Brian Jones Celebration
Wednesday, 14th July 2021
Phill Beckett
Brian Jones Celebration
This event was organised by the Yorkshire Chess Association as a celebration of Brian Jones' involvement in Yorkshire chess both over the board and by webserver.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=85329
It was won in impressive style by Yorkshire's very own Oliver Graham who won by two clear points.
We were pleased to see Brian's children Nancy Lane and Lee Jones taking part.
ps. Brian is still alive and kicking!
Match v BeNeLux countries
Monday, 12th July 2021
Phill Beckett
Match v BeNeLux countries
New 101 board match against the BeNeLux Countries.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93922
Follow the progress of this large match against our chess friends from Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
We are slightly lower rated than our opponents, but we have shown that we can perform better than our ratings!
Follow the progress of the team.....
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
6th British WS Tournament - Division 3
Monday, 12th July 2021
Phill Beckett
6th British WS Tournament - Division 3
This event has just finished with lots of hard fought games featuring many English players!
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=85263
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Chess 960 Match
Monday, 12th July 2021
Phill Beckett
Chess 960 Match
We suffered a heavy defeat in the Chess 960 training match against Wales.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87609
We were outgraded all the way down, but there were some close encounters!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Ross Brennan RIP
Thursday, 8th July 2021
John Rhodes
Ross Brennan RIP
We report the very sad news that Ross Brennan died on Tuesday 29th June 2021. Ross played correspondence and over-the-board chess for Hertfordshire and Welwyn Garden City Chess Club, where he was Chairman, for many years. Ross’s untimely death has been a great shock to everyone who knew him. Condolences are being sent to his family.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
10th Veterans World Cup Final
Thursday, 8th July 2021
Phill Beckett
10th Veterans World Cup Final
We wish our President (and indeed Treasurer ) Ian Pheby every success in the 10th Veterans World Cup Final.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93731
Good luck Ian!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Wednesday, 7th July 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Oliver Graham with ICCF ID 211824 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Semi Final of the European Team Championship
Monday, 6th July 2021
Phill Beckett
Semi Final of the European Team Championship
Follow the progress of the England Team.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93768
We wish them every success as we need to finish in the first three to qualify for the final.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Nol van't Riet Team Tournament
Sunday, 27th June 2021
Phill Beckett
Nol van't Riet Team Tournament
The pairings for the Nol van't Riet Team Tournament (under 2300) are out. England have teams in sections 1 and 3.
You can follow the progress of the teams and see the completed games when 10 are finished.
Semi Final 1 https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93623
Semi Final 3 https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93625
Best of luck to both teams.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
The British Correspondence Chess Championship (BCCC)
Saturday, 26th June 2021
Phill Beckett
The British Correspondence Chess Championship (BCCC)
The British Correspondence Chess Championship (BCCC) is the premier tournament on the British CC calendar. Running continuously since 1921 and open to all British players, the BCCC has carried ICCF title norms since 2016.
The BCCC caters for players of all levels and consists of a Championship, one or more candidate’s section and a number of reserves sections.
The BCCC is organised jointly by the English Federation for Correspondence Chess (EFCC), the Scottish Correspondence Chess Association (ScoCCA) and the Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation (WCCF).
Further details of the tournament, including the full rules and a list of previous winners, are available on the EFCC website:
https://www.efcchess.org.uk/bcccRules.html
Last season’s crosstables can be viewed here:
There is a first prize of £100 and a second prize of £50.
Entries close on August 31 and play is due to commence in September 2021. Entries can be made directly to Tournament Organiser, Russell Sherwood or via the National Federation. Please note that these are the only entry routes for this event.
The BCCC is a highly competitive event and we are unable to confirm a player's final allocation at the time of entry. If you have a qualification for a particular section it is important that you state it with your entry.
Welsh -
https://welshccf.org.uk/content/18
For more details please contact your National Federation or Russell Sherwood.
Entries and the entry fee of £12 should be received by Russell Sherwood no later than 31st August 2021. If you have a qualification to a specific division please state this at the time of entry.
