Pinned - Thursday, 30th November 2023
John Rhodes
The EFCC Executive Committee announce that an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) shall be held on 6th January 2024 at 1:00pm as a Zoom meeting. Eligible players wishing to attend the meeting should register their interest with the EFCC Secretary, John Rhodes, by no later than 16th December 2023.
(Email John Here)
The business of the EGM shall be "Ratification of the BCCA request to amalgamate with the EFCC.". The EFCC Secretary will inform registered players of the Zoom address in due course.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
Pinned & Last Updated - Thursday 30th November 2023
Keith Kitson
The English Federation For Correspondence Chess (EFCC) is pleased to announce the Fourth EVCCC will commence on 5th March 2024.
It is open only to those players who:
are aged 60 years or over on the date the tournament starts
and are registered or able (in the case of new players) to be registered to play under the England flag in the ICCF.
The full Rules, tournament structure, eligibility, prizes etc. can be seen under "English Veterans CC Championship (EVCCC)" on the EFCC website here : EVCCC Webpage.
Entries should be received by 1st February 2024 with a fee of £13.00 by cheque or online at the EFCC website. Entries may be made by PayPal through this website quoting “EVCCC”. Alternatively, cheques made payable to “EFCC” should be sent to :
Keith Kitson 39 Carters Close, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9QA.
Pairings will be issued as soon as possible after the closing date for entries.
The adjudication date shall be 31st December of the 2nd year of play, which allows approximately 21½ months of playing time.
Tournament Organiser: Keith Kitson
| Current EVCCC Entrants List |
| Name |
Title |
ICCF Number |
| Beckett |
Phillip |
|
210454 |
| Hooker |
Stephen |
CCE |
213068 |
| Pheby |
Ian |
SIM |
210514 |
| Roberts |
Stephen |
|
212579 |
| Toon |
James |
CCE |
213245 |
| Vivante-Sowter |
John |
SIM |
210953 |
| Blake |
Michael J. |
CCM |
210717 |
| Marchant |
Arnold |
CCM |
210690 |
| Kitson |
Keith |
SIM |
210569 |
| Knapton |
Geoff |
|
212357 |
Sunday, 3rd December 2023
Phill Beckett
We have a match against new opposition - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Sunday, 3rd December 2023
Phill Beckett
Despite not losing a game England failed to qualify for the final of European Team Championship.
We drew every match and indeed every game!
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Saturday, 2nd December 2023
Phill Beckett
England suffered a defeat in our friendly match against the Philippines - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Thursday, 30th November 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Leslie K. G. Eastoe with ICCF ID 211880 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF International Master. Congratulations.
Wednesday, 22nd November 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Mike Richardt with ICCF ID 212207 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF International Master. Congratulations.
Tuesday, 21st November 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Alastair Cowan with ICCF ID 212819 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master. Congratulations.
Saturday, 18th November 2023
Phill Beckett
England defeated by Mexico in friendly match - Cross Table (iccf.com)
We have issued a challenge for a rematch !
Wednesday, 8th November 2023
Phill Beckett
Les Ellis was so close to the next stage of the world championship. Needing a top two finish he finished in third place on tie break!
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Tuesday, 7th November 2023
Phill Beckett
The player David Hamilton with ICCF ID 211621 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master. Congratulations.
Tuesday, 7th November 2023
Phill Beckett
Joint winners in EFCC Ray Pomeroy Memorial B.
Robert Rozanski and James Toon finished equal first. None of the tie breaks could split them!
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Sunday, 5th November 2023
Phill Beckett
Senior Cup Final
We wish Frank McDermott every success in the final of this highly competitive event
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Tuesday, 31st October 2023
Phill Beckett
Congratulations to the EFCC president Ian Pheby on winning the event on tie break ahead of a strong field.
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Saturday, 21st October 2023
Phill Beckett
Congratulations to Roy McCormick on winning one of the Ray Pomeroy Memorial sections.
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Monday, 16th October 2023
Phill Beckett
EFCC president Ian Pheby with his silver medal and certificate from the A section for Officials.
