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.
Krishnan Sasikiran is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Simon Webb was a British chess player and writer who held the chess titles of International Master and Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
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.
Ivar Bern is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth World Correspondence Chess Champion, 2002–2007. In over-the-board chess he received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1990. In correspondence chess he earned the ICCF titles of International Master (IM) in 1994 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1996.
Tõnu Õim is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship twice, in 1983 and 1999. In 1991 he won the Axelson Memorial. In over-the-board play, he was awarded the Soviet Master title in 1966. He does not hold a FIDE title for over-the-board play; however, his peak FIDE rating of 2410 indicates a player of International Master strength.
Liudmila Sergeyevna Belavenets was a Russian chess player.
Marta Ivanivna Litynska is a Ukrainian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Rafael Duailibe Leitão is a Brazilian chess player. 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.
The Finnish Correspondence Chess Federation is a member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) in Europe.
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.
Ingrīda Priedīte is a Latvian female chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster and the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master. She is a two-time winner of the Latvian Chess Championship for womenm.
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.
Ryszard Skrobek is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1977. FIDE International Master (1978). ICCF Grandmaster (1990).
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.
Merike Rõtova, is an Estonian chess player, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
Marjan Šemrl is a Slovenian chess player. He is received the ICCF title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 2007.
Terje Paul Wibe is a Norwegian chess player. In over-the-board chess, he received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1977. In correspondence chess, he earned the ICCF title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1993.
Douglas Gibson Hamilton is an Australian chess player who holds the titles of FIDE Master and International Correspondence Chess Master (2001). He is a three-time Australian Chess Championship winner.
Andrey Leonidovich Kochemasov is a Russian chess player who received the title of ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 2019. He is a World Correspondence Chess Championship winner (2017–2019).
