Correspondence

When a Master of the initiative meets a Master of defense, the game is sure to be difficult.

Danny Horwitz has won the 2016 Absolute Championship by a full point over a cluster of rivals.

Barry Walker of Columbia, Missouri, showed his staying power in a withdrawal plagued 2016 John Collins. Barry persevered, and his strong chess… Read More »

Thomas Biedermann is no stranger to this column. He has been here many times before – He was co-champion in the 16th US Correspondence… Read More »

Did you ever wonder what your opponent really means in his note to you scrawled on his postcard?

Max Zavanelli was born August 20, 1946 and died January 27, 2018. In those seventy plus years, Max contributed a lot to correspondence chess,… Read More »

Olga Rubtsova was the only person to become Women's World Champion in both OTB and Correspondence Chess.

"I recommend that you use correspondence chess to test out the openings that you will later play in your over-the-board tournament games… Read More »

Thomas Babcock of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is no stranger to winning first place in a John Collins event, having done so in 2008, 2009, and 2013.… Read More »

"The technique of good correspondence chess lies in playing good moves."
-Graham Mitchell