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Recent News, Updates & Announcements
14 May 2008
CCCA Rating list updated
The following cross-tables have been updated:
KE-63 ; KE-64 ; W-07 ; L-2 ; R-0601 ; OE-08 ; E-081A ; P-0703
events added: A-0801 ; AE-0801
The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs Romania
Canada vs Germany (BDF)
Canada vs. Finland
Canada vs. England
Updated: CCCA Tournaments Index Page ; Team Friendlies Index Page ; Expired Tournaments Page ; CCCA Titles Page
13 May 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
28 April 2008
ICCF Announces the 1st Junior World Cup Tournament
This is a new ICCF event approved by the ICCF Congress.
Click on tournament details for more information. The CCCA is charging $28/section as an entry fee.
CCCA Rating list updated
The following cross-tables have been updated:
KE-63 ; K-63 ; KE-64 ; W-07 ; L-2 ; A-0721 ; R-0601 ; R-0701 ; OE-08 ; S-0701C ;
X-0701 ; P-0704 ; E-081A
table: W-08
The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs Romania
Canada vs. Spain
Canada vs Germany (BDF)
Canada vs. Latvia
Canada vs. Finland
Canada vs. England
match : Canada vs. Czech Republic
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-2 cross-table New results in red
Updated: CCCA Tournaments Index Page ; Team Friendlies Index Page ; CCCA Tournaments Archive Page ; CCCA Games Download Page
11 April 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
4 April 2008
3rd ICCF WebChess Open Tournament
The ICCF has announced the start of this event. For information about this event click on Tournament details. The CCCA is charging $16/section. To enter via the CCCA send your entry check or money order to: Ralph P. Marconi, 540 St-Thérèse, Joliette, Québec. You can use the entry facility at the ICCF Webserver and click on New Events
and scan down to 3rd Webchess Open Tournament. * Note: Entries close 30 April, 2008.
17 March 2008
Tournament Added: John F. Cleeve Memorial. All 105 games from this event can be downloaded from the Game Downloads page in PGN or CBV formats.
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
16 March 2008
Serge Maurer earns ICCF IM title!
Serge recently completed his play in the Cecil Purdy Jubilee-C with an undefeated score of 9.5/13, thus earning his second IM norm, and a share of 2nd place. Together with his IM norm performance in the 8th Pan/Am TT, Bd 2 - 10/14, Serge has earned the ICCF IM title. He will officially be awarded his IM title at this year's ICCF Congress in the Fall. Congratulations! To view the completed cross-tables for these events click on the following links:
Cecil Purdy Jubilee-C cross-table
8th Pan/Am TT - Bd2 cross-table
All 91 games played from the Cecil Purdy Jubilee-C are available for downloading from the Games Download page.
* Note: IM Serge Dubuc won the Cecil Purdy Jubilee-C, also with an undefeated score!
12 March 2008
CCCA Rating list updated
The following cross-tables have been updated:
KE-63 ; K-63 ; KE-64 ; OE-05 ; W-07 ; L-2 ; A-0721 ; A-0521 ; E-061B ; R-0501 ;
R-0601 ; S-0402A
The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs Romania
Canada vs. Spain
Canada vs Germany (BDF)
Canada vs. Latvia
Canada vs. Finland
Canada vs Malta (Match completed: 6-5)
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-2 cross-table New results in red
Updated: CCCA Tournaments Index Page ; Team Friendlies Index Page ; Expired Tournaments Page
8 March 2008
Tournament added: Fedor Bohatirchuk Memorial All 105 games from this event can be downloaded from the Game Downloads page in PGN or CBV formats.
Maurizio Sampieri has updated his ICCF Congress Website dedicated to all the ICCF Congresses since 1951. He has just added the 2007 ICCF Congress, Benalmadena - Spain You can find a lot of interesting and informative information at this site including photographs from the more recent Congresses.
The 1st Webserver USCCC Championship Final has been completed. Click on:
cross-table to view the final standings. TD: IA, Ralph P. Marconi
Joseph Deidun, Sr. has won the 2005 (W-05) Senior Open Championship. Click on:
cross-table to view the final standings. Congratulations, Joe!
2 March 2008
Vanessa Glover wins L1 play-off match against Madge Smith 4-0, to become 2007 Canadian Women CC Champion, and the first woman Canadian CC Champion in Canadian cc history! Congratulations, Vanessa!
New cross-tables added: L2 ; O-08 ; OE-08
29 February 2008
* 2008 Canadian East vs. West Provincial
Team Championship! *
The CCCA has decided to resurrect this event which was part of the CCCA's tournament schedule many years ago. A team from the eastern provinces:
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, New foundland plus Québec will play against a team from the western provinces: British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, plus Ontario.
Participation on the two teams is open to all, with seeding order according to rating. Each board will play two games. There is no entry fee. This will be an ICCF server hosted event, but we will try to accommodate those who wish to play by post or email too, if possible. Foreign players are welcome to join as well. Foreign entries will be split amongst the teams to be as competitive as possible. The deadline for entries is May 15, with a start date June 1 or thereabouts. Joe Deidun, Jr. will act as team captain for the West team, while Ralph P. Marconi will act as team captain for the East team. If you are interested in playing in this event then send your entries to either Joe or Ralph.
24 February 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
20 February 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
16 February 2008
*** CANADA LEADS PATT V! ***
The PATT (Pacific/Area Team Tournament) is the official team event in the NAPZ.