Sent by Gordon Anderson (Scotland), Phill Beckett (England) and Russell Sherwood (Wales)
EFCC Yearbook for 2021
Friday, 25th June 2021
Keith Kitson
EFCC Yearbook for 2021
The EFCC Executive Committee are pleased to announce the EFCC Yearbook for 2021.
If anyone believes any correction is required to the yearbook contents then please contact Keith Kitson, EFCC Yearbook editor. (Email Keith here) To read the online version click here.
For a downloadable / printable version click here.
The EFCC Executive Committee
NOL van ‘t Riet Tournaments!
Tuesday, 15th June 2021
Phill Beckett
Nol van ‘t Riet Memorial Tournaments!
These events have generous prize funds. England are represented by;
Terence Donovan - Group B - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93168
Alan Rawlings - Group A (for friends of Nol) - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93109
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
World Championship Semi Finals
Saturday, 29th May 2021
Phill Beckett
World Championship Semi Finals
Follow the progress of English players in the World Championship Semi-Finals.
The first two players in each section qualify for the next cycle of the Candidates.
Follow :
David Evans in section 2 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93186
Jo Wharrier in section 3 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93187
John Pugh in section 4 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93188
Gerard Le - Marechal in section 5 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93189
Praveen Kumar Rallabandi in section 6 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93190
John Brookes in section 7 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93191
Ian M Pheby in section 9 - https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93193
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New British Champion
Saturday, 29th May 2021
Phill Beckett
New British Champion
We have a new British Champion - Gerard Le-Marechal.
There were three players tied on 8.5 pts. The first tie break [wins] failed to split the tie, but by a narrow margin the second tie break placed Gerard first, Praveen second, and Gary third.
Congratulations to all concerned.
All the games can be viewed at -
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=81192
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Jim Fox RIP
Monday, 25th May 2021
Phill Beckett
Jim Fox RIP
Fellow players will be sad to hear of the death after a short illness of Jim Fox.
I have passed on our condolences to his family.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Matches against Sweden
Tuesday, 18th May 2021
Phill Beckett
New Matches against Sweden
We have recently started two Friendly matches against Sweden.
Follow the progress of the Server match
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93035
In a throw back to the distant past we cross swords with Sweden by post (although some games will be played by email).
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=93020
Do not expect much action as the games are only posted on the Server when they are completed.
In both matches we had an excess of volunteers all those who missed out will be put in the Forthcoming Mega Match against Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg (BeNeLux).
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Titles
Saturday, 15th May 2021
Phill Beckett
New Titles
Congratulations to James Wilkinson on achieving the CCE title and to Danny Dixon on achieving the CCM title.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Tuesday, 4th May 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Matthew W. Bailey with ICCF ID 213011 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Monday, 3rd May 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player David J. Grobler with ICCF ID 210847 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Trevor Thomas Memorial Event (Category 8)
Saturday, 1st May 2021
Phill Beckett
Trevor Thomas Memorial Event (Category 8)
This high quality event is due to start on 1st June 2021.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91121
Follow the progress of the event by following the link above. Do not expect too much activity before the start date as players of this level tend to do lots of preparation. GM norms are available at 9.5 /14, but this will require some decisive results!
George Wharam is an up and coming junior - keep an eye out for him in the future!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Wednesday, 28th April 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Kevin J. Thurlow with ICCF ID 210507 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Monday, 26th April 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
Following quickly on the award of CCE,
The player George Wharam with ICCF ID 212902 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
George D. Pyrich Memorial Team Tournament Final
Wednesday, 21st April 2021
Phill Beckett
George D. Pyrich Memorial Team Tournament Final
The England Knights team qualified for this final.
Follow the progress of the team
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=92847
The teams look closely matched, so it should be an exciting event.
We wish the team of ;
Tom Herman
Richard Webster
Mike Richardt
Barry Sheppard
Tim Spanton
& Nigel Norman
every success!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
IM Title for Toni Halliwell
Thursday, 15th April 2021
Phill Beckett
IM Title for Toni Halliwell
Our congratulations to Toni Halliwell on the award of the IM title. I still remember playing in the same Yorkshire junior teams with her and was pleased to play a small part in her comeback. Well earned.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary and Yorkshire Team Captain
New Titles
Wednesday, 14th April 2021
Phill Beckett
New Titles
Samuel Brennan and George Wharam have achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE).
