Asim Pereira has developed a ‘Correspondence Chess App’ which connects to the ICCF Webserver and allows you to play on your Smartphone or Tablet. It can be installed on Android and Apple devices, go to the Google Play or the Apple Store and search for ‘Your Move Correspondence Chess.’ Worth a look if you travel a lot.
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Webserver Trio’s – October Update
Antony Copsey has won Class 1 Trio No.92 with a perfect score of 4/4 – well played, Antony is now promoted to Class 2 and receives 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points.
Class 2 Trio No.31 has been won by Russell Sherwood with a score of 2.5 in a close fought finish with Raymond Burridge – well played. Russell is awarded 4 BCCA Candidate Master Points and has been promoted to Class 3.
Les Ellis has won Class 3 Trio No.7 with a score of 2.5 in a close fought finish with Leslie Eastoe and Allan Gardner and has been awarded 3 sought after BCCA Master Points – well played all.
Congratulations to Gary Maguire on winning his second Class 2 Trio No.36 with a score of 3.5/4 – well played, the other players were Geoffrey Herbert and Keith Dudeney. Gary has been awarded 4 BCCA Candidate Master Points bringing his total to 10.
Webserver Trio’s – September Update
Paul Douglas and Gray Maguire are joint winners of Class 1 Trio No.77 with 3 points and equal SB scores, well played gentlemen, Gary has already won promotion and Paul is also now promoted to Class 2. They will share the BCM points.
Class 1 Trio No.57 – Congratulations to Mark Eldridge on winning this close fought contest with a score of 3.5 points, Mark is promoted to Class 2 and receives 2 BCM Points.
Malcolm Winter and Frank McMahon are joint winners Class 2 Trio No.38 with 2.5 points each and equal SB scores. Both players are promoted to Class 3 and share the BCM points with 2 each.
Congratulations to Dawn Williamson on winning Class 3 Trio No.14 with a score of 2.5 in a close fought match with David Cook and Raymond Burridge. Dawn has been awarded 3 sought after BCCA Master Points and is making rapid progress up the player ranks – well played
Congratulations to Philip Tolhurst and John Brasier who are joint winners of Class 3 Trio No.12 with 3 points apiece and equal SB scores, they will share the valuable BM points between them – well played both
Webserver Trio’s – August Update
Well played to Colin Beveridge on winning the Trio by ½ a point from Robert Evans in a close fought contest. Colin is promoted to Class 3 and awarded 4 BCM Points
A clean sweep for Stephen Woodhouse in Class 1 Trio 85 with a perfect score of 4/4 – very well played. Stephen is now playing in Class 2 and is awarded a further 2 BCM Points.
Well played to Bill Clews on winning Class 2 Trio No.24 and Class 2 Trio No.34 with scores of 3/4 and 3.5/4 – Bill has been awarded 8 BCM Points in total and promoted to Class 3.
Congratulations to Gary Maguire on winning Class 2 Trio No.32 with a perfect score of 4/4, Gary has been promoted to Class 3 and awarded 4 BCM Points
Well played to Colin Cheek on winning the Trio with a score of 3.5/4, Colin has already been promoted to Class 2 as joint winner of Class 1 Trio No.78, he has been awarded a further 2 BCM Points.
Congratulations to Edmund Foulds on wining Class 3 Trio No.10 with a score of 3.5, Edmund is awarded 3, sort after, BCCA Master Points towards the Masters Title. The other players were David Coyne and Mike Richardt.
2014 Bronze Medal Tournament No.2 decided
Congratulations to Bill Clews on winning the tournament in a close fought finish with Colin Cheek. Bill scored 8.5 points and 8 wins and Colin finished on 8 points with 7 wins. Bill receives 5 BCM points and the engraved Bronze Medal, Colin receives 3 BCM points. Bill will play in the ‘Silver Tournament’ next time.
As an added bonus, Bill Clews has now accumulated 26 BCM points & is therefore awarded the BCCA Candidate Master (CM) Title. Congratulations to Bill!
Neil Limbert is the 2013/14 BCCA Champion
The 2013/14 BCCA Championship Final has been won by our General Secretary Neil Limbert in a nail biting finish with Mark Eldridge and Dominique Conterno. Both Neil and Mark scored 7 points but Neil had the better SB score of 31.25 against Mark’s 31.00 – it could not have been closer. Neil wins 1st Prize of £100.00 + 12 BCCA Master Points. Together with his previous Master points he now earns the BCCA Master Title. He will also be presented with the ‘Charters Trophy’ at the AGM to hold for the next year. Mark in 2nd place receives £50.00 and 7 BCCA Master Points, Dominique in 3rd place scored 6.5 points and receives £25.00 and 3 BCCA Master points. Very well played gentlemen.
Prize money for the championship is being doubled for the 2014/15 competition and thereafter so don’t miss out, get your entries in before the 31st August.
2014 Bronze Medal Tournament No.1 – Decided
Congratulations to Robert Bruce on winning the tournament and the ‘Bronze Medal’ with a score of 9/10 and 8 wins, very well played. Robert is also awarded 5 BCM Points and will play in the ‘Silver Tournament’ next year. Keith Dudeney came second with a score of 7.5/10 and 6 wins, Keith is awarded 3 BCM Points.
BCCA Gambit/Counter Gambit Final Results 2013-14
Here are the final results for the 2013/14 season which have just been announced by the Tournament Director, Fred Clough.
Gambit Post/e-mail. Winner C.D.Gallimore 10. S.E.Cranmer 7.5 E.E.Wright 6.5 S.Olson 2.5 R.Crawshaw 2.5 C.Neil 1
Gambit (e-mail) Winner D.Cook 5.5 P.Douglass 4 P.H.Tibbert 2.5 S.Olson 0
J.M.Perinetti withdrew at the start.
Counter Gambit (e-mail) Winner C.D.Gallimore 3.5 D.Cook 2.5 P.H.Tibbert 0
J.M.Perinetti withdrew at the start
Well played to one and all.
Webserver Trio’s – July Update
Congratulations to Michael Krueger who has won Class 2 Trio No.28 with a perfect score of 4/4, very well played, Michael has been promoted to Class 3 and awarded 4 BCM Points.
John Dunn is the winner of Class 1 Trio No.76 with a score of 3.5/4 and has been promoted to Class 2, John also receives 2 BCM Points
Well played to Robert Evans on winning Class 2 Trio No.11 with a score of 3.5/4 Robert is promoted to Class 3 and awarded 4 BCM points.
Email Tourney Section 2A
Ron Cooper has announced that in addition to his win in Section 4A in the 2013/14 Season, Anthony Tolliday has also won Section 2A with a perfect score of 4/4 against Jonathon Rashleigh and A.W. Smith, well-played Anthony.
The email tournament is winding down and no new sections will be started. Players should consider the Webserver Trio’s Tournament as an alternative.