Posts Tagged ‘Correspondence Chess’
July 30, 2016
A lot has changed since the last time I did a post on correspondence chess. Now my level of play generates a constant stream of invitations to very prestigious events. I have accepted most of these invitations in order to further challenge myself and continue to grow in chess. Below is a list of my current correspondence chess events minus a couple of friendly matches.

The 2016 USCF Absolute Correspondence Chess Championship

The 2016 Germany Masters

The North Atlantic Team Tournament VII

13th North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
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April 1, 2016
Team USA will be winning the Latvia – USA Correspondence Chess Match of 2015 and I helped lead the way as our highest board with a perfect result. My advice is simple, “Keep Calm and Take Your Time.”
LAT-USA 2015
|
TD Kracht, Jörg (IA) |
|
Latvia |
White |
Black |
White |
Black |
USA |
Board 1 |
SIM Roze, Andris 2513 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
SIM Holroyd, Kenneth 2510 |
Board 2 |
SIM Avotinš, Maigonis 2458 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
IM Morrow, Wolff 2454 |
Board 3 |
Klimakovs, Sergejs 2435 |
1 |
. |
. |
0 |
SIM Knudsen, John C. 2435 |
Board 4 |
Klimakovs, Sergejs 2435 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
SIM Biedermann, Thomas 2433 |
Board 5 |
IM Auzinš, Maris 2402 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
O’Connell, C. 2400 |
Board 6 |
IM Auzinš, Maris 2402 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Ingersol, Harry 2398 |
Board 7 |
IM Graudinš, Ilmars 2369 |
0E |
0 |
1 |
1E |
Torres, Chris 2352 |
Board 8 |
SIM Kažoks, Aivars 2345 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Brooks, Michael 2346 |
Board 9 |
SIM Kažoks, Aivars 2345 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Gleyzer, Leonid 2321 |
Board 10 |
Mihailovs, Arturs 2292 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
IM Schakel, Corky 2305 |
Board 11 |
Mihailovs, Arturs 2292 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Horwitz, Daniel M. 2297 |
Board 12 |
Bondars, Rolands 2280 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Landes, Eric 2283 |
Board 13 |
Bondars, Rolands 2280 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Biedermann, Kyle 2271 |
Board 14 |
GM Gaujens, Artis 2225 |
½ |
. |
. |
½ |
White, David V. 2260 |
Board 15 |
GM Gaujens, Artis 2225 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Fortune, Dr. Jonathan Ray 2233 |
Board 16 |
Korzans, Vilmars 2214 |
½ |
0E |
1E |
½ |
Palmateer, Carl 2227 |
Board 17 |
Korzans, Vilmars 2214 |
0E |
0E |
1E |
1E |
Cousins, Robert 2207 |
Board 18 |
Gerhards, Guntis 2212 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Ledford, Steven O. 2185 |
Board 19 |
Gerhards, Guntis 2212 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Jenkins, Richard 2180 |
Board 20 |
Kurpnieks, Vairis 2143 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Leisner, Jon S. 2161 |
Board 21 |
Kurpnieks, Vairis 2143 |
. |
½ |
½ |
. |
Beres, Juraj 2159 |
Board 22 |
Plume, Gunars 2091 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Chipkin, Leonard B. 2117 |
Board 23 |
Plume, Gunars 2091 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Relyea, Alexander 2108 |
Board 24 |
Mačs, Osvalds 2073 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Weiss, Lester P. 2101 |
Board 25 |
Mačs, Osvalds 2073 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Cofer, David 2096 |
Board 26 |
Koops, Maris 2061 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
Deskin, Gary 2067 |
Board 27 |
Koops, Maris 2061 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
Ellis, James R. 2055 |
Board 28 |
Dzenis, Janis (Tukmus) 2048 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Forney, Robert 2034 |
Board 29 |
Dzenis, Janis (Tukmus) 2048 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Underwood, Wesley K. 2031 |
Board 30 |
Boreisis, Vitauts 1991 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
Tedesco, Matthew 2003 |
Board 31 |
Boreisis, Vitauts 1991 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Haag, Russell A. 1982 |
Board 32 |
Beltins, Gunars 1953 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Cross, Gregory W. 1976 |
Board 33 |
Beltins, Gunars 1953 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
Sylvander, D. 1955 |
Board 34 |
Gulbis, Harijs 1897 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
DiJoseph, John 1928 |
Board 35 |
Gulbis, Harijs 1897 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Stroup, Jim 1907 |
Board 36 |
Gulbis, Harijs 1897
Bitmanis, Valdemars 1887 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
Cakars, John 1906 |
Board 37 |
Bitmanis, Valdemars 1887
Gulbis, Harijs 1897 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Carter, Maurice H. 1901 |
Board 38 |
Ulmanis, Ainis 1799 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neale, Mark 1820 |
Board 39 |
Plums, Uldis 1682 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Howard, James 1682 |
Board 40 |
Plums, Uldis 1682 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
McLaughlin, Ed 1681 |
Total: |
|
29.5 |
45.5 |
|
[Event “LAT-USA 2015”]
[Site “ICCF”]
[Date “2015.02.13”]
[Round “?.7”]
[White “Torres, Chris”]
[Black “Graudins, Ilmars”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2352”]
[BlackElo “2369”]
[PlyCount “61”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[WhiteTeam “USA”]
[BlackTeam “Latvia”]
[WhiteTeamCountry “USA”]
