Current Events

Game requests or reports, notices of address change, vacations and absences and time violations should be sent to the club via the appropriate web forms.
All communications forms are listed on the Contact Us page. The link can be found at the top of the left-hand navigation frame.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: in order to help bring games to a conclusion in a reasonable time scale, we encourage everyone to submit time complaints as promptly as possible, according to the section 7 of the IECC Guidelines.

Updated: June 01, 2024

Details of all the events are listed below, together with links to each of the event web pages, containing online forms for requesting a game, or reporting the results of a game.

For any other subject, see the Contact Us page for links to all the other online forms.

If you have any queries about an event, the TD's will be able to answer any questions you may have: We're always more than happy to help out. For general queries, please use the miscellaneous form, and select the relevant department from the drop-down list of recipients.

ON-LINE TOURNAMENTS

last update: June 01, 2024

The IECC has started new tournaments to be played on the chess.com server:

The games results will be recorded also at IECC and all stats accordingly updated, independently from the chess.com rating.

To participate in this event it is just required to get a chess.com ID (or use that already owned and communicated to IECC) and send a subscription using the "Contact Us" form - Miscellaneous Section on our website (select "Administration Dept." and write "chess.com tournaments").

On chess.com is available a IECC Group to freely subscribe where it is possible to share informations on the tournaments and have discussions with the other members.

IECC CLASS RATING TOURNAMENTS:

last update: June 01, 2024
To get more information on Class events or to enter a Class Tournament fill in the appropriate form on the Class Events page

* Class events - currently available for sign up *

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Master Class   CL1-2023.01                       2200+
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1. Javier, Christian  2124  2022.07.29
2. Maceda, Juan Rivas 2105  2023.04.01 Award
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Expert Class   CL2-2024.01                   2000-2199
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1. Kohler, Hans-Christian 1921  2024.02.04 Award
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Class A   CL3-2024.01                        1800-1999
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1. Cruz, Eliecer  1858  2023.07.27
2. Cook, Phil     1906  2024.01.06
3. Kinna, Michael 1937  2024.01.14
4. Blackman, Leon 1917  2024.02.22
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Class B   CL4-2024.01                        1600-1799
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Class C   CL5-2024.01                        1400-1599
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1. Amerine, Dennis 1483  2024.02.04
2. Jewell, Barry   1432  2024.02.15
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Class D   CL6-2024.02                        1200-1399
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1. Nilsson, Bjoern      839  2024.01.21
2. Powers Roibal, Frank 1100  2024.02.15
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More information on Class events can be found on our web site.
http://www.chess-iecc.com/class.html

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PYRAMID EVENT:

How to Enter a Pyramid Event

Complete and submit the game request form on the Pyramid Web Page, making sure to include all the required fields, marked *.

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IECC ONE GAME MATCHES

last update: June 01, 2024

Play a single game against an opponent rated within 200 points. Change colours each game.

Complete and submit the game request form on the 1-Game Web Page, making sure to include all the required fields, marked *.

MATCHES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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   ID RATING   NAME                         COUNTRY MATCHES
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19799    886   Nilsson, Bjoern                  SWE       2
17182   1014   Stenhouse, John                  SCO       1
19161   1581   Baez, Jorge Luis                 COL       1
19856   1886   Cruz, Eliecer                    CUB       5
14769   2003   Souply, Yves                     BEL       1
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More information on 1-game events can be found on our web site. http://www.chess-iecc.com/1game.html

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IECC THEMATIC CHALLENGES:

last update: June 01, 2024

* Name of Thematic (see list below)

WE WILL ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN OPPONENTS WITHIN A 400 POINT RATING DIFFERENTIAL. THE TD MAY USE HIS DISCRETION AND ASSIGN OPPONENTS WHOSE RATING DIFERENTIAL IS BETWEEN 400 AND 500 POINTS. HOWEVER, IF THE OPPONENTS AGREE, THE TD WILL ASSIGN OPPONENTS WITH A LARGER RATING DIFFERENTIAL (ABOVE 500 POINTS).

This is a great way to explore specific openings. You play either a two-game match, both as black and white, or a one-game match where you decide the color you would like to play. A list of players waiting for opponents appears below, along with popular variations with no players.

You can also specify a variation that does not appear on the list . You may specify a minimum or maximum rating for your opponent. Otherwise, we'll assign an opponent within 400 points of your rating at the time That the match is set up.

