Following the decision of the ICCF Congress 2009 in Leeds, all Preliminary Sections of the 34th World Correspondence Chess Championship shall start on the same day and only once per year.
All entries will be accepted according with ICCF Tournament Rules valid as from 1.1.2010.
to be received not later than 31 January 2010.
The start date is 10 March 2010
Preliminaries normally have 13 players with the possibility for the Title Tournaments Commissioner to extend them to 15 or 17 players if appropriate in special situations.
If the number of the entries won’t be a multiple of 13, the players who have been entered according to point 1.1.1.k and who have the lowest ICCF ELO rating won’t be admitted to the Preliminaries.
Players entering more than one section will be accepted only to fill vacancies. If you have a qualification and wish to enter please bear in mind the new deadline and contact Andrew Dearnley, BFCC Int. Secretary or enter via ICCF direct entry stating your qualification.
