Australian Championship and CCLA Major Events for 2015

[Brian_Jones]

Entries are invited for the Correspondence Chess League of Australia (CCLA) 2015 Major Tournaments due to start on the webserver in March 2015 as follows:

36th Australian Championship
2015 Australian Reserve Championship
2015 Australian Ladies Championship
2015 Australian Junior (U21) Championship
2015 Australian Seniors (60+) Championship
2015 State Championships

Enter online at http://www.ccla.net.au/

New members can join at http:/www.iccf.com/

For more information contact Brian Jones at brian@chessaustralia.com.au (copy to baj30462@gmail.com)

[Davidflude]

My entry will go in over the next few days. I have a very solid performance in this years Championship. I expect to finish with a high placing.

[Davidflude]

Entries close at end of February which is tomorrow. You still have time to enter on-line.

My entry is in.

[Brian_Jones]

Entries close at end of February which is tomorrow. You still have time to enter on-line.

My entry is in.

The February 2015 edition of ACCQ magazine will be posted out next week.

Entries for the 2015 Australian Championship and other Major events will be accepted until mid-March but we hope to get underway by the end of March.

[Davidflude]

I look forward to the magazine. I put together some hints for David Smerdon on playing correspondence chess which I reworked for the magazine. He has started playing for Australia in our match against Germany against Correspondence GM Wolfgang Fischer.

[Hasimir]

Entries are invited for the Correspondence Chess League of Australia (CCLA) 2015 Major Tournaments due to start on the webserver in March 2015 as follows:

36th Australian Championship

*cough* 37th *cough*

[Brian_Jones]

The draw for the 10th Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad has been published at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=54041

The Australian team is:

1. 30091 LGM Carmelita Henri 2309
2. 30619 Nancy Lane 2041
3. 30648 Shannon Oliver 1945 (FIDE)
4. 30627 Elsa Yueh 1615 (FIDE)

[Adamski]

Best wishes to the Aussie team.

[MichaelBaron]

The draw for the 10th Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad has been published at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=54041

The Australian team is:

1. 30091 LGM Carmelita Henri 2309
2. 30619 Nancy Lane 2041
3. 30648 Shannon Oliver 1945 (FIDE)
4. 30627 Elsa Yueh 1615 (FIDE)

Usually older people play correspondence but I noticed that the Auzzie team has a couple of young players. Also, did not realize we had a 2309 rated WGM here in Aus!

[MichaelBaron]

Great story about the WGM finding love via postal chess : http://romancepostal.blogspot.com.au...1_archive.html

Btw, has she ever played OTB? 2309 correspondence rating means she is a great correspondence player!

[ElevatorEscapee]

Thanks Michael, there were some enjoyable reads on the link you posted, but I didn't manage to find the story you seemed to be referring to... would you please double check the link?

[MichaelBaron]

Thanks Michael, there were some enjoyable reads on the link you posted, but I didn't manage to find the story you seemed to be referring to... would you please double check the link?

It is a story about husband and wife playing postal chess against each other...it is there. Btw, does her name ring a bell?

[ER]

It is a story about husband and wife playing postal chess against each other (...)

what a great idea, leaving the moves on the kitchen table and saving on postage! also works when not on speaking terms!

[Kevin Bonham]

It is a story about husband and wife playing postal chess against each other...it is there. Btw, does her name ring a bell?

Yes. I don't believe I've ever met Carmelita (and don't know anything about her playing OTB) but I have seen her name, and James (S. J. Henri) was Tasmanian OTB state champion four times in the late 1970s.

Henri vs Henri is here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1702813

[antichrist]

Yes. I don't believe I've ever met Carmelita (and don't know anything about her playing OTB) but I have seen her name, and James (S. J. Henri) was Tasmanian OTB state champion four times in the late 1970s.

Henri vs Henri is here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1702813

at a guess Carmelita could be a Filipina name