Edward Holland has achieved the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master (CCM). Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Annual General Meeting - Officer Elections
Wednesday, 31st March 2021
Ian Pheby
Annual General Meeting - Officer Elections
At the recent AGM of the EFCC, the following Officers were elected:-
President: Ian M Pheby
General Secretary: John Rhodes
International Secretary: Phillip J Beckett
Treasurer: Ian M Pheby
You can contact any of these Officers directly via this page: https://efcchess.org.uk/efccStaff.html
Ian Pheby, President
New Title
Monday, 29th March 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Danny Dixon with ICCF ID 211019 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Match v Mexico
Saturday, 20th March 2021
Phill Beckett
New Match v Mexico
Following our recent win Mexico challenged us to a rematch which of course we accepted!
Let Battle recommence!
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91540
Follow the progress, games are live with a 5 move delay!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
International v New Zealand
Saturday, 13th March 2021
Phill Beckett
International v New Zealand
We have a new small International against New Zealand.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91324
It is played under the Triple Block System of time control and should take two years!
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
2nd English Veterans Final
Friday, 26th February 2021
Phill Beckett
2nd English Veterans Final
Congratulations to SIM Jerry Asquith who wins the 2nd English Veterans event.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=84237
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Annual General Meeting Agenda
Friday, 26th February 2021
John Rhodes
ENGLISH FEDERATION FOR CORRESPONDENCE CHESS
Proposed AGENDA for Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held by email on Saturday 20th March, 2021.
(The continuing Government Covid-19 restrictions preclude us from meeting in person)
1. Apologies for Non-participation
2. Minutes of the Last Meeting (March 2020)
3. Matters Arising
4. Amendment to EFCC Constitution: Regarding EFCC Yearbook
5. Amendment to EFCC Constitution: Regarding EFCC Magazine
6. Amendment to EFCC Constitution: Regarding above amendments
7. General Secretary’s Report
8. International Secretary’s Report
9. Treasurer’s Report
10.Election of Officers
11.Any Other Business
John Rhodes 25/02/2021
If any EFCC Patrons have any questions or comments to raise at our AGM and Executive Committee meetings please contact John Rhodes on
David Woodruff 1945-2020 RIP ✝
Wednesday, 24th February 2021
John Rhodes
David Woodruff 1945-2020 RIP ✝
The Officers of the English Federation for Correspondence Chess (EFCC) offer their condolences to the family, friends and fellow members of Keynsham Chess Club, of David Woodruff who, sadly, died in August 2020 aged 74 years. David was a Life Patron of the EFCC and a member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) since 1993 having a ICCF rating of 2004 when he joined. He was also a member of the British Correspondence Chess Association (BCCA) and often played in their webserver trio tournaments. In 2016/7 he played for the BCCA and won two games against Correspondence Chess League of Australia CCLA Kangaroos on Board 20. He played correspondence chess until about 2017 when his health, unfortunately, started to decline.
Before and after taking up correspondence chess, David was a stalwart of the Keynsham Chess Club playing around 1,000 over-the-board (OTB) games for them. In the 1980s David had an OTB grade in the high 160s. He also held the positions of President, Secretary, Treasurer and various team captains over the years. David was also involved in organising and controlled the Keynsham Quickplay many times. He also coached beginners and juniors. With his wide general knowledge, David also set questions for the Saturday night quiz at the BCF/ECF Championships with the late Richard Furness as question master.
