Between May 4 and November 10, 2019
ICCF-US has begun play in 7 (!!) different Friendly Matches during this past half year. Here are the basic details from the new events of the past 6 months:
(1) vs. Iceland: A 10-board match. The USA Team Captain is IM Corky Schakel. First board is being played by CCM Donald Harvey versus CCM Kristjan Jóhann Jónsson. You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=79777
(2) vs. India: A 33-board match. The USA Team Captain is IM Corky Schakel. First board is being played by FIDE GM Elshan Moradiabadi versus SIM (and FIDE GM) Krishnan Sasikiran. You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=80025
(3) vs. Argentina: A 12-board match. The USA Team Captain is SIM Michael Millstone. First board is being played by SIM John Knudsen versus IM Juan Alberto Martello. You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=80377
(4) vs. Norway: A 25-board match. The USA Team Captain is SIM Tom Biedermann. First board is being played by IM Harry Ingersol versus IM Reidar Gramstad. Our last match versus Norway ended in our only tie in recent times, so this is the rematch! You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=80480
(5) vs. Slovenia: Another 25-board match. The USA Team Captain is SIM Michael Millstone. First board is being played by FIDE GM Samuel Sevian versus World Champion GM Marjan emrl. The top 4 boards look the finals for the Olympiads! You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=80720
(6) vs. Wales: Still another 25-board match. The USA Team Captain is SIM Michael Millstone. First board is being played by IM Edwin Meiners versus SIM John Claridge. You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=81554
(7) vs. the Czech Republic: The largest of this bunch - a 50-board match. The USA Team Captain is SIM Tom Biedermann. First board is being played by GM Daniel Fleetwood versus GM Pavel Sváček. You can find this match at the following URL: https://www.iccf.com/event?id=81714
That's 180 boards of friendly matches in about the same number of days! If you are not playing in Friendly Matches, you need to let Dennis Doren (dmdorenchess@gmail.com) know of your interest.
Dennis Doren, ICCF-US Friendly Match Organizer