2nd Interzonal Individual Tournament

Saturday, February 6, 2016: Announcement

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE CHESS FEDERATION

SIM Everdinand Knol

138 Blom Street

0184 Silverton

South Africa

Announcement of the 2nd Interzonal Individual Tournament

Dear Correspondence Chess Friends

With the restructuring of zones as well as a few other unforeseen bureaucratic activities, now something of the past, we are ready to proceed with the second ICCF Interzonal Individual Tournament.

The details are as follows:

• The purpose of this event is to develop the spirit of amici sumus among players worldwide (in all four ICCF Zones) and to provide opportunities to qualify for title norms.

• Participants must have a fixed ICCF rating of between 2200 and 2375.

• This event will start with a preliminary stage consisting of groups of 9 players each in categories 1 - 3.

• The top three finishers of each group will qualify for the semi final stage in at least category 4.

• To achieve this category some higher rated players will be invited to participate in the semi-finals.

• The semi final will produce players for the final which will be at least a category 7.

• Again some higher rated players will be invited to participate to achieve this category in the final.

• This tournament is played on a two yearly basis.

• Players must enter via their national delegates to their zonal directors who will decide which players are to represent the zone.

• Entries must be forwarded to me by the zonal directors only!!

• The quota per zone is 27 players to make the total divisible by 9.

• Participation in this event is free.

The closing date for entries is 1 June 2016 and the tournament will start on 15 June 2016.

Thank you

Amici sumus

Dinand Knol

Tournament Organiser