PATT V started on 15 September 2006 and is nearing completion. The defending Champion, Canada, has recently taken over the lead with 38 points with 6 games remaining. The combined team of Australia/New Zealand has fallen back to second place with 37 points with 4 games remaining, after having lead most of the way. And the USA is in 3rd place with 35.5 points with 4 games remaining. Canada needs only 3.5 points out of 6 to clinch first place and we are in a very good position to do so!
--- Ralph P. Marconi, Canada Team Captain
12 February 2008
Tournament added: CCCA-60
91 games from the Bernard Freedman Memorial and all 105 games from the CCCA-60 event can now be downloaded from the Game Downloads page in PGN or CBV formats.
10 February 2008
Team Friendly Match: Joe Deidun, Jr. is organizing a match against the
Czech Republic. The start date will be 1 April. The match will mainly be played on the ICCF server, but there will be some postal boards. Anyone not on the permanent list should send Joe a note if they wish to participate in this match.
CCCA Rating list updated
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-2 cross-table New results in red
The following cross-tables have been updated:
KE-63 ; K-63 ; AE-721 ; KE-64 ; AE-621 ; L1-P ; OE-05 ; OE-07 ; O-03 ; O-05 ; O-06
W-06 ; W-07
The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs England
Canada vs Romania
Canada vs. Spain
Canada vs Germany (BDF)
Canada vs Germany (DESC)
Canada vs. Latvia
Canada vs. Australia
Canada vs. Finland
Tournaments added:
Bernard Freedman Memorial
;
E-081A
Updated the CCCA Games Download ; Team Friendly Index ; CCCA Tournament Archive pages.
9 February 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
28 January 2008
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
20 January 2008
Robert J. Fischer (1943-2008)
On Friday, 18 January, former World Chess champion Robert J. Fischer died of kidney failure in his adoptive country of Iceland. He was 64. Some have observerd the strange coincidence that a chess baord has 64 squares. He defeated GM Boris Spassky in 1972 to become the first American World Champion in more than 100 years. He remained world Champion for only 3 years, refusing to play GM Anatoly Karpov under the existing match rules. In 1992 he played a rematch with Boris Spassky
in the fomer Yugoslavia. Off the board in his later years he held some very controversial views, but he will always be remembered for his brilliant style of play and one of the greatest chess players of all time.
15 January 2008
Ivar (Ole) Dranieks Passes Away
In December (2007) I was informed that long time member, Ivar ( Ole ) Dravnieks had passed
away. Ole was a CCCA Life member and shared the 1955 Canadian
Championship ( K11 ) with A. Lidacis. Regretably I have no further
information to give you. I am sure he had many chess friends in CCCA
and he will be missed and remembered. --- Manny Migicovsky
7 January 2008
ICCF Tournament entry fees increased: The entry fees for the Master, Higher, Open class and Thematic ICCF tournaments have been increased. See ICCF/NAPZ Tournament Calendar & Fees Page for the new fees.
5 January 2008
***Chess Books for Sale***
Manny Migicovsky is selling chess books. If you are interested in purchasing some, then click on: Chess Book List for details on how to order, etc.
30 December 2007
*** 1st ICCF Veterans Cup! ***
The Czech CCA has announced that they will be organizing the 1st ICCF Veterans Cup, a new ICCF event approved by the 2007 ICCF Congress, for those players 60 and over. For details on the event and how to enter click on: Veterans World Cup 2008 PDF . Please note that entry to this event is through the National Federations. So entry fees should be sent to me. --- Ralph P. Marconi, CCCA International Events Secretary
Additional information from Manny Migicovsky below:
......Briefly the details are that you must be 60 years or over
by April 11th. It will be played on the ICCF web server and each
section will be 11-13 players. There will probably be more than one
round depending on number of entries. The playing fee is 20 Swiss
Francs but for you the price is $20.00 Canadian dollars. You must send
in your entry with payment to Ralph Marconi (check or money made out to CCCA, RPM)or to me but preferably
to Ralph unless you are combining this entry with other CCCA
business. Deadline for entry is February 28 to the TD so make sure
you send it to Ralph or me by February 14th or you may not be in time
to play. If you wish to pay via a credit card then advise me and I
will send you an invoice from PayPal. In that case the playing fee
will be $22.00 not $20.00 to cover the PayPal fees.
----, Manny Migicovsky, CCCA President
Games from the Paul Spinath Memorial available for downloading from the Games Download Page
29 December 2007
GM Alexander Ugge clinches 2nd place in 21st World CC Final and qualifies to play in another World CC Final! See cross-table for the latest results.
CCCA Rating List updated
cross-tables added: KE-64 (2008 Canadian CC Championship); Paul Spinath Memorial
The following cross-tables have been updated:
KE-63 ; K-63 ; AE-721 ; KE-62 ; W-05 ; ME-06
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament (Canada-2) Cross-table
The following Team Friendly cross-tables updated:
Canada vs England
Canada vs Romania
Canada vs. Spain
Canada vs Germany (BDF)
Canada vs Germany (DESC)
Canada vs. Latvia
Canada vs. Australia
Canada vs. Finland
23 December 2007
The CCCA Executive Wishes to extend to all members
HAPPY HOLIDAYS & and HAPPY, Healthy New Year 2008!
Updated 9th Pan/Am Team Tournament Canada-1 cross table New results in red
100s of games in pgn and cbv format for download. 
