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cairo

1/08/2006
23:52:38
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Subject: New ICCF World Champion

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We are glad to announce that GM Ivar Bern (NOR) has secured first place in CC World Championship 17 Final.

First time ever a Norwegian is World Champion in CC.

Congratulations!

More here: -> www.iccf.com

Bw.
Cairo

trond

1/09/2006
04:56:05
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A small correction

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Ivar Bern is an OTB IM, although his CC title must shurely be GM (or the CC equivalent) :-)

Cheers
Trond

nottop

1/09/2006
16:05:53
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Bern

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Bern is a grandmaster from the iccf. That title is recognized by FIDE. Were he not a grandmaster he would have been awarded the title (I believe the top three in the wc finals are awarded the title - pssibly only the top two). Usually that doesn't matter anyway, because the top two or three almost always have the gm title beforehand.

nottop

1/09/2006
16:15:06
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quote from W. Schon

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W. Schon is a world champion contender - one of the strongest chessplayers in the world - he studied in progress all the games of the championship in progress and was rooting for I. Bern because of his style of play. He congratulated Bern and Denmark and wrote -

"He was the only player who played his games with the heart, courage and creativity of a champion."

Pretty encouraging news is this era of computers and conservative play.

cairo

1/10/2006
03:10:16
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Yes

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really refreshing with the play of Ivar Bern and a fully deserved title to him. He is Norwegian though, just a little correction to nottop Denmark had Jorn Sloth as the 8th World Champion!

Bw.
Cairo

drdesoto

1/10/2006
03:34:03
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Interview ...

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-> amici.iccf.com

The new world champion refers to CC as: �Advanced chess� � computer-assisted chess - interesting to discuss!

Best,
drdesoto

cairo

1/11/2006
10:44:12
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Former World Champions in CC

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No. Dates Champion Country

I 1950-53 Cecil John Seddon Purdy Australia
II 1956-59 Viacheslav V. Ragozin USSR
III 1959-62 Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Belgium
IV 1962-65 Prof. Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky USSR
V 1965-68 Dr Hans Jack Berliner USA
VI 1968-71 Horst Robert Rittner (East) Germany
VII 1972-76 Yakov Borisovich Estrin USSR
VIII 1975-80 J�rn Sloth Denmark
IX 1977-83 T�nu O. �im USSR (Estonia)
X 1978-84 Vytas Victor Palciauskas USA
XI 1983-89 Dr Fritz Baumbach (East) Germany
XII 1984-91 Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev Russia
XIII 1989-98 Mikhail Markovich Umansky Russia
XIV 1994-2000 T�nu O. �im Estonia
XV 1996-2002 Gert Jan Timmerman The Netherlands
XVI 1999-2004 Tunc Hamarat Austria
XVII 2002-2006 Ivar Bern Norway
XVIII 2003-2006 Joop J. van Oosterom The Netherlands

Bw.
Cairo

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