board.

If we can't fill some of the boards with Welsh players, I will invite friends from elsewhere, possibly from our international membership.

UPDATE 21/03: We have now filled boards all the boards:

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Austin Lockwood  Friday, March 7, 2025

Congratulations to Josh for earning their first IM norm in the British Championship 2023/25.

Josh also looks like having an excellent chance of eventually winning the British CC title!

Austin Lockwood  Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Wales will enter a team for the Second World Team Cup:

https://www.iccf.com/message?message=1732

The team will consist of twenty players, the matches are similar to friendly matches, so you would only play two games.

All players will be considered for selection, regardless of rating, however priority for places in the team will be given to WCCF Premium members.  If you wish to participate, please contact our team captain, Paul Scott on [email protected]

Austin Lockwood  Thursday, February 27, 2025

Congratulations to Marc for earning a second IM and a second SIM norm in ICCF Olympiad 23 Preliminaries - Section 3 Board 4!

Unfortunately these second norms were earned over only nine games, so he is still one game (and one norm) short of both titles... hopefully these will come soon!

Austin Lockwood  Saturday, February 15, 2025

The Cuban Correspondence Chess Federation has very kindly offered four free places to Welsh players to this open event.

The four places will be offered to WCCF Premium Members, on a strictly "first come, first served" basis.  If you would like to take up one of these four free places, please contact Austin Lockwood on [email protected]

Austin Lockwood  Saturday, February 15, 2025

A challenge by the Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation to the Filipino CC Federation has been accepted, we are hoping to play them over 25 boards at all rating levels.  Welsh players of all strengths, including novices and players new to CC, are invited to participate in the match and represent Wales - we will try to match you up with an opponent of similar strength.

You will be allocated two games against the same opponent, the time control will be ten moves in fifty days, with the clocks starting on 1st April 2025.

If you are interested in representing Wales in this match, please contact the WCCF Friendly Team Captain, Paul Scott at [email protected]

Entry to this event will be free of charge.

Paul Scott,

WCCF Friendly Team Captain