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Site Last Updated - Wednesday, 7 May, 2008

BFCC AGM and EC meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 21 June at Carrs Lane Church Centre, Birmingham and will be followed by an Executive Committee meeting. A draft agenda is attached. For further information, please contact Duncan Chambers, BFCC Secretary (secretary'at'bfcc-online.org.uk).

BFCC Information Circular: Important!
Starting with the August 2008 issue the BFCC Information will be primarily distributed electronically as two separate files: magazine and games file. We are hoping most members will prefer this format although paper copies will still be available (at extra cost). If you would like to receive the Information Circular electronically, please send your e-mail address to the Secretary (secretary@bfcc-online.org.uk).

British Ladies CC Championship 2007-8
Valerie Craven and Sue Howell drew their second game and are joint champions with 3/4.

BCCTC 2007-8: latest scores
SquareBashers 6½/8; Old Bradfordians 2½/5; SCCA 2/4; Mensa 1½/2; HSBC Bank 1½/3; BCCA 'A' 1/2; BCCA 'B' 1/4; Sheffield ½/2; Revenue & Customs ½/4; Civil Service Administrators 0/0

ICCF 3rd Webchess Open

The ICCF are now inviting entries for this event and the full tournament announcement can be viewed on http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=210 . Whilst players may enter direct on the website, it is cheaper to enter via the BFCC and the cost is £7.00. Entry can be made by sending a cheque (payable to BFCC) to the Assistant International Secretary Neil Limbert ( 6 Milner Avenue , Penistone, Sheffield S36 9DB) which must reach him no later than April 28. Please quote your ICCF ID number (if you have one) and a valid Email address.

BFCC JOB VACANCIES

Information Circular Editor
To produce and distribute the BFCC's quarterly magazine (about to change from print to predominantly electronic distribution). Some knowledge of word processing/databases would be very useful. Willingness to attend up to three Executive Meetings a year would be an added advantage but not essential. Most material is supplied by BFCC officers/TDs but there is definitely scope for further development.

BCCC Tournament Director
To run the British Correspondence Chess Championship (in conjunction with the BCCC Committee). Duties include promoting the tournament, assigning entrants to appropriate sections and dealing with any issues that arise during the tournament. All sections are now played on the ICCF server, so much of the routine work is done automatically. Ability to access the server (i.e. reliable Internet connection) is essential and previous experience as a Tournament Director would be very useful.

For further information about either vacancy, please contact Duncan Chambers, BFCC Secretary (secretary@bfcc-online.org.uk).

EXECUTIVE MEETING
The draft munutes are now available online.

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Freddy Bush 4/7, Harvey Williamson 4/8 and Jim Nierobisz 4/8 lead the British Championship which remains wide open at this time.

BCCC CANDIDATES A
John Anderson, Dave Overton and Richard Ward lead on 3pts

BCCC CANDIDATES B
Brian Thomspon leads on 4½/5

BCCC CANDIDATES C
Stan Grayland and E. Raby on 4½/6 are in the lead

BCCC RESERVES A
Mickey Blake 4/4 and Andrew Pearce 4/5 are currently sharing first place

BLCCC 2007-8: result
Craven ½ Howell

BCCTC 2007-8: latest scores
SquareBashers 4/5; SCCA 2/4: Mensa 1½/2; HSBC Bank 1/2; Sheffield ½/2; BCCA
'B' 0/1; Old Bradfordians 0/2; Others, no results yet

BFCC BEST GAME PRIZES 2007
The Potter best game prize and Peter Wason brilliancy prize were judged by GM Peter Coleman and awarded to Alan Rawlings and Terry Taylor, respectively. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the judge and all those who took the trouble to enter a game.

DELAY TO INFORMATION CIRCULAR
We apologise for delays to the February issue caused by late submission of material and illness of the Editor. The magazine will be sent out very shortly.

† Henry Southwell
Sadly, Henry Southwell passed away last month. I have sent BFCC's condolences in reply to his wife. Andrew Dearnley, BFCC International Secretary

CLERGY CCC
The latest issue of Chess Minister! is now available online.

