9th ICCF Veterans’ World Cup (VWC) Announcement
The ICCF Congress in Bulgaria in 2008 decided that following
the great popularity of the first tournament amongst older
players, that new Veterans’ World Cups would be started
every year. Working in collaboration with ICCF, the English
Federation for Correspondence Chess (EFCC) will organise the
9th Veterans’ World Cup tournament.
The first stage of the 9th ICCF Veterans’ World Cup will start
on 1st September 2016.
As with the previous VWCs, the event will be organised in
three stages which will allow several players from each
group stage to advance to the Semi-finals and Final. The
number of promotions will depend on total entries received,
but it is envisaged that groups at the preliminary stage
will comprise of 11 players (10 games) or 13 players (12
games) played by webserver with a rate of play of 10 moves
in 40 days. Playing time in each stage will be about 18
months with a fixed closing date specified at the outset.
Eligibility
The 9th ICCF Veterans’ World Cup is open to all players who
are 60 years old or more at the start date of the
tournament. Therefore players have to be at least 60
years old on 1st September 2016.
Entry
Players may enter:
through their National Federations (contact your National
Federation for the amount of the entry fee)
where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. The entry
fee by Direct Entry will be €14.25.
Entries via National Federations should contain the
following information for each player:
- Player’s name
- Email address
- ICCF ID
- number of entries
Although the number of preliminary groups which each player
may enter is unlimited, no player will qualify for more than
two Semi-final groups or more than one place in the Final.
Prize fund
A prize fund of €6,000 will be available for this
event as
agreed at the 2013 ICCF Congress. The exact distribution of
this prize fund will be determined once the number of
entries and groups are known. Trophies will also be awarded
to those finishing in first, second and third place in the
Final.
Entries
Entries via National Federations should be forwarded by
email to the Tournament Organiser Ian M Pheby, email: ian.pheby@tiscali.co.uk to
reach him before 1st August 2016. It would be appreciated if
National Federations would send entries “as received” and
not delay them until the closing date.
Closing date for Direct Entries is 1st August 2016.
All veteran chess players are heartily invited to enter this
tournament, both for the enjoyment of games and for friendly
contact/communication with senior players around the World.
Dr. Guido BresadolaNon Title Tournament Commisioner
Frank GeiderWorld Tournament Director
Andrew DearnleyEnglish Federation President
Tournament OrganizerIan M Pheby