How to Request a Thematics Match

Complete and submit the game request form on the Thematics Event Web Page, making sure to include all the required fields, marked *. If one-game, let us know the color you'd like to play.

Special notice

In order to leave room on our waiting list for new variations and to limit the accumulation of very specialized requests, we are having to establish limits.

(a) Requests older than a year will be deleted. You can get your name back on the list by making another request.

(b) Unusual variations will be deleted after three months at the discretion of the Tournament Directors. We will strive to retain variations that might be of general interest.

(c) New variations will ONLY be accepted if the requester will play a two-game match with no special rating request.

(d) New variations will be limited to 7 move pairs.

We appreciate your understanding.

Thematics Waiting List

LIST OF PLAYERS WAITING FOR OPPONENTS:

D08 Albin Counter Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.*
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2-Game
Ruben Hector  Almeida 2218  Black
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game

B02 Alekhine's Defense
1.e4 Nf6  2. e5 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2-Game

A02 Bird's Opening
1.f4 *
Fernando  Hervas 2160  Black
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game

C23 Bishop's opening
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Enos  Bernardara 1292  White

D00 Blackmar Diemer Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 *
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game

A51 Budapest Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.*
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game

E01 Catalan Opening
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 *
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game
Jorge  Montoya 1368  White
Edwin  Gravini 1272  2-Game

Colle
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 *
Pascual  Garcia 2139  White
Antonio  Galvany Vilá 1521  2- game
Marvin  Radding 1185  2- game

D05 Queen's Pawn Game Colle
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game

C21 Center Game Danish Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 *
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2-Game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game
Marvin  Radding 1185  Black

A00 Danvers opening
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 *
Patrizio  Paccione 1370  1-Game

A80 Dutch Defense
1. d4 f5 2. *
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game

C51 Evans Gambit
1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 *
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game

C00 French Defense
1. e4 e6 2. *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  White
David  Washburn 1364  2-Game

C16 French Defense: Winawer Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4. *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  Black

C45 Göring Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game

D80 Grunfeld Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.*
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game
David  Washburn 1364  2-Game

Icelandic Gambit
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.*
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game

Italian Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game

C30 King's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 *
Marvin  Radding 1185  White

C33 King's Gambit accepted
1. e4 e5 2. f4  exf4 3. *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  Black
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game
Jorge Luis  Baez 1590  White

E20 Nimzo - Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4. *
George Uralgm  Uralskiy 1647  2-Game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  Black
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game

A53 Old Indian
1.d4 Nf6  2.c4 d6 3.*
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Joseph  Aiken 1674  2-Game

B07 Pirc
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.*
Michael  Vallar 1592  White
Fernando  Hervas 2160  Black
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2-game
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  Black

C41 Philidor's Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.*  
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game

C44 Ponziani opening
1. e5 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  Black
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game

Queens Gambit accepted
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4  3. *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  Black
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2-Game

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3. *
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2-Game

D12  Queens gambit Slav Defence
1. d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.*
John  Downes 1799  White
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  White
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2- game

Queen's Gambit Declined Tarrasch Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 *
Pascual  Garcia 2139  Black
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2-Game

C60 Ruy Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 *
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2- game
Michael  Vallar 1592  2- game

C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2- game

C61 Ruy Lopez Bird Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.*
Fernando  Hervas 2160  White
Enos  Bernardara 1292  2- game
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2- game

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4.*
Archie  Keiper 1698  White
Peter James  Hughes 1027  2- game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2- game

B01 Scandinavian Defense (Centre counter Defense)
1.e4 d5 2.*
Fernando  Hervas 2160  White
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2- game
Marvin  Radding 1185  White

B20 Sicilian Defense
1.e4 c5 2.*
Della Diane  Stringer-Lester 1237  2-Game
John  Downes 1799  2-Game

Sicilian Löwenthal variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 *
Della Diane  Stringer-Lester 1237  2-Game
Phil  Cook 1792  2-Game
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game

Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation
1. e4 c5 2. a3
Ralf  Blittkowsky 2168  2-Game

Sicilian Moscow variant
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ *
Eliecer  Cruz 1891  2-Game
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Archie  Keiper 1698  White

Sicilian Najdorf
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.*
Della Diane  Stringer-Lester 1237  2-Game

A46 Torre attack
1 d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2-Game
Patrizio  Paccione 1370  Black or white

A45 Trompowski Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 *
Bjoern  Nilsson 898  2- game
Fernando  Vasquez 2026  2- game

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