Thursday, 12th October 2023
Phill Beckett
In a replay of the historic match London lost by a wide margin.
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Friday, 6th October 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Jim Nierobisz with ICCF ID 211586 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert. Congratulations.
Thursday, 5th October 2023
Phill Beckett
The EFCC is sad to announce the sudden death of George Hollands. We offer our condolences to his wife and young family.
Tuesday, 3rd October 2023
Phill Beckett
Welsh Team Win European Gold
We congratulate our chess friends from Wales on their tremendous achievement in winning the European Championship. They were the lowest ranked team in the final.
Well Done !
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Monday, 2nd October 2023
Phill Beckett
After two rounds of closely fought matches we can look forward to two closely fought matches against Spain - Cross Table (iccf.com)
and Italy - Cross Table (iccf.com) .
We are closely matched in terms of grading so we can expect two titanic struggles.
Sunday, 1st October 2023
Phill Beckett
Photo of Tim Spanton - a member of the team which won the Bronze medals in the George Pyrich Memorial final.
Saturday, 16th September 2023
Phill Beckett
Photo of Tom Herman - a member of the team which won the Bronze medals in the George Pyrich Memorial final.
Saturday, 16th September 2023
Phill Beckett
Photo of Richard Webster - a member of the team which won the Bronze medals in the George Pyrich Memorial final.
Thursday, 14th September 2023
Phill Beckett
In the last Women's World Championship Dawn Williamson took the Silver Medal finishing in a tie for second place. This was the last world Championship for Women as the ICCF has abolished gender specific events.
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Thursday, 14th September 2023
Phill Beckett
We wish our players good luck in the Candidates events for the World Championship.
Finishing in the top two will earn them a place in the World Championship Final.
Richard Hall in Section 1 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Ian Pheby in Section 2 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Alan Rawlings in Section 3 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Thursday, 14th September 2023
Phill Beckett
Photo of Mike Richardt - a member of the team which won the Bronze medals in the George Pyrich Memorial final.
Thursday, 14th September 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Jonathan Curry-Machado with ICCF ID 213237 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert. Congratulations.
Thursday, 14th September 2023
Phill Beckett
The title ICCF Correspondence Chess Master awarded to player George Hollands with ICCF ID 211994 has now been confirmed by the ICCF Qualifications Commissioner. Congratulations.
Monday, 11th September 2023
John Rhodes
Our next Executive Committee Meeting will be held on Saturday 14th October, 2023 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
If any eligible EFCC members have anything that they would like discussed at our meeting, please email me at - contact@efcchess.org.uk
by 23rd September 2023 at the latest.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
Pinned - Updated on Tuesday, 29th August 2023
Keith Kitson
Is your name on this list?
As of 29th August 2023 the following entries have been received so far for the 2023-25 British C.C. Championship:
Peter Ackley, Matthew W. Bailey, Philip Barber, Paul A. Batchelor, Phillip J. Beckett, William Bishop, Trevor S. Brotherton, Graeme Carey, Steve Cole, Alastair Cowan, Valerie Craven, Matthew Cutler, Les Ellis, Allan Gardner, Oliver Graham, David J. Grobler, Terry Hart, Tom Herman, Gregory Hughes, Kay Joslin, Steve Law, Arnold Marchant, Ian J. Mason, Paul R. Munro, Jim Nierobisz, Andrew Pearce, Richard David Perrin, Kevin D. Plant, Eugene Raby, Alan J. C. Rawlings, Mike Richardt, Steven Roberts, Josh Robinson, Robert Różański, Alan Ruffle, Helen Sherwood, Russell Sherwood, Iain Sneddon, Alan B. Sutton, Kevin J. Thurlow, James Toon, John Vivante-Sowter, Marc R. Wakeham, Richard Ward, Francis Watson, Richard Webster, Ben A. Wood, Stephen Woodhouse.
Note: from the current entries there is only 1 player rated over 2400 and 10 rated above 2360.
If you entered last year and are considering entering this year, please do not leave it until the last minute. The closing date of the 31st August is looming, with only 2 days remaining. Your entry will not be valid if made after the 31st August.
It is not too later to enter!
