Information and general items concerning BCCA
Following his win in Webserver Trio No.60 BCCA’s General Secretary, Neil Limbert,
has now achieved the BCCA Candidate Master Title.
Neil has amassed a total of 21 points, he came 2nd in the 2011/12 BCCC Candidates Tournament, won the 2011/12 BCCA Candidates B Tournament and the 2011 BCCA Counter Gambit Tournament. Well played Neil.
BCCA Treasurer Allan Gardner has just won BCCA Class 2 Trio No.8 earning him 4 CM points. In the past, he has won a Class 1 Trio, won a BCCA Endgame Tournament and was also joint 1st in a BCCA Silver Medal tournament. His total CM points are now 22 & he has earned the Candidate Master (CM) Title. Well played Allan!
Unbeknown to BCCA Editor Neil Limbert, the Post Office have reduced the maximum allowed width of their standard envelope from 8mm to 5mm. The magazine has been posted to all UK Members & UK subscribers this week but it is already clear that, whilst some members are receiving the magazine as normal, others are being asked to collect it from their local Post Office & pay a surcharge of £1.50 because, in the opinion of that Post Office, it is too thick for standard post. BCCA apologizes to any members affected by this & will refund all costs incurred on production of a receipt.
2013-14 SEASON NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
From June 1st, members can begin to renew their membership for next season and start to book their tournaments.
Your membership renewal form will be sent out with the latest magazine in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
You can renew online but members are recommended to wait to see their Renewal Form so they can see the full selection of tournaments available. But if you know exactly what you want, members have the option to renew online straight away, select their tournaments for next season, and pay online.
Go to Membership Renewal and complete all required details. Then go to the payment page where you can add your tournament selections and complete your purchase – couldn’t be easier.
Some things to note for next season:-
* The BCCA Championship, Candidates & Reserves goes from strength to strength! Another increase in the number of entries last season. Please enter!
* Webserver Trio’s are very popular – only 4 games per tournament!
* The BCCL is now splitting up & there will be a new Webserver League(s). Please join a BCCA team!
* Some BCCA tournaments cannot be switched to webserver because of their unique nature – the Endgame Tournament and the Gambit & Counter-Gambit tournaments. However you can now enter these & select an E-mail only section! This is fantastic news for players giving you the opportunity to play in these special tournaments without having to play by expensive post. So, if you haven’t tried these before, give them a go!
* Do you realise you can play in the BCCA Handicap tournament & ask for E-mail only pairings? Yes, you can! You can wait for the Renewal form to specify or you can use the link to e-mail the Handicap Controller on the Payment Page.
* You can also order your BCCA Stationery online as a separate transaction unfortunately for technical reasons it cannot be combined with your renewal payment. Go to http://www.bccachess.org/members/stationery/
* Would you like to play for BCCA in Team Matches? It’s free! And you can select E-mail or Webserver only options if you wish. All on the Membership Renewal page.
* And please don’t forget the Postal tournaments! Even if you main interest is now to play by webserver, there is still some good chess to be had by post.
If you have any questions, use the Contact Us facility.
Almost 2 years after the BCCA Titles were first launched, two players have now earned the BCCA Candidate Master(CM) Title inside two days!
Jason Kirk reached the 20 points required for the CM Title by winning a 2011 Bronze Medal Tournament; winning a 2012 Silver Medal tournament; and now winning the 2012/13 Postal Championship Candidates C.
Neil Jefferson reached the 20 points required for the CM Title by winning a 2011 Silver Medal tournament, winning a webserver Trio Class 1 and a webserver Trio Class 2; and now winning Reserves D of the 2012/3 BCCA Championship.
Congratulations to both players who will be awarded BCCA Silver Medals & Candidate Master Certificates”
BCCA Reserves ‘A’ has now completed with Terry Tyson and Fred Clough in the qualifying positions for next seasons Candidates Tournament. The full crosstable is available to view here
Congratulations to both gentlemen on an excellent performance in a close fought event.
Congratulations to Anthony Balshaw who has won the BCCA 2011/12 ‘William Mason’ Championship Final (Postal) with a score of 7/10. The match was hard fought and Anthony held on from Leslie Eastoe and J. Etherington to win by half a point for his first Championship Title. Anthony is also the first member to achieve the BCCA Master Title having amassed 20 points with his previously win in the 2011 BCCA Gold Medal Competition. It is hoped to present Anthony with his awards at the club AGM on Saturday 10th November 2012 in Birmingham. All members are most welcome and it is hoped as many as possible will attend this year.
BCCA/C1/TR5 has been won by Iain Gould with a score of 3.5/4 – well played. Iain has been awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points and promotion to Class 2. The crosstable is available here
David Cook is the winner of BCCA/C1/TR22 with a score of 3/4, this is David’s third Class 1 Win and he is now competing in Class 2 – Very Well-Played. David has been awarded another 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points. The full crosstable is available here
New member John Williams has won BCCA/C1/TR17 with a perfect score of 4/4 – Very well played. John has been awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master points and is now playing in Class 2, the crosstable is available here