BCCTC 2007-8: latest scores
SquareBashers 3/4; SCCA 2/4: Mensa 1 ½/2; HSBC Bank 1/2; Sheffield ½/2; Old Bradfordians 0/2; Others, no results yet

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Latest scores on the doors in the Harro Otte : ICCF Table

WEBSITE MATTERS
We will shortly be moving all tournament tables from this website, you should locate your server and non-server tournament data from the ICCF Webserver. Your CC Grade is now provided through the ICCF webserver and has recently been updated by their Ratings Commissioner. Link to ICCF Webserver

1st ICCF VETERANS WORLD CUP
On behalf of the ICCF and in memory of an excellent man, Mr. Stanislav Foglar, the Czech CCA is organising the webserver cup event “1st ICCF Veterans World Cup” open to all players aged 60 or more years on the start date, 11.4.2008. The tournament has been approved by the ICCF Congress 2007 in Spain and will be played according to the ICCF Playing Rules for webserver tournaments, with all games in the tournament to be rated. The number of stages depends on the number of entries (Preliminaries, Semi-final, Final or Preliminaries, Final), as does the size of sections (probably 11-13 players each). BFCC are handling entries for this at a fee of £10 per section – multiple entries are permitted.

Please get your entries to Alan Rawlings as soon as possible – the official closing date is 28.2.2008. If time is tight, email your details, including date of birth, to intsec@bfcc-online.org.uk and mail a cheque (payable to BFCC) separately to Alan at 142 Leiden Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8QU.

BCCTC 2007-8
Early scores: SCCA 2/2; Old Bradfordians 0/2; Others 0/0

BLCCC 2007-8
Stepanyan defaults all games (Howell and Craven 2/2, Stepanyan 0/4)

Next BFCC Executive Committee meeting
The next meeting will be in Birmingham on the afternoon of Saturday 1st March. Further details to follow.

BEST GAME PRIZE
Played a good game in 2007?
The BFCC offers two prizes for outstanding games: the Potter Best Game Prize and Wason Brilliancy Prize. Each prize is worth £30 and entry is free, so why not give it a try?

Games completed in 2007 and played in tournaments organised by or entered through BFCC are eligible and the closing date is the end of February 2008.

To enter please send the unannotated game score with full details to the Secretary, Duncan Chambers by e-mail (secretary@bfcc-online.org.uk) or post (Flat 3, 17 Wenlock Terrace, York YO10 4DU). Please specify which prize you are entering for.

BLCCC 2007-8
Stepanyan defaults all games (Howell and Craven 2/2, Stepanyan 0/4)

BCCTC 2007-8
Early scores: SCCA 2/2; Old Bradfordians 0/2; Others 0/0

BRITISH VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007-8 RESULTS UPDATE
The BVCC tables will shortly be moved to the webserver. For further BVCC updates we hope to provide a link to those tables, alternatively you could place a link to the tables in your browser favourites fodler.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH UPDATE
Update on our matches versus Cuba, Spain, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Russia.

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2007-8 RESULTS UPDATE
The latest results and news from the British Championship with tournament table updates.

EUROPEAN NEWS UPDATE
European Promotion tournaments now available on the ICCF Webserver.

BFCC INFORMATION CIRCULAR
The future of Information Circular is being discussed at the next EC Meeting, please consider the proposals from Duncan and contact him if you wish to express an opinion or proposal.

ICCF MONEY PRIZE TOURNAMENTS
The ICCF Money Prize Tournaments is a new tournament format specifically approved at the ICCF 2007 Congress. These are tournament sections run in 9-player sections, server only, played at 10 moves in 30 days with conditional moves available, and entries are continuously accepted. Entry into this tournament may only be made through Direct Entry via the “New Events” pages at the ICCF server site.

BFCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
The draft agenda is available for download here

ICCF CONGRESS UPDATE
We congratulate Ian Brooks, Duncan Chambers and Jo Wharrier on the award of the Bertl von Massow medal in silver for more than 10 years meritorious service to ICCF. Please read Alan's congress report for more information.

BLCCC 2007-8
The competitors are Sue Howell, Valerie Craven and Estghik Stepanyan

BCCTC 2006-7
Final results (subject to any appeals)
BCCA 'A' 13/18; Revenue & Customs 12½; SCCA 12; SquareBashers 11; Sheffield 8½; HSBC Bank 8; Warrington 7; Old Bradfordians 6½; BCCA 'B' 6: Mensa 5½

NEW CORRESPONDENCE CHESS TITLES AWARDED
Congratulations to the following players whose Titles were confirmed by the 2007 ICCF Congress held in Spain.

