Bertl von Massow Medals and Friend of ICCF Awards

Bertl von Massow Medals

Initiated by Hans-Werner von Massow, in memory of his wife Bertl, who was a great supporter and worker for ICCF, these awards were adopted at the ICCF Congress in Poznan, Poland, in 1983. He rightly said that “through these medals, my dear wife will be present at meetings of ICCF year by year, for all the future”.

They are awarded respectively for 15 years (gold) and 10 years (silver) of faithful service to ICCF, as the Delegate of a National Federation, as a Member of the ICCF Presidium, Commissions or the Zonal organisations, or as Tournament Secretary (Director) or a Team Captain of a highly placed team in the CC Olympiad or Continental (Zonal) team tournament.

The medals were awarted to the following CC friends:

1. 1984, ICCF Presidium, Pula, Yugoslavia
   • In Gold and Silver: F. Atabek (TRK), K.H. Boese (BRD), J.F. Cleeve (CAN), P. Clément (BEL), P. Diaconescu (ROM), J. Eventov (USA), A. Giraudet (FRA), A. Heintze (DDR), A. Henriksen (DEN), A. Kiprov (BLG), A. Iqbal (PAK), E. Larsson (SVE), J. Leguen (MRT), R. Lindroos (FIN), A. Loeffler (ARG), B. Lukas (CSR), M. Madler (BRD), H-W. von Massow (BRD), P. Mastichiadis (GRE), H.J. Mostert (NLD), W. Muir (USA), G. Negyesi (HUN), J.L. Ormond (SWZ), H. Rittner (DDR), I. Romanov (URS), W. Rosinov (URS), D. Smit (NLD), E. Spitzenberger (AUT), W. Stilling (SWZ), J. Vandorffy (HUN), W. Zagorovsky (URS).
   • In Silver: L. Abramov (URS), G. Balbe (FRA), E.Denner (USA), F. Brglez (YUG), R. Charpentier (HUN), J. Cornu (SWZ), J. Daneyko (POL), C.G. Dieta (ARG), C.G. Fiandor (ESP), H. Furrer (SWZ), R. Gillman (ENG), R. Heemsoth (BRD), V. Houdek (CSR), R. Incelli (ITA), St. Jansson (SVE), S. Kania (POL), M. Kevicky (CSR), J.M. Ledesma Alvarez (CHI), A. Lejarza (MEX), E. Nuutilainen (FIN), M. Pakhdauman (IRN), G. Porreca (ITA), H. Rabold (DDR), J.J. Ravero (URU), H.M. Souza (PER), U. de Oliviera Barroso (URU), M.Z. Villegas (DDR), G. Weinitschke (DDR), R. Wikman (FIN), E. Winkler (DDR).
2. 1985, ICCF Congress, Peebles, Scotland
   • In Gold: J.A. Cornu (SWZ), E. Fiandor (ESP), R. Incelli (ITA), H. Rabold (DDR)
   • In Silver: W. Bielecki (POL), A.G. Lascurain (ARG), B. Olafsson (ISD)
3. 1986, ICCF Presidium, Baden, Switzerland
   • In Gold: C.G. Dieta (ARG)
   • In Silver: H. Åhman (NLD), G. Gorkiewicz (POL), B. Hauffe (DDR), O. Jantunen (FIN)
4. 1987, ICCF Congress, Bloemendaal, Netherlands
   • In Gold: P.E. Ekblom (SF), S. Kania (PL), E. Nuutilainen (SF), R. Wikman (SF), E. Winkler (DDR)
   • In Silver: R. Berthelsen (N), H. Brusila (SF), J. Bodis (F), T. Bullockus (US), P.E. Ekblom (SF), R. Feytens (NL), N. Jungreis (IL), T. Peretjatkowicz (PL), G.C. van Perlo (NL), A.A. van ‘t Riet (NL)
5. 1988, ICCF Presidium, Aarhus, Denmark
   • In Gold: F. Brglez (YU) and R. Gillman (GB/E)
   • In Silver: G-M. Tani (I) and H. Otte (DDR).
6. 1989, ICCF Congress, Richmond, England
   • In Gold: H. Heemsoth (BRD)
   • In Silver: G. Perpirakis (GR)
7. 1990, ICCF Presidium, Bad Blankenburg, DDR
