INSCRIÇÕES PARA A OLIMPÍADA FEMININA

Terminam já no próximo dia 10 de Julho, as inscrições para a fase preliminar da OLIMPÍADA FEMININA de XADREZ POR CORRESPONDÊNCIA.

Até este momento PORTUGAL nunca se fez representar numa prova feminina desta envergadura. Gostaríamos que o enguiço fosse finalmente quebrado este ano e que, assim, o nosso país se fizesse representar por uma equipa de 4 jogadoras que honrasse as cores nacionais nesta tão importante prova do calendário do xadrez por correspondência internacional.

Haverá por aí 4 jogadoras de xadrez (por correspondência) dispostas a representar Portugal?

Para qualquer informação, contactar o responsável da CNXC: Pedro Soberano jpsoberano@netcabo.pt

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THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
CHESS FEDERATION – ICCF

MARCO CARESSA
Title Tournaments Commissioner
Email: mcaressa@iccf.com

CORRESPONDENCE CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
PRELIMINARIES OF THE 8th LADIES’ TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
(8th Ladies’ Olympiad)

June 12th 2008

Dear chessfriends,


On behalf of the International Correspondence Chess Federation, I am pleased to announce the arrangements for the organisation of the 8th Ladies’ Correspondence Chess Team Championship.

All member National Federations are invited to enter teams to this event which will be played on the ICCF webserver over two stages: Preliminary and Final

The event will be governed by the paragraph 1.8 of the valid ICCF Tournament Rules. Paragraph 6.7.g of the ICCF Tournament Rules shall apply for the allocation of colours.

It is planned to start the Preliminary stage on 1st August, 2008.

Each team will comprise of four (4) lady players of which a maximum of two (2) lady players may be replaced during the Preliminary tournament. Entries will be allocated to sections with the top three placed teams in each section qualifying for the Final of the 8th Ladies’ Olympiad.

The entry fee is CHF 25 per player.

Team entries should be sent via the national federation, by Email to the ICCF Title Tournaments Commissioner Marco Caressa (mcaressa@iccf.com), to be received not later than on 10th July, 2008.

All entries should include the following details:
- preferred board order,
- names, ICCF codes, Email addresses of all lady players in the team,
- name, Email address of the Team Captain.

For title norm purposes, rating numbers will be taken from the ICCF Rating List as at April 1st 2008 and / or from the current FIDE Rating List. FIDE ratings will be treated as “unfixed” for title norm purposes. Other players will be allocated provisional tournament ratings of 1900.

The Tournament Director for Preliminary stage will be IA Mr. Karel Glaser from the Czech Republic.

AMICI SUMUS !

Marco Caressa
Title Tournaments Commissioner

Um artigo curioso publicado no “The Times”

From The Times
May 13, 2008
Chess: May 13
Raymond Keene

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

VIII OLIMPÍADAS FEMININAS (Fase Preliminar)

Apesar das várias tentativas já levadas a cabo, Portugal não conseguiu ainda apresentar uma equipa feminina (4 tabuleiros) nas Olimpíadas de Xadrez por Correspondência.

Neste novo ciclo que agora se inicia, vamos novamente tentar ...

Daqui lançamos pois o nosso apelo à jogadoras portuguesas, que venham representar Portugal nesta importante prova do calendário internacional.

São só necessárias 4 jogadoras para que o nosso país possa formar equipa e assim estar representado nas Olimpíadas ....

Se é jogadora de xadrez, venha jogar pela selecção de todos nós ...

As inscrições terminam no próximo dia 25 de Março e podem ser realizadas para a CNXC através do director: Pedro Soberano jpsoberano@netcabo.pt

NOVO ELO ICCF

Foi publicado há poucos dias, o novo ELO internacional ICCF.

http://www.iccf-webchess.com/RatingList.aspx

No que aos jogadores portugueses diz respeito, eis a lista dos 20 primeiros.

INSCRIÇÕES ABERTAS PARA O 1º MUNDIAL DE VETERANOS (1st ICCF Veterans World Cup)

A ICCF vai organizar, em 2008, o 1º Campeonato do Mundo de Veteranos (+ 60 anos).

As inscrições terminam a 28 de Fevereiro e devem ser dirigidas a: Pedro Soberano, e-mail: jpsoberano@netcabo.pt

Os dados mais importantes desta prova são os seguintes:

Type of tournament: webserver open
Federation in charge: Czech CCA
Number of stages: to be set down according to number of entries(Preliminaries-Semifinal-Final, or Preliminaries-Final)

Sections: with 11-13 players each
Restrictions: age 60+, no Direct Entry allowed
Start date: 11th April 2008
Entry fee: 15 € per section, to be paid to ICCF via National Federations
Live transmission of games: Everybody can see the games only when they are finished, and at least 10 games are finished in the section.