Herewith a game which David played in an International Match against West Germany in 1985: -
BPCF v West Germany 1985
White: David G. Woodruff
Black: H. Kuntermann
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Be6 5.d3 Qd7 6.Nf3 Bh3 7.Bxh3 Qxh3 8.Nd5 Rc8 9.Qb3 b6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Be3 Na5 12.Qxd7+ Kxd7 13.b4 Nb7 14.Ng5 Nd8 15.b5 f5 16.Rb1 Ne7 17.h4 Nxd5 18.cxd5 h6 19.Nf3 g6 20.Nd2 Bg7 21.Nc4 Nf7 22.Rb3 g5 23.Ra3 f4? (23...Ra8 was necessary) 24.Rxa7 fxe3 25.Nxb6+ Kd8 26.Nxc8 e4 27.fxe3 Bc3+ 28.Kd1 Kxc8 29.Ra8+ Kd7 30.Rxh8 Nxh8 31.hxg5 exd3 32.exd3 hxg5 33.d4 Ng6 34.Kc2 1-0 (34...Ba5 35.Rh7 Ne7 36.Rg7 Ke8 37.e4 Kf8 38.Rxg5)
John Rhodes 24/02/2021
Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, 19th February 2021
John Rhodes
Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Meeting
The Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Meeting of the English Federation for Correspondence Chess will be on Saturday 20th March 2021 by email due to the ongoing Government restrictions.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
English Championship
Monday, 15th February 2021
Phill Beckett
English Championship
The Championship and subsidiary events are now set up as follows.
Championship
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91202
Semi Final A
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91200
Semi Final B
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91201
Reserves
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=91199
You can follow the events by clicking the links shown.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Saturday, 13th February 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Robert Bruce with ICCF ID 212273 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Wednesday, 3rd February 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The title ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert awarded to player John S. Shaw with ICCF ID 212835 has now been confirmed by the ICCF Qualifications Commissioner.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Saturday, 30th January 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Edward N. Holland with ICCF ID 212527 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Israeli Championship
Saturday, 16th January 2021
Phill Beckett
Israeli Championship
This year's Israeli Championship is in memory of the sadly departed Aviel Rozenberg.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=90664
SIM Harvey Williamson has accepted the invitation on behalf of the EFCC.
The event is a category 11 event with a multi national mix of competitors of high quality with GM norm of 9.5 / 16.
A GM norm in this event could see Harvey achieving the GM title.
We wish him every success.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
New Title
Friday, 8th January 2021
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Steve Cole with ICCF ID 210447 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Win Against Mexico
Tuesday, 5th January 2021
Phill Beckett
Win Against Mexico
England score win against Mexico 11.5-8.5
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=86740
Congratulations to all players.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Carlos Flores Gutiérrez Team Tournament
Sunday, 3rd January 2021
Phill Beckett
Carlos Flores Gutiérrez Team Tournament
The top three teams in each semi qualify for final.
England 1 in strong position to qualify for final ; https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87053
England 2 need a strong run to qualify ; https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87051
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
European Individual Webserver Championship 2021
Tuesday, 29th December 2020
Phill Beckett
European Individual Webserver Championship 2021
28 December 2020: Announcement
Zone Europe of ICCF is glad to announce the 2021 cycle of the European Webserver Championship!
Open Rounds: for players rated under 2100, starts when filled.
Preliminaries: for players rated between 2100-2299, starts when filled.
Semi-Finals: for players rated between 2300-2499, starts on the 20th of September.
Candidates' Tournament: for players rated 2500 or over, starts on the 20th of March.
Entries via webserver.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Heavy defeat for Under 1800 team against Indonesia
Sunday, 27th December 2020
Phill Beckett
Heavy defeat for Under 1800 team against Indonesia
England suffered a heavy defeat in their match against Indonesia
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=85291
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
World Championship Preliminaries
Friday, 18th December 2020
Phill Beckett
World Championship Preliminaries
The ICCF has announced the arrangements for the Preliminaries of the World Championships.
The following already have qualifications;
Eldridge, Mark
Herman, Tom
Le-Marechal, Gerard
Maver, Jan
Rallabandi, Praveen Kumar
Soh, Edmund
In addition, the English Federation has three extra nominations for players over 2400. If you would like to put yourself forward for one of these places, please get in touch with me before the end of the year so the selection committee can consider your application.
