Austin Lockwood Monday, May 8, 2017
The Welsh Correspondence Chess Championship will be restarted in 2017 after a break of eighteen years.
Entry to the 2017 Championship is open to all Welsh chess players; there will be no entry fee for this season only.
The tournament will be played online using the ICCF webserver https://www.iccf.com
All players must be registered under the Welsh flag. Player who are not yet registered with ICCF may do so by following the “New Player” link under the sign in box.
There will be a championship section of between seven and eleven players and one or more qualification section. The winner of the championship section will receive the title of “2017 Welsh Correspondence Chess Champion” and an engraved trophy; the following cash prizes will also be available:
- Winner: £30
- Runner up: £15
- Third place: £5
The WCCC is a qualifying event for the British Correspondence Chess Championship.
The time control will be ten moves in 40 days, with duplication after 20 days and 45 days leave.
All applicable ICCF rules will apply, for the full rules, please see
The tournament director will be Marc Wakeham.
For a list of previous winners, please see http://welshccf.org.uk/content/87
To enter the Welsh Correspondence Chess Championship, please contact the WCCF secretary, Austin Lockwood by email: [email protected]
The closing date for entries is 1st June 2017, the tournament will start shortly after this date.
Entries to date
| ID |
Title |
Name |
Grade |
| 810202 |
LGM |
Helen Sherwood |
2352 |
| 810161 |
CCM |
Russell Sherwood |
2337 |
| 810209 |
CCM |
Gareth Yeo |
2324 |
| 810212 |
CCE |
Alex Sherwood |
2309 |
| 810233 |
|
Paul Scott |
2162 |
| 810219 |
|
Colin Denham |
2152 |
| 810228 |
|
Marybeth Baron |
2126 |
| 219118 |
|
Andy Robertshaw |
2064 |
| 810137 |
|
John Thornton |
2059 (FIDE) |
| 810237 |
|
Nasir Rizvi |
2044 (FIDE) |
| 810243 |
|
Craig Evans |
1997 (FIDE) |
| 810247 |
|
Paul Hatchett |
1989 (FIDE) |
| 810192 |
|
Margaret Baron |
1854 |
| 810222 |
|
Andrew Smith |
1849 |
| 810197 |
|
Vaughan Thomas |
1828 |
| 810220 |
|
Jonathan Davies |
1786 |
| 810102 |
|
David Guy |
1660 |
| 810251 |
|
Timothy Soar |
1646 (FIDE) |
| 810188 |
|
Bill Flew |
1625 |
| 810248 |
|
Robert Hurn |
1607 (FIDE) |
| 810235 |
|
Stephen Ford |
1576 |
| 810217 |
|
Michael Richards |
1459 |
| 810176 |
|
Malcolm Chugg |
1372 |
| 810216 |
|
Eleanor Collins |
1282 (WCU) |
| 810249 |
|
Bence Szakmány |
1152 (WCU) |
| 810232 |
|
Philip McMahon |
|
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Updated Tuesday, May 30, 2017 by Austin Lockwood
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