User:Chzz/FICGS

Part-translation from: http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FICGS&oldid=33331481

FICGS is the Free Internet Correspondence Games Server, an organized community of chess players which provides services to facilitate international correspondence chess.

FICGS organizes simultaneous fast or standard free tournaments divided into grades according to the Elo, contests between two players, and a world championship chess knockout tournament. The winner of the elimination phase competes for the title "world champion" via a 12 game competition.

FICGS also organizes special events such as FICGS Freestyle Chess Cup, thematic chess tournaments, Fischer Random Chess, Go tournaments and prizes.

World Champions FICGS
1° Xavier Pichelin (FRA) 2008

2° Xavier Pichelin (FRA) 2009 3° Edward Kotlyanskiy (USA) 2010 4° Eros Riccio (ITA) 2011

5° Eros Riccio (ITA) 2011

Chess Freestyle Cup Winners
1° Eros Riccio (ITA) 2007

2° David Evans (GBR) 2010

3° Eros Riccio (ITA) 2010