Correspondence Chess Senior International Master (SIM)
Christopher C.Williams (ENG)

Correspondence Chess International Master (IM)
Chiedu Maduekwa (ENG)
Mike L. Nicholson (ENG)
Henry Southwell (ENG)

NEW WEBSITE LINKS
Link to Scheming Mind website added to Member Ogranisations
Link to Clergy C.C.C. added to Member Organisations

BFCC OPEN SEMI-FINALS
S113, S114, S115 & S116 Updated

BFCC OPEN PRELIMINARIES
P549, P547 & P544 Updated

BRITISH VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIP 2006-7
This is the 1st time there has been a triple tie for the title of British Veterans Champion. Terry Taylor's record speaks for itself. Jim Davis has been one of the competitions most loyal supporters and his endeavours have been duly rewarded. It was Stan Grayland's 1st time in the Veterans Championship and in spite of a loss in his 1st game he did not allow this to deter him and powered along with win after win.

Championship: E.J. Davis, T. Taylor & S.J. Grayland 6/8
Candidates 1: E. Sowden 8/8
Candidates 2: E.W. Hooper 6½/8
Candidates 3: D.J. Finnie 6½/8
Candidates 4: J. Toothill 6½/8

BCCTC: LATEST SCORES
SquareBashers 11/18; Revenue & Customs 10½/16; SCCA 10/14; BCCA 'A' 9½/12; HSBC Bank 8/17; Old Bradfordians 6½/18; Sheffield 6/15; Warrington 4½/12; BCCA 'B' 4/15; Mensa 3/9

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2006-7
Congratulations to the new British Correspondence Chess Champions Bill Lumley and Harvey Williamson. Section champions were -
Championship: W.F. Lumley & Harvey D. Williamson
Candidates A: Terry J. Taylor
Candidates B: Sidney S. Shaw & J. Nierobisz
Candidates C: Dr. Gordon R. Evans
Reserves A: Robert J. Wakefield

CLERGY CORRESPONDENCE CHESS CLUB
The Clergy CCC are members of BFCC and have launched their website at http://www.bfcc-online.org.uk/membeorg/cccc The Clergy Correspondence Chess Club was founded in 1967 by Ivor Davies, a clergyman of the Church in Wales. From small beginnings the club has grown over the years to a current membership of over 40. Membership is open to clergy of all Christian churches and past winners have included Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed clergy, alongside Anglicans who have historically been the largest denomination represented.

DAVID PARR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
The final game in our tournament finished recently, and we congratulate:
Chris Fenwick (AUS) – 1^st place, GM norm; IM and SIM titles
Christian-Peter Mokrys (GER) – 2^nd place, GM norm
Keith Kitson (ENG) – 3^rd place

I thank you all for your participation in this fine event.
Best regards,
Alan Rawlings

FRANK PARR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Conny Persson (SWE) – 1^st=, GM norm, £300
Vladimir Perevertkin (RUS) – 1^st=, GM norm/title, £300
Gerhard Müller (GER) – 3^rd=, GM norm/title, £33.33
Jan-Olof Forsberg (SWE) – 3^rd=, GM norm/title, £33.33
Peter Coleman (ENG) – 3^rd=, GM norm, £33.33

I thank you all for your participation in this tournament. It has been a fine memorial to a gentleman of the chessboard.
Best regards,
Alan Rawlings

BCCTC 2006-7: LATEST SCORES
BCCA 'A' 8½/10; HSBC Bank 8/13; Revenue & Customs 5/9; SCCA 4/6; SquareBashers 3½/7; Mensa 3/6; Old Bradfordians 3/8; BCCA 'B' 2½/11; Warrington 2/8; Sheffield 1½/4

KEN MESSERE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
† Ken Messere, who our tournament commemorates, was a major figure in British correspondence chess some 35-40 years ago. He was a respected IM in the days when that title really meant a great deal, played in World Championship 5 final, won by Hans Berliner, and was the main author of a fine book of that tournament, but his professional activities took precedence. For many years Ken lived in Paris, working for OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) at a very senior level, and was an acknowledged world expert on fiscal policy and taxation. Ken died just over two years ago. The tournament is to be played live on the ICCF Webserver.

HARRO OTTE MEMORIAL
Engalnd have been drawn against Slovenia, Romania, Germany, Russia, Portugal, Sweden, Bulgaria and Lithuania. Further details here.

SIMON WEBB MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

† Simon Webb, Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, was born on June 10, 1949. He died on March 14, 2005, aged 55.BFCC are pleased to announce the start of the Simon Webb Memorial tournament. Thirteen of the worlds strongest players will play a memorial tournament in honour of Simon. You can follow games live at the ICCF server with a 5 move delay.

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