British Federation for Correspondence Chess

Sue Howell - British Ladies Champion

Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:35 Neil Limbert

Sue Howell has won the 2009/10 British Ladies Championship with a score of 7.5/8. This is the fourth consecutive season Sue has been crowned Champion or co-Champion. See

http://www.bfcc-online.org.uk/british-championship/bccc-ladies

New British Veterans Joint Champions!

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 16:56 Neil Limbert on behalf on PETER GIBBS

The 2009/10 British Veterans Championship has been jointly won by Edward Sowden and Keith McLaughlin. Congratulations to both!

The full crosstable can be found at:-

http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=19679

British Championship

Monday, 28 June 2010 10:15 administrator

New rules are in place for the 2010/11 tournament, please see here for the rules in full:

http://bfcc-online.org.uk/british-championship/bccc-rules

The BCCC is open to all players who are full members of BFCC or one of it's member organisations.

Entries should be made by 1st of September 2010 Payment can be made via the BFCC website (using the PayPal link), via member organisations, or directly to the Tournament Organiser Phillip Beckett, please send cheques for £12 made payable to BFCC, contact can be made via the contact form of this site:

http://bfcc-online.org.uk/bfcc-home/contact-us/12-bfcc-staff/8-phil-beckett

Players with prequalifications for championship, for example ICCF titles or grades above should quote them. If a player has an ICCF ID number, he/she should quote it.

This year, for the first time, there will be a special prize of £50 for the best performing female player; ladies and girls of all levels are particularly encouraged to enter. The rules for this prize are available from the Tournament Organiser.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 June 2010 10:17 )

BFCC has a new President!

Sunday, 06 June 2010 10:06 Neil Limbert

At the BFCC AGM on June 5, 2010, CC-GM Richard Hall was unanimously elected as the new President of the BFCC. Congratulations to Richard!

International Friendly Matches Update & Team Statistics

Saturday, 24 July 2010 20:07 Neil Limbert

England Team Captain Barry Sheppard has provided his latest quarterly update featuring current match scores together with Player Statistics. See "International" page: http://www.bfcc-online.org.uk/international

NEW JOINT BRITISH CC CHAMPIONS!

Wednesday, 07 July 2010 09:20 Neil Limbert / Phill Beckett

Austin Lockwood and IM Julian Corfield are joint British CC Champions for 2009-10! Congratulations to both of them!

All 105 games of the Final are now finished and the completed crosstable can be viewed at:-

http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=19551

The new format for the Final has been a great success resulting in one of the best British Finals for years. All British players are encouraged to enter next season's competition which can be done by hitting the "Online fee payment" on the left-hand side.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 25 July 2010 14:01 )

British Championship (BCCC) Rule Changes

Sunday, 06 June 2010 10:20 Neil Limbert

At the AGM yesterday, new Rules for the BCCC were agreed. You can see the full new Rules on this website but the main changes are:-

Only One Candidates section rather than three. Everyone else in Reserves.
Seeding, where necessary, will be based on the ICCF rating list
Slightly extended season to allow maximum playing time, yet still allowing for an Annual Championship
Time Limit reduced to 10 moves in 35 days (rather than 10 in 40 as at present) with time doubling after 15 days spent on any one move.

Points 1 and 2 are designed to allow better value for money (players will get more games for their money) and to reduce the chance of mismatches and discouragement. Players will now have a better chance of playing other people of their own standard and therefore enjoy their games more.

Points 3 and 4 are designed to give the maximum chance that all games are completed without the need for adjudication. Most players presently experience a substantial build-up of time and very little, if any, time pressure, so the new Rules should have minimul adverse effect.#

You can enter next season's tournament online at this website! Please suuport your national Championship!!

BFCC best game prizes 2009

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:38 Duncan Chambers

Congratulations to the prizewinners: Ian Pheby (Potter best game prize) and Terry Taylor (Wason brilliancy prize). Thanks to all entrants and to GM Richard Hall for judging the competitions.

The winning games will appear in the BFCC Information Circular in due course.

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