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	News Archive 2018

Last updated 22 December 2018

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22 Dec 18 | 4th North Sea Tournament Team Announced: Gordon Anderson has announced the following team for the 4th North Sea Team Tournament due to start on 1st February 2019. Good luck to all involved!

21 Dec 18 | ICCF 2019 World Championship Preliminaries Announced: ICCF Title Tournaments Commissioner Gian-Maria Tani writes to announce the Preliminaries stage of the 2019 (43rd) World Championship. This event will be played in sections of 13 players (or 15/17 at the organisers' discretion), with entries closing on 6th February and play commencing on 20th March 2019. Entry must be made through national delegates and each member federation is allowed to nominate entries - SCCA is once again entitled to 3 places in the 2019 cycle (includes Preliminaries and Semi-Finals). If you are interested, please contact Gordon Anderson as soon as possible and before 31st January 2019.

21 Dec 18 | ICCF 2019 European Championship Candidates Tournaments Announced: Andrey Pavlikov, Zonal Director for Europe has written to announce that play will start on 20th March 2019 in the Candidates Tournament for the European Championship 2019. The top two players from each Candidates section (tiebreaks will be used if required) will qualify for the Final.; All sections will normally consist of 13 players but, conditional upon the number of entries received, the Tournament Organiser shall have the authority to change the number of players in all sections to 11, 15 or 17. The following players have the right to participate in the European Championship Candidates:; Any Scottish player, who meets the above criteria and who wishes to participate should contact Gordon Anderson as soon as possible but no later than 31st January 2019.

20 Dec 18 | Eoin Campbell RIP: Word reached us via BCCA officials Alex Relyea and Neil Limbert that Eoin Campbell hadn't played any moves since November 22. Further research has uncovered the sad news that Eoin died unexpectedly, at home, on Tuesday, November 27, aged 64.; Eoin was a relatively recent SCCA member, appearing in our rating list for the first time in 2013. He was a prolific player, appearing in numerous SCCA and BCCA events, up to and including Championship level, plus many ICCF tournaments and friendly international matches. Eoin held two norms towards the ICCF CC Expert (CCE) title, and achieved his highest grade of 2220 in 2015.; Eoin's funeral will be held at Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh at 2:30pm on Friday 28th December. Any current SCCA players or members who knew Eoin are very welcome to attend.

15 Dec 18 | ICCF 10th Inter-Zonal Team Tournament Announced: ICCF's 10th Inter-Zonal Team Tournament is primarily for those players >2200 as at 30/11/2018 (2018/4), who want to earn the ICCF titles CCE, CCM, IM and possibly SIM/GM, although entries rated between 2150 and 2199 will be considered for the lower boards. Players with a rating above 2200 at any time during the previous twelve months will be considered for the tournament, however, the entry must indicate the qualification and date.; Scottish players who wish to be considered for this event should contact Gordon Anderson as soon as possible, but no later than 12th February 2019.

15 Dec 18 | BdF Invitational Tournaments Announced: The Bdf (German Correspondence Chess Federation) has written to extend an invitation to the SCCA to nominate players to participate in the undernoted invitational tournaments. The tournaments are scheduled start on 19 June, 2019. Rate of play will be 10/50days and each section is likely to consist of 11 or 13 players.; Two clarifications:; If you wish to be considered please get in touch with Gordon Anderson by 31st January 2019.

15 Dec 18 | SCCA Championship 2018-19 Double Tie: The final match (Mackintosh-Blake) in this tight competition has completed as a draw, meaning that two players share 1st place with 7½ points: CCM David Cumming and SIM Iain Mackintosh. Both players scored five wins, so the Baumbach rule couldn't apply, and both finished with identical Sonneborn-Berger scores of 28. So, no tie-breaking possible, and congratulations to both our winners! Also well done to Mickey Blake who finished 3rd on 6½ and Eoin Campbell who was fourth with 6 points. These SCCA Championships are like waiting for buses - as soon as a tie turns up, along comes another one!

