ICCF Congress 2015

16th - 22nd August 2015 Cardiff Wales

Participants

Please note that registration will close on 19th July, no new registrations will be accepted after this date, numbers will be finalised for banquets and other events, and any unpaid hotel reservations will be released.

Delegations

Zone One

Czech Republic
  • Josef Mrkvička as ICCF National Delegate for Czech Republic and ICCF Auditor, with proxy for Croatia
  • Alena Mrkvičková as Member of Delegation
Denmark
  • Søren Ottesen as ICCF National Delegate for Denmark
  • Kim Jensen as Member of Delegation
England
  • Andrew Dearnley as ICCF National Delegate for England and ICCF Marketing Director, with proxy for Cape Verde
  • Richard Hall as Arbitration Commission Chair
  • Ian Pheby as ICCF Direct Entry Commissioner
  • Stan Grayland as Member of Delegation
  • Colin Kidd as Member of Delegation
  • Neil Limbert as Member of Delegation
  • Jeanette Dearnley as Accompanying Person
Finland
  • Pertti Lehikoinen as Delegate Designee for Finland and WCCC XX, with proxy for Estonia
  • Olli Ylönen as Member of Delegation
  • Leila Lehikoinen as Accompanying Person
France
  • Eric Ruch as ICCF National Delegate for France and ICCF President, with proxy for Israel and Portugal
  • Frank Geider as ICCF World Tournament Director
  • Catherine Ruch as Accompanying Person
Germany
  • Uwe Staroske as ICCF National Delegate for Germany, with proxy for Austria
  • Fritz Baumbach as Honorary Member and WCCC XI, with proxy for Cuba and Hungary
  • Gerhard Binder as ICCF Ratings Commissioner
  • Elisabeth Binder as Accompanying Person
  • Edda Jankowski as Accompanying Person
  • Margot Pöschel as Accompanying Person
Ireland
  • Timothy Harding as ICCF National Delegate for Ireland
  • Joan Harding as Accompanying Person
Italy
  • Gianni Mastrojeni as ICCF National Delegate for Italy, with proxy for Romania
  • Marco Caressa as ICCF Zonal Director, Europe
  • Luz Marina Tinjaca Ramirez as Member of Delegation
  • Elena Temnianu as Accompanying Person
Latvia
  • Artis Gaujens as ICCF National Delegate for Latvia
  • Maigonis Avotinš as Member of Delegation
  • Anita Avotina as Accompanying Person
Lithuania
  • Marijonas Ročius as ICCF National Delegate for Lithuania
  • Dmitrijus Chocenka as Member of Delegation
  • Virginijus Dambrauskas as Member of Delegation
Netherlands
  • Willem Oudheusden as ICCF National Delegate for Netherlands
  • Simone Boitelle as Accompanying Person
Norway
  • Raymond Boger as ICCF National Delegate for Norway
Poland
  • Mariusz Wojnar as ICCF National Delegate for Poland and ICCF Qualifications Commissioner
  • Ewa Wojnar as Partner Programme Organiser
  • Marzena Wojnar as Accompanying Person
Russia
  • Sergey Grodzenskiy as ICCF National Delegate for Russia, with proxy for Belarus
  • Sergey Nefedov as Member of Delegation
  • Nikolay Poleshchuk as Member of Delegation
  • Natalia Grodzenskaya as Accompanying Person
  • Andrey Nefedov as Accompanying Person
  • Vilga Saveleva as Accompanying Person
Scotland
  • George Pyrich as ICCF National Delegate for Scotland and ICCF Finance Director, with proxy for Sweden
  • Gordon Anderson as Member of Delegation
  • Kevin Paine as Member of Delegation
  • Margaret Anderson as Accompanying Person
Slovakia
  • Ján Helbich as Delegate Designee for Slovakia
  • Tatiana Helbichová as Accompanying Person
Slovenia
  • Marjan Šemrl as ICCF National Delegate for Slovenia and WCCC XXIV
Switzerland
  • Ulrich Baumgartner as ICCF National Delegate for Switzerland, with proxy for Luxembourg and Spain
Ukraine
  • Iurii Koshmak as Delegate Designee for Ukraine
  • Vadym Kosolapov as Member of Delegation
Wales
  • Russell Sherwood as ICCF National Delegate for Wales, with proxy for Bulgaria
  • Mark Adams as Welsh Chess Union Representative to WCCF
  • Peter Bevan as WCCF President
  • Thomas Johansson as IM Title Recipient
  • Austin Lockwood as ICCF Services Director
  • Marc Wakeham as Member of Delegation
  • Mary-Kate Lockwood as Partner Programme Organiser
  • Wendy Lockwood as Partner Programme Organiser
  • Helen Sherwood as Partner Programme Organiser
  • Ken Skates AM as Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism
  • Faye Tanner as Cardiff Convention Bureau
  • Vicky Toye as Cardiff Convention Bureau
  • Alice Lockwood as Accompanying Person
  • Alexander Sherwood as Accompanying Person
  • Ellie Sherwood as Accompanying Person

