Sponsors
BFCC would like to extend thanks to the following organisations who have kindly
agreed to sponsor ICCF Congress in Leeds, 2009.
Company
Ebuyer.com is one of the largest Internet resellers of brand name computer technology
and consumer electronics products. Founded in 1999, Ebuyer.com is headquartered
Howden, East Yorkshire. Employing over 300 employees we service 1.5 million registered
customers.
Our business philosophy is simple: give consumers and businesses what they want,
when they want it. We never stop improving our world class operation by putting
our customers - and their needs - first.
Products
We offer our customers over 100,000 quality products, and our list of product categories
and product offerings is growing every day. Ebuyer customers know they're getting
the best prices and exclusive offers on a huge range of computer technology products
like desktops, notebooks, printers, networking, digital cameras, software, storage
and more. Plus, we offer other hot products such as LCD TVs, MP3 players, gaming
and home electronics.
Our great relationships with all the major vendors mean our customers will always
find special deals on great products from the biggest names in the industry. And
to help our customers choose the right products, we make it easy to find availability,
pricing, reviews and ratings.
Service
At Ebuyer.com, our focus has always been on helping customers save time and money.
Which is why we've invested in building a website that allows them to securely manage
their accounts without intervention. It's the empowering, 24/7 self service approach
that ensures we keep our customers satisfied, and our prices competitive.
British Correspondence Chess Association
In an atmosphere that is both competitive and friendly, the BCCA provides extremely
well organised and entertaining chess that has something to offer to every chess
player. Fourteen different tournaments and competitions ensure an unmatched variety
of chess from which to choose, including the BCCA Annual Championship, Handicap,
Gambits, Thematic, Endgame tourney and much more.
Playing Correspondence chess (CC) is an opportunity for over-the-board players to
sharpen their analysis skills and deepen their opening knowledge. Many of our members
combine CC with over-the-board play finding that the two are complimentary in every
way.
Award winning Magazine
The BCCA magazine Correspondence Chess has been issued since 1949 and was voted
ECF Magazine of the Year 2008! Packed with articles, tips and puzzles as well as
providing up to date BCCA news and results, the magazine/yearbook is issued free
to members quarterly.
Cost
All this for only £10 a year with each tournament costing around £2.
CC in the modern world
The BCCA has an unrivalled wealth of experience in providing traditional postal
chess which many of our members continue to enjoy. However, the BCCA has not stood
still and embraces modern technology offering e-mail and internet-based correspondence
chess on a specially designed chess webserver in co-operation with the International
Correspondence Chess Federation.
SchemingMind.com Internet Correspondence Chess Club
SchemingMind is a small but friendly online correspondence chess club established
in 2002 and offering casual games, tournaments and team play on our own server.
Although we have an international membership, SchemingMind is affiliated to the
British Federation for Correspondence Chess and we regularly participate in ICCF
rated team events.
Social Correspondence Chess Association
The SCCA was established in 1940 to provide quality correspondence and email chess
to players of all standards. Within the SCCA you will find like-minded friends who
wish to enjoy the game of correspondence chess.
The SCCA is a founder member of the British Federation of Correspondence Chess (BFCC).
This allows our members to play in both National Tournaments through the BFCC and
International Tournaments through the International Correspondence Chess Federation
(ICCF).
The SCCA enters all the main postal team competitions, including the British Correspondence
Chess Team Championship, British Correspondence Chess League, Scottish Chess League
and Scheming Mind Chess Tournaments and arranges friendly matches against other
clubs and associations. We also run a variety of individual competitions, The Club
Championship, League Tournament, Knockout Tournaments and Continuous Tournaments.
The club publishes its own quarterly magazine, "Checkmate" which contains tournament
results, games, articles, news, gradings and other information. The annual membership
is currently only £5.00 and includes free entry to all of the clubs team and
individual tournaments.
Chess Direct Ltd.
Chess sets and clocks for the OTB match versus Yorkshire and the Blitz Tournament
kindly supplied by Chess Direct Ltd.
P.O. Box 18
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64 9AR
U.K.
Tel +44 (0)1709 890565
Fax +44 (0)1709 890565
email: office@chessdirect.co.uk
Over 1800 products now available to browse, search and buy in our on-line catalogue
& shop at:
The Friends of Chess
The Friends of Chess was founded in 1969 with the express objective of restoring
Britain to the leading place it had occupied amongst the world's chess nations in
the nineteenth century. The founding members were, C.H,O'D Alexander, David Anderton,
Sir Richard Clarke, Harry Golombek, Ralph Hopton and Sir Stuart Milner-Barry.
A yearly subscription was instituted in order to aid and initiate such chess enterprises
as International Tournaments, Matches, Team Events, etc. and in addition - perhaps
most important of all - to assist British Chess Players to take part in suitable
International Tournaments where title norms are available.
A large majority of our leading players who have achieved Grandmaster and International
Master status have received financial support from The Friends of Chess during the
early part of their chess career.
The Yorkshire Chess Association
Yorkshire will be playing the ICCF team in the tradational OTB match and are looking
forward to the challenge. A donation has kindly been contributed towards congress.
The Yorkshire Chess Association website can be viewed here, where the latest news from the region
can be found. Yorkshire have just retained the Ward-Higgs County Championship at
correspondence chess with 4 games still to be decided.
The Scottish Correspondence Chess Association
The SCCA is a non-profit body responsible for organising and promoting correspondence
chess (CC) in Scotland. It is a full national member of the CC world governing body
ICCF (International Correspondence
Chess Federation) and an affiliated member of Chess Scotland.
SCCA members are able to play in individual and team events, which may be organised
on a domestic or international basis. All popular modes of play - postal, email
and webserver - are available.