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Please see below for the latest update. Don’t wait! Apply for entry immediately! Less than 1 week left!
Details of the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Webserver World Cup 18 at: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=358
With just few days remaining before 1st September 2011 closing date, we have 624 qualified entries from 507 players from 48 countries, including 66 entries from titled players (5xGM, 20xSIM, 41xIM), with the top rating 2574.
Detailed report on the entries you can find at Polish cc website under “Status of the entries” subpage (http://kszgk.com/?page_id=1596), especially designed for that purpose. Reports are published regularly and here you can find various summary tables.
All players are invited to apply, newcomers to ICCF and experienced players as well. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations (NF) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Entry fee is a regular one for a world cup (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=336) and depends on NF (if applied through NF).
Excellent prizes (prize 2000€ for the first 4 players) and special qualifications for a World Championship, much more beneficial than usual (because of ICCF Diamond Jubilee) are available in this tournament!
The winner of the Diamond World Cup will qualify for a World Championship final, next three followers (place 2-4) for World Championship Candidates! This is the easiest way to win so high qualifications!
Don’t wait, just go to “New events” and make application (through DE or NF)!
Amici sumus
Mariusz Wojnar
Central Tournament Leader
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Please see below for the latest registration and status update. Don’t wait! Apply for entry immediately! Only 2 weeks left!
Details of the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Webserver World Cup 18 at: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=358
With just two weeks remaining before 1st September 2011 closing date, we have 538 qualified entries from 437 players from 46 countries, including 55 entries from titled players (1xGM, 18xSIM, 36xIM), with the highest rating 2574.
Detailed report on the entries you can find at Polish cc website under “Status of the entries” subpage (http://kszgk.com/?page_id=1596), especially designed for that purpose. Reports are published regularly and here you can find various summary tables.
All players are invited to apply, newcomers to ICCF and experienced players as well. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations (NF) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Entry fee is a regular one for a world cup (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=336) and depends on NF (if applied through NF).
Excellent prizes (prize 2000€ for the first 4 players) and special qualifications for a World Championship, much more beneficial than usual (because of ICCF Diamond Jubilee) are available in this tournament!
The winner of the Diamond World Cup will qualify for a World Championship final, next three followers (place 2-4) for World Championship Candidates! This is the easiest way to win so high qualifications!
Don’t wait, just go to “New events” and make application (through DE or NF)!
Amici sumus
Mariusz Wojnar
Central Tournament Leader
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Message published at ICCF webserver (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=374).
Please see below for the latest registration and status update. Don’t wait! Apply for entry immediately! Only 3 weeks left!
Details of the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Webserver World Cup 18 at: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=358
With just three weeks remaining before 1st September 2011 closing date, we have 476 qualified entries from 389 players from 46 countries, including 42 entries from titled players (1xGM, 10xSIM, 31xIM), with the highest rating 2574.
Detailed report on the entries you can find at Polish cc website under “Status of the entries” subpage (http://kszgk.com/?page_id=1596), especially designed for that purpose. Reports are published regularly and here you can find various summary tables.
All players are invited to apply, newcomers to ICCF and experienced players as well. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations (NF) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Entry fee is a regular one for a world cup (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=336) and depends on NF (if applied through NF).
Excellent prizes (prize 2000€ for the first 4 players) and special qualifications for a World Championship, much more beneficial than usual (because of ICCF Diamond Jubilee) are available in this tournament!
The winner of the Diamond World Cup will qualify for a World Championship final, next three followers (place 2-4) for World Championship Candidates! This is the easiest way to win so high qualifications!
Don’t wait, just go to “New events” and make application (through DE or NF)!
Amici sumus
Mariusz Wojnar
Central Tournament Leader
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The idea to organize this event came to my mind just after taking over by me ICCF delegate for Poland duties from my predecessor and friend Józef Lubas. Initial information was presented to the ICCF Congress 2010 in Antalya, Turkey and included in the minutes.
From ICCF Congress 2010 minutes (page 45):
Witold Bielecki Memorial (POL)
The Polish Federation announced initial information, which will start early 2012. This event will be presented at the 2011 for consideration and approval.
Until next ICCF Congress 2011 in Helsinki, Finland, talks with national delegates were conducted to invite players. It was not easy to gather top players in one tournament. Few players kindly refused. The main reason was that few of them wanted to take a rest from correspondence chess, permanent withdrawal or for a short time called “coffe break” 🙂 Other reason was short of time, because of extensive duty obligations or other tournament commitments. Fortunately, Caissa was favorable to us and we managed to gather very good representation from the top. This is very rare situation for players to compete in so strong events at category 16 or higher.
At the ICCF Congress 2011 this event was officialy accepted and included in the minutes.
From ICCF Congress 2011 minutes (page 55):
Witold Bielecki Memorial (POL)
ICCF Webserver, Invitational tournament
- Section A 13-15 players, Cat. XIV – XVI,
- Section B 13-15 players, Cat. XII – XIV,
Start dates: 03.01.2012 Prize fund: To be decided TD: To be decided TO: Mariusz Wojnar
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Finally sections were fixed in January 2012 as following:
- section A: Top players, cat.16, 13 players
- section B: Bravo section, cat.12, 13 players
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Please see below for the latest registration and status update. Apply for entry – only one month left!
Details of the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Webserver World Cup 18 at: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=358
In three months of registration (till 2011-07-26 23:59), we have 326 qualified entries from 272 players from 43 countries, including 33 entries from titled players (1xGM, 7xSIM, 25xIM), with the highest rating 2574.
