Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation

Russell Sherwood  Thursday, July 22, 2021

Jon Coles secured his second CCE Norm with a fine win in Carlos Flores Gutiérrez Team Tournament SF4 Board 5

Due to game count, Jon needs a third Norm to secure the title!

Austin Lockwood  Wednesday, July 21, 2021

The annual ICCF Congress will take place this year online on Saturday 21st August at 13:00 (UK Time); if anyone is interested in getting an insight about how decisions are made in ICCF, the event will be streamed live on this site.

The agenda of the meeting will be determined by the proposals made to Congress, which are listed here.

If any Premium member of WCCF would like to suggest an item for the agenda, please contact Russell or Austin.

Russell Sherwood  Monday, July 19, 2021

The ICCF "Clearing House" for Champion's League 9 (2021-2023) will be opening up this weekend.  If any Welsh players (including International members) would like assistance in putting together teams please get in touch

As a reminder, if you enter via the WCCF, the cost if £20 for a team containing a Premium/International member) or £25 for those without a Premium member.

Russell Sherwood  Monday, July 19, 2021

We are looking to organize a friendly match with Finland.

This is open to Welsh players of all strengths and will utilize a standard 10/50 time controls.

Each player will play two games - one as White and one as Black, against the same opponent.

Expected Start date: September 2021

If you are interested, please get in touch with Andrew Smith

Russell Sherwood  Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Congratulations to Andrew Smith, who picked up his first CCM Norm with a fine 2nd place in Brian Jones Celebration

Russell Sherwood  Monday, July 12, 2021

Our 960 training match with England is complete, with a comprehensive 26.5-1.5 win for the Welsh Team.

Congratulations to all the players involved and we will seek to arrange another 960 friendly match in the near future.

Cross Table (iccf.com)