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Posted by cairo uskidscompute.com 1/08/2006 23:52:38 play online chess	Subject: New ICCF World Champion Message: 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
Posted by trond uskidscompute.com 1/09/2006 04:56:05 play online chess	A small correction Message: Ivar Bern is an OTB IM, although his CC title must shurely be GM (or the CC equivalent) :-) Cheers Trond
Posted by nottop uskidscompute.com 1/09/2006 16:05:53 play online chess	Bern Message: 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.
Posted by nottop uskidscompute.com 1/09/2006 16:15:06 play online chess	quote from W. Schon Message: 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.
Posted by cairo uskidscompute.com 1/10/2006 03:10:16 play online chess	Yes Message: 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
Posted by drdesoto uskidscompute.com 1/10/2006 03:34:03 play online chess	Interview ... Message: -> amici.iccf.com The new world champion refers to CC as: «Advanced chess» – computer-assisted chess - interesting to discuss! Best, drdesoto
Posted by cairo uskidscompute.com 1/11/2006 10:44:12 play online chess	Former World Champions in CC Message: 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 Jørn Sloth Denmark IX 1977-83 Tõnu O. Õim 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 Tõnu O. Õim 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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