World Correspondence Chess Champion

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The World Correspondence Chess Champion is the title awarded to the strongest player in correspondence chess, a form of the game played over long distances and extended time controls, historically by mail and now often online.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess title
correspondence chess title
world championship title
abbreviation WCCC NERFINISHED
allowsUseOf chess literature
awardedFor being the strongest correspondence chess player in the world
competitionType individual
countryOfFirstChampion Australia NERFINISHED
currentMedium internet
web server
decisionBasis final tournament standings
field correspondence chess
firstChampion Cecil John Seddon Purdy NERFINISHED
firstEditionEndYear 1953
firstEditionStartYear 1950
frequency multi-year cycle
gameMode correspondence
governingBody International Correspondence Chess Federation NERFINISHED
hasGenderCategory open
women
hasLanguageOfPlay algebraic notation
hasNotableChampion Cecil John Seddon Purdy NERFINISHED
Gian-Maria Tani NERFINISHED
Hans Berliner NERFINISHED
Joop van Oosterom NERFINISHED
Tõnu Õim NERFINISHED
Vladimir Zagorovsky NERFINISHED
historicallyDidNotAllowUseOf computers
historicalMedium aerogram
postal mail
telegraph
inception 1950
isPartOf ICCF World Championship cycle NERFINISHED
organizer International Correspondence Chess Federation NERFINISHED
organizerAbbreviation ICCF NERFINISHED
qualificationProcess candidates stage
preliminary sections
relatedDiscipline World Chess Champion
over-the-board chess
relatedTitle World Correspondence Chess Team Champion NERFINISHED
World Women’s Correspondence Chess Champion NERFINISHED
scope international
selectionMethod world championship final tournament
sport chess
sporting title chess
status active
timeControlCharacteristic days per move
timeControlType long time controls

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Cecil Purdy knownFor World Correspondence Chess Champion