BCCA has drawn an entertaining postal match with Social CCA 7 points apiece. The full crosstable and games can be seen here

The match took 16 months to complete. I would like to thank all the players for taking part!

BCCA have won a very close webserver match against our friends in the Social CCA. The final score was 17-13 in our favour. A big thank you to all of our players who took part in this match! The final crosstable and all the games can be viewed here

BCCA will be organising two internal BCCA tournaments (one for players rated 2000 and over; one for players rated under 2000) in memory of John Rogers. These tournaments will start next month with pairings based on the Italian Silli system. Each player will play 8 games.

It is a long time since some members completed their BCCA Renewal form or Application form so you may have forgotten whether you have entered or not!

If your name is on this list & you still wish to play then you do not need to take any action as you will automatically be included.

If your name is on this list but you no longer wish to play, please let Neil Limbert know within the next 7 days.

If your name is not on this list but you do wish to play, it is not too late! Please contact Neil Limbert within 7 days.

Below is the list.

Dr. Mark Wilson is the latest recipient of the BCCA Candidate Master Title after accumulating the necessary 20 CM points. Congratulations to Mark! The points were scored in Trios (Class 1 and 2), BCCA Reserves & BCCA Candidates.

The full list of BCCA Title holders can be seen here

The list of Title Points awarded for players who have not yet accumulated 20 points can be seen here

Paul Terry is the latest BCCA member to be awarded the BCCA Candidate Master Title after accumulating the necessary 20 Candidate Master points – well played Paul!

Paul accumulated his points entirely through postal tournaments (Handicap & Medal tournaments).

The full list of BCCA Title holders can be found here

The full list of Title points awarded for players who have not yet earned the Title can be found here

The first three places in the 2018-19 BCCA Handicap tournament are as follows:-

1st: Peter Phillips       (awarded 6 BCCA Candidate Master points)

2nd: Sylvie Roynet    (awarded 4 BCCA Candidate Master points)

3rd: Paul Terry    (awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master points)

A big thank you to Phill Beckett for taking over control of this tournament halfway through the season.

For the 2nd season in succession, Praveen Rallabandi is the BCCA Champion! He won a very close fought BCCA Championship Final – for the crosstable & games see here

The prizes & awards are as follows:
£200 & 12 BCCA Master points – Praveen Rallabandi (he has now passed the 20 point barrier & is awarded the BCCA Master Title)
£100 to Ian Pheby (already a BCCA Master)
£50 & 4 BCCA Master points to Angus James

The prize-winners for the Candidates & Reserves are as follows:-

If you haven’t already entered, please consider entering for next season. This is our premier tournament & excellent prizes are available!

Les Ellis has won the 2018-9 BCCA Postal Championship with a score of 7.5/10. Congratulations to Les! The margin over 2nd-placed player ( Keith McLaughlin) was very narrow – Keith scored the same points but was beaten on S-B tie-break. The crosstable & games can be seen here

Entries are still being taken for the 2019-20 Championship, if you wish to enter.

We are assembling BCCA teams to enter the next season of the ICCF Champions League. So, if you are rated around 2250 or over, you can be considered for one of the teams.

BCCA will pay all entry fees so this is an excellent way to get value for your membership.

The ICCF announcement is here: https://www.iccf.com/message?message=1256  so you can probably expect to play 12 games.

Champions League play is usually quite tough. Players will be organised into teams of 4 players and most players will play in Level C. Last time around, the strength of play in Level C ranged from Category 3 on top board to Minor Categories on lower boards.

So, if you fit the rating criteria, do you wish to be considered to play? Because teams consist of 4 players, I cannot guarantee anyone a place at this time. If I get an odd number of players then some people may miss out. But most will get to play. BCCA entered 6 teams (24 players) last season.

Obviously, all players must maintain their BCCA membership for the duration of the tournament.

If you wish to play, please let me know within the next 10 days. Thank you.

Regards,
Neil Limbert
BCCA

The latest issue of the BCCA magazine (CC203) has now been posted out to all members. You should receive your copy through the post in the next few days.

As well as including your Membership Renewal form, it contains annotated games from BCCA members and two grandmasters!