   • In Silver: Alvaro Pereira (POR)
8. 1991, ICCF Congress, Järvenpää, Finland
   • In Gold: J.A. Nielsen (DEN)
   • In Silver: A.P. Borwell (SCO), H.F. Glaser (SIP), L. Lahdenmäki (FIN), G.W.G. Livie (SCO), M. Samraoui (ALG), S. Sergiev (BUL)
9. 1992, ICCF Congress, Graz, Austria
   • In Gold: J.F. Bodis (FRA) and A.G. Lascurain (ARG)
10. 1993, ICCF Congress, Gdansk, Poland
    • In Gold: R. Berthelsen (NOR), B. Haufe (GER), O. Jantunen (FIN), S.C. von Perle (NLD), A.A. van’t Riet (NLD), H. Brusila (FIN), V. Houdek (CZE), H. Otte (GER), H. Prokopp (GER), G. Weinitschke (GER),
    • In Silver: H. Prokopp (GER), S. Nordal (NOR)
11. 1994, ICCF Congress, Perth, Scotland
    • In Gold: G.M.Tani (ITA)
    • In Silver: I.Bottlik (HUN), I.Eglitis (LAT) and J.K.MacDonald (CAN)
12. 1995, ICCF Congress, Gjøvik, Norway
    • In Silver: A.R. Ramirez (ARG)
13. 1996, ICCF Congress, Bad Neuenahr, Germany
    • In Gold: A.P.Borwell (SCO), H.F.Glaser (SIP), G.W.G.Livie (SCO) and M. Samraoui (ALG)
    • In Silver: O.Halme (FIN)
14. 1997, ICCF Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • In Gold: Mr. G. Perpirakis (GRC) and Mr. Ubirajara de Oliveira Barroso (BRS)
15. 1998, ICCF Congress, Riga, Latvia
    • In Gold and Silver: C-E. Erlandsson (SWE), G. Radosztics (AUT)
    • In Gold: W. Bielecki (POL), L. Lahdenmäki (FIN), A. Pereira (POR)
    • In Silver: A. Jonasson (SWE), E. Karelin (RUS), S-Ä. Kronberg (SWE), M. Müller-Tõpler (GER), P. Rasmussen (DEN), M. Zavanelli (USA)
16. 1999, ICCF Congress, Thun, Switzerland
    • In Gold and Silver: Maurice Carter (USA)
    • In Gold: Dr. G.S. Benner (USA), I. Bottlik (HUN), J.K. MacDonald (CAN), P. Rasmussen (DEN)
    • In Silver: M. Gluth (GER), E. Gromotka (GER), T.D. Harding (IRL), K. Podzielny (GER), U. Wagnar (GER)
17. 2000, ICCF Congress, Daytona Beach, USA
    • In Gold: Abraham Raul Ramirez (ARG)
    • In Silver: Dr. Fritz Baumbach (GER), Joseph Deidun sr. (CAN), Ernst Kotzem (GER), Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) and George Walker (SWZ)
18. 2001, ICCF Congress, Rimini, Italy
    • In Gold: Olavi Halme (FIN) and Ralph Marconi (CAN)
    • In Silver: Gianni Mastrojeni (ITA)
19. 2002, ICCF Congress, Seixal, Portugal
    • In Gold and Silver: Carlos Ros Mirò (ESP) – posthumous award, Gustavo Paz y Barriga (PER)
    • In Silver: Sergey Grodzensky (RUS), George D. Pyrich (SCO), Lembit Vahesaar (EST), Karlis Vitols (LAT) – posthumous award, Hector R. Zabala (ARG)
20. 2003, ICCF Congress, Ostrava – Czech Republic
    • In Gold: Evgeny Karelin (RUS), Michael Müller-Töpler (GER), Prof. Max Zavanelli (USA)
    • In Silver: Gerhard Binder (GER), Janko Bohak (SLO), Ervin Liebert (EST), Milan Manduch (SVK), Pavol Polakovic (SVK), Alan J.C.Rawlings (ENG), Merike Rotova (EST), Hendrik B.Sarink (NED)
21. 2004, ICCF Congress, Mumbai, India
    • In Gold: Manfred Gluth (GER), Tim Harding (IRL) and Ulrich Wagner (GER)
    • In Silver: Jaromir Canibal (CZE), Carlos Flores Gutiérrez (ESP), Ilija Christov (BUL), Thorhallur Olafsson (ISD), Achim Soltau (GER), Per Söderberg (SWE) and Uldis Strautins (LAT)
