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THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE CHESS FEDERATION

Qualifications Commissioner: Mariusz Wojnar

Email: [email protected]

Report of the Qualifications CommissionerTo the ICCF Congress 2015

Cardiff, WalesWarsaw, Poland2015-07-12

Contents

Section Page No.

1. Introduction 2

2. Tournament Medals and Certificates 4

3. Grandmaster (GM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress 5

4. Senior International Master (SIM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress 5

5. International Master (IM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress 6

6. Lady Grandmaster (LGM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress 7

7. Lady International Master (LIM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress 7

8. International Title Tournaments initiated from 2014-10-01 to 2015-07-12 8

9. Grandmaster Norms per Player (for GM Title holders only-minimum 5 GM Norms) 11

Appendix 1 Tournament Rules - input 14

Appendix 2 ICCF 2015-019: Revised Norm Calculations 15

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1. Introduction

Welcome to my second report as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner.

At the beginning I would like to reflect to the past.

ICCF Titles & ICCF Qualifications CommissionersIn its early days, ICCF created two international titles and then later introduced further titles. It awards the international grandmaster (GM) and international master (IM) titles from 1953, international arbiter (IA) titles from 1966, lady international master (LIM) titles from 1975, lady grandmaster (LGM) titles from 1990, and senior international masters (SIM) from 1998. More details can be found in the webbook "Celebrating 60 years of the ICCF" at page "ICCF Titleholders".

It might be interesting to know previous ICCF Qualifications Commissioners.Chairmen of the Qualifications Commission were: until 1983 - Horst Rittner (GER) and until 1996 - A. A. (Nol) van 't Riet (NED).In 1996 functions of the Qualifications Commission had been reallocated (tournament rules, tournaments, awards of titles) and Qualifications Commissioner (awards of titles) should be able to do the job alone.

From To QC Name Fed1996 2003 George Pyrich SCO2003 2008 Eric Ruch FRA2008 2009 Ron Langeveld NED2009 2013 Neil Limbert ENG2013 Mariusz Wojnar POL

One of my most important duties is to propose improvement of rules and regulations. With this report let me submit few proposals.

Tournament Rules revision - input mostly editorial natureLas year in my report to the congress I presented my findings after extensive revision of basic document for QC, which is Tournament Rules. It was agreed by delegates that my input will be considerred by current congress meeting. In attached document (Appendix 1) I proposed specific wording in order to deconflict internal inconsistencies in few paragraphs. I included also procedure for the award of titles.

The QC asks Congress to accept proposed input.

Tournament Rules - project for Revised Norm Calculations In 2014 I attempted to reproduce the norm table, but found that although I could reproduce most of the values in the table, there appeared to be several errors. This was highlighted in my report to congress last year. Congress agreed that a corrected version of the norm table would apply to title tournaments starting from 1.1.2015 following verification.Unfortunately further problems were subsequently discovered with the methodology. As the original calculations were not documented, it became clear that to reproduce the tables and correct any errors would be an impossible task.The Executive Board, therefore, decided to continue with the previous norm calculations from 1.1.2015 rather than confuse the issue any further.These problems were reason that ICCF Services Director Austin Lockwood and me were looking for solution. Researching the issue we exchanged hundreds e-mails, made numerous simulations and consultations. The result of that is proposal submitted by both of us under ICCF 2015-019: Revised Norm Calculations. See details in Appendix 2.

Proposal covers two phases: Phase One, Method Development and Documentation (August 2015 to Spring 2016)

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o Appendix II of the ICCF tournament rules will be rewritten, based on solid statistical principles and in consultation with a professional statistician. This document will be presented to ICCF Congress in 2016 for ratification.

Phase Two, Implementation (Summer 2016 to 31.12.2016)o If the proposed revisions to the ICCF title regulations are accepted by Congress in 2016, the

ICCF webserver will be updated, and the new regulations will apply to tournaments starting from 1.1.2017 onwards.

