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- 20 Jan 12 | ICCF Grading List 2012/1 Published
- The first quarterly list of 2012 is published on the website today. Look under publications/grading list
to see the web page, or go to members/downloads for the pdf version. For further information, please contact
George Pyrich.
- 20 Jan 12 | Magazine 116 Published
- The fourth e-mag of the 2011 set is being distributed by email and post today. As usual, members will be
asked to download their e-mags from the secure Members' page on the website, while complimentary e-mags will be attached to the email.
Download times will similar to last quarter. If you have any problems with this edition, please drop me an email at:
webmaster@scottishcca.co.uk
and I'll do what I can to help. Enjoy the read!
20 Jan 12 | Friendly Versus Netherlands Starts
George Pyrich has completed arrangements with his Dutch counterpart Joop Jansen and we will officially start play in this friendly international
on 1st February. The match consists of 30 boards - 24 webserver and 6 postal. It's 6 years since our last joust, when we put up a reasonable show
against one of the strongest CC nations. They've agreed not to field Joop van Oosterom (we couldn't find anybody close to his rating), but it will
still be another tough match for us. We look forward to renewing old friendships and making new acquaintances with the Dutch players!
06 Jan 12 | ICCF 36th World Championship Preliminaries
Marco Caressa, ICCF Title Tournaments Commissioner, writes to announce the Preliminaries stage of the 36th World Championship. This event
will be played in sections of 13 players (or 15/17 at the organisers' discretion), with entries closing on 31st January and play commencing on 10th March.
Entry must be made through national delegates and each member federation is allowed to nominate entries - SCCA is entitled to 3 places in the 2012 cycle.
Notice has been short, so if you are interested, please contact
George Pyrich as soon as possible and before end-January.
06 Jan 12 | ICCF President's New Year Message
To all Correspondence Chess Friends,
Every year at the same period it is now an established tradition for the ICCF President to send to all
Delegates, ICCF officials, Correspondence Chess friends all over the world and their families, his
seasonal greetings, wishing to all of you a Happy New Year 2012.
I am glad to announce to all chess friends that the ICCF Executive Board has awarded to the South
African Correspondence Chess Federation the organization of the 2012 ICCF Congress. It will be
held for the first time on the African continent!
You will find information about the hotel, the Orion Safari Lodge in Rustenburg in the North West
Province. The Congress will take place in November 2012 the precise dates will be defined before
end of January. I hope to a chance to meet all of you next year in South Africa!
A few days ago, an update of the ICCF Tournament Calendar has been published on iccf.com to
inform you about all the tournaments that will be played in 2012 and the years after, and especially
the very popular ICCF Champion’s League that is scheduled to start in June 2012.
Before that the registrations are now open for the 2nd Junior World Cup sponsored by Chess Base and ICCF will start to organize from
January 2012 on, permanent Chess960 tournaments after the successful 1st Chess960 World Cup.
It is my hope that everyone will find interesting events to play.
I wish you a Happy New Year 2012 and many successes in your chess games!
Amici Sumus,
Eric Ruch
ICCF President
04 Jan 12 | Allan Hislop
Sad news to start the New Year as Ian Hislop reports his father's death just before Christmas. Allan was 86 and had been diagnosed with lung cancer
in February 2011. He passed away peacefully in Mearnskirk Hospital on 21st December. Ian reports that Allan's mind was still sharp to the finish, which
the family put down to his chess - they remember him in his chair for hours every night playing chess and trying various moves, then out to the post box
in time for the next collection. Allan's passion for chess was mentioned at his funeral. With Bernard Partridge, Allan was a founder member of SCCA, became
life member no. 10, and was an active organiser for the Association over many years. He worked as a GPO technical officer in Glasgow and was responsible
for setting up SCCA telephone chess rules. He ran the Handicap and other tournaments, introduced the Candidates stage to the Championship cycle, played
in the Championship final and represented Scotland in numerous friendly international matches. Allan was still playing League chess for the Black Knight
team which finished 1= in division 1 during the 2008 season. Allan preferred to avoid the limelight, but he was well respected by all who knew him
for his love of chess, organising ability, hard work, friendly manner and devotion to his family. Allan will be much missed within the SCCA, and our
thoughts and sympathies are with his family.