Detailed report on the entries you can find at Polish cc website under “Status of the entries” subpage (http://kszgk.com/?page_id=1596), especially designed for that purpose. Reports are published every two weeks (more or less). Here are the various summary tables.
All players are invited to apply, newcomers to ICCF and experienced players as well. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations (NF) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Entry fee is a regular one for a world cup (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=336) and depends on NF (if applied through NF).
Excellent prizes (prize 2000€ for the first 4 players) and special qualifications for a World Championship, much more beneficial than usual (because of ICCF Diamond Jubilee) are available in this tournament!
The winner of the Diamond World Cup will qualify for a World Championship final, next three followers (place 2-4) for World Championship Candidates! This is the easiest way to win so high qualifications!
Don’t wait, just go to “New events” and make application (through DE or NF)!
Amici sumus
Mariusz Wojnar
Central Tournament Leader
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Message published at ICCF webserver (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=371).
Announcement
for Match Witold’s Friends – Rest of the World
Dear Friends,
The International Correspondence Chess Federation is delighted to announce the Correspondence Chess Commission of the Polish Chess Federation as the main organizer of the friendly match Witold’s Friends – Rest of the World.
Performing ICCF activities many of you knew Witold Bielecki (28.02.1947 – 05.04.2008) personally or from the distance.
Just few words about him.
He was chairman of the Polish Correspondence Chess Federation and Polish delegate to ICCF, correspondence chess player and official since 1964, IM since 1996 and IA since 1978, member and chairman of several ICCF working groups and committees/ commissions (Tournaments, Tournament Rules, Playing Rules, Appeals).
He performed function as a national team captain many times. He directed hundreds of tournaments, including eight editions of World Championship final (from 15 to 23, except of 19).
He laid down main effort as TO and TD for three World Cups (3rd, 6th and 7th) with total amount of 6.222 (sic!) entries.
During ICCF Congress 1998 in Riga (Latvia) he was awarded with “Bertl von Massow” medal in Gold for 15 years meritorious work for ICCF.
He cooperated with “Fernschach” for many years.
Witek left his wife Teresa and his son Robert and all of us unexpectedly, in the prime of his life.
He was our great chess friend. He put his soul and his spare time into his work for correspondence chess. Always ready to assist you.
In gratitude for his effort let us participate in this friendly match.
This match will be organized in a standard format with one opponent for each player and two games to play (one game with white and one game with black) and will be played on the ICCF webserver with a rate of play of 10 moves in 50 days or by post with a rate of play of 10 moves in 30 days. The event will be rated.
The tournament will start on 01.03.2012 with no end date.
Registration will begin 01.08.2011 and will close on 01.02.2012 to allow for pairings.
Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations or directly to the organizer.
Entries should contain player’s name, email address, ICCF ID, method of transmission (server or post) and wish to join specific team and should be forwarded by email to the Match Organizer, Mariusz Wojnar, email: mariusz.wojnar@gmail.com to reach him before 1st February 2012.
Allocation of players to specific team will be made as random as possible; however, geographical distribution as well as an achievement of reasonable difference in rating and wish to join specific team, will be taken into account.
We wish all participants many interesting games and new connections with CC friends in other countries, based on the spirit of friendship and the ICCF motto:
AMICI SUMUS
Mariusz Wojnar Eric Ruch
Match Organizer ICCF President
Please see below for the latest registration and status update
The announcement of the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Webserwer World Cup 18 in memory of Witold Bielecki with all the details you can find here.
Poland was involved as a tournament organizer in previous three World Cups (3rd, 6th and 7th) which covered 6,222 entries. The main effort (as TO and TD) was laid down by our friend Witold Bielecki (1947-2008), who died unexpectedly in 2008. He was the chairman of the Polish CC Federation and Polish delegate to ICCF, also cc player and ICCF official, IM since 1996 and IA since 1978, member and chairman of several ICCF working groups and committees/ commissions.
Usually World Cups are the biggest tournaments in the world and attract many players, including titled one, thus making the possibility of norms more likely in semifinals and final. An amazing achievement was performed by German player, Reinhard Moll, who preveiled 4 editions of the World Cup (11, 12, 13 and 14). It is hardly possible to improve this outcome. But let’s try!
In two weeks of registration (till 2011-05-15 17:13), we have 44 qualified entries from 16 countries, including 3 titled players (2xSM, 1xIM), with the highest rating 2508.
All players are invited to apply, newcomers to ICCF and experienced players as well. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations (NF) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Entry fee is a regular one for a world cup (http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=336) and depends on NF (if applied through NF).
Please note the excellent prizes available in this tournament (prize 2000€ for the first 4 players – 1000€; 600€, 300€; 100€). In addition to that, there are special qualifications for a World Championship, because of ICCF Diamond Jubilee, much more beneficial than usual.
Detailed report on the entries you can find here. It will be published every two weeks (more or less).
Amici sumus
Mariusz Wojnar
Central Tournament Leader
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ICCF Diamond Jubilee World Cup 18
in memory of Witold Bielecki
(preliminary stage)
Poland was involved as a tournament organizer in previous three World Cups (3rd, 6th and 7th) which covered 6.222 (sic!) entries. The main effort (as TO and TD) was laid down by our friend Witold Bielecki (1947-2008), who died unexpectedly in 2008. He was chairman of the Polish CC Federation and Polish delegate to ICCF, also cc player and ICCF official, IM since 1996 and IA since 1978, member and chairman of several ICCF working groups and committees/ commissions.
Announcement on the event:
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