National Champions Project

By V. Eugen Demian

National Correspondence Chess Championship Directory

After an idea by ICCF SIM N. Eric Pedersen (USA)

ZONE 1 Europe (40 countries)

Last updated: May 11, 2002

Country	Champion	Title	Rating	Source	Notes
Austria
Andorra					*
Belarus
Belgium	Vertongen, Willy Surmont, Yves		2357	Malfait, Andre	2000 Fax Champion 2000 Email Champion
Bulgaria	Christov, Ilia	IM	2456	Tay, Junior	36^th Champion, 2000
Croatia	Cvetnic, Vladimir		2420	Cvetnic, Vladimir	3^rd Final, 1999-2001
Czech Republic	Pospisil, Ludvik		2507	Web page	14^thFinal
Denmark	Kramer, Svend Erik	IM	2510	Fyhn, Karsten	2000 Champion
England	Tatlow, Stephen		2342	CCN #40	1999-2001
Estonia
Finland	Huuskonen, Matti		2506	Oikamo, Teijo	45^th Final
France	Horchmann, Jean-Charles		2246	Hervet, Gilles	1999 Champion
Germany	Wissemann, Andreas				29^th Champion
Greece
Hungary	Sinka, Istvan	IM	2544	Sinka, Istvan	current
Iceland
Ireland	Johnson, Neil Sheehan, J. Michael		2327 2286	Henrick, Basil	1998-2000 Co-champions
Israel	Poliak, Yan		2502	Tay, Junior	39^th Champion, 2000
Italy	Calzolari, Giampietro Bresadola, Dr. Guido	SIM IM	2550 2401	Caressa, Marco	Postal, 49^th Final Email, 2^nd Final
Latvia	Graudins, Ilmars		2514	Strautins, Vilnis	current
Lithuania	Andriulaitis, Vytaustas	IM	2608	Palciauskas, Dr. V	19^th Final
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco					*
Netherlands
Norway	Sterud, Edvard	IM	2418	Andreassen, Einar
Poland
Portugal	Goncalves, Jose		2322	Pedersen, Eric	8^th Champion
Romania	Mayer, Cristian		2339	Mayer, Cristian	34^th Champion
Russia	Romanov, Sergey	SIM	2523	Grodzensky, S	current
Scotland	Beecham, Richard		2246	Web page	2001
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain	Garcia Orenes, J Ramon		2546	Magallon M, A	20^th Final
Sweden	Persson, Conny	IM	2506	Soderberg, Per	current
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine					*
Wales	Garcia, Jason		2040	Sinnett, Glyn	current
Yugoslavia

ZONE 2

Latin America (20 countries)

Country	Champion	Title	Rating	Source	Notes
Argentina
Bolivia					*
Brazil	Bernadino, Zelio			Kover, W. Bruce	12^th Champion 2002
Chile				Kover, W. Bruce	NO Championship
Costa Rica					*
Colombia	Arango Perez, Luis Santiago		2171	Pedersen, Eric	1^st Champion 1989
Cuba
Dominican Rep.					*
Ecuador					*
El Salvador					*
Guatemala	Dorner, Joaquin	IM	2175	Bearce, Harold	1994 Champion
Honduras					*
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama					*
Paraguay					*
Peru	Cilloniz, Alfredo Musitani, Cesar		2285 2373	Kover, W. Bruce	Postal, 11^th Final Email, 1^st Final
Puerto Rico					*
Uruguay				Kover, W. Bruce	NO Championship
Venezuela					*

ZONE 3

North America/Pacific (8 countries)

Country	Champion	Title	Rating	Source	Notes
Australia	Booth, Dr. R.S. Barnett, Dr. C.	IM	2320 2447	Fitzpatrick S.	1997 Co-champions
Canada	Jones, Vince Gibney, Eugene Gibney, Eugene	IM IM	2483 2524 2524	Marconi, Ralph	Postal, 55^th Final Postal, 55^th Final Email, K56-2000 Final
Hong Kong	Wise, Geoff	SIM	2475	Leung, Henry	7^th Champion
Indonesia					*
Japan	Uchikura, Nobuo		2492	Hirokaz, Onoda
New Zealand	Short, Allan		-	Short, Allan	2000-01 67^th Champion
Singapore				Tay, Junior	NO Championship
U. S. of America	Smith, Robin		2587	Campbell, F.	13^th Final

ZONE 4

Africa/Asia (9 countries)

Country	Champion	Title	Rating	Source	Notes
Algeria					*
India	Anilkumar, N.R.	IM	2486	Santhosh M P	current
Iran					*
Mauritius					*
Pakistan					*
Senegal					*
South Africa	Morschel, Dieter Knol, Dinand		2283 2365	Smuts, Iain	Co-Champions
Tunisia					*
Zimbabwe					*

LEGEND:

Sign “*”

- Member country suspended or inactive (source ICCF web page)

2 Champion names per country

- Co-Champions

- One for postal, one for email, or fax

Ratings and titles

- Some as per the latest ICCF list (Eloquery) 01.04.2002 – 30.09.2002. Those outdated names are with a year old information!