Thursday 24 February 2022

Regional Representation

 Mark Scully, sometime chess player, sometime lawyer, once wrote that in times long past, the earth consisted of at least 10,000 independent territories. This has now been reduced to around 195, give or take a few self declared/non recognised territories (eg Principality of Hutt River) FIDE have slightly less member nations, although they have extended membership to a number of non-country federations

The International Correspondence Chess Federation follow a similar model. However, with Correspondence Chess less constrained by travel, they also organise events for 'States and Regions'. A multi divisional championship of these bodies is currently running, and has attracted a large entry. Australia has a NSW team, as well as an Australia East, and Rest of Australia Team. And although the Rest of Australia Team isn't doing that well, it has scored some nice individual wins. 


Freire,Daniel J. (1787) - Eade,James V. (2243) [E45]
WLS/SRCCC/21/D4 (WLS) ICCF, 28.01.2021


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