To reiterate: Entries can be made directly to the Tournament Organiser, Keith Kitson or via the National Federation. Please note that these are the only entry routes for this event.
The closing date for entries is 31st August 2023.
Keith Kitson
BCCC Tournament Organiser
Monday, 21st August 2023
Phill Beckett
The current world champion Jon Edwards (USA) at the ICCF congress in Amsterdam.
Saturday, 5th August 2023
Phill Beckett
We wish them all success in their events.
Monday, 31st July 2023
Dave Kilgour (Scotland), Phill Beckett (England) and Russell Sherwood (Wales)
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 sections 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
There is a first prize of £100 and a second prize of £50.
Entries close on August 31st and play is due to commence in September 2023. Entries can be made directly to Tournament Organiser, Keith Kitson 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.
For more details, please contact Keith Kitson or Phillip Beckett.
Entries and the entry fee of £12 should be received by Keith Kitson no later than 31st August 2023. If you have a qualification to a specific division, please state this at the time of entry.
Sent by Dave Kilgour (Scotland), Phill Beckett (England) and Russell Sherwood (Wales)
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Stephen Hooker with ICCF ID 213068 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert. Congratulations.
Saturday, 15th July 2023
Ian Pheby
The 3rd English Veterans Championship final is now complete. Congratulations to:
First place: Leslie K. G. Eastoe
Equal second place: Michael J. Blake, Michael B. Squires, Peter L. Coleman.
The cross table for the tournament can be found at www.iccf.com/event?id=97337
Ian M Pheby
TO, 3rd EVCCC
Monday, 10th July 2023
Phill Beckett
In the recently concluded North Seas Event England finished fourth behind Germany I, Sweden and Belgium.
We defeated Sweden and Denmark, drew with Belgium, Germany 2, Netherlands and Scotland, losing narrowly to Germany 1 and Norway.
Individual Results
1. Les Ellis 8 draws
2. Ken Owen 8 draws
3. James Wilkinson 8 draws
4 Arnold Marchant 8 draws
5 Stephen Woodhouse 1 win 7 draws
6 Stephen Ruthen 2 wins 4 draws 2 losses
Well played.
See detailed results at Cross Table (iccf.com)
Monday, 10th July 2023
Phill Beckett
The title ICCF Correspondence Chess Master awarded to player Kenneth Watkins with ICCF ID 212686 has now been confirmed by the ICCF Qualifications Commissioner. Congratulations.
Sunday, 2nd July 2023
Ian Pheby
It is my sad duty to inform everyone of the death of Peter C Gibbs. He was 89 years old.
Peter made a significant contribution to the EFCC where he held several posts namely:
EFCC Auditor from 1965 to 1971
British Veterans CCC Tournament Organiser from 2000 to 2011
EFCC President from 1988 to 1991
Peter also was a member of several of EFCC’s sub-committees at various times between 1965 and 2007.
Peter won the British Veterans Correspondence Chess Championship in 1999-2000. Here is one of Peter’s wins in this Championship against an ICCF International Master:
Gibbs,Peter C - Shaw,SS [B17]
BVCCC, 1999
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.O-O-O Bb7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.a3 Nd5 18.Kb1 g5 19.c4 Nf4 20.Bxf4 gxf4 21.Rxd6 Qxd6 22.Qh5 Be4+ 23.Kc1 Rh7 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Bc4 f3 27.gxf3 Qf6 28.Rxd5 Qg5+ 29.Qxg5+ hxg5 30.Rd7+ Kf8 31.Kd2 Re8 32.Rxf7+ Rxf7 33.Nxf7 1-0
On behalf of the EFCC, my condolences to Peter’s family, friends, and colleagues at this sad time.
Ian M Pheby
EFCC President
Sunday, 2nd July 2023
Ian Pheby
I am pleased to report that Jo has qualified for the Final of Veterans World Cup 12 which is being contested by fifteen players. Jo qualified through Preliminary and Semi-final stages to play in this important Category 6 tournament where a prize fund of 2,600 Euros is available to the successful players.
