ICCF - 11th WebChess Open Tournament

The 11th WebChess Open Tournament is a tournament open to all correspondence chess players worldwide, with or without any previous ICCF experience. The tournament is played over three rounds (preliminary, semi-final, and final). Winners from each group in each round advance to the next round.  After tie-breaking, if necessary, a small number of best placed 2nd place players will qualify for the final semi-final stage. Schedule The preliminaries will start on 30th June 2026. The semi-finals will start in July 2028 (sooner if all preliminary groups are completed). The final will start in July 2030 (sooner if all semi-final groups are completed). The semi-finals and the final will be played with Silli System, if necessary. Time Control All games will be played by webserver with the triple block system. Time control will be Triple Block (Duration of Tournament: 700 days; Initial Clock: 50 days; Initial Bank: 50 days; Increment: 5 days). Please note – without guaranteed time in the preliminaries and in the semi-final and final with guaranteed time. All games will be rated with title norms possible.  Title norms are not available in the preliminary round. Entry Fee The entry fee is 9 euros by direct entry or contact your federation for details of the fee you will pay by entering through the federation. Entries Multiple entries are allowed. Although the number of preliminary groups each player may enter is unlimited, no player will qualify for more than two semifinal groups (or one semifinal group, if played with Silli System) or more than one place in the final. Registration  New players to ICCF can enter 1 section for free. They have to register directly at www.iccf.com. All extra entries should be paid if they wish to enter more than one section. They should send their contact information: name, email address, and country to Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi / NTTC (nttc.iccf@gmail.com). Players may use Direct Entry (DE) or registration via the national federation (MF). [Rule 1.3.1] Any promotion to a higher section or (other-than-norm) prize or event-related title in an ICCF event requires a plus score from all non-cancelled games, no matter the final placement in the completed section (that is, no matter if first, second, third or fourth place). Registration Deadline The closing date for all entries is 10th June 2026.  After that date any registrations received by the tournament organizer will only be confirmed so that groups may be balanced. All chess players are heartily invited to enter this tournament, both for the enjoyment of games and for friendly contact/communication with players worldwide. Amici sumus Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi NTTC