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
International Update
Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Phill Beckett
International Update
England v France
France have a narrow lead
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88279
England v CCLA Kangaroos (Under 2000)
England have an early lead
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88452
England v USA
USA are clawing their way back after trailing by 15
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=86774
Phill Beckett, International Secretary
Seasonal Greetings!
Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Ian M Pheby
Seasonal Greetings!
2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. As we approach the festive season I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all of England’s players for a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. I hope that 2021 will prove to be a better year for everyone. I also hope that you enjoy success in your games in 2021 and beyond. Ian M Pheby, EFCC President
Join the EFCC on Social Media
Monday, 14th December 2020
Mickey Blake
Nol Van't Reit Memorial
Thursday, 10th December 2020
Phill Beckett
Nol Van't Reit Memorial
Alan Rawlings has accepted an invitation to compete in this event held in memory of our departed chessfriend and a tireless worker on behalf of the ICCF.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
EFCC Magazine is Returning
Friday, 4th December 2020
Mickey Blake
EFCC Magazine is Returning
We are intending to resume the publishing of our quarterly magazine and invite suggestions and contributions.
For further information, please contact the editor by email to
Mickey Blake
EFCC Magazine Editor
Ukraine v Rest of World
Monday, 23rd November 2020
Phill Beckett
Ukraine v Rest of World
A couple of English players are featuring for the Rest of the World.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=90054
Good luck.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Titles
Monday, 23rd November 2020
Phill Beckett
New Titles
We congratulate Keith Franks (CCE) and K.J. Owen (CCM) on the new titles they have received.
Well done
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Match v Switzerland Start Date 20/12/20
Monday, 23rd November 2020
Phill Beckett
Match v Switzerland Start Date 20/12/20
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=89984
Follow the games with the normal delay of 5 moves.
Closely matched grades so expect a titanic struggle!
As usual we were oversubscribed so watch out for more matches in the future!
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Outstanding Result for English Player
Friday, 20th November 2020
Phill Beckett
Outstanding Result for English Player
Praveen Kumar Rallabandi one of England's leading players scored an impressive result in the German Masters -
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=79334
Play through the games, they are of the very highest class!
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Chess 960 European Team Final
Friday, 20th November 2020
Phill Beckett
Chess 960 European Team Final
Early results have England in second place following an early win by Kevin Thurlow -
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87912
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Womens World Championship Final
Thursday, 19th November 2020
Phill Beckett
Womens World Championship Final
Follow the progress of Dawn Williamson in the World Final -
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=89629
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Friendly Matches Update
Thursday, 19th November 2020
Phill Beckett
Friendly Matches Update
Webserver Match v Switzerland scheduled to start in December.
Postal Match v Sweden scheduled to start early 2021.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Match v Netherlands
Thursday, 19th November 2020
Phill Beckett
Match v Netherlands
England managed to score a win against The Netherlands. See all the games in the match -
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=79966
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
2nd English Correspondence Chess Championship Has Concluded
Thursday, 19th November 2020
Ian Pheby
2nd English Correspondence Chess Championship Has Concluded
After 21 months of play this closely contested championship has now finished. The new Champion is David Evans who finished with 8 out of 14 (2 wins, 55.5 SB ). David wins £300 and an engraved trophy for his retention. In second place was Brian Thompson who finished with 8 out of 14 (2 wins, 55.25 SB ). Brian wins £150. In third place was Praveen Kumar Rallabandi who finished with 8 out of 14 (2 wins, 55.0 SB ). Praveen wins £100. In fourth place was Richard Williams on 7½ out of 14. Richard wins £50.
Congratulations to all these players on their fine performances. The cross table may be seen at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=77967
Ian M Pheby
EFCC President
North Sea Team tournament IV
Sunday, 8th November 2020
Phill Beckett
North Sea Team tournament IV
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=77210
England finished in 8th position in this event.
Congratulations to the team, Mark Eldridge, Ian Pheby, Marek Soszynski, Richard Ward, Stephen Woodhouse, Ben A Wood, ably captained by Ian Pheby.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Announcement for the 3rd English CC Championship!
Tuesday, 3rd November 2020
Stan Grayland
Announcement for the 3rd English CC Championship!
