Three Matches started……

BCCA – Natcor

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=58510 

BCCA – Social CCA

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=58291

BCCA – USA Team

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=58515

Good Luck to All!

Dear BCCA Members

We have a number of match opportunities:

1) Our friends at the Social CCA

2) A US select team

3) Our friends at NATCOR

All matches will be played on the server, be two games (One each with Black and White) and played at Normal Time Controls (around 10/50 but details to be confirmed). Opponents will be of roughly similar rating.

If you are interested in taking part please contact Russell Sherwood at russell@bccachess.org , quoting your ICCF Number. by 3rd April 2016. Please note boards on some of these events are limited so dont delay!!

Russell Sherwood
BCCA Match Captain

Congratulations to Nigel Norman and William Lindberg on jointly winning BCCA Class 2 Trio 57 with impressive scores of 3/4. Nigel and William will both receive 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points taking their totals to 6 and 8 respectively; both are promoted to Class 3.

Well played to Trevor Carr on winning Class 3 Trio No.29 with an impressive score of 3.5/4.Trevor is awarded 3 BCCA Master Points to take his total to 6 points (20 needed to gain the title). The other players were Antony Copsey and Sandy Smyth.

Congratulations to Eugenio Spagnoli on winning tightly fought Class 2 Trio No.53 with a score of 2.5/4. Eugenio receives his first 4 BCCA Candidate Master Points (20 needed to gain the title) and is now promoted to Class 3 The other players were Robert Bruce and Neil Jefferson

Class 3 Trio No.30 has ended in a 3 way tie with all games, despite the best efforts of the players, being drawn. Keith Kitson, Robert Evans and Russell Sherwood all receive 1 BCCA Master point each giving Keith a total of 12, Robert and Russell receive a point each to start off their campaigns.(20 needed to gain the title)

New member Yosua Sitorus has won Class 1 Trio No.123 with a perfect score of 4/4 – well played. Yosua has been awarded his first 2 Candidate Master Points (20 needed for the Title) and is promoted to Class 2.

Congratulations To Jim Fox on winning Class 1 Trio No.128 with an impressive score of 3/4. Jim is promoted to Class 2 and will receive 2 BCCA Candidate Master points, taking his total to 5 (20 needed to gain the title)

The latest issue of the BCCA magazine Correspondence Chess (CC195) has been posted out to members & subscribers over the last few days. As well as the usual Results, Match Reports & other News, we have articles from Tim Harding, Ian Watson, Mike Read, Julian Corfield, Mike Donnelly, Richard Dixon & Hamilton McMillan.

Additional copies can be obtained from Neil Limbert at a cost of £3.00 (UK) & £4.50 overseas. The full list of Back Issues available can be seen here: http://www.bccachess.org/magazine/chess-magazine/

It has been a good month for the Sherwood family! Following Russell’s success in an ICCF Master Class (see previous News Item), Helen Sherwood has won the Hessel Visser Memorial tournament organised by the Dutch federation. The crosstable can be seen here: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=50496 Although there are still a few games remaining in the tournament, Helen’s score of 9/12 (with 6 wins) cannot be surpassed. Well played Helen! There are four BCCA members altogether in the tournament with Dawn Williamson & Ian Jones currently occupying 2nd & 3rd place! Gary Maguire could join them as he still has three games remaining.

BCCA member Russell Sherwood has won ICCF Master Class Tournament WS/M/498 with a score of 7/10. See: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=45493 Master Class events are very difficult tournaments to win – well played Russell!

Congratulations to Dennis Broadway who has won his 4th Class 2 Trio No.45 with a score of 3/4  in a close fought finish with Eugenio Spagnoli. Dennis has already achieved the coveted BCCA Candidate Master Title and is now pursuing his campaign in Class 3 where he has already notched up 6 points towards the BCCA Master Title.

Malcolm Winter has won Class 1 Trio No.99 with a score of 3/4  against Alex Tupper and Paul Clarke. Malcolm  has been awarded a further 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points bring his total to 12 – only another 8 to go for the title. Malcolm is already playing in Class 2 where 4 points are available for a win.

Congratulations to Iris Pardoe on winning Class 1 Trio with a perfect score of 4/4. Iris is promoted to class 2 and is awarded her first 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points well done !! (20 points needed to gain the title.)

Well done to all three players on each scoring 2/4 which results in a three way tie for first place (and not a single draw !!) in Class 1 Trio No.122.
It has been decided to award you all 1 BCCA Candidate Master point apiece. This takes Keith Dudeney’s total to 11, David Robert’s to 3 and gives Brian Robinson his foot on the ladder to the BCCA Candidate Master Title (20 points needed to gain the title.) There was no outright winner and no promotion from this Trio, Keith had already won promotion from BCCA/C1/Tr115

Congratulations to Maurice Carter on winning Class 1 Trio No.117 with two fine wins over Ron Cooper. Maurice receives 2 BCCA Candidate master points to add to the 4 he has already accumulated taking his tally to 6. Ron continues on 16 points so keep going only 4 more needed to make the title. Unfortunately due to the silent withdrawal of the 3rd competitor in this event there will be no promotion to class 2.

The BCCA Diamonds have won the 1st Division of the Scottish CCA Webserver League.  The 4-player team of Brian Thompson (4/6), Ian Mason 3.5/6, Jim Wilkinson (4/6) and Gary Maguire (5/6) all played their part in securing a comfortable tournament victory. The team crosstable can be seen here: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=50656  Well played all!

After 13 months of play, the Donald Rodford Memorial has just finished. 34 players started play in late November 2014 with each player playing 8 games (pairings on the Italian system). The final score table can be seen here (change the “Show … entries” to 50 to see the full list of players) and you can see that five players all managed 6 points with 4 wins apiece. It was therefore necessary to go to the 2nd tie-break of Buchholz score (sum of opponents scores) and Mark Eldridge is declared the winner! Congratulations to Mark. He wins the Regency Chess Set & £80 in prize money. 2nd place is Tim Harding who wins £60. In joint 3rd place are Les Ellis & Leslie Eastoe who win £30 each. In 5th place is Philip Tolhurst who wins £10.

A big thank you to all the players for taking part in memory of Donald Rodford.