The lack of computational power is no longer an issue, all ICCF tournaments (including postal events) are now managed on the ICCF server; this means that complex calculations can be performed reliably, consistently and without error.ICCF can now adopt a far more sophisticated system for measuring tournament performance based on solid statistical principles, therefore making the award of title norms fully commensurate with performance in title tournaments.We are very grateful to Nol van 't Riet, one of the fathers of the current ICCF rating and title systems, for his support and his patience in explaining the background to the current system, and also for his positive comments on this proposal.

The QC asks Congress to accept project for Revised Norm Calculations.

Arbiters Manual - major revision

I was working on revision of Arbiters Manual as a member of group under guidance of ACO chairman, Dennis Doren. He made amazing work in a short time. It's very large revision, in fact a complete re-write of the Arbiters Manual. Changes in related rules are required. It is high of importance since it has an influence on awarded IA titles in the future.Below I quote some changes related to IA title:

Change in the mentor program. New rule that TDs are not allowed to play in tournaments they direct, and backup TDs are not

allowed to play in tournaments they might direct except for national events, friendly matches, and unrated events.

New requirement that every TD pass a test to demonstrate familiarity with the new manual(s), this test to be administered on the server at the convenience of the TD.

Change in the quantitative requirements for obtaining the IA Title if through directing server-based games. Although all postal-based requirements will stay the same (1000 games over a minimum 4 years), the server-based quantitative requirements will become 2000 games over a minimum of 2 years. The qualitative requirements will not change.

The list of ICCF qualifying tournaments for IA-related experience has been expanded, now including Chess 960 events and some previously omitted zonal events, including to be counted retroactively to determine qualification for the IA Title.

The QC asks Congress to accept revised Arbiters Manual, now called TD's Manual.

In my normal day-to-day role as QC 132 title tournaments have been initiated since 2014-10-01 (see list below).

Since the 2014 Congress, I have checked, verified and awarded 63 new titles to players (GM, SIM, IM, LGM. LIM) - see list below. No special applications this year.Federations submitted two applications for IA title, however they were rejected because of negative recomendation from ACO - candidates didn't met criteria for the title in either case.

2. Tournament Medals and Certificates

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At the ICCF Congress 2015, the following tournament medals and certificates will be presented:-

World Champions Engraved Plates to:-

26th World Champion – Langeveld, Ron A. H. (NED)

Olympiad 16 Final (postal)

Bronze France1 Lecroq, Michel FRA2 Serradimigni, Robert FRA3 Ménétrier, Manuel FRA4 Ruch, Eric FRA

TC Serradimigni, Robert FRA

Gold and silver medals were presented at the ICCF Congress 2014.

12th North American Pacific Zone Championship

Gold Holroyd, Kenneth USASilver Miettinen, Kristo S. USABronze Biedermann, Thomas USA

15th World Cup Final

Gold Šivic, Dr. Klemen SLOSilver Magalhães, Leonardo Guedes de BRABronze Punzón Moraleda, Jesús ESP

2nd Junior World Cup Final

Gold Tiemann, Christoph GERSilver Hintze, Emanuel GER

Bronze Polyakov, Daniil Dmitrievich RUS

1st Chess 960 World Cup (ICCF Diamond Jubilee)

Gold Stanach, Fabian POLSilver Židů, Jan CZE

Bronze Dźwikowski, Adam POL

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Champions League 5

Silver The Underdogs II GER1 Moll, Reinhard GER2 Rook, Detlef GER3 Janzen, Norbert GER4 Piecusch, Ralf GER

TC Rook, Detlef GER

Bronze Zugzwang Bocholt 2 GER1 Neß, Heiko GER2 Sikorsky, Horst GER3 Raupach, Prof. Dr. Frank GER4 Hirr, Rudi GER

TC Brodda, Wolfgang GER

Gold medals were presented at the ICCF Congress 2014.

3. Grandmaster (GM) Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress

Applications under Rule 10.4 (c) - Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

CZE 139151 Stalmach, Kamil* GMLAT 910196 Avotinš, Maigonis GM

*Referred from 2014 - to be presented in 2015 in Cardiff!

