Friendly match Poland versus Rest of Europe (webserver)
Monday, October 17, 2016: announcement
THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE CHESS FEDERATION
Zone 1 – Europe
in association with the
Polish Correspondence Chess Federation
Announcement
Friendly match Poland versus Rest of Europe (webserver)
22nd September 2016
Dear Delegates of ICCF Zone 1,
It is customary since the ICCF Congress 2010 to organize each year a match between one European country and Rest of Europe. This year a match Poland versus Rest of Europe is organized (see regulations below).
1. The match will be rated and played on ICCF webserver, the standard ICCF Playing Rules will apply. Time Control is 50 days for 10 moves.
2. Number of boards will be (at least) 60.
3. Any Zone 1 country (except for Poland) may nominate 1 player plus 2 backup players for the Rest of Europe Team. Deadline is 2016-11-15. In case a federation nominates less than 2 players, it is allowed to let players of another country to play on behalf of this federation.
4. Each player will play two games (one with White, one with Black) against her/his opponent on her/his board. If necessary, it is allowed that one player plays on 2 or more boards.
5. Start date is 2016-12-15.
6. Team Captains are SIM Wojciech Krzyżanowski (Poland) and GM Artis Gaujens (Latvia, Rest of Europe). The Tournament Director will be IA Thomas Biedermann (USA).
8. Order of boards will be in accordance of ICCF ratings taken from up-to-date rating list.
9. Games will be seen live for team mates and team captains, and will be delayed by 5 moves for public.
We wish all participants many interesting games and new connections with CC friends in other countries, based on the spirit of friendship and the ICCF motto:
AMICI SUMUS
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Marco Caressa
ICCF Zone 1 Director
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Mariusz Wojnar
ICCF Delegate for Poland
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Updated on 2016-10-18:
Players should send their entries to respective national federations. Nominees for Rest of Europe team (1 main + 2 backup) should be sent by national federations to Artis Gaujens (artis@latnet.lv) as soon as possible, but not later than 2016-11-15.