1º MUNDIAL DE JUNIORES (< 20 ANOS)

Estão abertas as inscrições para o 1º Torneio Mundial de Juniores da ICCF.

A prova destina-se a jogadores nascidos depois de 30 de Junho de 1988 e será disputada através do ICCF Webserver. Conta com uma fase preliminar que apura para uma Final.

De realçar que esta competição distribuirá prémios em dinheiro pelos primeiros classificados.

As inscrições junto da CNXC (que deverão ser dirigidas a Pedro Soberano jpsoberano@netcabo.pt) terminam a 15 de Junho e têm o preço de 15€ por série.

O regulamento da prova é o seguinte:

ICCF 1st JUNIOR WORLD CUP

ICCF announces the 1st World Junior Cup intended to promote correspondence chess in young players.
It will be played on the ICCF webserver in two stages: Preliminary and Final.
The top four players in the Final will receive money prizes.

Who is eligible to play?
Anyone born after June 30th, 1988 can play regardless of ICCF membership status.

How to register and when?
Players may register immediately via their National Federation or by using the online Direct Entry method here.
Registration closes at midnight GMT on June 20, 2008.

What are the tournament conditions?
The tournament will be played on the ICCF Webserver with the time control of 10/30 (30 days of reflection time for every 10 moves). There will be live display of the games from move 1. The winners of each preliminary group will qualify to the final. Some best second places may also qualify depending on the number of entries.

What are the prizes?
The total prize fund is 1000 CHF which will be distributed as follows:
1st place: 500 CHF
2nd place: 250 CHF
3rd place: 150 CHF

4th place: 100 CHF

Who is the tournament organizer?
Gino Figlio (PER) is the TO, representing the World Tournaments Director, Frank Geider (FRA).

When does the tournament start?
The Preliminary stage will start on July 1st, 2008. The final will start immediately after all qualifiers all determined.

What are the entry fees?
They vary depending on the method used to register. National Federations determine their own fees.
The online Direct Entry fee is presented during the registration process.

Scottish CCA v. Rest of the World

Portugal recebeu um convite da Federação Escocesa para estar representado no próximo amigável Escócia vs. Resto do Mundo.

Assim, no torneio que será disputado através do ICCF Webserver, existem 2 vagas na selecção do Resto do Mundo que serão preenchidas por jogadores portugueses, com rating entre os [2400 ; 1600].

Será também disputada uma série através do tradicional "correio" (bilhete postal). Aqui Portugal poderá inscrever 1 jogador.

Todos os interessados em participar nesta prova, de inscrição gratuita, deverão contactar o responsável da CNXC: Pedro Soberano jpsoberano@netcabo.pt

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Dear chessfriend,

As part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations, the Scottish CCA is organising a friendly match “Scottish CCA v. Rest of the World” which we hope to start on 1st May 2008. It is hoped that there will be some 40 boards played on the ICCF server with another 15 or so played by post. It is anticipated that the ratings of the participants will range from 2400 down to 1600 and wherever possible players will be paired with opponents of approximately equal strength. The match will be of the usual “friendly international” format with 2 games played simultaneously on each board.

Accordingly, I should like to invite you to nominate 2 server players from your National Federation to participate in this event. I would request that, if possible, you provide nominees rated approximately 2000 to 2200 Also, it would be appreciated if you could also provide nomination of a postal player rated between 2000 to 2200

Thank-you in anticipation of your friendly support.

Best regards, amici sumus

George Pyrich
Vice-President & ICCF Delegate,
Scottish CCA