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 IntroductionThe Correspondence Chess League of AustraliaIn 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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