THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE CHESS FEDERATION
Gian-Maria Tani
via Tripoli 20
I-10136 Torino
Italia
tel.: +39-3495519830
TITLE
TOURNAMENT
COMMISSIONER
E -mail: ttc@iccf.com
ICCF CONGRESS 2015
REPORT OF THE TITLE TOURNAMENT COMMISSIONER
1. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1.1 WCCC Finals
The Final of the 29th WCCC was started on 20/06/2015 with 17 players from 11
different countries. The TD is IA Ian M. Pheby (ENG).
The Final of the 26th WCCC ended on 27/06/2015. The winner, GM Ron Langeveld
(NED), was already known. The runner-up was GM Florin Şerban (ROU) and GM
Rafael Leitão (BRA) got the third place.
The Final of the 28th WCCC, started on 10/06/2013, is going on regularly, with 89% of
the games already finished.
1.2 WCCC Candidates’ Tournaments
The Sections of the 32nd the 33rd and the 34th WCCC (started in 2012, 2013 and 2014)
are going on regularly.
The 2015 Sections (35th WCCC) will start on 20/09/2015.
1.3 WCCC Semifinals
The Sections of the 37th and the 38th WCCC (started in 2013 and 2014) are going on
regularly.
The 2015 Sections (39th WCCC) were started on 20/06/2015 (11 Sections with 121
players).
1.4 WCCC Preliminaries
The Sections of the 37th and the 38th WCCC (started in 2013 and 2014) are going on
regularly.
The 2015 Sections (39th WCCC) were started on 20/03/2015 (12 Sections with 156
players).
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2. LADIES’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2.1 LWCCC Finals
The Final of the 9th LWCCC ended on 25/09/2014 after problematic adjudications.
The new Ladies’ World Champion is IM and LGM Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina
(RUS); LGM Maria Aleksandrovna Lisitcina (RUS) was the runner-up and LGM
Vilma Dambrauskaitè (LTU) got the third place.
The Final of the 10th LWCCC was started on 20/11/2014 with 11 players from 8
different countries. The TD is IA Ian M. Pheby (ENG).
2.2 LWCCC Semifinals
The Semifinals of the 11th LWCCC were also started on 20/11/2014 (2 Sections with
30 players). The TD is IA Ian M. Pheby (ENG).
3. OLYMPIADS
3.1 CC Olympiads Finals
The Final of the 16th Olympiad (postal) is still ongoing. There are only 2 running
games, but the winner team is already known: the Czech Republic. The runner-up is
Germany and France has got the third place.
The Final of the 18th Olympiad (webserver) is going on regularly. There are still 7
running games. Germany, Russia, Slovenia and Spain are fighting for the medal places.
3.2 CC Olympiads Preliminaries
The Semifinals of the 19th Olympiad (postal) are still ongoing, with many running
games.
The Semifinals of the 20th Olympiad (webserver) are quite over: just one game is still
running.
4. LADIES’ OLYMPIADS
See point 7.7.
5. GRAND MASTER NORM TOURNAMENTS
5 GMN Sections were started in 2014 (in 2013 the GMN Sections were 4).
2 GMN Sections have been started in the first 6 months of 2015.
Unfortunately the waiting time is high.
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6. MASTER NORM TOURNAMENTS
14 MN Sections were started in 2014 (in 2013 the MN Sections were 16).
6 MN Sections have been started in the first 6 months of 2015.
The waiting time is quite low.
7. NEXT NORM TOURNAMENTS TO BE STARTED
7.1 WCCC Final
The Final of the 30th WCCC is planned to start on June 2017.
7.2 WCCC Candidates’ Tournaments
The Candidates’ Tournament of the 35th WCCC was already announced and is planned
to start on 20/09/2015.
7.3 WCCC Semifinales
The Semifinals of the 40th WCCC are planned to start on June 2016.
7.4 WCCC Preliminaries
The Preliminaries of the 40th WCCC are planned to start on March 2016.
7.5 Ladies’ World Championships
The Final of the 11th LWCCC and the Semifinals of the 12th LWCCC will start not
before the end of 2016.
7.6 Olympiads
The Final of the 20th Olympiad and the Preliminaries of the 22nd Olympiad (both played
by web-server) are planned to start on December 2015.
The Final of the 19th Olympiad, played by post, is planned to start on June 2016 if the
qualified teams will be known in due time.
The Preliminaries of the 21st Olympiad, played by post, could start on the same date,
unless the Congress will decide to dismiss the postal Olympiads.
7.7 Ladies’ Olympiads
The 10th Ladies’ Olympiad will start on 1/09/2015.
12 Member Federations entered a team.
8. DEPUTY TTC
Neil Limbert decided to resign from the office of Deputy TTC. Many thanks to Neil for
is dedicated work!
The new Deputy TTC is Rubens Battistini (ITA).
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9. THANKS
At the end of my report I’d like to thanks all the friends who help me in this important
and difficult work, especially my “boss” Frank Geider, the Direct Entry Commissioner
Ian M. Pheby and all the Tournament Directors: without their daily work, it would not
be possible for our players to enjoy their favourite hobby!
Amici sumus!
Torino, -5/06/2015.
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