International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a
correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less commo ...
title created by
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the Spor ...
International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) was founded on 26 March 1951 as a new appearance of the International Correspondence Chess Association (ICCA), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the Internationaler Fernschachbund (IF ...
Tunç Hamarat
Tunç Hamarat (born December 1, 1946) is a Turkish chess player living in Austria and the sixteenth ICCF World Champion, 1999–2004.
Born in Istanbul, Hamarat attended the Austrian St. Georgs-Kolleg high school in Istanbul, and then graduated ...
, GM 1997
* Hermann Knoll, GM 2009
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Christian Muck
Christian Muck is an Austrian chess player. He won the 31st World Correspondence Chess Championship in 2022.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Austrian chess players
21st-century Austrian pe ...
, GM 2012
* Friedrich Rattinger, GM 2009
* Gertrude Schoisswohl, LGM 1997
* Dr. Harald Tarnowiecki, GM 1998
* Dr. Sven Teichmeister, GM 2002
* Wolfgang Zugrav, GM 2003
Belarus
* Dmitry Lybin, GM 2003
Belgium
* Jozef Boey, GM 1975
* Marc Geenen, GM 2000
* Valeer Maes, GM 1988
* Former world champion
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway
Alberic (; ; , ) is a learned form of the name Aubrey.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the mononym
* Alberic of Cîteaux (died 1109), one of the founders of the Cistercian Order
* Alberic I, Count of Dammartin (died after ...
Rafael Leitão
Rafael Duailibe Leitão (born 28 December 1979) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster. He is a grandmaster (chess), grandmaster in both over-the-board chess and correspondence chess. Leitão is a seven-time Brazilian champion. He competed in the FID ...
* Pavao Keglević, GM 1978
* Davor Krivić, GM 2008
* Maja Zelčić, LGM 2005
* Leonardo Ljubičić, GM 2011
Cuba
* María de los Angeles Ynchauspi Leyva, LGM 2008
Czech Republic
* Marie Bazantova, LGM 2004
* Petr Boukal, GM 2017
* Libor Danek, GM 1999
* Jiri Dufek, GM 2012
* Roman Chytilek, GM 2004
* Vlasta Horackova, LGM 2005
* Karel Husak, GM 1968
* Jaroslav Hybl, GM 1968
* Jaroslav Ježek, GM 1985
* Milos Kratochvil, GM 2006
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Leonardo Ljubicic
Leonardo or The Leonardo may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* '' Leonardo Journal'', an arts journal
* ''Leonardo'' (Italian magazine), a philosophy magazine published in Florence, Italy, in 1903–1907
* ''Leonardo'' (journal), published b ...
, GM 2011
* Jan Lounek, GM 2014
* Jiri Moucka, GM 2014
* Eva Mozna, LGM 1997
* Zdenek Nyvit, GM 2007
* Ludvik Pospisil, GM 2014
* Anna Ryvova, LGM 2003
* Rudolf Sevecek, GM 2000
* Alena Sikorova-Klosova, LGM 1997
* Kamil Stalmach, GM 2014
* Zdenek Straka, GM 2011
* Pavel Svacek, GM 2013
* Michal Tochacek, GM 2004
* Jaroslav Vaindl, GM 2004
* Jiri Vosahlik, GM 2009
* Davis Vrkoc, GM 2009
* Jindrich Zapletal, GM 1998
* Jan Židů, GM 2011
Denmark
* Erik Bang, GM 1979
* Ove Ekebjaerg, GM GM 1987
* Niels Fries Nielsen, GM 1997
* Curt Hansen, GM 1999
* Jan du Jardin, GM 1999
* Allan Jensen, GM 1990
* Arne Jorgensen, GM 2002
* Martin Lohse, GM 2009
* Jens Nielsen, GM 2005
* Allan Poulsen, GM 2000
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Jørn Sloth
Jørn Sloth (born 5 September 1944 in Sjørring, Thy, Denmark) is a Danish chess player who holds the chess titles of FIDE Master and Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was the eighth ICCF World Champion, 1975–80.
In 1964 he, together w ...