06 Dec 18 | SCCA Championship 2017-18 Triple Tie: The final match (Murden-Blake) in this well-contested event has now been adjudicated as a draw, which means that three players share 1st place: IM Clive Murden, CCM David Cumming and SIM Iain Mackintosh. SCCA uses the Baumbach rule for tie-breaks, and all three players scored four wins. The Sonneborn-Berger method isn't employed by SCCA to further separate a tie but, if it were applied, then Clive Murden would top the rankings with 30; David Cumming would finish second with 29½; and Iain Mackintosh third with 29. Congratulations to our three winners, and to all the other players who competed in the most competitive Championship of recent years!

27 Nov 18 | ICCF Europe Amateur Cup Announced: Andrey Pavlikov, Zonal Director for Europe announces the launch of a new multi-stage tournament for players rated not higher than 2000, to be known as the EU Amateur Cup. It is expected that the tournament will be organised annually.; The tournament will be organized in three stages, played by server. Usually each group consists of 7-11 players in the preliminary round, 9-13 in the semi-final round and 11-15 in the final round. Each player plays one game with every opponent of his group simultaneously. Title norms will be possible at the semi-final and final stages.; Only players rated 2000 or below in current rating-list (2018/4) are eligible to play the tournament. Unrated players are not allowed to play. Players may enter in the usual way through their National Federations or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system. Cost of entry through National Federation will be £3.50. If Direct Entry is used cost is 7.80 euros.; Registration will begin immediately and will close on 31st December 2018 to allow for pairings.; Allocation of players to the preliminary and semi-final groups will be made as random as possible; however, geographical distribution as well as an achievement of reasonable equality of the average rating will be taken in consideration.; The tournament starts on 10th February, 2019. Triple Block system for a 350 days event, with 75 days initial bank and 1 day increment for the first 50 moves is used, no leave. All groups will finish on January, 26 2020 at the latest.; Scottish players who are interested in participating should enter through the ICCF website as soon as possible. If further information is required, please contact Gordon Anderson.

21 Nov 18 | Raymond Baxter RIP: Colin Baxter, Raymond's son, writes with the sad news that Raymond Baxter died on 11 November at the age of 85. Raymond was a leading chess player in Scotland in the 1960s and after that was an active member of the SCCA. He served as SCCA grading officer from 1995 until his retiral in 2008.; Raymond's funeral will be held at Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh at 12 noon on Monday 26th November. Any current or former SCCA players who remember Raymond are very welcome to attend.

21 Nov 18 | SCCA 2019 Membership Forms Available: Membership forms for 2019 are now available for download from the website on the membership page. The forms are in Word format and can be returned by post or email. Please use them whether you're renewing or joining as a new member, and remember to complete the tournament form to say which events you'd like to play in during 2019. For further information, please contact Kevin Paine by email, or use his home contact details provided on the officials page.

19 Nov 18 | Dr Ken Stewart RIP: Andy Howie of Chess Scotland has broken the news that Dr Ken Stewart died suddenly, while hillwalking, on Saturday, November 18, aged 76.; Ken was a prodigious worker for chess in Scotland, and held committee posts in the SCA and CS organisations for over 40 years. As well as running premier Scottish events, Ken was the leading Scottish arbiter - he gained his IA qualification in 1984, and trained many of the arbiters who currently officiate at OTB events in Scotland. He was also President of Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club.; Ken joined the SCCA as a Life Member after its inception in 1977, and played every year for Scotland in friendly international matches right up to his death. His highest CC rating of 2263 was gained in 2002 and he featured in our top 30 graded players in the most recent list.; Ken's funeral will be held at Daldowie Crematorium on Friday 30 November at 12:00, followed by a reception at Drumpellier Golf Club. Any SCCA players or members who knew Ken are very welcome to attend.

12 Nov 18 | ICCF CCE Norm for Montgomery: Robert Montgomery of Livingston has obtained his second ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm. Robert reached the qualifying standard of 3.5 points while playing in the North Sea Team Tournament 3 on board 3. Congratulations to Robert!

12 Nov 18 | Potential Postal Tournament for 2400+ Players Announced: Andrey Pavlikov, ICCF-Europa Zonal Director, writes following the ICCF Europa National Delegates meeting at Congress 2018 where it was agreed that the Zonal Director should explore the level of interest for players rated 2400+ to play in individual tournaments played by postal mail. Any Scottish player who is interested in playing by post should get in touch with Gordon Anderson by 29th November 2018. It is anticipated that GM, SIM and IM norms will be available. Rate of play will be 10 moves in 40 days.

