The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest the title. The official World Correspondence Chess Championship is managed by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).
The world championship comprises four stages: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, Candidates' Tournament, and Final. ICCF tournament rules define which players can access each stage. The first-, second- and third-placed finishers from the previous Final, and the first- and second-placed finishers from the Candidates' Tournaments have access to the World Correspondence Chess Championship Final.
The ICCF also manages the Ladies World Correspondence Chess Championships, that comprises Semi-Finals and Final.
Dates given are the period in which the final of the championship took place, as given on the ICCF website. [1] [2]
N° | Years | Champion | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
01. | 1968–1972 [39] | Olga Rubtsova | Gertrude Schoisswohl |
02. | 1972–1977 [40] | Lora Jakovleva | Olga Rubtsova |
03. | 1978–1984 [41] | Ljuba Kristol | Merike Rotova |
04. | 1984–1992 [42] | Liudmila Belavenets | Nina Orlova |
05. | 1993–1998 [43] | Ljuba Kristol | Ingrida Priedite |
06. | 2000–2005 [44] | Alessandra Riegler | Maja Zelcic |
07. | 2002–2006 [45] | Olga Mikhailovna Sukhareva | Mary Jones |
08. | 2007–2010 [46] | Olga Mikhailovna Sukhareva | Marie Bazantová |
09. | 2011–2014 [47] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Maria Lisitcina |
10. | 2014–2017 [48] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Tetiana Moyseenko |
11. | 2017–2020 [49] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Vilma Dambrauskaitè |
Nr. | Years | Champion |
---|---|---|
01. | 1973–1977 | Karl Maeder [50] |
02. | 1977–1983 | Gennadi Nesis [51] |
03. | 1981–1986 | Nikolai Rabinovich [52] |
04. | 1984–1989 | Albert Popov [53] |
5A. | 1987–1994 | Alexandr Frolov [54] |
5B. | 1987–1994 | Gert Timmerman [55] |
06. | 1994–1999 | Olita Rause [56] |
07. | 1994–2001 | Alexei Lepikhov [57] |
08. | 1998–2002 | Horst Staudler [58] |
09. | 1998–2001 | Edgar Prang [59] |
10. | 2001–2005 | Frank Schroder [60] |
11. | 2008–2011 | Reinhardt Moll [61] |
12E | 2005–2007 | Reinhardt Moll [62] |
12P | 2009–2013 | Matthias Gleichmann [63] |
13. | 2009–2012 | Reinhardt Moll [64] |
14. | 2009–2012 | Reinhardt Moll [65] |
15. | 2012–2015 | Klemen Sivic [66] |
16. | 2013–2016 | Uwe Nogga [67] |
17. | 2014–2017 | Matthias Gleichmann [68] |
Nr. | Years | Champion |
---|---|---|
01. | 2014–2015 | Fabian Stanach [69] |
02. | 2015–2016 | Darko Babič [70] |
03. | 2016–2018 | Jean Banet [71] |
04. | 2018–2019 | Ivan Panitevsky [72] |
05. | 2019–2021 | Aleksey Voll [73] |
The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest the title. The official World Correspondence Chess Championship is managed by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).
The world championship comprises four stages: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, Candidates' Tournament, and Final. ICCF tournament rules define which players can access each stage. The first-, second- and third-placed finishers from the previous Final, and the first- and second-placed finishers from the Candidates' Tournaments have access to the World Correspondence Chess Championship Final.
The ICCF also manages the Ladies World Correspondence Chess Championships, that comprises Semi-Finals and Final.
Dates given are the period in which the final of the championship took place, as given on the ICCF website. [1] [2]
N° | Years | Champion | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
01. | 1968–1972 [39] | Olga Rubtsova | Gertrude Schoisswohl |
02. | 1972–1977 [40] | Lora Jakovleva | Olga Rubtsova |
03. | 1978–1984 [41] | Ljuba Kristol | Merike Rotova |
04. | 1984–1992 [42] | Liudmila Belavenets | Nina Orlova |
05. | 1993–1998 [43] | Ljuba Kristol | Ingrida Priedite |
06. | 2000–2005 [44] | Alessandra Riegler | Maja Zelcic |
07. | 2002–2006 [45] | Olga Mikhailovna Sukhareva | Mary Jones |
08. | 2007–2010 [46] | Olga Mikhailovna Sukhareva | Marie Bazantová |
09. | 2011–2014 [47] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Maria Lisitcina |
10. | 2014–2017 [48] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Tetiana Moyseenko |
11. | 2017–2020 [49] | Irina Vladimirovna Perevertkina | Vilma Dambrauskaitè |
Nr. | Years | Champion |
---|---|---|
01. | 1973–1977 | Karl Maeder [50] |
02. | 1977–1983 | Gennadi Nesis [51] |
03. | 1981–1986 | Nikolai Rabinovich [52] |
04. | 1984–1989 | Albert Popov [53] |
5A. | 1987–1994 | Alexandr Frolov [54] |
5B. | 1987–1994 | Gert Timmerman [55] |
06. | 1994–1999 | Olita Rause [56] |
07. | 1994–2001 | Alexei Lepikhov [57] |
08. | 1998–2002 | Horst Staudler [58] |
09. | 1998–2001 | Edgar Prang [59] |
10. | 2001–2005 | Frank Schroder [60] |
11. | 2008–2011 | Reinhardt Moll [61] |
12E | 2005–2007 | Reinhardt Moll [62] |
12P | 2009–2013 | Matthias Gleichmann [63] |
13. | 2009–2012 | Reinhardt Moll [64] |
14. | 2009–2012 | Reinhardt Moll [65] |
15. | 2012–2015 | Klemen Sivic [66] |
16. | 2013–2016 | Uwe Nogga [67] |
17. | 2014–2017 | Matthias Gleichmann [68] |
Nr. | Years | Champion |
---|---|---|
01. | 2014–2015 | Fabian Stanach [69] |
02. | 2015–2016 | Darko Babič [70] |
03. | 2016–2018 | Jean Banet [71] |
04. | 2018–2019 | Ivan Panitevsky [72] |
05. | 2019–2021 | Aleksey Voll [73] |