, GM 1978
* Bent Sorensen, GM 1994
England
* Jill Barber, LGM 2005
* Anthony Barnsley, GM 2009
* John Brookes, GM 2001
* Ian Brooks, GM 2002
* Peter H Clarke, GM 1980
* Peter Coleman, GM 2004
* Richard Hall, GM 2002
* Adrian Hollis, GM 1976
* Maurice W. Johnson, GM 1995
* Mary E. Jones, LGM 2005
* Peter Markland, GM 1984
* Peter Millican, GM 1997
* Jonathan Penrose, GM 1983
* Nigel Povah, GM 1989
* Michael Prizant, GM 1996
* John Pugh, GM 2006
* Keith Richardson, GM 1975
* Nigel Robson, GM 2011
* Simon Webb, GM 1983
Estonia
* Alvar Kangur, GM 2007
* Raul Kukk, GM 2006
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Tõnu Õim
Tõnu Õim (born 16 June 1941) is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship twice, in 1983 and 1999. In 1991 he won the Axelson Memorial.Merike Rõtova, LGM 1997
* Jüri Siigur, GM 2011
* Tonu Tiits, GM 2009
* Svetlana Zainetdinova, LGM 2009
Pertti Lehikoinen
Pertti Ilari Lehikoinen (born 19 March 1952 in Helsinki) is a Finnish chess player who holds the ICCF title of correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through t ...
, GM 1985
* Asko Linna, GM 2006
* Georg Österman, GM 1994
* Pentti Palmo, GM 1980
* Heikki Pigg, GM 2007
* Auno Siikaluoma, GM 2012
* Kari Tikkanen, GM 1999
* Juhani Sorri, GM 1982
Fabio Finocchiaro
Fabio Finocchiaro (born June 6, 1939) is an Italian chess player who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
Biography
He started to play chess at age 15 in his native Sicily. Since 1968 Finocchiaro actively participated in t ...
Alessandra Riegler
Alessandra Riegler (born 24 May 1961 in Modena) is an Italian chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM).
She was the sixth ICCF Women's World Champion, a title she held from 2000 to 2005.
In 2007, Italian President Gior ...
Jānis Klovāns
Jānis Klovāns (April 9, 1935 – October 5, 2010) was a Latvian chess player who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was a career Officer (armed forces), officer in ...
* Peter Boll, GM 1993
* Hans Bouwmeester, GM 1981
* Dick van Geet, GM 1991
* Carol-Peter Gouw, GM 2003
* David van der Hoeven, GM 2004
* Abram Idema, GM 1994
* Haije Kramer, GM 1984
* Jacques Kuiper, GM 2007
* Ron Langeveld, GM 2006
* Rudolf Maliangkay, GM 1994
* Karl Mulder van Leens Dijkstra, GM 1977
* Joop Oosterom, GM 1992
* Gerardus van Perlo, GM 1985
* Michail Plomp, GM 2000
* Hendrick Sarink, GM 1979
* Piet Seewald, GM 1992
* Dick Smit, GM 1979
* Gert Timmerman, GM 1986
* Hans van Unen, GM 2007
* Tjalling Wiersma, GM 1985
New Zealand
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Mark Noble
Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Premier League club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. A fan of the c ...
Ivar Bern
Ivar Bern (born 20 January 1967) is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth World Correspondence Chess Champion, 2002–2007. In chess he received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1990. In correspondence ch ...
* Stefan Brzózka, GM 1985
* Jerzy Krzyston, GM 1992
* Jan Marcinkiewicz, GM 2006
* Maciej Nizynski, GM 2000
* Jacek Oskulski, GM 2018
* Rafael Pierzak, GM 2013
* Zygmunt Pioch, GM 1991
* Ryszard Skrobek, GM 1990
* Bogdan Sliwa, GM 1995
* Zbigniew Szczepanski, GM 2011
Portugal
* Horacio Neto, GM 2007
* Alvaro Pereira, GM 1994
* Francisco Pessoa, GM 2015
* Luis Santos, GM 1994
* Antonio Silva, GM 2009
* Joaquim Pedro Soberano, GM 2005
Qatar
* Mohamed Al-Thani, GM 1999
Romania
* Gheorghe S. Rotariu, GM 1981
* Paul Diaconescu, GM 1982
* Mihai Breazu, GM 1985
* Mariana Plass-Caravan, LGM 2003
*
Florin Șerban
Florin Șerban (; born 21 January 1975 in Reșița) is a Romanian film director whose film ''If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle'' won the Jury Grand Prix and the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, 2010 Berlin Film festi ...
, GM 2010
* Costel Voiculescu, GM 2012
Russia and Soviet Union
World Champions
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Yakov Estrin
Yakov Borisovich Estrin (Russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Эстрин, April 21, 1923 – February 2, 1987) was a Russian chess player, chess theoretician, writer, and World Correspondence Chess Champion who held the chess titles of In ...
Grigory Sanakoev
Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev (17 April 1935 – 8 October 2021) was a Russian chess player who held the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was the twelfth World Correspondence Chess Championship (1984–1991) and f ...