The English Federation of Correspondence Chess (EFCC) is pleased to announce that the third English Correspondence Chess Championship (ECCC) will be held which will start in March 2021. All English players are invited to enter England’s premier tournament!
The entry fee is still £12.00. However, entry is free to all eligible players with an ICCF rating of 2500 or over or who are ICCF Grandmasters!
The full Rules, tournament structure, eligibility, prizes, etc. can be seen under "English CC Championship (ECCC) in the left-hand Menu, or by clicking here: www.efcchess.org.uk/eccc.html
The prize fund for this year! The Champion will receive a cheque for £200 together with an engraved trophy to retain. Monetary prizes will also be available to those finishing in second, third and fourth places of the Championship, and also for the first two places in the semi-final sections.
There shall be a Championship final, semi-finals & preliminary sections with all standards of player catered for. The games will be played on the ICCF webserver, and the tournament duration shall be approximately 22 months of playing time. The time limit shall be 40 days for each 10 moves.
Entries may be made by PayPal through the 'Online Fee Payment' section on the left hand side of this web page quoting “3rd ECCC”. Alternatively, entries may be sent to the Tournament Organiser, Stan Grayland (address: 65 Newman Way, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9LU) with a cheque for £12.00 made payable to “EFCC”.
Free entries by eligible players with an ICCF rating of 2500 or over or who are ICCF Grandmasters should be made by notifying Stan Grayland by email.
The closing date for entries is 1st February 2021. Pairings will be issued as soon as possible after that date.
All English chess players are heartily invited to enter this tournament, both for the enjoyment of the games and for friendly contact/communication.
Tournament Organiser: Stan Grayland
(Email Stan Here)
Narrow loss to Sweden in 2018 Match
Sunday, 1st November 2020
Phill Beckett
Narrow loss to Sweden in 2018 Match
England slipped to a defeat 28.5 to 31.5
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=75952
I will contact Sweden to challenge them to a return match.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Sunday, 1st November 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Antony Copsey with ICCF ID 212104 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
England U1800 9 v 11 Wales U1800
Saturday, 24th October 2020
Phill Beckett
England U1800 9 v 11 Wales U1800
England suffered a narrow defeat against Wales in the Under 1800 match.
The lead had changed hands several times and with the score poised at 9-9 , Wales clinched the match by winning the last two games to finish.
Well done everyone and hopefully we will get a return match soon!
Play through all the games : https://www.iccf.com/event?id=85292
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
WZ-Z1 2020, World Zone - Zone 1 Friendly Match 2020
Saturday, 24th October 2020
Phill Beckett
WZ-Z1 2020, World Zone - Zone 1 Friendly Match 2020
Good luck to all the English players in the 442 board match.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88477
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Saturday, 24th October 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
Congratulations to Richard Ward (ICCF ID 780026) on achieving the CCE title.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Saturday, 10th October 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player N. W. Jefferson with ICCF ID 210845 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Monday, 5th October 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Brian James Herriot with ICCF ID 211523 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Europe Zone v World Zone (Update)
Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Phill Beckett
Europe Zone v World Zone (Update)
All players on the webserver will have received two emails advertising this event, one from the European zone director and one from myself.
Just for clarity, I have submitted a list of all the players who expressed an interest in matches against France, Australia etc. and were not able to be accommodated.
If you would like to play or be sure that your name was on the list forwarded to the zone director, reply to the email you received from me by Wednesday 7th October.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Gary Maguire with ICCF ID 212175 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF International Master.
His final norm was in the current British Championship final and if he manages to win his final game he will achieve his first SIM norm.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Ladies World Championship Finals
Tuesday, 29th September 2020
Phill Beckett
Ladies World Championship Finals
In what will probably be the last Ladies Final -
England have two players qualified for the Final -
Toni Halliwell and Dawn Williamson are to be congratulated on this great achievement.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title Award
Tuesday, 29th September 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title Award
Congratulations to Phil Eastlake on the award of the CCM title.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Executive Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 29th September 2020
John Rhodes
Executive Committee Meeting
Due to the coronavirus pandemic we have decided to conduct our next Executive Committee Meeting by email instead of physically meeting in Biggleswade on Saturday 24th October 2020.
