06.04.10 The Correspondence Chess League of America has announced its Women's Championship Tournament. The time control is 10 moves in 30 days. We urge Maine's women chess players to take Boris Spassky's advice when he was asked the best way to improve one's game--"Play correspondence chess!"

Rules for All CCLA Tournaments

All CCLA postal tournaments use a time limit of 10 moves in 30 days. All moves must be sent in algebraic notation unless both players agree upon another unequivocal notation (standard descriptive, ICCF numeric, etc.) at the beginning of the game. Players may exchange moves via email in all postal events when both players are agreeable. Note: continuous membership in CCLA is required by our ByLaws, or all games, prizes and advancements will be forfeited.

The CCLA Women's Championship

Format: Entrants will be lined-up according to rating. The top section will be the Championship section; sections two, three, etc., will be the Women's Tournament. The Championship section will never be more than nine players and may be smaller. If there are at least six players there will be only one game per opponent. Any reserve section(s) for lower-rated players will have between four and seven players involving five to eight games. This is a postal event; however, e-mail is allowed if both players agree to use it.

Entry deadline: July 1, 2010 (postmark).
Entry fee: $8.00.
Prizes for Championship section: 1st $14 plus certificate, 2nd $10. Upset prize if there are sufficient entries.

Since this event was begun in 1948, champions have included Dorothy Muir, Vivian Schmucker and Dr. Christine Rosenfield, America's first ICCF International Lady Master. Jill Jaris won the most recent (2008) women's.

CCLA membership is required. Membership includes either a printed or email copy of CCLA's magazine, the Chess Correspondent. New members and returning members joining in June 2010 pay $15 (printed copy) or $11.50 (electronic copy). (A full year is $25 (printed) magazine), $19 (electronic). Send entry fee and membership to:
CCLA
P. O. Box 142
Livingston, NJ 07039-0142
E-mail: herbhickman@comcast.net

Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA) has served the North American postal chess community since 1897. Visit our website www.chessbymail.com for information about CCLA's other postal, e-mail and server events.
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Send check to CCLA, P. O. Box 142, Livingston, NJ 07039-0142.
__ $8 Entry fee for Women's Championship
__ Membership __ joining in June
__ $11.50 (electronic) OR __ $15 (printed magazine)

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*Use USCF or other ratings if you are not a CCLA member.

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