Correspondence chess, the Glossary

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1. 70 relations: Aivars Gipslis, Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, Alexander Alekhine, Alexander Tolush, Bela Tóth (chess player), Blunder (chess), Breda, Cecil Purdy, Chess, Chess engine, Chess title, Chess variant, Chess.com, Computer chess, Correspondence Chess Olympiad, Curt Hansen (chess player), Duncan Suttles, Email, Estonia, Fax, FIDE, FIDE rankings, FIDE titles, Garry Kasparov, Gert Jan Timmerman, Grandmaster (chess), Hans Berliner, Homing pigeon, ICCF national member federations, ICCF numeric notation, Igor Bondarevsky, Infinite chess, International Correspondence Chess Federation, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, Internet, Internet chess server, Ivar Bern, János Balogh (chess player), Jānis Klovāns, Jean Hébert, Jonathan Penrose, Jonny Hector, Joop van Oosterom, Kasparov versus the World, Lieutenant colonel, Lothar Schmid, Mail, Martin Kreuzer, Max Euwe, Mikhail Umansky, ... Expand index (20 more) »

Aivars Gipslis

Aivars Gipslis (February 8, 1937 – April 13, 2000) was a Latvian chess player, writer, editor and coach, who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.

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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway

Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911 – 3 October 1980) was a Belgian chess Grandmaster (1956), an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), and the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess (1959–1962).

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Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.

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Alexander Tolush

Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush (1 May 1910 – 3 March 1969) was a Soviet chess grandmaster.

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Bela Tóth (chess player)

Béla Tóth (born 19 April 1943) is a Hungarian-born Italian chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM, 1974) and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM, 2004).

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Blunder (chess)

In chess, a blunder is a critically bad mistake that severely worsens the player's position by allowing a loss of material, checkmate, or anything similar.

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Breda

Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant.

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Cecil Purdy

C.J.S. (Cecil John Seddon) Purdy (27 March 1906 – 6 November 1979) was an Australian chess player and writer.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Chess engine

In computer chess, a chess engine is a computer program that analyzes chess or chess variant positions, and generates a move or list of moves that it regards as strongest.

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Chess title

A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank.

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Chess variant

A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess.

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Chess.com

Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website.

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Computer chess

Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess.

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Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The Correspondence Chess Olympiad is a correspondence chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete.

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Curt Hansen (chess player)

Curt Hansen (born September 18, 1964, in Bov, Sønderjylland) is a Danish chess grandmaster and a former World Junior Champion.

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Duncan Suttles

Duncan Suttles (born 21 December 1945) is a chess grandmaster.

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Email

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving messages using electronic devices.

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Estonia

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.

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Fax

Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.

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FIDE

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.

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FIDE rankings

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition.

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FIDE titles

FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance.

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer.

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Gert Jan Timmerman

Gert Jan Timmerman (born 15 April 1956) is a Dutch chess player, most famous for being the fifteenth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess, 1996–2002.

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Grandmaster (chess)

Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.

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Hans Berliner

Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was an American chess player, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968.

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Homing pigeon

The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances.

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ICCF national member federations

The International Correspondence Chess Federation national member federations number 56 nations, divided into four geographical zones.

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ICCF numeric notation

ICCF numeric notation is the official chess notation system of the International Correspondence Chess Federation.

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Igor Bondarevsky

Igor Zakharovich Bondarevsky (Игорь Захарович Бондаревский; May 12, 1913 – June 14, 1979) was a Soviet Russian chess player, trainer, and chess author.

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Infinite chess

Infinite chess is any variation of the game of chess played on an unbounded chessboard.

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International Correspondence Chess Federation

International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) was founded on 26 March 1951 as a new appearance of the International Correspondence Chess Association (ICCA), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the Internationaler Fernschachbund (IFSB), founded on 2 December 1928.

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International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster

International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a correspondence chess title created by FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion.

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Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.

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Internet chess server

An Internet chess server (ICS) is an external server that provides the facility to play, discuss, and view the board game of chess over the Internet.