If any EFCC Members have anything that they would like discussed at our meeting, please email me by 10th October 2020 at the latest.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
(Email John here)
Congratulations on Title Award
Friday, 25th September 2020
Phill Beckett
Congratulations on Title Award
The ICCF have confirmed the award of the International Arbiter's title on Stephen Woodhouse.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
European Zone v World Zone
Wednesday, 23rd September 2020
Phill Beckett
European Zone v World Zone
The European Zone asked for 10 nominations to represent the European Zone v World Zone.
We have nominated ;
Munro P, Marchant A, Cunningham P, Bailey M, Perrin R, Hall TR, Pallett R, Cole S, Dunks PD, Illingworth JB.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Match against CCLA Kangaroos
Tuesday, 22nd September 2020
Phill Beckett
New Match against CCLA Kangaroos
We have just started a match at Under 2000 level against our friends from Australia.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88452
You can follow the games live with the normal five move delay.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Thursday, 17th September 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Kevin D. Plant with ICCF ID 211509 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Match Against France 2020
Wednesday, 16th September 2020
Phill Beckett
Match Against France 2020
We have just started a match against our friends from across the channel.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88279
You can follow the games live with the normal five move delay.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
British Championship Starts
Tuesday, 15th September 2020
Phill Beckett
British Championship Starts
The strongest British Championship in living memory has just started. (It has GM norms available)
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88182
The Candidates are very strong as well.
Owing to the strength of the entry, the committee took the decision to run two sections.
Section A https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88184
Section B https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88186
There are three Reserve sections.
Section A https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88187
Section B https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88188
Section C https://www.iccf.com/event?id=88189
Of the 80 entries 51 have norm opportunities.
You can follow the games (with a 5 move delay).
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Friday, 4th September 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player K. J. Owen with ICCF ID 210370 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
Follow England's Progress in European 960 Team Final
Tuesday, 1st September 2020
Phill Beckett
Follow England's Progress in European 960 Team Final
Follow, Peter Catt, Stan Grayland, Keith Kitson and Kevin Thurlow as they defend the honour of England in the Final of the European Chess 960 Team Event.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87912
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
British Championship Entry Now Closed
Monday, 31st August 2020
Phill Beckett
British Championship Entry Now Closed
The final entry list is below, if you have entered and your name is not on the list contact me as a matter of urgency !
| Name | Country |
| Ackley P | ENG | Asquith J | ENG | Bailey M | ENG | Barber P | ENG | Beckett PJ | ENG | Brotherton T | ENG |
| Bruce R | ENG | Clark S | ENG | Cole S | ENG | Cowan A | ENG | Craven V | ENG | Donovan T | ENG |
| Elwood D | ENG | Franks K | ENG | Gardner A | ENG | Girling C | ENG | Graham O | ENG | Grayland SJ | ENG |
| Grummitt W | ENG | Hart T | ENG | Herman T | ENG | Holland EN | ENG | Hollands G | ENG | Ibbitson A | ENG |
| Illingworth JB | ENG | James A | ENG | Kitson K | ENG | Law K | ENG | Lockett J | ENG | Lumley W | ENG |
| Maguire G | ENG | Marchant A | ENG | Marks RJ | ENG | McDermott F | ENG | Medis T | ENG | Morton PS | ENG |
| Munro PR | ENG | Norman N | ENG | O'Mahoney M | ENG | Owen C | ENG | Perrin R | ENG | Pope P | ENG |
| Raby EBD | ENG | Rallabandi P | ENG | Rawlings AJC | ENG | Reed AF | ENG | Richardson D | ENG | Roberts A | ENG |
| Roberts S | ENG | Ruffle A | ENG | Squires M | ENG | Sutton A | ENG | Thompson B | ENG | Tibbert PH | ENG |
| Walsh HJ | ENG | Ward R | ENG | Webster R | ENG | Wharam G | ENG | Wood BA | ENG | Beecham CR | SCO |
| Buchan A | SCO | Burridge R | SCO | Clark SL | SCO | Cumming D | SCO | Hardwick ME | SCO | Lloyd G | SCO |
| Whittaker IP | SCO | Bailey S | WLS | Bishop W | WLS | Bullen A | WLS | Jones G | WLS | Jones Ian | WLS |
| Jones R | WLS | Lockwood A | WLS | Scott P | WLS | Sherwood A | WLS | Sherwood H | WLS | Sherwood R | WLS |
| Wakeham MR | WLS | Yeo G | WLS |
Phill Beckett
International Secretary & British Championship TD
Match against Rest of Europe is Finished
Thursday, 27th August 2020
Phill Beckett
Match against Rest of Europe is Finished
This epic match played over 136 boards resulted in a convincing win for the Rest of Europe team by 48 points.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=76242
All the games in the match can be played through!