29 Oct 18 | International Matches: Agreement has been reached to play a match against Panama commencing in March 2019 and to play Sweden commencing in June 2019. Further matches are being planned, although these will not start until the autumn of 2019. Any player who has not advised Gordon Anderson of their willingness to be considered for selection should get in touch as soon as possible.

29 Oct 18 | Invitational Tournaments: From time to time SCCA receives invitations to participate in tournaments being organised by other Federations. In recent months the following players have been nominated to play invitational tournaments and are/will be participating:; We wish each of these players a successful and enjoyable tournament.

03 Oct 18 | ICCF Grading List 2018/4 Published: The fourth quarterly list of 2018 is published on the website today. Look under publications/grading list to see the web page, or go to members/downloads for the pdf version. For further information, please contact Kevin Paine.

03 Oct 18 | Magazine 143 Published: The third e-mag of the 2018 set is being distributed by email today. Printed copies are in the post tonight. As usual, members will be asked to download their e-mags from the secure Members' page on the website, while complimentary e-mags will be attached to the email. Download times will be about the same as last quarter. If you have any problems with this edition, please drop me an email at: webmaster@scottishcca.co.uk and I'll do what I can to help. Enjoy the read!

19 Sep 18 | ICCF Sweden v Rest of the World Announced: The Swedish Correspondence Chess Federation is celebrating 80 years by organizing a friendly match, "SSKK vs Rest of The World" on the ICCF server, hopefully on 80 boards. Starting-date is 1st December 2018. Each country is asked to provide two players for the Rest of the World team as follows:; The Swedish team will have GM’s rated 2500+ on the top 4-5 boards, and SIM/IM rated 2450+ on at least boards 6-12.; Any Scottish player interested in being considered for this match should contact Gordon Anderson no later than 10th October 2018.

05 Sep 18 | ICCF Zone 1 (Europe) v England Announced: ICCF Europa Zonal Director, Andrey Pavlikov and Ian Pheby, President of the EFCC, have written to announce that a friendly match, England v Rest of Europe will commence in November 2018.; Scottish players who wish to be considered for nomination should contact Gordon Anderson no later than 20th September 2018.

30 Aug 18 | ICCF 4th North Sea Team Tournament Announced: Joop Jansen, the National Delegate for the Netherlands, has written to intimate plans to organise the 4th edition of the above. Each country is required to nominate a team of 6 players. The aim is that each board will have a rating range and for the next Team Tournament the proposed ratings are as follows:; Scotland has participated in previous North Sea Team Tournament and we would like to enter a team for the next tournament. Play is scheduled to commence in January/February 2019. It would be good to field a relatively strong team and Scottish players, bearing in mind the rating bands above, are requested to intimate their availability to Gordon Anderson by 15th September 2018. It is hoped that there will be a good response to this invitation.

25 Aug 18 | George Pyrich Memorial Tournaments Start: TO Alan Borwell has initiated George's Memorial event following the end of the 2018 ICCF Congress in Llandudno. George was remembered fondly at the Congress, where his wife Catherine attended the closing banquet. The official start date is 9th September, George's birthday, but play is possible from today onwards.; The event consists of 14 sections of 13 players each, arranged in grading order. Each section is a self-contained event, where the winner will receive a specially engraved quaich. Title norms, ranging from GM through CCE, are available for the vast majority of sections.; Thanks to all those taking part in memory of a great servant to ICCF, SCCA and OTB chess, and a true gentleman in all his dealings. Amici sumus!

13 Aug 18 | British Correspondence Chess Championship 2018: Scottish players were included in an email distribution intimating that entries could be made to the 2018 Championship and associated events. This note is to remind players who are interested in participating that they should contact Gordon Anderson no later than 18th August. Entry fee for all sections is £10 and these need to be sent to Gordon. Alternatively, payment can be made electronically to the SCCA account. A number of entries have been received but a number of players who have played previously have yet to express an interest in playing in the upcoming event. Please note that Gordon will be attending the ICCF Congress in Llandudno from 19th August. It is therefore essential that all players note the cut-off date for entries.