4. SIM Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress

Applications under Rule 10.5 (a) - Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

ARG 180329 Mary, Patrick SIMBRA 70247 Maia, José Eduardo Bastos de Oliveira SIMBUL 50255 Vinchev, Simeon SIMFRA 181023 Pichelin, Xavier SIMGER 84833 Bock, Dr. Steffen SIMGER 85783 Müller, Ralf SIMISL 300204 Jónsson, Dađi Örn SIMLAT 910286 Istlajevs, Vladimirs SIMNCA 630073 González Pereira, Fabricio Orlando SIMRUS 141662 Fetisov, Aleksey Anatolievich SIMRUS 140416 Lednev, Valery Alekseevich SIMSVK 950263 Csjernyik, Ján SIMUSA 84497 Belka, Wieland SIMUSA 514859 Holroyd, Kenneth SIM

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5. IM Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress

Applications under Rule 10.6 (d) - Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

AUS 30529 Dunlop, Gordon IMBLR 750235 Malashenkov, Alexei IMBRA 70640 Dutra, Alfredo IMBUL 50286 Tashkov, Rumen IMBUL 50558 Vasilev, Vasil IMCZE 131167 Kouba, Petr IMFRA 181075 Girard, Eric IMFRA 181023 Pichelin, Xavier IMGER 88473 Brömme, Steffen IMGER 89913 Daus, Peter IMGER 85838 Gebur, Thomas IMGER 84891 Hacker, Christian IMGER 85969 Neubauer, Dr. Ralf IMGER 82320 Sikorsky, Reinhard IMISL 300159 Ísólfsson, Eggert IMITA 241356 Delizia, Costantino IMITA 241274 Laghetti, Gaetano IMLAT 910321 Klimakovs, Sergejs IMLTU 920401 Korabliov, Aleksandr IMNED 371172 Burg, Twan IMNED 371088 Oudheusden, Willem Adrianus IMPOR 390342 Grego, Luís José Gonzaga IMROU 440319 Enescu, Constantin IMROU 440685 Pantazi, Adrian IMROU 440269 Pepene, Gheorghe IMRUS 141636 Abramov, Sergey Pavlovich IMRUS 142089 Beilin, Sergey Mikhailovich IMRUS 141470 Filipchenko, Vladimir Mikhailovich IMRUS 141528 Glukhovtsev, Sergey Olegovich IMRUS 141799 Ibragimov, Viktor Aroslanovich IMRUS 940350 Perevertkina, Irina Vladimirovna IMRUS 470175 Sukhareva, Olga Mikhailovna IMSLO 480273 Babič, Darko IMSLO 480249 Kosič, Branko IMSVK 950318 Poljak, Dušan IMTUR 490167 Esen, Nejdet IMUKR 940760 Bozyavkin, Anatoly IMUSA 514323 Kain, Tony IMUSA 514277 Williams, Thomas IMWLS 451416 Johansson, Thomas** IM

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**See explanation belowWLS 451416 Johansson, Thomas IM

Thomas Johansson has achieved 2 IM Norms as follows:-

2010-10-19 Champions League 2010 C Group 2 (Category 1) with 10 out of 12. 2013-12-06 Champions League 2012 B2 (Category 9) with 7 out of 12.

He is therefore fully qualified for the IM Title.

Sweden has an active CC federation, but player was not a member of NF (SWE at that time) and as a result there was no application from ND. Therefore special application was submitted by me last year. Congress 2014 rejected that application.

Player formally became member of the Welsh Corrrespondance Federation in 2015. Then Welsh Federation submitted an aplication for this player again. Application was refered by me to the Congress aproval. It was appealed by Welsh Federation. Appeals Committee (Other ICCF Rules) decided that this application is a "normal application" and the title was immediately awarded.

