Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation

Counties & Districts

Russell Sherwood Thursday, June 21, 2018

It's that time of year again!

Despite the current season not having finished, we are opening up the Clearinghouse again!

For the next season, we will be supporting team captains in the raising of teams for West Wales, East Wales and potentially North Wales. In addition, a Lancashire team exists with strong Welsh roots.

If you are interested in taking part next season please get in touch at [email protected], indicating your team of interest.

Counties and Districts is a commitment to two games and the lower divisions are ideal for beginners!

As an example, the current Top division may be seen at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=71174

Turning the Table(base)s

Russell Sherwood Sunday, June 17, 2018

New Article

Wales now has more active correspondence players per chess player than any other country in the world

Austin Lockwood Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The figures below are taken from the number of active players on the ICCF database per active player on the FIDE database from the same country.

The credit for this phenomenal success can be attributed to our close working relationship with the Welsh Chess Union and the efforts of Ian Jones, Peter Bevan, Paul Scott, Mark Adams and others in promoting CC around the chess clubs and leagues.

It's also good to see England and Scotland in the top ten, proving that British correspondence chess is alive, well, and thriving!

Wales	21.17%
Cape Verde	14.02%
Japan	13.51%
England	11.65%
Panama	11.56%
Scotland	10.25%
Finland	8.62%
Australia	5.46%
Netherlands	4.36%
Belarus	4.29%
New Zealand	3.77%
Indonesia	3.75%
Germany	3.65%
Cuba	3.57%
Slovakia	3.42%
Canada	3.41%
Switzerland	3.19%
Sweden	3.14%
Latvia	2.66%
Hong Kong	2.53%
Austria	2.52%
Luxembourg	2.42%
Iceland	2.15%
Italy	2.08%
Estonia	2.06%
Romania	1.91%
Slovenia	1.89%
U.S.A.	1.89%
Lithuania	1.83%
Guatemala	1.82%
Czech Republic	1.81%
Argentina	1.66%
Portugal	1.62%
Ukraine	1.54%
Norway	1.43%
Ireland	1.33%
Peru	1.29%
Nicaragua	1.25%
Poland	1.19%
South Africa	1.18%
Denmark	1.13%
Russia	1.07%
Belgium	0.95%
Brazil	0.88%
Venezuela	0.85%
Israel	0.84%
Spain	0.78%
Croatia	0.66%
Hungary	0.57%
Chile	0.45%
France	0.45%
Ecuador	0.24%
Turkey	0.23%
Greece	0.20%
India	0.12%

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and that' s 300!

Russell Sherwood Sunday, June 10, 2018

Confirming as the premier website for news on Correspondence Chess in Wales and beyond we have now posted our 300th article!

Book Review

Russell Sherwood Sunday, June 10, 2018

Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide

3rd Interzonal Individual Tournament

Russell Sherwood Saturday, June 9, 2018

Good Luck to Welsh competitors in this event in Groups:

3rd IZIT Pr D, 3rd Inter-Zonal Individual Tournament Pairing D

3rd IZIT Pr I, 3rd Inter-Zonal Individual Tournament Pairing I

3rd IZIT Pr K, 3rd Inter-Zonal Individual Tournament Pairing K

Welsh Friendly Matches Update

Russell Sherwood Wednesday, June 6, 2018

https://www.welshccf.org.uk/article/469

Do you have what it takes to be a Welsh Irregular?

Russell Sherwood Monday, June 4, 2018

The Welsh Irregulars are looking for new places to take part in the British Webserver Team Tournament. This opportunity is particularly relevant to new of sub 2100 rated players.

If you are interested, get in touch via the contact us on the webpage