We held them over the high boards but the strength in depth told on the lower boards.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Sunday, 23rd August 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player Kenneth Watkins with ICCF ID 212686 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Friday, 21st August 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
Richard Webster with ICCF ID 212803 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
British Entries received up to 15/8/20 (Final Deadline for entries 31/8/20)
Saturday, 15th August 2020
Phill Beckett
British Entries received up to 15/8/20 (Final Deadline for entries 31/8/20)
If you think you have entered and your name is not on the list, please get in contact urgently !
| Name | Country |
| Asquith J | ENG | Bailey M | ENG | Beckett PJ | ENG | Brotherton T | ENG | Bruce R | ENG | Clark S | ENG |
| Cowan A | ENG | Elwood D | ENG | Franks K | ENG | Gardner A | ENG | Graham O | ENG | Grayland SJ | ENG |
| Griling C | ENG | Grummitt W | ENG | Herman T | ENG | Hollands G | ENG | Illingworth JB | ENG | James A | ENG |
| Kitson K | ENG | Law K | ENG | Lockett J | ENG | Lumley W | ENG | Maguire G | ENG | Marchant A | ENG |
| O'Mahoney M | ENG | Owen C | ENG | Perrin R | ENG | Pope P | ENG | Raby EBD | ENG | Rallabandi P | ENG |
| Rawlings AJC | ENG | Richardson D | ENG | Roberts A | ENG | Roberts S | ENG | Ruffle A | ENG | Squires M | ENG |
| Sutton A | ENG | Tibbert PH | ENG | Walsh HJ | ENG | Ward R | ENG | Webster R | ENG | Wharam G | ENG |
| Wood BA | ENG | Beecham CR | SCO | Buchan A | SCO | Burridge R | SCO | Clark SL | SCO | Cumming D | SCO |
| Hardwick ME | SCO | Lloyd G | SCO | Whittaker IP | SCO | Bailey S | WLS | Bishop W | WLS | Bullen A | WLS |
| Jones G | WLS | Jones Ian | WLS | Jones R | WLS | Scott P | WLS | Sherwood A | WLS | Sherwood H | WLS |
| Sherwood R | WLS | Wakeham MR | WLS |
Phill Beckett
International Secretary & British Championship TD
World Championship Candidate Events
Friday, 14th August 2020
Phill Beckett
World Championship Candidate Events
These are extremely strong events and England has a representative in both sections.
Qualification for the next World Final is by finishing in the first two places.
Follow the English players' progress ;
In Candidates 1 follow
Richard Hall
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87718
In Candidates 1 follow
Praveen Kumar Rallabandi
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87719
The start date is 20/9/20 so do not expect much action before then as the players will be certainly preparing intensely.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Team Match - Wales v England Chess 960
Monday, 10th August 2020
Phill Beckett
New Team Match - Wales v England Chess 960
England and Wales are contesting a Chess 960 International.
Follow the progress : https://www.iccf.com/event?id=87609
We are grateful for our Welsh Friends taking several boards in order to accommodate all the England players who wished to play.
Good luck to both teams.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
New Title
Monday, 10th August 2020
Phill Beckett
New Title
The player E. V. Foulds with ICCF ID 211580 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Phill Beckett
International Secretary
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