Qualification requirements
1.2.1.1 Preliminaries of the World Correspondence Chess Championship

1. The following will reach a full qualification to enter a Preliminary section:
(a) the participants in one of the previous or running Candidates' Tournaments who have scored at least 40% of the possible points if they have not earned a higher qualification.
(b) the participants in one of the previous or running Semi-Finals who scored at least 50% of the possible points, if they have not earned a higher qualification.
(c) participants in one of the previous or running Preliminary sections who finished in place 3 or 4 or scored at least 60% of possible points but did not qualify for a WCCC Semi-Final.
(d) winners of ICCF World Tournaments - Master class.
(e) the participants in one of the previous or running ICCF World Cup Finals who scored at least 50% of the possible points. (This does not include the ICCF Veterans World Cup or Chess 960 World Cup Tournaments.)
(f) the participants in one of the previous or running acknowledged Zonal Championships of tournament average rating at 2451 or higher who scored at least 50% of the possible points.
(g) participants in acknowledged Zonal Championships of tournament average rating at 2450 or below who finished in place 3 or 4 or scored at least 60% of possible points.
(h) those players, who are entered through their own national organisation and at the time of nomination have ratings less than 2400 (fixed or unfixed).
(i) the holders of the International Master Title with a rating above 2300. (*)
(j) the holders of the Senior International Master Title with a rating above 2250. (*)
(k) the holders of the Grandmaster Title.
(l) any player with a rating of 2500 and above.

(*) ELO ratings used in these Rules refer to any of those rating lists published in the preceding 12-months.

2. The following will reach a half qualification to enter a Preliminary section:
(a) those players who achieve 2nd place in a Master Class group.

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4. Any player with a fixed rating of 2400 or above can ask to enter a WCCC Preliminary section. The highest
rated players will be accepted only to fulfill a section if the number of the entries won’t be a multiple or 13 or
15.