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.
Membership Renewal 2013-14
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.
Email Tournament – Update
Endgame Tournament 2012/13 – Final Result
Michael Thistlewood has supplied the final cross tables for the 2012/13 Tournament:-
The Email Tournament has been won by Frank McMahon with Greg Hughes in 2nd place, Frank has been awarded 5 BCCA Candidate Master Points and Greg awarded 2 BCM points.
The Postal Tournament has been won by D.H.A Witt who has been awarded 5 BCM Points.
R. Crawshaw and D.G. Woodruff tied for 2nd place and have therefore been awarded 1 BCM point each.
Well played gentlemen.
Les Ellis is awarded the BCCA MASTER Title!
Gambit Tourney – Update
Class 3 Trio No. 3 decided
“Stan Cranmer – new BCCA Candidate Master”!
Class 1 Trio Tr45 Decided
Lawrence Rhodes wins C1 Trio No. 46
Congratulations to Lawrence on winning the Trio with a score of 3.5/4, Lawrence has now been promoted to Class 2 and awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points. The other players were:- Raymond Burridge and James Gaugham.
The Trios Tournament is continuous play and available to enter at anytime either via the website or by sending a cheque for the entry fee to Stan Grayland.