The Correspondence Chess Olympiad is a correspondence chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete. International Correspondence Chess Federation organises the tournament.
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less common methods that have been employed include fax, homing pigeon and phone. It is in contrast to over-the-board (OTB) chess, where the players sit at a chessboard at the same time, or play each other in real time via the internet.
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.
Ljuba Danielovna Kristol is a Russian-born Israeli chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM) and the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).
ICCF Czech Republic is an ICCF national member federations.
ICCF U.S.A. is the member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) for the territory of the United States of America. The organization was formed in 1909 as Correspondence Chess League of New York but quickly expanded to become the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA). It has published The Chess Correspondent regularly since 1930.
Daniel Elyakim is a chess player who holds the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and was the Israeli champion of correspondence chess for the 1986 championship. He lives in Ramat Gan.
Rafael Duailibe Leitão is a Brazilian chess grandmaster. He is a grandmaster in both over-the-board chess and correspondence chess. Leitão is a seven-time Brazilian champion. He competed in the FIDE World Championship in 1999, 2000 and 2004 and in the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2015.
Eros Riccio is an Italian International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, Advanced Chess Champion and chess opening book author. He is FICGS World Champion and ICCF vice-European Champion and Olympic bronze with the Italian national team.
Olita Rause is a Latvian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She also holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Grandmaster.
Anna Jurczyńska, was a Polish chess player who five times won the Polish Women's Chess Championship. FIDE Woman International Master (1981).
Roman Chytilek is a Czech correspondence chess grandmaster, currently No.1 of International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) rating list and winner of the 16th Olympiad.
Aulikki Ristoja is a Finnish chess player who holds the title of Lady International Correspondence Chess Master. She is a three-time winner the Finnish Women Chess Championship.
Edgar Walther was a Swiss chess player who held the titles of FIDE Master and International Correspondence Chess Master (1978). He was a Chess Olympiad individual medalist (1954).
Rodolfo Argentino Redolfi, was an Argentine chess player who held the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1994). He was a Chess Olympiad team bronze medal winner (1958).
Hans Bouwmeester is a Dutch chess player who holds the chess titles of International Master (1954) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1981). He was a Dutch Chess Championship medalist (1967) and is an author of chess books.
Kurt Kaliwoda was an Austrian chess player, Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1956).
Jozef Martin Boey was a Belgian chess player who held the FIDE title of International Master and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was a four-time Belgian Chess Championship winner.
Kari Juhani Sorri is a Finnish chess FIDE master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1982), Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1972).
Virginijus Dambrauskas is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He is winner of Lithuanian Chess Championship (1992).
Virginijus Grabliauskas is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He is winner of Lithuanian Chess Championship (1997).
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