Oct 11,
2022
JON EDWARDS NEW ICCF WORLD CHAMPION!!
We welcome Jon Edwards to the two smallest
fraternities in US chess. Jon has become
only the third US player to achieve the title of World Correspondence Chess
Champion, achieved in the World Correspondence Championship 32 Final. Concomitant to the victory is the title of
ICCF Grandmaster where Jon becomes only the 14th US titleholder.
Please join me and the whole Correspondence Chess community
(as evidenced in Dr. Staroske’s letter included
below) in congratulating Jon on this signal achievement.
From: Uwe Staroske
<uwe.staroske@gmx.de>
Date: October 8, 2022 at 10:09:47 AM EDT
To: jedwards.chess@gmail.com
Cc: chessmanjcb@gmail.com
Subject: Congratulations
Dear Jon,
the final of World Championschips no. 32 is finished - you are the new World
Champion! Lots of congratulations on this fine and extraordinary achievement!
You did very well in this tough competition; 2 wins in a tournament of such a
considerable playing strength is a rare success.Furthermore
you achieved the GM title - again well done!
The awards (medal,
certificate and an engraved plate) are going to be issued at the next Congress
in Amsterdam in 2023. The GM title is going to be awarded on the server in the
next 2 weeks (there is some "waiting time") and the certificate +
medal for the GM title are also going to be issued in
Amsterdam.
For sure today you are going to have a nice celebration - you have every reason
to enjoy.
All the best
Uwe
Dr. Uwe Staroske
ICCF Ratings and
Qualifications Commissioner
uwe.staroske@gmx.de