[BlackTeamCountry “LAT”]
- a3 g6 2. f4 Bg7 3. e4 d5 4. e5 f6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d4 Nh6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Nf5
- hxg4 Ne3 10. Qe2 Nxc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. g3 Qe8 13. b3 Qc6 14. Qd3 Nd7 15.
Qb1 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 a6 17. Bd3 fxe5 18. fxe5 Rfc8 19. Be4 Nb6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ngf3
g5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Bh7+ Kf8 24. Qe3 Nd7 25. Qxg5 Nf6 26. Rf1 Qa4+ 27. Bc2
Qxd4 28. Qh5 Qe3 29. exf6 exf6 30. g5 Qe5 31. Rf5 1-0
[Event “LAT-USA 2015”]
[Site “ICCF”]
[Date “2015.02.13”]
[Round “?.7”]
[White “Graudins, Ilmars”]
[Black “Torres, Chris”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2369”]
[BlackElo “2352”]
[PlyCount “68”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[WhiteTeam “Latvia”]
[BlackTeam “USA”]
[WhiteTeamCountry “LAT”]
[BlackTeamCountry “USA”]
- e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nac5 13. f3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc5
- Qd4 Nb3 16. Qxg4 Nxa1 17. Bh6 g6 18. Nc3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qxb2 20. Qf4 f5 21.
Na4 Qe2 22. Rxa1 Rfe8 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Qb4 Qxe5 25. Rg1 b6 26. Bf4 Qe7 27. Qd2
d4 28. Qxd4 Rac8 29. h3 b5 30. Nc3 Qc5 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Na2 a5
- Rd1 Rc4 {time forfeit} 0-1
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December 24, 2015
24 December 2015
Hi, Chris !
Congratulations on attaining the rating of Master in USCF Correspondence Chess. This is an excellent accomplishment and the attached certificate honors your success.
.
Pax, Alex Dunne
USCF CC Director
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November 13, 2015
Dear Chris,
On behalf of ICCF-US you are invited to play on board 5 of this event please let me know by 11/15/15 your decision
Tom Biedermann
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Valen <valentincosta@ajedrezaeac.com> wrote:
Dear Chessfriend,
The Spanish Association of Correspondence Chess (AEAC) is proud to Organise the “North Atlantic Team Tournament 7 (NATT 7)”.
Items:
Tournament will be played on the ICCF webserver;
Number of teams 13
Start date: May 1, 2016
Number of players per team: 8
Reflection time: 10 moves / 50 days.
License: 45 days / year. Special licenses not allowed.
Playoffs: Rule Bachmann, Sonnen, teams result
Category boards (orientation purposes):
Board 1: cat. 10 or more
Board 2: cat. 8/9
Board 3: cat. 7/8
Board 4: cat. 6/7
Board 5: cat. 5/6
Board 6: cat. 4. 5
Board 7: cat. 3. 4
Board 8: cat. 2. 3
If possible, confirm to me the participation from your federation before 15 November to be able to structure the tournament.
I ask you, Please, to confirm Me That You Will Participate.
Best wishes
Valen.
PS: Interests your federation to present 2 teams?
Valentín Costa Trillo
Vicepresidente Y Delegado ICCF
Asociación Española de Ajedrez por Correspondencia
valentincosta@ajedrezaeac.com · http://www.ajedrezaeac.com
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October 29, 2015
CZE-USA 2013, Czech Republic – USA Friendly Match TD De Blois Figueredo, Adrián (IA) Czech Republic White Black White Black USA Board 1 GM Židů, Jan ½ ½ ½ ½ GM Ham, Stephen E….
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May 28, 2015
California has a long and rich history of correspondence chess extending all the way back to the days of the Gold Rush. Below is the list of the top 10 correspondence chess players in the State of California according to the current United States Chess Federation rating list. Panning through the databases for each of these player’s best games will undoubtably provide chess treasure hunters with many undiscovered golden nuggets from California Chess.
1 Torres, Chris F 2378
2 Kell, Spencer R 2363
3 Bonsack, Laurence T 2362
4 Langland, Thomas P 2304
5 Funston, David A 2297
6 Boles, Robert L 2237
7 Alazawi, Samir 2162
8 Stephenson, Mark A 2156
9 Fees, Dennis 2106
10 Bellnap, Mark S 2089
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May 17, 2014
The Top Ten Chess (CC) Players in the United States for May 2014.
Source: United States Chess Federation
1 |
Menke, John R |
IL |
USA |
2489 |
|
2 |
Buss, Michael |
IN |
USA |
2430 |
|
3 |
Brandhorst, Wesley |
FL |
USA |
2416 |
|
4 |
Ingersol, Harry Walter |
IA |
USA |
2415 |
|
5 |
Tracz, James G |
OH |
USA |
2405 |
|
6 |
Tseng, Wilbur |
IL |
USA |
2403 |
|
7 |
Kain, Anthony James |
SC |
USA |
2398 |
|
8 |
Mcgregor, Stephen Dean |
TX |
USA |
2391 |
|
9 |
Sogin, David Warren |
KY |
USA |
2386 |
|
10 |
Torres, Chris |
CA |
USA |
2375 |
Of course it was never about rank or rating but rather the happiness and enjoyment that I derive from playing chess at a high level. Still, it is nice to be ranked in the top 10… Although, I still have work to do as there is no tenth rank in chess.
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January 20, 2014
Since 1976, the USCF Absolute Championship has provided only the strongest correspondence chess players in the United States with a chance to compete in a closed USCF correspondence chess championship. It is my honor and privilege to be participating in this event for the second time. Below is the official table with the participants names and ratings for the 2014 USCF Absolute Championship. I also took the liberty of linking all the participants names to articles describing their chess accomplishments.
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