MEMBER SERVICES

AICCF Postal Tournaments: Type-A (7 player, single game) and Type-B (4 player, double game). No fees. Play in as many tournaments as you want. Drop a postcard or send the form given on inside back cover to Shri Meherhomji (for address see inside front cover). No need to send self addressed stamped envelopes. AICCF Email Tournaments: Both type A and B are started from time to time. Send your request to Shri Santhosh Paul by email < earalil at gmail.com > See also announcement of SMS Chess on p.8

Tournament Directors (TDs): There are different TDs for different tournaments. When you have a claim, dispute or query, make sure you contact the TD allocated for your tournament (as mentioned in the start list of your tournament).

Dr. Alok Saxena C-102, Mahavir Sadhana, Plot 18-E,F,G, Sector 14, Nr. Palm Beach Road, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai 400 705 Alokasaxena at rediffmail.com Phone: 022-64503139	A.G.Nagaradjane, No. 40, 3rd Street Kumaran Nagar Nagar, Lawspet Pondicherry 605 008 Agnchess at sancharnet.in
Shri E.G.Meherhomji Brahmand Phase II, A-6, G-3, Azad Nagar Sandoz Baug P.O. Thane (West) 400 607 Phone: (022)25896941 Email: pourushah at vsnl.net	P.S.Dabholkar G-1 Radha Sahniwas C.H.S Damodar Nagari, Chendani Village Thane (East) 400 603 Phone: (022)25433703 Email: psd1959 at yahoo.com
Shri H.P.Chole Vivek Colony, Vidya Nagar, Chandrapur District P.O. Brahmapuri Maharashtra	Santhosh M. Paul Earalil Market Road Convent Jn, Ernakulam, Kochi 682011 Email: earalil at gmail.com

Adjudication: When the tournament you are playing in reaches the adjudication date you MUST send a complete report to the TD similar to the form included in the inside back cover of this bulletin.

AICCF Ratings: New members start with an initial rating of 800. Thereafter the rating is incremented/decremented according to results. In case of any doubt please get in touch with the Tournament Director and Dr. A.Chatterjee.(by email or post, address given below)

AICCF Championships: The AICCF championships (15-player) are conducted from time to time. Qualified players are the current champion, players at the top of the Rating Chart and 2 donors. The 7th Championship (1507) is in progress. P.B.Dhanish of Calicut is the current AICCF Champion.

AICCF Bulletin: Submit articles for publication, Letters to the Editor, Comments etc. to Dr. A.Chatterjee by email or by post: 11 Sriniketan, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400 094. Games for publication (preferably with notes) should be sent by email to Games Editor, Anil Anand with copy to Dr. Chatterjee or by post to Dr. Chatterjee.

International Section: To play in ICCF Tournaments you must become a member of the International Section of AICCF (fees Rs. 320/- for 2 years or one time donation of Rs. 1550/-, to be sent to Shri Meherhomji). For ICCF tournaments contact Dr Alok Saxena, C-102, Mahavir Sadhana, Plot 18-E,F,G, Sector 14, n/r Palm Beach Road, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai 400 705 Email: alokasaxena at rediffmail.com Phone: 022-64503139. One can play by email or webserver (even by post, though this is not common now). The fees for the requested tournament must be sent to Shri Meherhomji, Treasurer.

There are some ICCF tournaments like the Afro Asia Zone Tournaments where you can play for free. There are Team Tournaments such as the ICCF Olympiad (Email-Postal or Web-server) and Friendly International Tournaments, both of which are ICCF rated. Announcements regarding these are sent to members by email. It is important to send your email address to Dr. Saxena so that he can keep you updated on these team events.

ICCF allocates a unique ID number to you when you play in your first ICCF event. You can locate this ID by searching at either of the ICCF Websites (a), (b):

ICCF Websites (a) http://www.iccf.com (b) http://www.iccf-webchess.com Afro-Asia Zone: (c) http://www.iccf-europa.com/aa/index.htm

ICCF Ratings ICCF ratings are entirely separate from AICCF ratings and are computed in a different way. Note however that games played in the AICCF Championships are also ICCF rated. An ICCF rating is given to a participant after he completes 12 games. This rating is considered provisional. A regular or fixed rating is given only after the completion of 30 games. You can find your ICCF rating at the ICCF websites (a), (b).

To receive copies of AICCF Bulletins that you may have missed or to get free extra copies for friends, contact Shri E.G.Meherhomji or Dr. A.Chatterjee.