The cross table of the tournament may be found at www.iccf.com/event?id=102538
The EFCC wishes Jo good luck in his games and hopes he has a successful tournament.
Ian M Pheby
EFCC President
Thursday, 30th June 2023
Phill Beckett
Congress Proposals - Proposals (iccf.com)
The proposals will be debated at Congress. If anyone would like to express their opinions, please get in touch with the International Secretary via the website link.
Sunday, 18th June 2023
Phill Beckett
Teams for the
Francois Riva Memorial Team Tournament
England A
1 Ian Mason
2 Tim Spanton
3 Arnold Marchant
4 James Toon
5 Stephen Hooker
6 Valerie Craven
Follow their progress in Semi Final 1 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
They will be crossing swords with Scotland.
England B
1 Steve Cole
2 John Vivante-Sowter
3 Brian Herriot
4 Robert Rozanski
5 Peter Cunningham
6 Alan Sutton
Follow their progress in Semi Final 3 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
They will be crossing swords with Wales A
Monday, 5th June 2023
Phill Beckett
We wish our players the best of luck in securing places in the Candidates section of the World Championship.
They will need to finish in the first two places in their section (it will be tough).
Les Ellis in section 1 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Gary Maquire in section 3 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Jo Wharrier in section 4 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Ajoy Mukherjee in section 5 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Monday, 1st May 2023
Phill Beckett
Congratulations to the four joint winners : Harry Gromotka, Allan Buchan, Stan Grayland and Keith Kitson.
The results and games can be accessed by following the link - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Monday, 1st May 2023
Phill Beckett
Bruce has won the Ray Pomeroy Memorial Section E by a clear point dropping only one draw.
The table and games can be seen by following the link - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Wednesday, 26th April 2023
Phill Beckett
The Match against the USA has concluded and we clinched victory by two points - Cross Table (iccf.com)
We were in a group with France and the USA. We drew with France (all games drawn) and France only beat the USA by a single point. So we have sneaked through on tie break.
Well played all of the team.
Sunday, 23rd April 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Robert Marks with ICCF ID 212535 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF International Master.
This title is now pending and subject to confirmation of the results of the final norm by the tournament director, and of the title by the qualifications commissioner.
Friday, 7th April 2023
Phill Beckett
In the second round of the world knock out England have drawn their match against France - Cross Table (iccf.com)
We are in a group with the USA and France.
Currently we lead the USA by two points with two games still in play - Cross Table (iccf.com)
and France lead USA 20-19 with one game in play.
It is going to be close!
Tuesday, 4th April 2023
Ian Pheby
The ICCF is holding VWC14 which is being organised by the Netherlands Federation for Correspondence Chess (NBC). Entries can now be made by either Direct Entry (Click on “New entries” then “World Cups” then “Enter”), or through the National Federation at https://efcchess.org.uk (entry fee £10.00 per entry).
The tournament is open to all players who are at least 60 years old on 1st September 2023.
The tournament will be held in three stages with a total prize fund of 6,000 Euros which will be distributed between the three stages once the total entry is known. Medals will also be awarded to the first three places in the final.
It is envisaged that groups at the preliminary and semi-final stages will comprise of 11 players (10 games) or 13 players (12 games) played by webserver with a rate of play of 550 days Triple Block without "guaranteed time". The final will be played with "guaranteed time".
Although the number of preliminary groups which each player may enter is unlimited, no player will qualify for more than two semi-final groups or for more than one place in the final.
The closing date for entries is 25th July 2023.
The full announcement may be seen on the ICCF website at https://iccf.com/message?message=1611
Good luck!
Ian M Pheby
EFCC President
Saturday, 1st April 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Arnold Marchant with ICCF ID 210690 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Saturday, 25th March 2023
Ian Pheby
England has finished in sixth place out of thirteen Federations in Olympiad Final 21. England finished only half a point behind third place. All of the team produced a very good performance. They were in board order: 1. GM Nigel Robson; 2. GM Richard V.M. Hall; 3. SIM Harvey D. Williamson; 4. SIM Praveen Kumar Rallabandi; 5. SIM Nigel G. Burne; 6. SIM Ian M Pheby. Congratulations to all those who represented England in this important event.
The best performance was produced by SIM Praveen Kumar Rallabandi who won his board and narrowly missed obtaining a GM Norm.
The event was won by Germany who finished one and a half points ahead of England.
The cross table may be found at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=83159
Ian Pheby
England Captain
Wednesday, 22nd March 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Kevin J. Thurlow with ICCF ID 210507 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Monday, 20th March 2023
Phill Beckett
Wales beat England.
Our friends from Wales scored a victory against England - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Thursday, 16th March 2023
Phill Beckett
Alan Barker died 13 March 2023 aged 60.
A keen football fan, Liverpool being his favourite team.
He loved going to see rock bands live.
But his main hobby was correspondence chess playing for a number of different teams over 40+ years.
Condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.
Wednesday, 15th March 2023
Phill Beckett
The player Mark Gittens with ICCF ID 213184 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master.
Congratulations.
Tuesday, 14th March 2023
Phill Beckett
The English Championship is under way. Follow the progress of the events :
Championship Cross Table (iccf.com)
Semi Final A Cross Table (iccf.com)
Semi Final B Cross Table (iccf.com)
Preliminary Group Cross Table (iccf.com)
Thursday, 9th March 2023
Phill Beckett
The following English players are taking part in the first stage of the World Championship.
Richard Webster in section 1 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Brian Thompson in section 2 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Dawn Williamson in section 3 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Keith Kitson in section 5 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Les Ellis in section 8 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Ian Maver in section 9 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Richard Ward in section 13 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Frank McDermott in section 14 Cross Table (iccf.com)
Winners and Runners-up qualify for the next round.
We wish them all good luck.
Sunday, 26th February 2023
John Rhodes
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
to be held on Saturday 18th March 2023 in Biggleswade, Befordshire.
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the Last Meeting (12th March 2022)
3. Matters Arising
4. General Secretary’s Report (John)
5. International Secretary’s Report (Phill)
6. Treasurer’s Report (Ian)
7. Election of Officers :-
President
General Secretary
International Secretary
Treasurer
Auditor
8. Any Other Business
John Rhodes 26/02/2023
Monday, 20th February 2023
Phill Beckett
Cross Table (iccf.com).
We have a new friendly v Romania
It will be close.
Sunday, 12th February 2023
John Rhodes
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Executive Committee Meeting (EC) of the English Federation for Correspondence Chess will be held in Bedfordshire, on Saturday 18th March 2023.
If any EFCC Patrons have any questions or comments to raise at our AGM or EC Meetings, please email - contact@efcchess.org.uk
by 25th February 2023.
John Rhodes, General Secretary
Saturday, 4th February 2023
Phill Beckett
A great team performance resulted in England going through the event undefeated -
beating Lithuania 1, Switzerland, Portugal and Slovakia - and drawing with Slovenia, Ukraine, Poland, Italy, Lithuania 2, Panama, Latvia and Germany.
Individual performances :
Tom Herman 6/12 (no losses)
Richard Webster 6.5/12 (no losses)
Mike Richardt 6.5/12 (no losses)
Barry Shepard 6/12 (no losses)
Tim Spanton 6/12 (no losses)
Nigel Norman 7.5.12 (no losses)
Cross Table (iccf.com).
Monday, 30th January 2023
Phill Beckett
We have a new friendly against Cuba (starting 12/2/23).
Follow the progress : Cross Table (iccf.com).
The gradings look fairly even, so a tight match is in prospect.
Good luck to all our players.
Monday, 30th January 2023
Joint British Committee
The Joint British Committee is pleased to announce the 2023 Counties and Districts Correspondence Chess Championship.
As in the past the event will be made up of 3 Divisions of teams of 8 players, using the Hutton pairing system. As each player only undertakes 2 games, this is an ideal event for both new and experienced players.
The closing date for entries is the 17th of February, with an expected start date of the 1st of March, leading to an end date of 29/01/2024 with any remaining games going to Adjudication. The entry fee is £15 per team and entries should be sent to the Tournament Organiser, Russell Sherwood (Wales), who will confirm payment options.