6. LGM Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress

Applications under Rule 10.7 (a)- Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

RUS 141811 Lisitcina, Maria Aleksandrovna LGM

Applications under Rule 10.7 (c)- Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

GER 85938 Bolz, Barbara LGMRUS 142034 Dmitrieva, Galina Vladimirovna LGMSLO 480141 Horvat, Anica LGM

7. LIM Titles awarded since the 2014 Congress

Applications under Rule 10.8 (c) - Medals/Certificates to be presented to:-

CZE 130499 Babulová, Mariola LIMGER 85160 Schludecker, Elke LIMROU 440554 Mihai, Laura Cristina LIMRUS 142143 Tryufilkina, Elena Aleksandrovna LIMUKR 940900 Moyseenko, Tetiana LIM

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8.International Title Tournaments initiated from 2014-10-01 to 2015-07-12

List includes all tournaments (132 in total) initiated from 2014-10-01 to 2015-07-12 and sorted by start date.Few substitutions or replacements happened in started title tournaments, but there were no changes in categories for events presented in previous report 2014 and initiated from 2013-06-05 to 2014-09-30.

Cat L cat Tournament Start Date No. of

GamesAve. ELO GM SIM IM LGM ILM

5 WS/MN/119 2014-10-20 12 2356 9 8

9 WS/GMN/044 2014-10-27 12 2468 8,5 7,5 6

4 EU/C2014/sf-19 2014-11-15 12 2336 9,5 8

5 4th Webchess Open Tournament - Final 2014-11-20 16 2357 12 10,5

3 L15 10. Ladies World Championship Final 2014-11-20 10 2321 7 5 3

0 L08 Ladies World Championship 11 section 1 2014-11-20 14 2126 10,5 7,5

0 L08 Ladies World Championship 11 section 2 2014-11-20 14 2126 10,5 7,5

6 Gedimins Salmins Memorial (LAT) 2014-12-01 14 2391 10 8,5

4 L16 Australia 85th Anniversary CCLA (AUS) 2014-12-01 12 2342 9,5 8 6 3,5

4 WS/MN/120 2014-12-01 12 2327 9,5 8

7 Belarus-Blue Lakes-3 (BLR) 2014-12-15 14 2403 11 9,5 8

5 L17 Charles Rich Memorial (ENG) 2014-12-20 14 2352 10,5 9 6 3,5

3 RCCA 20 Years Open, sf01 (RUS) 2014-12-20 10 2301 7






3 L15 RCCA 20 Years Open, sf07 (RUS) 2014-12-20 10 2301 7 5 3







10 WS/GMN/045 2014-12-31 12 2480 8 7 6

4 WS/MN/121 2014-12-31 12 2330 9,5 8

6 Final - 4th ICCF Veterans World Cup 2015-01-15 14 2398 10 8,5

2 L14 13th Africa Asia Zonal Championship Final 2015-01-16 14 2289 10,5 7,5 5

12 Krystyna Radzikowska Memorial (POL) 2015-02-05 10 2530 6

3 WS/MN/122 2015-02-06 12 2311 8,5

4 WS/MN/123 2015-02-07 12 2327 9,5 8

10 WS/GMN/046 2015-02-23 12 2478 8 7 6

14 Marian Vinchev Memorial 2 (BUL) 2015-02-28 10 2577 5,5 4,5 3,5

9 2nd Coppa Latina World board 1 2015-03-01 14 2467 10 8,5 7

6 2nd Coppa Latina World board 2 2015-03-01 14 2400 10 8,5

5 2nd Coppa Latina World board 3 2015-03-01 14 2366 10,5 9

3 2nd Coppa Latina World board 4 2015-03-01 14 2324 10

1 2nd Coppa Latina World board 5 2015-03-01 14 2275 11

0 2nd Coppa Latina World board 6 2015-03-01 14 2233

1 Hessel Visser Memorial/A (NED) 2015-03-02 12 2264 9,5

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0 Hessel Vissel Memorial/C (NED) 2015-03-02 12 1925