12 Aug 18 | ICCF IM Norm for Bennett: Peter Bennett of Edinburgh has obtained his first International Master (IM) norm playing on Board 6 in the 11th European Team Championship Semi-final. Peter reached the qualifying standard of 6 points when he drew his final game. Congratulations to Peter!

07 Aug 18 | ICCF CCE Norm for Campbell: Eoin Campbell of Edinburgh has obtained his second ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm whilst playing in the British Reserves 2017-18 and by reaching the qualifying standard of 5 points. Unfortunately, Eoin requires a further CCE Norm to obtain the title, due to the fact that 24 qualifying games must be completed. Good luck to Eoin and in the meantime, congratulations on this latest success!

07 Aug 18 | ICCF SIM Title for Mackintosh: Our President, Iain Mackintosh of Perth has obtained his third Senior International Master (SIM) norm and therefore the SIM Title by scoring 6½/10 in the 11th European Team Championship playing on Board 5. Iain’s other SIM norms were obtained in the 15th and 16th Olympiad Preliminaries. Congratulations to Iain!

07 Aug 18 | ICCF European Individual Server Championship Semi-Finals Announced: ICCF has announced the 2018 edition of the above. The tournament is restricted to European players with multiple entries being permitted. Semi-Final sections typically consist of 13 players, but the Tournament Organiser shall have the power to change the number of players to 11, 15 or 17. The qualifications required are as follows:; Qualifying Scottish players who wish to participate should contact Gordon Anderson no later than 3rd September 2018.

11 Jul 18 | Friendly Versus Belgium Starts: Team captains Gordon Anderson and Jean-Pierre Dondelinger have finalised their teams and play will officially start on 1st August in a 23-board friendly match against Belgium (though play is possible from today). The only previous match listed on our website finished in 2000, with the Belgians victorious by 23-19 in a postal 21-board contest. The new match will take place on the webserver. As ever, best wishes to both teams for competitive chess plus the making of new and the renewal of old acquaintances!

10 Jul 18 | ICCF Grading List 2018/3 Published: The third quarterly list of 2018 is published on the website today. Look under publications/grading list to see the web page, or go to members/downloads for the pdf version. For further information, please contact Kevin Paine.

10 Jul 18 | Magazine 142 Published: The second e-mag of the 2018 set is being distributed by email today. Printed copies are in the post tonight. As usual, members will be asked to download their e-mags from the secure Members' page on the website, while complimentary e-mags will be attached to the email. Download times will be slightly longer than last quarter. If you have any problems with this edition, please drop me an email at: webmaster@scottishcca.co.uk and I'll do what I can to help. Enjoy the read!

08 Jul 18 | ICCF CCE Title for Dawson: Alastair Dawson of St Andrews has obtained his second ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm and consequently the CCE Title. Alastair reached the qualifying standard of 4.5 points while playing in the North Atlantic Team Tournament VII on board 8, having previously obtained his first norm in the North Sea Team Tournament. Congratulations to Alastair!

05 Jul 18 | Romanian Invitational Tournament: Miron Sferle, the Romanian National Delegate to ICCF, has written to announce the official launch of the invitational tournament “Romania 100 years.” The invitational tournament will consist of 3 sections. Section A has a minimum ranking of 2426, section B a minimum ranking of 2351 and section C a minimum ranking of 2301. Each section will contain a maximum of 13 players with play commencing on 1 December 2018. Each Federation is invited to put forward the name of one player for this event.; For further information and to register an interest, please contact Gordon Anderson before 30th September 2018.

03 Jul 18 | New System For Entering ICCF Events: On 19th April 2018, ICCF introduced new arrangements when players wish to enter new tournaments. Details were published on the ICCF Home page and a notice appeared on the SCCA website on 17th April drawing players’ attention to the new arrangements. Some Scottish players continue to make contact with Gordon Anderson to enter them in a new tournament. Under the new arrangements this is not possible; players need to go online and make their own entries.; Change is always difficult, however, the process is quite straightforward, even for those who profess to lack computer skills! To repeat the advice from ICCF, players wanting to enter ICCF organised events should log onto the ICCF site and click on the New Events list. Once the tournament is selected and the player clicks on the ‘enter’ button, she or he will be given a choice between entering via Direct Entry or entering via their National Federation. If the player selects "Enter Via National Federation", National Delegates will be sent an e-mail asking them to confirm that they have received payment for the tournament. Once payment has been received the National Delegate confirms to ICCF and the entry is made on the player’s behalf. Please note that details of entry fees are always contained in the notice which is placed on the SCCA website but can also be found by clicking on the Entry Fees webpage.