Players in established teams should contact their team captains. New players wishing to take part should contact Phil Beckett (ENG) , Gordon Anderson (SCO) or Russell Sherwood (Wales) for encouragement and advice on possible teams. As a reminder, place of birth, education or residence are all valid qualification reasons for team membership.
The rules may be found here.
Saturday, 29th January 2023
Phill Beckett
England 2 finished in last place, but we were the weakest team by over 100 points per board!
There were some good individual performances:
Board one Peter Cunningham 2/6
Board two Richard Perrin 3/6 (no losses)
Board three Arnold Marchant 3 1/2 / 6 (best score on board)
Board four Duncan Chambers 2/6
Board five Bob Beddoe 1 1/2 /6
Board six Peter Ackley 1 1/2 /6
All fought hard!
We lost three matches by a single point against Germany 1, Australia and Romania.
All games and results can be seen at Cross Table (iccf.com)
Friday, 28th January 2023
Phill Beckett
Memorial Sébastien Marez (FRA)
The French Federation invited players from England to participate.
Bill Lumley will represent England in Section A.
Jo Wharrier and Leslie Eastoe will represent England in Section B.
Invitational tournament organized and sponsored by AJEC in memoriam of Sebastien Marez, who passed away in 2022 and has been a senior AJEC official for many years.
Memorial Sébastien Marez A
13 players
Round robin tournament
Cat. 8 - 9
Prizes: (will be shared by the players with the same number of points, no tie break will apply)
500€ for the first place,
300€ for the second place,
200€ for the third place.
Memorial Sébastien Marez B
13 players
Round robin tournament
Cat. 5 - 6
Prizes: (will be shared by the players with the same number of points, no tie break will apply)
500€ for the first place,
300€ for the second place,
200€ for the third place.
We wish them good fortune in the event.
Monday, 23rd January 2023
Ian M Pheby
As of 22nd January 2023 the following entries have been received so far for the 4th English CC Championship:
Nigel Aitken; Matthew W. Bailey; Phillip J. Beckett; Doug Beer; Michael J. Blake; Trevor S. Brotherton; Graeme Carey; Steve Cole; Peter L. Coleman; Alastair Cowan; Valerie Craven; Matthew Cutler; Aadishesh Devalia; Danny Dixon; Les Ellis; Clive F. Girling; Brian G. E. Gosling; David Hardingham; Graham S. Hassell; George Hollands; Stephen Hooker; Stephen J. Hughes; Kay Joslin; Keith Kitson; Arnold Marchant; Frank J. McDermott; Peter S. Morton; Nigel Norman; Richard David Perrin; Ian M. Pheby; Kevin D. Plant; Alan J. C. Rawlings; Anthony Arthur Roberts; Stephen Roberts; Robert Różański; Alan Ruffle; Tony Stiles; Alan B. Sutton; Joshua Edwin Ben Swindells; Brian Thompson; James Toon; Francis Watson; Richard Webster; Stephen Woodhouse.
It is not too later to enter! Details of how to enter are given in the announcement of this Championship as listed on this website. The closing date for entries is 1st February 2023.
Ian M Pheby
EFCC President
Tuesday, 20th December 2022
Phill Beckett
Good luck to our players in the semi finals ;
Ben Wood in semi Final 1 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
Phill Beckett in semi Final 2 - Cross Table (iccf.com)
There are three semi finals so it is likely a top four finish should get a place in the final.
Tuesday, 20th December 2022
Ian M Pheby
The following entries have been received so far for the 4th English CC Championship:
Matthew W. Bailey; Phillip J. Beckett; Michael J. Blake; Alastair Cowan; Valerie Craven; Danny Dixon; Brian G. E. Gosling; Graham S. Hassell; George Hollands; Stephen Hooker; Stephen J. Hughes; Kay Joslin; Keith Kitson; Arnold Marchant; Frank J. McDermott; Peter S. Morton; Ian M. Pheby; Anthony Arthur Roberts; Stephen Roberts; Robert Różański; Alan Ruffle; Tony Stiles; Alan B. Sutton; Joshua Edwin Ben Swindells; Brian Thompson; James Toon; Richard Webster; Stephen Woodhouse.