Zone Two

Nicaragua
  • Guy José Bendaña Guerrero as ICCF National Delegate for Nicaragua
Peru
  • Gino Figlio as ICCF National Delegate for Peru and ICCF Webmaster, with proxy for Brazil and Venezuela

Zone Three

Australia
  • Brian Jones as ICCF National Delegate for Australia, with proxy for New Zealand
  • Margaret Jones as Accompanying Person
United States of America
  • Leonard 'Corky' Schakel as ICCF National Delegate for United States of America, with proxy for Canada
  • Jason Bokar as ICCF Zonal Director, NAPZ
  • Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary
  • Debbie Millstone as Accompanying Person
  • Sally Schakel as Accompanying Person

Zone Four

India
  • Ambar Chatterjee as Delegate Designee for India
  • Urmila Chatterjee as Accompanying Person
South Africa
  • Everdinand Knol as ICCF National Delegate for South Africa and ICCF Zonal Director, Africa and Asia, with proxy for Hong Kong and Iceland
  • Hannie Knol as Accompanying Person
  • Ballot Marx as Accompanying Person
  • Dalene Marx as Accompanying Person

Voting Members

All Delegates, Honorary Presidents, and Honorary Members must register as voting members with the ICCF General Secretary by 5th July 2015. Member Federations wishing to assign a proxy must send their written declaration to the ICCF General Secretary by 2nd August 2015.

NB: The list of voting members shown here should not be considered "official" until confirmed by the ICCF General Secretary on 9th August.

Zone One

  • Austria: Uwe Staroske as proxy
  • Belarus: Sergey Grodzenskiy as proxy
  • Belgium: Unrepresented
  • Bulgaria: Russell Sherwood as proxy
  • Croatia: Josef Mrkvička as proxy
  • Czech Republic: Josef Mrkvička as delegate
  • Denmark: Søren Ottesen as delegate
  • England: Andrew Dearnley as delegate
  • Estonia: Pertti Lehikoinen as proxy
  • Finland: Pertti Lehikoinen as delegate designee
  • France: Eric Ruch as delegate
  • Germany: Uwe Staroske as delegate
  • Greece: Unrepresented
  • Hungary: Fritz Baumbach as proxy
  • Iceland: Everdinand Knol as proxy
  • Ireland: Timothy Harding as delegate
  • Israel: Eric Ruch as proxy
  • Italy: Gianni Mastrojeni as delegate
  • Latvia: Artis Gaujens as delegate
  • Lithuania: Marijonas Ročius as delegate
  • Luxembourg: Ulrich Baumgartner as proxy
  • Netherlands: Willem Oudheusden as delegate
  • Norway: Raymond Boger as delegate
  • Poland: Mariusz Wojnar as delegate
  • Portugal: Eric Ruch as proxy
  • Romania: Gianni Mastrojeni as proxy
  • Russia: Sergey Grodzenskiy as delegate
  • Scotland: George Pyrich as delegate
  • Slovakia: Ján Helbich as delegate designee
  • Slovenia: Marjan Šemrl as delegate
  • Spain: Ulrich Baumgartner as proxy
  • Sweden: George Pyrich as proxy
  • Switzerland: Ulrich Baumgartner as delegate
  • Turkey: Votes registered by email
  • Ukraine: Iurii Koshmak as delegate designee
  • Wales: Russell Sherwood as delegate

Zone Two

  • Argentina: Unrepresented
  • Brazil: Gino Figlio as proxy
  • Chile: Unrepresented
  • Cuba: Fritz Baumbach as proxy
  • Ecuador: Unrepresented
  • Guatamala: Unrepresented
  • Nicaragua: Guy José Bendaña Guerrero as delegate
  • Panama: Unrepresented
  • Peru: Gino Figlio as delegate
  • Venezuela: Gino Figlio as proxy

Zone Three

  • Australia: Brian Jones as delegate
  • Canada: Leonard 'Corky' Schakel as proxy
  • Hong Kong: Everdinand Knol as proxy
  • Japan: Unrepresented
  • New Zealand: Brian Jones as proxy
  • United States of America: Leonard 'Corky' Schakel as delegate

Zone Four

  • Cape Verde: Andrew Dearnley as proxy
  • India: Ambar Chatterjee as delegate designee
  • South Africa: Everdinand Knol as delegate
  • Tunisia: Unrepresented

Executive Board and Management Committee

Executive Board

  • Eric Ruch as ICCF President
  • Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary
  • Frank Geider as ICCF World Tournament Director
  • George Pyrich as ICCF Finance Director
  • Austin Lockwood as ICCF Services Director
  • Andrew Dearnley as ICCF Marketing Director
  • Marco Caressa as ICCF Zonal Director, Europe
  • Jason Bokar as ICCF Zonal Director, NAPZ
  • Everdinand Knol as ICCF Zonal Director, Africa and Asia

Management Committee

  • Ian Pheby as ICCF Direct Entry Commissioner
  • Mariusz Wojnar as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner
  • Gerhard Binder as ICCF Ratings Commissioner
  • Gino Figlio as ICCF Webmaster

World Champions

  • WCCC XI Fritz Baumbach
  • WCCC XX Pertti Lehikoinen
  • WCCC XXIV Marjan Šemrl