Predsjednik ICCF-a Eric Ruch (FRA) po već ustaljenom običaju obratio se svekolikom članstvu. U svojoj poruci zahvaljuje svim volonterima na njihovom trudu i još jednoj rekordnoj godini, rezimira glavne odluke kongresa i promjene tamo usvojene, te najavljuje marketinšku suradnju sa važnim sponzorima kao i rad triju radnih skupina (vremenska kontrola, financije, modernizacija rejtinga). Uz najbolje želje u 2016. svima, pridružujem se i želim svim članovima HKDŠ uspješnu Novu Godinu 2016. (Leonardo Ljubičić)
To all Correspondence
Chess Friends,
As 2015 ends, I would like
to extend my warmest wishes to you and all those dear to you for a very
healthy, happy, and successful New Year. I also wish to extend my sincere
thanks to all officials and delegates for their devoted work on behalf of ICCF
during the last year.
The 2015 ICCF Congress in
Cardiff approved a number of major decisions which will be implemented in 2016
and have been included in the major release of the server in December, for
example, the complete rewriting of the tournament director's manual, the
introduction of new Correspondence Chess Master and Expert titles, the online
proposal and voting process, etc.
It is too early to present
the complete figures, but it is likely that 2015 will be another record year
for ICCF tournament entries and I thank all volunteers who are given their time
for the benefit of the development of correspondence chess and of course the
players who are enjoying playing in ICCF tournaments. In 2015, we have also renewed
our collaboration with major sponsors and many of them are highly valuing the
theoretical values of the games played by correspondence. This proves once
again the importance of correspondence chess in the development of new ideas in
chess openings!
The further modernization
of the rules and taking advantage of the advanced technology of the server will
help us to increase services to the players. The work and the role of the
tournament directors have been completely reviewed and the Congress has
approved a major revision of the tournament director manuals -- this effort
will be completed next year by the introduction of the tournament organizer
manual.
The three working groups
implemented in Cardiff - (a) time controls and more
generally about the time management philosophy in CC tournaments, (b) finance,
and (c) the modernisation of the ICCF rating and titles – have started their
work and will present their conclusions and proposals during next year’s
Congress.
I look forward to meeting
you in Bremen in August for the 2016 ICCF Congress.
In
closing, let me once again extend to you my best wishes for the New Year. I
hope that 2016 will bring satisfaction in all your endeavors, personal,
professional, and chess!
Amici Sumus,
Eric Ruch
President