0 L06 Hessel Visser Memorial/B (NED) 2015-03-02 12 2092 7,5

9 EU/C2015/ct01 2015-03-15 14 2467 10 8,5 7

9 EU/C2015/ct02 2015-03-15 14 2467 10 8,5 7

9 EU/C2015/ct03 2015-03-15 14 2467 10 8,5 7

9 EU/C2015/ct04 2015-03-15 14 2467 10 8,5 7

9 EU/C2015/ct05 2015-03-15 14 2467 10 8,5 7

3 WCCC39PR01 2015-03-20 12 2322 8,5

3 WCCC39PR02 2015-03-20 12 2322 8,5

3 WCCC39PR03 2015-03-20 12 2322 8,5

3 WCCC39PR04 2015-03-20 12 2321 8,5

3 WCCC39PR05 2015-03-20 12 2323 8,5

3 WCCC39PR06 2015-03-20 12 2324 8,5

3 WCCC39PR07 2015-03-20 12 2324 8,5

3 WCCC39PR08 2015-03-20 12 2324 8,5

3 WCCC39PR09 2015-03-20 12 2323 8,5

3 WCCC39PR10 2015-03-20 12 2324 8,5

3 WCCC39PR11 2015-03-20 12 2323 8,5

3 WCCC39PR12 2015-03-20 12 2324 8,5

13 2015 USA Invitational - Section A (USA) 2015-03-31 10 2569 8 7 5

9 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 1 2015-03-31 10 2460 7 6 5

7 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 2 2015-03-31 10 2406 8 7 6

6 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 3 2015-03-31 10 2381 7 6

5 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 4 2015-03-31 10 2353 7,5 6,5

4 L16 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 5 2015-03-31 10 2328 8 7 5 3

3 L15 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 6 2015-03-31 10 2305 7 5 3

1 L13 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 7 2015-03-31 10 2264 8 6 4

1 8th Interzonal Team Tournament board 8 2015-03-31 10 2254 8

4 WS/MN/124 2015-04-01 12 2329 9,5 8

12 Champions League 2017 board 1 2015-04-15 14 2536 8,5 7 6

10 Champions League 2017 board 2 2015-04-15 14 2493 9,5 8 7

9 Champions League 2017 board 3 2015-04-15 14 2460 10 8,5 7

7 Champions League 2017 board 4 2015-04-15 14 2424 11 9,5 8 5 3

8 Challenger League 2017 Gr1 board 1 2015-04-15 12 2435 9 8 6,5

6 Challenger League 2017 Gr1 board 2 2015-04-15 12 2397 8,5 7,5

5 Challenger League 2017 Gr1 board 3 2015-04-15 12 2363 9 8

3 L15 Challenger League 2017 Gr1 board 4 2015-04-15 12 2315 0 0 9 6,5 4


7 Challenger League 2017 Gr2 board 2 2015-04-15 12 2414 9,5 8 7

4 L16 Challenger League 2017 Gr2 board 3 2015-04-15 12 2344 9,5 8 6 3,5

2 L14 Challenger League 2017 Gr2 board 4 2015-04-15 12 2281 9 6,5 4




3 Challenger League 2017 Gr3 board 4 2015-04-15 12 2314 8,5

7 Challenger League 2017 Gr4 board 1 2015-04-15 12 2420 9,5 8 7


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4 Challenger League 2017 Gr4 board 4 2015-04-15 12 2327 9,5 8

10 Silviu Nenciulescu Memorial A (ROU) 2015-04-20 14 2479 9,5 8 7

5 Silviu Nenciulescu Memorial B (ROU) 2015-04-20 14 2366 10,5 9

4 WS/MN/125 2015-04-28 12 2329 9,5 8

3 2015 5th NAPZ Championship 2015-04-30 12 2324 8,5

13 Jubilee 30 Years Swiss CC Section A (SUI) 2015-05-01 14 2554 8 7 5

10 Jubilee 30 Years Swiss CC Section B (SUI) 2015-05-01 14 2482 9,5 8 7

6 Jubilee 30 Years Swiss CC Section C (SUI) 2015-05-01 14 2388 10 8,5

3 ICCF Veterans World Cup 6 - Semifinale Group 01 2015-06-05 14 2303 10

3 L15 ICCF Veterans World Cup 6 - Semifinale Group 02 2015-06-05 14 2303 10 7 4,5







13 World Championship 29 Final 2015-06-20 16 2567 9,5

8 WCCC39SF01 2015-06-20 10 2433 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF02 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF03 2015-06-20 10 2440 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF04 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF05 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF06 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF07 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF08 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF09 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF10 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

