ICSC-Bulletin 122

Wort des ICSC-Präsidenten

ICSC - Bulletin 122 ist eingetroffen:

Presidential Corner

I have received excellent news from Kazakhstan, regarding the 2nd Asian Individual Deaf Chess Championships, held in Almaty on 28th November - 7th December 2005; under the good organization of the Chess Deaf Federation of Kazakhstan Republic, 16 players from three countries participated. It was won by the Kazak player Nauryzgaliev Amangeljdy ahead of compatriot Rozhkov Maxwell (2nd) and the 3rd placed young Zaynidinov Sirojiddin of Uzbekistan. The bonus was the appearance of the new country, Kyrgyzstan, and I sincerely hope they will strive to achieve full membership status with the ICSC.

The ICSC will participate in both the Mens and Ladies section of the 37th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Turin, Italy from 20th May to 4th June 2006.You could visit the website address http://www.chessolympiad-torino2006.org/ to check on our progress. On Saturday 27th May 2006, the ICSC will be summoned to the Meeting of FIDE Committee on Chess for the Disabled chaired by England's Mr. Gerry Walsh.

I have also received most encouraging news from H.M.S. (Hallàssérültek Magyarorszàgi Sakkszövetsége) regarding the forthcoming ICSC World Team Deaf Chess Championships. The venue has been confirmed for Nyíregyhàza, Hungary, and the event will run from 8th to 17th September 2006. You could visit the ICSC website and the site http://msssz.hu/chess/index.html. We welcome all ICSC affiliated countries to commemorate this important occasion, and hope they will consider participating in the eleite ICSC event.

I regret informing you all that, from the Germany, D.G.S. (Duetscher Gehörlosen Sportverband), their two statesmen of deaf chess have passed away. First, on 18th August 2005, Mr.Günter Wöller, who received the silver medal for services ICSC having represented Germany on nine occasions at the ICSC Congress. He was aged 83. On 31st August 2005, Mr.Theo Krumscheid who received the gold medal for services to the ICSC having participated at the ICSC Congress ten times. He was aged 85. I have also received sad news from the Dutch KNDSB, that the wife of the first founder of the ICSC has died on 27th March 2006, Mrs.Willy Dronkers-Jansen, aged 94 years. The ICSC Boards sends their deep condolences to their respective families.

Chess Greetings to all from the Board of the I.C.S.C.

Michele Visco, I.C.S.C. President.

Editorial Comment

We wish to bring your attention to the fact that there have been several amendments to the ICSC Member-countries Database; please disregard the old one. We will be publishing once more in Bulletin 124. Please note the important change in Slovakia - all correspondence should be made to the Slovak Deaflympic Committee.

We welcome back Sweden after a few year out of the picture, and I wish the opportunity of thanking Mr.Ingvald Berntsson for his cooperation. He has been active in Swedish Chess for many years.

The ICSC Board will be on active duty at the FIDE 37th Chess Olympiad, Turin from May 20th-June 4th. We will be reporting on the two teams' progress in the next Bulletin No.123.

We wish both teams every success!

Phillip Gardner and Michael Freund (I.C.S.C. Bulletin Editors).

(from the bulletin "Mitteilungsblatt" - June 2006 - Nr. 122)

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