It is not too later to enter! Details of how to enter are given in the announcement of this Championship as listed on this website. The closing date for entries is 1st February 2023.
Ian M Pheby,
EFCC President
Saturday, 17th December 2022
Phill Beckett
Congratulations to the following who have qualifications for the preliminaries of the World Championships.
Edward Holland, Keith Kitson, Gerard Le-Marchel, Ian Maver, Frank McDermott, John Pugh, Richard Webster, David Weldon and Richard Ward.
Other players may qualify via title, grades etc. details of which are explained on the ICCF Home Page :
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Wednesday, 14th December 2022
Ian M Pheby
As we approach the festive season I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all of England’s players and their families for a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. I hope that 2023 will prove to be a better year for everyone.
I also hope that you enjoy success in your games in 2023 and beyond.
Ian M Pheby, EFCC President
Tuesday, 13th December 2022
John Rhodes
The EFCC Executive Committee announce that an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) shall be held on 21st January 2023 at 10:30am as a Zoom meeting. Eligible players wishing to attend the meeting should register their interest with the EFCC Secretary, John Rhodes, by no later than 21st December 2022 by email to . The business of the EGM shall be "Proposals to amend the EFCC Constitution.". The EFCC Secretary will inform registered players of the Zoom address in due course.
John D Rhodes
EFCC General Secretary
Saturday, 10th December 2022
Phill Beckett
We have arranged a match for players new to UCCF, most of whom do not have a grade. It starts soon and should be both fast and exciting.
Good luck to the English players:
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Friday, 9th December 2022
Phill Beckett
Praveen Rallabandi is one step away from World Championship Final:
Cross Table (iccf.com)
In an incredibly close event (only two decisive games) Praveen edged home on tie break.
He will qualify for the next cycle of the World Championship Candidates and if he wins, a place in the World Championship Final.
Friday, 9th December 2022
Phill Beckett
English Success in 7th Webserver Final:
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Praveen Rallabandi, Ian Pheby and Tom Herman were in joint third position - another incredibly tight event.
Wednesday, 16th November 2022
Phill Beckett
This tournament is being held in memory of Raymond J Pomeroy who, amongst his other interests, organised the United Kingdom’s Civil Service correspondence chess teams for fifty years despite periods of serious ill-health. He was elected as a Vice-President of the Civil Service Chess Association (CSCA) and the London Civil Service, Post Office and Municipal Chess League (LCSPO&MCL) in 1993 for his outstanding services to Civil Service chess.
That Ray has carried out all of his responsibilities to a significantly high standard for the benefit of so many chess players throughout the United Kingdom testifies to his determination and his commitment which few equal. Without Ray’s excellent work, correspondence chess in particular within various Bodies including the CSCA would likely to have ceased.
In memory of Ray Pomeroy we have six sections:
Section A
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Section B
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Section C
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Section D
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Section E
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Section F
Cross Table (iccf.com)
Wednesday, 16th November 2022
Ian M Pheby
Congratulations to Stephen Hooker for winning the 3rd English Veterans Championship Semi-Final B with an unbeaten score of 6½ out of 8.
Stephen has, subject to entry, qualified for the 4th EVCCC Championship Final which will start in March 2024.
Ian M Pheby, TO
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
Ian M Pheby
Congratulations to Tony Steward Anderson for winning the 3rd English Veterans Championship Semi-Final A with an unbeaten score of 6½ out of 8.
Tony has, subject to entry, qualified for the 4th EVCCC Championship Final which will start in March 2024.
Ian M Pheby, TO
Sunday, 30th October 2022
Phill Beckett
Anthony Thistlewood Level 2 TD
Anthony Thistlewood has now served as a Tournament Director (TD) for over 200 completed games, and therefore has automatically been promoted from a Level 1 TD to a Level 2 TD.
Trevor Brotherton
The title ICCF Correspondence Chess Master awarded to player Trevor S. Brotherton with ICCF ID 210823 has now been confirmed by the ICCF Qualifications Commissioner.
Congratulations to both.
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