8 WCCC39SF11 2015-06-20 10 2439 7,5 6,5 5,5

12 Germany Grandmasters 04-A (GER) 2015-06-25 10 2527 6 5 4

12 Germany Grandmasters 04-B (GER) 2015-06-25 10 2536 6 5 4

11 Germany Advanced Masters 01 (GER) 2015-06-25 11 2502 7 6 5

7 Germany Masters 04 (GER) 2015-06-25 12 2405 9,5 8 7

4 Germany Candidate Master 02-A (GER) 2015-06-25 11 2333 8,5 7,5

4 Germany Candidate Master 02-B (GER) 2015-06-25 11 2330 8,5 7,5

4 Germany Candidate Master 02-C (GER) 2015-06-25 11 2333 8,5 7,5

3 L15 BdF Diamant 6 (GER) 2015-06-25 12 2304 8,5 6 4

0 L09 BdF Smaragd 6 (GER) 2015-06-25 12 2162 8,5 6

9 WS/GMN/047 2015-06-27 12 2467 8,5 7,5 6

4 WS/MN/126 2015-06-27 12 2330 9,5 8

10 Australian Masters 2015 (AUS) 2015-06-30 10 2484 7 6 5

8 ICCF Diamond Jubilee World Cup 18 final 2015-06-30 16 2430 12 10,5 8,5

4 L16 Australian Candidate Masters 2015 (AUS) 2015-06-30 10 2328 8 7 5 3

3 WS/MN/127 2015-06-30 12 2322 8,5

3 WS/MN/128 2015-07-22 12 2318 8,5

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9. Grandmaster Norms per Player (Column 4 is Number of GM Norms)

An All Time GM Norm list is maintained on the ICCF webserver and can be found under “About ICCF” – “ICCF Titles” – “All Time GM Norm List”. Once GM title is confirmed this list is automaticaly updated and all GM norms are registered automaticaly also. Of course, all GM norms can also be found under the Player Details of every individual player.

Last year all remaining old title tournaments from Gerhard's Eloquery base were uploded by Martin to the server. For the moment there is huge amount (about 2 000) of titled events to be verified. Background for that is archival ICCF documentation (congress minutes, QC reports, previous tournament rules, etc) which have been mostly gathered by me. I tried to review all events and norms case by case manually, but then I faced problems to assign norms and titles to past years and previous rating lists. Therefore I ask to find solution soon.I can present now how looks like the current all-time GM Norm list for few top players only. There is one change in comparison to my previous report - currently we have at the top 4 players who gained 13 GM norms.

ICCF ID Name Fed Norms GM Year Date Tournament

370241 Oosterom, Joop J. van NED 13 1992 1994-06-30 NBC 25 Years

1996-12-31 NSPF 50 years

1997-12-31 11. Olympiad Final

1999-12-31 Korning Memorial

1999-12-31 World Championship 15 Final

2001-12-31 Millennium Email Chess Tournament

2003-06-30 ICCF 50 years - Jubilee Elite GM-Tourn.

2004-12-31 ICCF Olympiad 15 Preliminaries - Section 01


2006-11-19 H J Mostert Memorial Team Match


2007-05-16 ICCF Olympiad 15 Final


80754 Soltau, Achim GER 13 1992 1994-06-30 NBC 25 Years

1995-12-31 FAX-Tournament 1994, group A

1998-12-31 World Championship 17 3/4-Final 1

1999-12-31 Pappier Memorial CAPA (A)


2002-12-31 World Championship 20 3/4-Final 3 email

2003-06-30 Africa Asia Challenger - Group A



2005-06-30 Chessfriends Rochade 5171 - 15 Years


2009-02-20 H J Mostert Memorial Team Match

2009-04-16 Hermann-Heemsoth-Memorial

110025 Toro Solís de Ovando, Guillermo F.

CHI 13 1998 1998-12-31 Bartolom? Marcussi Memorial Tournament

2001-12-31 Amici sumus Tournament CAPA/LADAC (A)

2001-12-31 CADAP Championship 12 Final

2002-06-30 Jerzy Krzyszton Memorial

2003-06-30 Africa Asia Challenger - Group A

2003-06-30 "30 Years A.P.A. Magazine Tournament ""A"""

