International Correspondence Chess Federation

International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation
AbbreviationICCF
Formation26 March 1951 (1951-03-26)
TypeInternational organization
HeadquartersTannenbuel 12, CH-9230 Flawil, Switzerland
President
Éric Ruch
General Secretary
Michael Millstone
Rules Director
Dennis M. Doren
World Tournament Director
Uwe Staroske
Affiliations53 member federations, along with FIDE
Websitewww.iccf.com
Formerly called
IFSB (Internationaler Fernschachbund, 1928-1939), ICCA (International Correspondence Chess Association, 1945-1951)

International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) was founded on 26 March 1951 as a new appearance of the International Correspondence Chess Association (ICCA), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the Internationaler Fernschachbund (IFSB), founded on 2 December 1928.

The current president is Éric Ruch, while the first president was Jean-Louis Ormond.