ICCF Blitz Tournament Announcement
Monday, December 1, 2008: ICCF Announces Blitz Tournament Play
THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
CHESS FEDERATION
Blitz Play Tournaments (10/10)
Introduction
ICCF is very pleased to offer two new and exciting unrated tournaments for correspondence chess players. These new tournaments will be played on the ICCF Web-Server and provide faster rates of play that allow tournaments to finish in a shorter period. The use of ‘conditional’ moves is allowed for these events. The ICCF Congress at Pleven, Bulgaria (2008) has approved the organisation of Rapid (10/20) and Blitz (10/10) correspondence chess tournaments. These tournaments will be reviewed by the 2009 ICCF Congress.
Responsible Officials
World Tournament Director – Frank Geider
Non-Title Tournaments Commissioner – Valer Eugen Demian
Tournament Officer – Michael Blake, Michael.Blake@iccf.com
Direct Entry Commissioner – Dr. Michael Millstone
Tournament Entry
Applications for entry to these tournaments will be through Direct Entry (DE) and National Federations. The DE system is hosted on the ICCF Webserver at http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventsAnnouncements.aspx. There are no restrictions to the number of sections a player may enter.
Tournament Sections
Each section will be formed with 7 players without regard to player ratings.
Ratings and Title Norms
These tournaments will not be rated. These tournaments do not qualify a player for a title norm.
Entry Fee
How much does it cost?
Your payment is linked to the method of registration used:
a) Registering via your NF. Contact your National Federation (NF). Provide your ICCF-ID (if you have one) and a valid email address you will use for this tournament. Your National Federation will advise you of the entry fee and forward your entry to the Tournament Organizer.
b) Registering via Direct Entry (DE). All information is provided through the DE registration process. Simply click the enter button and follow the prompts. Go to the ICCF Webserver main page www.iccf-webchess.com click on “New Events”, find the tournament in the main list and click “Enter”.
Please note: If your National Federation does not participate in the ICCF Direct Entry programme, then you must enter through your National Federation. Please refer to the following link: http://www.iccf.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=69
Time Control
These tournaments will be conducted at the pace of 10 moves in 10 days. Conditional moves will be available in this tournament.
Tournament Feedback
These tournaments will be reviewed in 2009. It is therefore our hope that players will provide feedback and suggestions to support the future development of these events. Feedback or suggestions should be sent to the Tournament Officer: Michael.Blake@iccf.com or the ICCF forum at http://wwww.iccf.com/forum/