The 2011-12 BCCA William Mason Championship was the last to be played under Postal rules. All 55 games are now available via the download PAGE
There are some fantastic games here! Many of the competitors seemed to be in a determined mood as short games are few & far between. Even though there were more draws than usual, the games were fully fought out. So I recommend strongly these games are added to your database.
Now available for download are all the BCCA webserver Medal tournament games from 2011, all the Postal Gold medal tournament games, 90% of the Postal Silver Medal tournament games and about 50% of the Postal Bronze Medal games. All the webserver games are also available from the ICCF webserver but the Postal games won’t be found anywhere else! Enjoy. Click HERE to go to the download page.
The 2012 BCCA Postal Gold medal tournament has been won by Les Ellis with a superb score of 10/12 – congratulations to Les! He also collects 10 BCCA Master points. The 2nd place is still to be decided. The full crosstable can be seen HERE
The 2012 Webserver Gold Medal Tournament has now finished after some seven months of play. The finished crosstable and tournament download in pgn format is available via this link
This was one of the most closely fought tournaments I have ever seen! Only 2.5 points separated the whole field and there was a 4-way tie on 5 points at the top. Congratulations to David Coyne who is the winner on S-B Tie-break. David will received an engraved Gold Medal in due course & also collects 10 points towards the BCCA Master Title. Equal 2nd were Ian Mason & Mark Eldridge who therefore collect 2 points each. Honourable mention must be made of Toni Halliwell who, despite finishing on the same points as the winner, finished 4th on tie-break & has no prize! Sorry Toni.
I hope you all enjoyed the tournament & will consider playing again next season. A big thank you to Peter Hulse for acting as Tournament Director.
The latest issue of the BCCA magazine “Correspondence Chess” is being posted out to members and subscribers over the next few days. The highlight of the issue is a superb article from Panu Laine on the CC World Champion, Lehikoinen from Finland. There are also articles from Richard Dixon, Stan Cranmer and Neil Limbert together with “Find the Continuation” by Ian Watson and “Endgames” from Hamilton McMillan.
BCCA Results & Match updates are also included. Additional issues are available for sale at £3.00 each (UK) or £4.00 overseas; contact the Editor Neil Limbert via this website.
From a BCCA members perspective, the most important aspect is the enclosed Membership Renewal Form. Please renew as soon as possible & return your forms to Membership Secretary Stan Grayland”
Best Wishes
Neil
From June 1st, members can begin to renew their membership for next season and start to book their tournaments.
Your membership renewal form will be sent out with the latest magazine in the next 2 or 3 weeks but, for the first time, members now have the option to renew online, select their tournaments for next season, and pay online.
Go to Membership Renewal and complete all required details on completion you will be taken to the payment page where you can add your tournament selections and complete your purchase – couldn’t be easier.
Some things to note for next season:-
* The BCCA Championship now entirely webserver! There was a large increase in entries last season because of this coming change so the tournament this season promises to be even better – don’t miss out!
* Some BCCA tournaments cannot be switched to webserver because of their unique nature – the Endgame Tournament and the Gambit & Counter-Gambit tournaments. However, for the first time, you can now enter these & select an E-mail only section! This is fantastic news for players giving you the opportunity to play in these special tournaments without having to play by expensive post. So, if you haven’t tried these before, give them a go!
* Do you realise you can play in the BCCA Handicap tournament & ask for E-mail only pairings? Yes, you can! You can wait for the Renewal form to specify or you can use the link to e-mail the Handicap Controller on the Payment Page.
* You can also order your BCCA Stationery online as a separate transaction unfortunately for technical reasons it cannot be combined with your renewal payment. BCCA Stationary Order .
* Would you like to play for BCCA in Team Matches? It’s free! And you can select E-mail or Webserver only options if you wish. All on the Membership Renewal page.
If you have any questions, use the “Contact Us” facility.
Please see the BCCL Teams Page for the latest information. Now is the time to consider joining if you enjoy team competitions and would like to take part in this prestigious event. Click HERE for more information
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All games have now been finished in the John Allain Memorial All-Play-All Grand Final.
Congratulations to Tony Cannon who wins the Wolfers Medal! Edmund Foulds finished 2nd & wins £15.
I would like to thank you all for taking part – this very strong Final was an excellent tribute to the late John Allain.
Neil Limbert
Tournament Director