2003-12-31 30. Aniversario del CXEB - Groupo A

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2004-12-31 Torneo XXX Aniversario LIPEAP group A

2005-11-30 Carlos Ros Miro Memorial - World

2005-11-30 Chessfriends Rochade 5171 - 15 Years

2007-10-01 CADAP XVII Zonal Etapa Final

2008-12-08 Simon Webb Memorial

2009-08-20 CADAP XVIII Zonal Etapa Final

84813 Wunderlich, Dr. Hans-Dieter GER 13 2006 2002-12-31 World Championship 24 Semifinal 10

2005-06-30 World Champ. 22 Candidates Tournament 3

2005-11-30 Grand Master Norm postal 3

2007-11-04 ICCF Olympiad 17 Preliminaries - Section 02

2008-04-30 European TC VI, Final

2009-05-27 Alfonsino Lannaioli Memorial

2009-11-12 Ragozin Memorial

2011-04-21 ICCF Olympiad 17 Final


2011-07-06 50 Israeli championship - Jubilee

2013-03-13 RCCA-Diamond

2014-02-12 Witold Bielecki Memorial/ Top players

2015-02-02 WCCC32CT02

80716 Nimtz, Dr. Manfred GER 12 1997 1995-12-31 12. Olympiad section 2

1998-12-31 John C. Cleeve Memorial

1998-12-31 European TC IV, Final

2001-12-31 World Championship 19 3/4-Final 5

2002-06-30 Szachy Chess Cup

2002-12-31 12. Olympiad Final





2008-11-24 Alfonsino Lannaioli Memorial

2010-09-14 European TC VII, Final

279003 Dothan, Yoav ISR 12 2004 2002-06-30 Jänisch Memorial

2002-06-30 European TC VI, semifinal 3

2004-06-30 Fin-Jub 40 post

2005-06-30 10 Years Russian CCA, group B

2006-08-31 Altshuler Memorial


2007-02-06 7th European Team Championship - Semifinal 1

2009-02-13 Luciano Cámara memorial "A"

2009-06-12 Murakhvery Memorial

2009-12-06 AEAC 5 Years - Alhambra

2009-12-30 Ragozin Memorial

2010-12-08 8th European Team Championship - Semifinal 3

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Appendix 1Tournament Rules - input

See separate file with track changes in comparison to current TR2015. Key: insertion - red on yellow, deletion - black (strikethrough) on blue, input for 2017 rules - red on green.

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Appendix 2

ICCF 2015-019: Revised Norm CalculationsAustin Lockwood and Mariusz Wojnar

Revised Norm Calculations

ProposalPhase One, Method Development and Documentation (August 2015 to Spring 2016)Appendix II of the ICCF tournament rules will be rewritten, based on solid statistical principles and in consultation with a professional statistician. This document will be presented to ICCF Congress in 2016 for ratification.Phase Two, Implementation (Summer 2016 to 31.12.2016)If the proposed revisions to the ICCF title regulations are accepted by Congress in 2016, the ICCF webserver will be updated, and the new regulations will apply to tournaments starting from 1.1.2017 onwards.