22. 2005, ICCF Congress, Villa La Angostura, Argentina
    • In Gold & Silver: Santiago Cardoso Contreras (MEX), Joachim Walther (GER) and Jorge Eduardo Deforel (ARG)
    • In Silver: Dimitry Lybin (BLR), Egbert Boesenberg (GER), Jose Daniel Finkelstein (ARG), Guido Bresadola (ITA), Thed Klauner (LUX) and François Riva (LUX)
23. 2006, ICCF Congress, Dresden, Germany
    • In Gold: Per Söderberg (SWE), Fritz Baumbach (GER), Gianni Mastrojeni (ITA) and Georg Walker (SUI)
    • In Silver: Karel Glaser (CZE), Pedro Federico Hegoburu (ARG) and Zdenek Nývlt (CZE)
24. 2007, ICCF Congress, Benalmadena, Spain
    • In Gold: Sergey Grodzensky (RUS), George Pyrich (SCO), Hendrik Sarink (NED) and Lembit Vahesaar (EST)
    • In Silver: Sultan Mohammed Al-Kuwari (QAT), Dario Biella-Bianchi (PER), Ian Brooks (ENG), Marco Caressa (ITA), Duncan Chambers (ENG), Ruth Ann Fay (USA), Frank Geider (FRA), Gerard van den Haak (NED), Antonio J.Macchia (URU), Søren Peschardt (DEN), Jo Wharrier (ENG)
25. 2008, ICCF Congress, Pleven, Bulgaria
    • In Gold and Silver: Georgi Sapundjiev (BUL)
    • In Gold: Gerhard Binder (GER), Janko Bohak (SLO), Ervin Liebert (EST), Milan Manduch and Pavol Polakovic (SVK), Alan J.C. Rawlings (ENG), Merike Rõtova (EST)
    • In Silver: Marijonas Rocius (LTU), Jean-Pierre Dondelinger (BEL), Leonardo Madonia (ITA), Hirokaz Onoda (JAP), Guy José Bendaña Guerrero (NCA)
26. 2009, ICCF Congress, Leeds, England
    • In Gold: Carlos Flores Gutiérrez (ESP)
    • In Silver: Carlos Cranbourne (ARG), J. Franklin Campbell (USA), Yoav Dothan (ISR), Artis Gaujens (LAT), Josef Mrkvicka (CZE), Tim Runting (AUS), Guillermo F. Toro Solis de Ovando (CHI)
27. 2010, ICCF Congress, Antalya, Turkey
    • In Gold: Guido Bresadola (ITA), Jaromr Canibal (CZE), Thed Klauner (LUX), Dmitry Lybin (BLS)
    • In Silver: Everdinand Knol (RSA), Nikolay Poleshchuk (RUS),
28. 2011, ICCF Congress, Järvenpää, Finland
    • In Gold: Karel Glaser (CZE), Zdeněk Nývlt (CZE)
    • In Silver: Valer Eugen Demian (CAN), Laurent Tinture (FRA), Attila Kiss (HUN)

Source: ICCF website

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Friend of ICCF Awards

From the 1999 ICCF Congress Minutes: Congress accepted unanimously and enthusiastically the Presidium’s proposal to establish a ‘Friends of ICCF’ logo scheme allowing websites to use a prestigious logo. The award would be to those websites that satisfied two criteria:

1. Substantial supporter and promoter of ICCF, via Internet correspondence chess site.
2. Publishes ICCF news, information, results and games, in accordance with ICCF policy and in close co-operation with the ICCF Webmaster and senior officials.

Recommendations for awards would be made by the Presidium for approval by Congress, as would recommendations for termination of awards for sites considered to be no longer actively supportive of ICCF.

So far the following websites has been awarded “Friend of ICCF”:

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