The International Correspondence Chess Federation 2014 Congress Sydney, Australia Table of Contents



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The International Correspondence Chess Federation

2014 Congress

Sydney, Australia

Table of Contents


Introduction 3

The Correspondence Chess League of Australia 3

Excursions 4

Chess Events 5

Congress Participants – All Attendees 12

Congress Participants - World Champions 13

President’s Report to Congress 14

President’s Opening Speech 25

ICCF Congress 2012 – Sydney, Australia 25

President’s Opening Remarks 26

Bertl von Massow Awards and Other Awards 27

Gold Medal 27

Silver Medal 27

Honorary ICCF Member 27

Tournament Medals and Certificates – Awards Presentation 33

Individual Tournaments 33

Team Tournaments 35

Grandmaster (GM) Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 37

SIM Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 37

IM Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 38

LGM Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 39

LIM Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 40

IA Titles awarded since the 2013 Congress 40

Approval of 2013 Congress Minutes 40

Membership Matters 42

Dismissals and Suspensions 42

Qualifications Commissioner Report 43

Special Applications 46

Financial Report & Accounts to 31.12.2013 51

Summary of Postal Entries 53

Summary of Server Entries 54

Auditor Report 57

Direct Entry 62

Appendix 1 – Entries to Direct Entry Programme 64

Appendix 2 – Rejected Entries 66

Services Director – Webserver, Website, and Internet Matters 68

Server updates 2013/14 (Phase 11) 68

Implemented (August 2014) 68

Not yet implemented (August 2014) 71

Proposed Server Updates for 2014/15 (Phase 12) 72

Ratings Commissioner Updates 75

Hosting Arrangements 76

Congress Proposals (relevant to server development) 76

Testing Arrangements 78

Webmaster Report 79

Helpdesk Report 79

Help Files/Documentation Update 79

Services Committee Nominations 2014/15 80

Hutton Pairing System Implementation (England) 80

Acknowledgements 80

Marketing Director Report 83

Archivist Report 87

Appendix I – Tournament Proposals 89

Interzonal Report 97

International Correspondence Chess Federation 110

Appendix 1 – Aspirer Entries 111

Flag Fall Proposal 123

Playing Rules Commission 129

Arbiter’s Committee (ACO) 147

Appeals Committee – Playing Rules 152

Appeals Committee – Other 153

Arbitration Committee 154

Appeals Committee – Other – Special Presentation 155

Zone 1 Report 160

Zone 1 – European Tournament Office 164

Zone 2 Report 165

Zone 3 Report 166

Zone 4 Report 170

FIDE Congress 172

Internal Matters 172

FIDE Liaison 172

Deadlines Timelines to 2015 Congress 172

Commissions and Committees 176

Playing Rules Commission 176

Tournament Rules Commission 176

Rating Rules Commission 176

Marketing Committee 176

Arbiters Committee (ACO) 176

Services Committee (SC) 176

Appeals Committee (Playing Rules) 177

Appeals Committee (Other ICCF Rules) 177

Arbitration Committee 177

Disciplinary Committee 177

Chess 960 Ratings Working Group – Disbanded 177

Future Planning – Congress - 2015 178

Appendix A – Finance Director – ICCF Accounts 2013 – Balance Sheet 183

Appendix B – Finance Director – ICCF Accounts 2013 – Profit and Loss Income 184

Appendix C – Finance Director – ICCF Accounts 2013 – Profit and Loss Expenditures 185

Appendix D – Finance Director – ICCF Accounts 2013 – Zones 186

Appendix E – ICCF Voting Regulations and Electoral Procedures 187




ICCF CONGRESS 2014

Sydney, Australia

Introduction


The Correspondence Chess League of Australia

In the middle of 1929, a small group of enthusiasts founded the Commonwealth Correspondence Chess League as an offshoot of the Melbourne Chess Club. Mr. R Saunders was the first Director and membership reached 39 by the end of the year. Mr. L Spinks was Director from 1932 until 1936; he began many new tournaments, including a correspondence match between NSW and Victoria, and another between Australia and New Zealand. By his introduction of the ˜Perpetual Handicap™ laid the foundations for the system of regular competition among members, the main source of the League's strength. In 1937, it was decided that the League, which had by now acquired its present title, should be formally founded as an independent organisation. A committee was formed with G. Koshnitsky as President, G F McIntosh as Secretary and F M Hallman as Director of Play. The Australian Chess Review, under the editorship of C J S Purdy, was confirmed as the CCLA's official organ. A policy of expansion saw a substantial increase in membership and the start of the first Australian Championship. Cecil Purdy became the most notable force in raising correspondence chess in Australia to its present high standard. By the strength of his play, he became the first Australian Correspondence Chess Champion, as well as holding the cross-board title several times. He then went on to win the first World Correspondence Chess Championship. By his editorship of Australian Chess Review (later Chess World), he publicised correspondence chess at home and abroad. In 1946, the CCLA affiliated with the ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) and since then has regularly entered in international events. Some of these have been on an ambitious scale; for example, matches with 100 boards were held against Great Britain and the USA. Many such friendly overseas matches are still conducted and, in addition, teams and individual players are entered in the ICCF's regular series of Olympiads and other events, including, of course, the World Championships.



By 1948, membership had grown to over 400 and the League was able to start its own journal and to fund it the subscription was raised to ten shillings. In that year also, seven-player trophy tournaments were introduced in place of the original twelve-player, which had proved larger than convenient. In 1950 came the automatic Rating System. At this time, League membership had been arranged into a number of classes and operation of the Perpetual Handicap™ often meant waiting for promotion or demotion from one class to another. The new system thereafter determined the class of each member. Forty years the League adopted later the ELO system. The moving spirit behind these early advances was S E Ward, at the time Secretary and Director of play. W.A. Parker became Director of play in 1951 and was later Secretary and Journal Editor. His death in 1956 was untimely. As well as this contribution, he had been an enthusiastic player in the lower grades so a Memorial Trophy is now held in his honour. In 1952, the Four-Two tourneys were introduced. In 1959 Maiden Tourneys (conducted as 4/2 tourneys) were also introduced, open to members in the lower classes who had not previously won a tourney. The 750 Membership mark was passed in 1962. At the time, R G Gilbert was Secretary, serving a record term from 1957 to 1963 and A J Walsh was Director of Play, having filled this post since 1959. At this time the Rules of Play were re-drafted and various steps taken to minimise delays in tourneys. Previously, each move had to be made in three days but this was altered to the present system (10 moves in 30 days) which provides greater flexibility. In 1960, the position of Games Starter was established and D J Fraser was the inaugural occupant. The League had over 1000 members in 1968 and a number of Directors (DOPs) were appointed to handle the additional workload. In 1966 a regular cycle of Major Events was introduced, in 1971-72 the Master title was revised, and Life-Membership conferred on Masters. At the same time, Class Championships were introduced. With the worldwide interest in chess generated by the Fischer-Spassky World Title match in 1972, the League's numbers swelled to over 2,000. In the years since the Council has adjusted the rules to reflect changing circumstances. With the advent of computers, email and internet chess in the 1990's, CCLA membership gradually dropped to 300. By 2000, ICCF webserver play began to take over from postal play and the importance of Marketing was recognised. Tim Runting stood down as President in 2012 and was replaced by Shaun Press. Brian Jones also took over as International Secretary and ICCF Delegate.


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