RationaleHistorical Need for SimplificationThe current system of assigning categories to title tournaments, based on average rating and values looked up in tables was essential in previous years. Without the availability of powerful computing resources, and the need for tournament directors to perform these calculations unassisted and without error, a simplified system to estimated tournament performance, however crudely, was absolutely essential.However the lack of computational power is no longer an issue, all ICCF tournaments (including postal events) are now managed on the ICCF server; this means that complex calculations can be performed reliably, consistently and without error.ICCF can now adopt a far more sophisticated system for measuring tournament performance based on solid statistical principles, therefore making the award of title norms fully commensurate with performance in title tournaments.Problem with Current Norm CalculationsCurrently, title tournaments are assigned a ‘Category’ based on the average rating of all players in the tournament. Tournament Performance, and required scores, is looked up in a table. This means that tournament performance for an individual player is based on the average rating of all players in the tournament, not just the player’s opponents, furthermore, performance is rounded down to a fixed point defined by the categories.This is a rather crude way to estimate tournament performance.(We propose to keep category definitions as a way to describe the average tournament rating, but simply for future marketing purposes, not to determine individual norm requirements.)Errors in Norm TableIn 2014 Mariusz Wojnar attempted to reproduce the norm table, but found that although he could reproduce most of the values in the table, there appeared to be several errors. This was highlighted in the 2014 QC’s report to Congress.Congress agreed that a corrected version of the norm table would apply to title tournaments starting from 1.1.2015 following verification.Unfortunately further problems were subsequently discovered with the methodology. As the original calculations were not documented, it became clear that to reproduce the tables and correct any errors would be an impossible task.The Executive Board, therefore, decided to continue with the previous norm calculations from 1.1.2015 rather than confuse the issue any further.Obscure Nature of Lookup TablesAs well as the lack of documentation for the norm tables, there is also no available formula for reproducing the probability tables which underpin the rating system. This means that our calculations are obscure, and do not have a well-defined methodology.Professor Mark GlickmanMark Glickman is Research Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health, and Senior Statistician at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research. He is also visiting professor at the Harvard University Statistics Department where he has been teaching both introductory and advanced statistics courses for many years. He was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2014.

Other Comments/Considerations

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In order to develop a robust system for measuring tournament performance, it will be necessary to consult a professional statistician. Professor Mark Glickman is a world renowned expert in the field of chess ratings having developed the Glicko and Glicko-2 rating systems that are in widespread use, and is currently Chair of the United States Chess Federation Ratings Committee; Professor Glickman has estimated the following costs:Phase One Costs (2015/16)

Method development: USD$1,200 - $2,000 Write-up of statistical details that would appear in the new Appendix II: USD$800 - $1,200 Correspondence and e-mail with ICCF (e.g., deciding on fundamental assumptions underlying revised title

system): USD$1,200 - $2,000

Total for Phase One: USD$3,200 - $5,200 (approx. EUR€3,017 - €4,902)Phase Two Costs (2016)

Write-up of any technical documentation that would be implemented by a programmer: USD$1,600 - $2,400 Correspondence with a programmer about implementation issues: USD$1,200 - $2,000

Total for Phase Two: USD$1,800 - $4,400 (approx. EUR€1,697 - €4,148)In addition to the cost of consulting the statistical expert, there will be programming and implementation costs for Phase Two, these costs will be estimated following the specification developed in Phase One and presented in the Services Director’s report to Congress in 2016.

Consultation with Nol van 't RietWhilst researching this proposal we were in contact with one of the fathers of the current ICCF rating and title systems, Nol van 't Riet. We are very grateful to Nol for his support and his patience in explaining the background to the current system, and also for his positive comments on this proposal.Nol explained to us that in the early days of the title system, Norm tables were absolutely necessary because powerful computers were not available in the early days, however he believes that a more accurate approach is now essential. In Nol's words:Of course we must follow FIDE. Working with Performance Ratings is not only much better, it’s the best way to do. FIDE needed that way of thinking and approaching when the Swiss tournaments were rising all over the world. And imagine: round robin tournaments are only a particular kind of Swiss tournaments.On the time that we only had round robins and no computers or calculators Elo made it easy for organizers to calculate title norms by giving them a (rough) table.Nowadays we have computers and calculators so we can calculate much more exactly the norms which are required for every single player in any kind of tournament, depending on the strength of his opponents. And now that we can do that, we also should do it!So my advice would be to immediately take over the FIDE title approach. And forget about the table.That’s also the transparent solution which you are looking for!Nol passes on his good wishes to all his ICCF friends at Congress.

Relevent DocumentationICCF Tournament Rules Appendix II will be completely revised.

Voting Summary

A vote of Yes will mean that a robust system for calculating norms in title tournaments will be ratified by the 2016 ICCF Congress, and if accepted, will apply to all title tournaments starting from 1.1.2017.

A vote of No will mean ICCF will continue to use a crude and obscure approximation to measuring tournament performance to assign norms.

A vote of ABSTAIN is not a vote but means the vote holder has no opinion and does not wish to represent the correspondence chess players of his or her federation in this matter.

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