The International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) is the worldwide organisation for correspondence chess. It was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA (International Correspondence Chess Association), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB (Internationaler Fernschachbund), founded in 1928.
In 2021, the ICCF celebrates its 70th anniversary.
The Executive Board (EB) to celebrate this anniversary, according to its tradition (from the 50th and 60th anniversary), conducts several activities.
In reference to the previous information about the launch of the jubilee world cups (standard and chess 960) (684 participants) – start date 2021-02-15, we would like to inform you about the start of special jubilee tournaments (198 participants) – start date 2021-03-15.
These are the following tournaments:
- combined tournament for world champions and elite players A&B, 1 section, cat.15 (15 players);
- tournament for elite players C, 1 section, cat.13 (20 players)
- chess 960 elite players, 1 section (12 players);
- ICCF officials, 6 sections, cat. up to 10 (106 players)
- events for postal players, 4 section, cat. up to 7 (45 players)
Participants of the 70th ICCF Jubilee World Champions, Elite A&B, one of the strongest tournaments of all time:
More details are available on the tournament page ICCF Platinum Jubilee Events.