10 Jun 18 | ICCF Congress Title Awards: This year's ICCF Congress takes place at Llandudno, North Wales, from 19th to 24th August. At each Congress, medals and certificates are presented, usually to the National Delegate, where actual recipients are unable to attend. However, the organisers have extended an invitation to all players who are due to receive awards to attend the Titles and Awards Ceremony on Monday, 20th August. If you are due to receive an award and want to attend please advise Gordon Anderson as soon as possible. Players should note that, if they are unable to attend, Gordon will ensure that he collects all awards and arranges to post to recipients. It would be helpful if players due to receive an award inform Gordon to help ensure he collects appropriate awards for those not able to attend Congress.

06 Jun 18 | ICCF Entry Fees Revised: Following the AGM decision on May 27, treasurer Gordon Anderson has now updated ICCF entry fees to reflect currency fluctuations. You can view the changes on the Entry Fees page. About half remain unchanged, and half show small increases. The changes take effect from today.

28 May 18 | 2018 AGM Highlights: At the AGM in Perth on 27 May, the following items were noted:; Members can download AGM and Executive Committee minutes from the members download page. Full financial details may be accessed from accounts page and its attached analysis sheets.

12 May 18 | ICCF CCE Norm for Paine: Kevin Paine of Frome has gained his first ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm by scoring 4/7 on Board 8 in the 11th European Team Tournament Semi-Final. Congratulations to Kevin who still has three game to complete in this event!

12 May 18 | ICCF CCE Title for Anderson: Gordon Anderson of Nottingham has gained his second ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm and thereby the CCE title by scoring 4/7 on Board 7 in the 11th European Team Tournament Semi-Final. Congratulations to Gordon who still has 3 games to complete in this event!

12 May 18 | AEAC XV Jubilee Open Semi-Finals Announced: The Spanish Correspondence Chess Association has announced a start date of 30th July 2018 for its International Open Tournament XV Jubilee AEAC Semi-Final. Players rated equal or greater than 2300 (ICCF) or rated equal or greater 2350 (FIDE) are allowed direct entry to the Semi-finals upon payment of an entry fee (£9.50 per section).; Semi-final groups will be composed of 11-13 players and the top 15-17 players from this stage (group winners and perhaps some best second placed players if necessary) will advance to the Final stage. Scottish players who wish to participate are requested to contact Gordon Anderson as soon as possible but no later than 20 June 2018.

12 May 18 | SCCA Friendly International Matches Player Pool: Following the death of George Pyrich there is a need to update the SCCA database of players who are willing to make themselves available to play in friendly matches. The only potential match at present being discussed is a 20/25 Board match against Belgium. To assist in the planning would all players who are willing to play please make contact with Gordon Anderson as soon as possible. The likely start date is 1st August 2018. Further matches are likely to be arranged after the upcoming ICCF Congress in Wales in August. It is hoped that as many players as possible will be available to participate.

12 May 18 | George Pyrich Memorial Tournaments Reminder: As members are aware, the SCCA is organising a rating-banded Memorial Tournament for our long standing member, George Pyrich who sadly passed away last December. The response from the ICCF community to play in the event is very encouraging. Scottish players who have not yet entered and wish to do so should contact Alan Borwell before the closing date for entries on 20th June 2018.

10 May 18 | SCCA AGM 2018: This will be held at 7 Tullylumb Terrace, Perth PH1 1BA at 4:00pm on Sunday, 27th May. Skype facilities can be made available for those unable to attend in person (please contact the president). The agenda is:

01 May 18 | GDPR Compliance Announced: In keeping with all UK government, commercial, charity and voluntary organisations, the SCCA will be fully compliant with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation which takes effect on 25th May. You can read our policy statement on our Policies page, where the basic GDPR principles are outlined; the data we keep is explained; and your rights are listed.; If you have any queries on the legislation, or you want to inspect, modify or delete any data we hold about you, please contact the webmaster for assistance.