, GM 1984
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Mikhail Umansky
Mikhail Markovich Umansky (Russian: ; January 21, 1952 – December 17, 2010) was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998. He was also USSR Corr ...
, GM 1995
* Prof. Vladimir Zagorovsky, GM 1965
* Aleksandr Dronov, GM 2005
Other players
* Dmitry Barash, GM 1992
* Lyudmila S. Belavenets, LGM 1997
* Maksim Blokh, GM 1998
*
Igor Bondarevsky
Igor Zakharovich Bondarevsky (; May 12, 1913 – June 14, 1979) was a Soviet Russian chess player, trainer, and chess author. He held the title of Grandmaster in both over-the-board and correspondence chess. Bondarevsky shared the 1940 Soviet t ...
, GM 1961
* Georgy Borisenko, GM 1966
* Piotr Dubinin, GM 1962
* Sergey Grodzensky, GM 1999
* Michail Judowitsch, GM 1972
* Abram Khasin, GM 1972
* Sergey Khlusevich, GM 1997
* Igor Kopylov, GM 1994
* Sergei Korolev, GM 1995
* Vsevolod Kosenkov, GM 1979
* Aleksei Mikhailov, GM 1983
* Oleg Moissev, GM 1977
* Igor Morozov, GM 1973
* Gennadi Nesis, GM 1985
* Lev Omeltschenko, GM 1986
* Irina V. Perevertkina, LGM 1999
* Nina G. Shchebenyuk, LGM 2006
* Olga M. Sukhareva, LGM 2006
* Lora G. Yakovleva, LGM 1997
* Tamara P. Zaitseva, LGM 2008
Scotland
* Douglas Bryson, GM 1986
* David Kilgour, GM 1985
* Andrew Muir, GM 1994
* Manuel Bescos Anzano, GM 2012
* Miguel Cánovas Pordomingo, GM 2011
* Carlos Cruzado Duenas, GM 2009
* P Drake Diez de Rivera, GM 2007
* Alberto González Freixas, GM 2005
* David Lafarga Santorroman, GM 2008
* Angel Manso Gil, GM 2013
* Joel Martin Clemente, GM 2008
* Jose Mercadal Benejam, GM 2002
* Francisco Javier Muñoz Moreno, GM 2012
* Carlos Rodríguez Amezqueta, GM 2014
* Francisco Vellila V. Velasco, GM 2008
Sweden
* Goran Andersson, GM 1991
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Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson (born 27 June 1951) is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972.
Chess career
At his peak, Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list. ...
, GM 1996
* Eric Arnlind, GM 1968
* Arne Bjuhr, GM 2013
* Ingvar Carlsson, GM 1997
* Björn Fagerström, GM 2011
* Jan-Olof Forsberg, GM 2007
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Jonny Hector
Jonny Hector (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish chess player. In chess, he received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1991. In correspondence chess, he earned the ICCF title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1999.
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hector ...
, GM 1999
* Tony Hedlund, GM 2005
* Rone Holmberg, GM 2002
* Rolf Lekander, GM 1992
* Franko Lukel, GM 2002
* Åke Lundqvist, GM 1962
* Harald Malmgren, GM 1959
* Jan Ohlin, GM 1990
* Dan Olofsson, GM 2000
* Conny Persson, GM 2004
* Lennart Rydholm, GM 2003
* Stefan Winge, GM 2011
Switzerland
* Phillippe Berclaz, GM 2004
* Ernst Eichhorn, GM 1990
* Gottardo Gottardi, GM 1995
* Christian Issler, GM 2004
* Rolf Knobel, GM 2003
* Matthias Rufenacht, GM 1992
* Rolf Scherer, GM 2011
* Wolfgang Standke, GM 2012
* Josef Steiner, GM 1973
* Anton Thaler, GM 2004
* Bela Toth, GM 2004
Turkey
* Murat Akaag, GM 2014
* Fatih Atakisi, GM 2010
* Tansel Turgut, GM 2007
Ukraine
* Alex Bubir, GM 2009
* Sergei Bibir, GM 2012
* Vladimir Dudyev, GM 2008
* Alexandr Gozman, GM 2006
* Svetlana Ignatchenko, LGM 1997
* Aleksey Lepikhov, GM 2002
* Nikolai Papenin, GM 2011
* Leonid Rubinchik, GM 1998
* Oleg Savchak, GM 2000
* Ivan Terelya, GM 2017
* Alexandr Volchok, GM 1993
* Alexandr Voyna, GM 1998
List of chess grandmasters
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE. Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain ...