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Dear friends, the FICGS correspondence chess WCH (30 days + 1 day/move) will start on march 1st, 2020... surely registration is free! Current waiting list: http://www.ficgs.com/waiting_list_ficgs_chess_wch.html Registration: https://ficgs.com/register.html FICGS mobile version, all apps for Android:...

Chers amis, le 19ème (déjà) championnat du monde d'échecs par correspondance FICGS débutera le 1er mars 2018, les inscriptions sont ouvertes... le GM Eros Riccio est toujours le champion des échecs par correspondance ! Si vous êtes MI ou GMI (notamment classé plus de 2350) et habitué des moteurs d'a...

Dear chessfriends, the 19th (already) FICGS correspondence chess WCH waiting list is now open, all tournaments should start on March 1st, 2018... and yes, after all these years GM Eros Riccio is still FICGS correspondence chess champion! If you're IM or GM (basically rated over 2350) and used to che...

Dear chessfriends, the 13th FICGS correspondence chess world championship will start on March 1st, 2014. The waiting list is open! (it's free) The use of chess engines is recommended in this tournament (see the rules below the waiting list). Like last year, we need very strong players to try to shak...

Dear chessfriends, the 12th FICGS correspondence chess world championship will start on July 1st, 2013. The waiting list is now open! (it's free) The use of chess engines is not only recommended but encouraged in this tournament (you can find the rules below the waiting list). Like last year, we nee...

Dear chessfriends, the next FICGS chess freestyle cup waiting list is open until april 6, 2013. This 6 rounds swiss tournament will start on april 6, 13:00 server time = french time (first three rounds, every 2 hours) and on april 7, 13:00 server time (last three rounds, every 2 hours). FIDE GM &...

Dear chessfriends, The next FICGS chess freestyle cup waiting list is open. This 6 rounds swiss tournament will be held on october 30, 13:00 server time (first three rounds, every 2 hours) and october 31, 13:00 server time (last three rounds, every 2 hours), 2010. Prize is 100% of the entry fees in ...

Dear chessfriends, the next FICGS chess freestyle cup waiting list is open until april 3. This 6 rounds swiss tournament will start on april 3, 13:00 server time = french time (first three rounds, every 2 hours) and on april 10, 13:00 server time (last three rounds, every 2 hours). Prize is 100% of ...

Dear chessfriends, The waiting list for the 7th FICGS chess championship is open ! Rules and details are available here (it is free) "FICGS world chess championship is a 5 stages tournament. The 8 players with the strongest established ratings at the start of the tournament play first a 3 stage...

Hello all, FICGS correspondence chess server now offers prizes in its top level chess tournaments, ie. : FICGS__CHESS__CLASS__SM - (2400-2800) : 15 Epoints FICGS__CHESS__CLASS__M - (2200-2600) : 5 Epoints FICGS__CHESS__CLASS__A - (2000-2400) : 1 Epoint I hope more sponsors will join us to make these...

A brief summary about what are E-Points was very necessary, I've just added some explanations and links in Help section and terms and conditions (Membership). See the FICGS chess freestyle tournaments rules and this summary about what are E-Points ... Feel free to ask for more explanations if someth...

Dear chessfriends, The 1st FICGS freestyle cup waiting list is open ! .. This advanced chess or more commonly said "freestyle" (computers, teams, everything allowed) swiss tournament will happen on 2007 October 20 & 21 (14 pm, 17 pm, 20 pm server time), time control : 1 hour + 15 secon...

Quite funny picture... A human making the first move for computers... When the contrary ?