17 Apr 18 | ICCF Tournament Registration Changes: Austin Lockwood, ICCF Services Director has written to confirm new arrangements for entering ICCF organised events. Please note that this procedure applies only to events listed on iccf.com under "New Events". National events and other events which are not listed under "New Events" are not affected by these arrangements.; The server will be updated with the new software on Thursday 19th April. After this date, there will be no need for National Delegates to send a list of entries to tournament organisers; players should register for these events directly on the server.; Players wanting to enter ICCF organised events should click on the New Events list. When tournament is selected and the player clicks on the ‘enter’ button, she or he will be given a choice between entering via Direct Entry or entering via their National Federation. If the player selects "Enter Via National Federation", National Delegates will be sent an e-mail asking them to confirm that they have received payment for the entry. Entry fees will need to be paid by cheque or electronically. In the event of the latter please contact Gordon Anderson for Bank details.

12 Apr 18 | Message from Catherine Pyrich: Catherine has asked me to send this message to all SCCA members:; I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to respond, but I’d like to thank you sincerely for the beautiful flowers and kind condolences you sent to George’s memorial service in January. We held a lovely gathering of family and friends in Kirkcaldy to celebrate George’s life and achievements, and everyone appreciated the many tributes and messages we received from around the world. It was a very sad occasion, but we took great comfort from the respect in which George was held. Thank you again for your generosity.

10 Apr 18 | ICCF Veterans World Cup 11 Announced: Ian M. Pheby, president of EFCC (the English CC Federation), writes to announce that VWC11 will start on 1st September, 2018, with the closing date for entries 1st August. As with previous VWCs, the event will be organised in three stages, which will allow several players from each group stage to advance to the Semi-finals and Final. The number of promotions will depend on total entries received, but it is envisaged that groups at each stage will comprise 11 players (10 games) or 13 players (12 games) played by webserver with a rate of play of 10 moves in 40 days. Playing time in each stage will be 18 months, with a fixed closing date specified at the outset. VWCs are open to all players who are 60 years old or more at the start date of the tournament. Although the number of preliminary groups which each player may enter is unlimited, no player will qualify for more than two Semi-final groups or more than one place in the Final. Players may enter through their National Federations (the SCCA entry fee per section is £8.50) or, where eligible, via the ICCF Direct Entry system, where the fee will be €14.04 per preliminary section. For further information and to register, please contact Gordon Anderson before mid-July.

06 Apr 18 | ICCF Grading List 2018/2 Published: The second quarterly list of 2018 is published on the website today. Look under publications/grading list to see the web page, or go to members/downloads for the pdf version. For further information, please contact Kevin Paine.

06 Apr 18 | Magazine 141 Published: The first e-mag of the 2018 set is being distributed by email today. Printed copies are in the post tonight. As usual, members will be asked to download their e-mags from the secure Members' page on the website, while complimentary e-mags will be attached to the email. Download times will be slightly shorter than last quarter. If you have any problems with this edition, please drop me an email at: webmaster@scottishcca.co.uk and I'll do what I can to help. Enjoy the read!

04 Apr 18 | ICCF CCE Norm for Lloyd: Geoff Lloyd of Prestatyn has gained his second ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert (CCE) norm by scoring 5/9 on Board 3 in the Esko Nuutilainen Memorial Team Tournament. Congratulations to Geoff who still has one game to complete in this event! Geoff obtained his first norm in the WCCF Congress Invitational in January 2017.

26 Mar 18 | RCCA 25 Years Open Tournament Announced: Andrey Pavlikov (Russia) has written to announce that in celebration of its 25th Anniversary the Russian Federation is to stage an Open Tournament in 3 stages:; Winner and runner-up of each preliminary section will directly qualify for the semi-finals; winner of each semi-final section will directly qualify for the final, and several runners-up will be promoted to fill vacancies.; Entry fee will be £9 for Preliminary sections. SCCA Members interesting in playing in the Preliminary sections are requested to contact Gordon Anderson no later than 12th April 2018. Players rated 2400 or above or those holding GM or SIM title may enter at semi-final stage.

News Archive 2018