National Champions Project

By V. Eugen Demian

 

National Correspondence Chess Championship Directory

After an idea by ICCF SIM N. Eric Pedersen (USA)

 

ZONE 1 Europe (40 countries)

Last updated: May 11, 2002

Country

Champion

Title

Rating

Source

Notes

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

Andorra

 

 

 

 

*

Belarus

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium

Vertongen, Willy

Surmont, Yves

 

2357

 

Malfait, Andre

2000 Fax Champion

2000 Email Champion

Bulgaria

Christov, Ilia

IM

2456

Tay, Junior

36th Champion, 2000

Croatia

Cvetnic, Vladimir

 

2420

Cvetnic, Vladimir

3rd Final, 1999-2001

Czech Republic

Pospisil, Ludvik

 

2507

Web page

14th Final

Denmark

Kramer, Svend Erik

IM

2510

Fyhn, Karsten

2000 Champion

England

Tatlow, Stephen

 

2342

CCN #40

1999-2001

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

Finland

Huuskonen, Matti

 

2506

Oikamo, Teijo

45th Final

France

Horchmann, Jean-Charles

 

2246

Hervet, Gilles

1999 Champion

Germany

Wissemann, Andreas

 

 

 

29th Champion

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary

Sinka, Istvan

IM

2544

Sinka, Istvan

current

Iceland

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

Johnson, Neil

Sheehan, J. Michael

 

2327

2286

Henrick, Basil

1998-2000

Co-champions

Israel

Poliak, Yan

 

2502

Tay, Junior

39th Champion, 2000

Italy

Calzolari, Giampietro

Bresadola, Dr. Guido

SIM

IM

2550

2401

Caressa, Marco

Postal, 49th Final

Email, 2nd Final

Latvia

Graudins, Ilmars

 

2514

Strautins, Vilnis

current

Lithuania

Andriulaitis, Vytaustas

IM

2608

Palciauskas, Dr. V

19th Final

Luxembourg

 

 

 

 

 

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

Monaco

 

 

 

 

*

Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

Norway

Sterud, Edvard

IM

2418

Andreassen, Einar

 

Poland

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal

Goncalves, Jose

 

2322

Pedersen, Eric

8th Champion

Romania

Mayer, Cristian

 

2339

Mayer, Cristian

34th Champion

Russia

Romanov, Sergey

SIM

2523

Grodzensky, S

current

Scotland

Beecham, Richard

 

2246

Web page

2001

Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

Spain

Garcia Orenes, J Ramon

 

2546

Magallon M, A

20th Final

Sweden

Persson, Conny

IM

2506

Soderberg, Per

current

Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

 

 

*

Wales

Garcia, Jason

 

2040

Sinnett, Glyn

current

Yugoslavia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

Latin America (20 countries)

 

Country

Champion

Title

Rating

Source

Notes

Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivia

 

 

 

 

*

Brazil

Bernadino, Zelio

 

 

Kover, W. Bruce

12th Champion 2002

Chile

 

 

 

Kover, W. Bruce

NO Championship

Costa Rica

 

 

 

 

*

Colombia

Arango Perez, Luis Santiago

 

2171

Pedersen, Eric

1st Champion 1989

Cuba

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Rep.