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Ivar Bern

Ivar Bern (born 20 January 1967) is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth World Correspondence Chess Champion, 2002–2007.

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János Balogh (chess player)

János Balogh (10 September 1892, Kézdivásárhely, now Târgu Secuiesc – 12 September 1980, Budapest) was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.

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Jānis Klovāns

Jānis Klovāns (April 9, 1935 – October 5, 2010) was a Latvian chess player who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.

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Jean Hébert

Jean Hébert (born November 11, 1957, in Quebec City) is a Canadian chess player, writer, journalist, and commentator who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and the FIDE title of International Master.

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Jonathan Penrose

Jonathan Penrose, (7 October 1933 – 30 November 2021) was an English chess player, who held the titles Grandmaster (1993) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983).

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Jonny Hector

Jonny Hector (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish chess player.

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Joop van Oosterom

Joop van Oosterom (12 December 1937 – 22 October 2016) was a Dutch billionaire, chess and billiards sponsor, and twice correspondence chess world champion.

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Kasparov versus the World

Kasparov versus the World was a game of chess played in 1999 over the Internet.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lothar Schmid

Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 – 18 May 2013) was a German chess grandmaster.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Martin Kreuzer

Martin Kreuzer (born 15 July 1962 in Ihrlerstein) is a German mathematics professor and chess player who holds the chess titles of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and FIDE Master.

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Max Euwe

Machgielis "Max" Euwe (May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator.

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Mikhail Umansky

Mikhail Markovich Umansky (Russian: Михаил Маркович Уманский; January 21, 1952 – December 17, 2010) was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998.

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MSN Games

MSN Games (also known as Zone.com - formerly known as The Village, Internet Gaming Zone, MSN Gaming Zone, and MSN Games by Zone.com) is a casual gaming web site, with single player, multiplayer, PC download, and social casino video games.

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Olaf Barda

Olaf Barda (17 August 1909 – 2 May 1971 in Oslo), born Olaf M. Olsen, was a Norwegian chess player.

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Olga Rubtsova

Olga Nikolayevna Rubtsova (О́льга Никола́евна Рубцо́ва; 20 August 1909 – 13 December 1994) was a Soviet chess player and the fourth women's world chess champion.

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Olita Rause

Olita Rause (born November 21, 1962) is a Latvian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1993) and International Master (IM, 1995).

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Online chess

Online chess is chess that is played over the Internet, allowing players to play against each other in real time.

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Paul Keres

Paul Keres (7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer.

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Plurality voting

Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidate in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected.

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Rafael Leitão

Rafael Duailibe Leitão (born 28 December 1979) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster.

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Roman Chytilek

Roman Chytilek (born 24 February 1976) is a Czech correspondence chess grandmaster, currently No.1 of International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) rating list and winner of the 16th Olympiad (with the team Czech Republic).

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Simultaneous exhibition

A simultaneous exhibition or simultaneous display is a board game exhibition (commonly chess or Go) in which one player (typically of high rank, such as a grandmaster or dan-level player) plays multiple games at a time with a number of other players.

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Smartphone

A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.

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SMS

Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.

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The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.

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Ulf Andersson

Ulf Andersson (born 27 June 1951) is a leading Swedish chess player.

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United States Chess Federation

The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in The World Chess Federation (FIDE).

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Viacheslav Ragozin

Viacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin (Вячесла́в Васи́льевич Раго́зин; 8 October 1908 – 11 March 1962) was a Soviet chess player, writer and editor.

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Wireless

Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (telecommunication) between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer.

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World Chess Championship

The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess.

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World Correspondence Chess Championship

The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess.

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Yakov Estrin

Yakov Borisovich Estrin (Russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Эстрин, April 21, 1923 – February 2, 1987) was a Russian chess player, chess theoretician, writer, and World Correspondence Chess Champion who held the chess titles of International Master and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_chess

Also known as Chess by mail, Corr. chess, Correspondence Chess Server, Correspondence database, Postal chess.

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