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21st World Correspondence Chess Championship
| World Championship 21 Final (2005-2008) | TD Bielecki, Witold->Caressa, Marco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Category 14 GM=7½ | R | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Score | SB | |||||||
| 1 | NED | GM | Oosterom, Joop J. van | 2777 | ♔ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 2 | CAN | SIM | Ugge, Dr. Alexander J. | 2567 | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | |||||
| 3 | GER | GM | Busemann, Dr. Stephan | 2616 | ½ | ½ | ♔ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8 | 55.75 | ||||
| 4 | SVK | GM | Lanč, Ing. Alois | 2477 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 52.75 | ||||
| 5 | GER | GM | Nickel, Arno | 2590 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | 52.50 | ||||
| 6 | GER | GM | Nimtz, Dr. Manfred | 2625 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 49.75 | ||||
| 7 | NED | SIM | Unen, J. (Hans) van | 2523 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 49.50 | ||||
| 8 | ARG | SIM | Walsh, Héctor | 2649 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0D | 7.5 | 49.25 | ||||
| 9 | RUS | GM | Pinkovetsky, Semen Usherovich | 2666 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 47.75 | ||||
| 10 | GER | GM | Soltau, Achim | 2632 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 46.50 | ||||
| 11 | SVK | SIM | Rákay, Mgr. Kvetoslav | 2492 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 38.00 | ||||
| 12 | BRA | SIM | João, Névio | 2610 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ♔ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 37.25 | ||||
| 13 | SWE | GM | Bjuhr, Arne | 2573 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ♔ | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 37.00 | ||||
| 14 | HUN | SIM | Jakobetz, László | 2548 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ♔ | 0 | 5 | 34.00 | ||||
| 15 | GER | GM | Branding, Gerd | 2607 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1D | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ♔ | 5 | 33.25 | ||||
XD = result by default
Joop van Oosterom (NED)
Bio note
Joop van Oosterom (born 12.12.1937, Hilversum) is a Dutch billionaire and chess enthusiast. For many years he has staged the annual Melody Amber tournaments in Monaco, where world-class Grandmasters play rapid and blindfold games.
Van Oosterom was a strong correspondence chess player, but suffered a severe stroke some years ago. Nevertheless, he concluded the world correspondence chess championship successfully and became the 18th World Champion in Correspondence Chess. This achievement, however, has been criticized, as at the time of the championship van Oosterom had hired grandmaster Jeroen Piket as his personal secretary. Earlier, van Oosterom had had two Dutch International Masters on his payroll whose job was to analyse his correspondence games. Chess author Tim Krabbé wrote: “The Turk was operated by William Schlumberger, Mephisto was operated by Isidore Gunsberg, Ajeeb was operated by Harry Pillsbury and Joop van Oosterom is operated by Jeroen Piket.” He didn’t stop at only one World Correspondence Chess Championship title, he also won the 21st World Championship Final in Correspondence Chess, being the actual Champion of ICCF.
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[Event “21st CC World Ch Final”]
[Site “ICCF”]
[Date “2005-2008”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Oosterom, Joop J. van (21st WChampion)”]
[Black “Walsh, Hector”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “B62”]
[WhiteElo “2777”]
[BlackElo “2649”]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Qa5 12. Be2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nd5 14. Qg3 Qxa2 15. c4 Qa1+ 16. Kc2 Qa4+ 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. Nc3 Qc2+ 19. Ka1 Qf5 20. Bg4 Qa5+ 21. Kb1 Be7 22. Rhe1 Qc5 23. Re5 Qxc4 24. Be2 Qb3 25. Rd2 Kf8 26. Re3 e5 27. Bxe5 Bf5+ 28. Bd3 Bxd3+ 29. Rexd3 Bg5 30. Re3 Kg8 31. f4 Qe6 32. fxg5 Qg6+ 33. Kc1 1-0
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