From The Campbell Report
www.correspondencechess.com/campbell/

(3 January 2005): APCT Announces Closure

"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT (American
Postal Chess Tournaments). They will accept entries to tournaments for
several more months. Then all events will be played to a finish and the
magazine APCT News Bulletin will continue publication during this
period. For approximately 35 years APCT has been one of the leading USA
cc organizations...."

Spam Scone wrote:
From The Campbell Report
www.correspondencechess.com/campbell/

(3 January 2005): APCT Announces Closure

"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement
and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT
(American
Postal Chess Tournaments). They will accept entries to tournaments
for
several more months. Then all events will be played to a finish and
the
magazine APCT News Bulletin will continue publication during this
period. For approximately 35 years APCT has been one of the leading
USA
cc organizations...."

When I served CCLA as the contact to the international organization
ICCF, and CCLA was attempting to form an umbrella organization together
with USCF and APCT (such as exists now), APCT wrote to the CCLA
President that I was disapproved for an ICCF posting because of my
"reliance" on Kenneth Gunnell (a disapproved person).

If APCT was any kind of decent organization, I would have expected
before that: a claim that I had relied on Gunnell, a statement of what
action constituted reliance, and why it was any of APCT's business what
I might have done privately, thus allowing me to refute the claim
against me. But the actual correspondence showing what happened
between myself and Gunnell was returned unread.

I accord no respect to APCT or its management because it falsely sought
business advantage over me. I am pleased to learn that it will go out
of business.

David Ames

On 9 Jan 2005 01:20:32 -0800, "David Ames"
wrote:

Spam Scone wrote:
From The Campbell Report
www.correspondencechess.com/campbell/

(3 January 2005): APCT Announces Closure

"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement
and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT
(American
Postal Chess Tournaments). They will accept entries to tournaments
for
several more months. Then all events will be played to a finish and
the
magazine APCT News Bulletin will continue publication during this
period. For approximately 35 years APCT has been one of the leading
USA
cc organizations...."

When I served CCLA as the contact to the international organization
ICCF, and CCLA was attempting to form an umbrella organization together
with USCF and APCT (such as exists now), APCT wrote to the CCLA
President that I was disapproved for an ICCF posting because of my
"reliance" on Kenneth Gunnell (a disapproved person).

If APCT was any kind of decent organization, I would have expected
before that: a claim that I had relied on Gunnell, a statement of what
action constituted reliance, and why it was any of APCT's business what
I might have done privately, thus allowing me to refute the claim
against me. But the actual correspondence showing what happened
between myself and Gunnell was returned unread.

I accord no respect to APCT or its management because it falsely sought
business advantage over me. I am pleased to learn that it will go out
of business.

David Ames

I am very interested to read this. I learn chess by playing postal
chess because when I was a kid there were few opportunities to play
over-the-board in Lynchburg, Virginia where I grew up.

I was very active in the CCLA. I tied with Louis Petithory for the US
Junior Correspondence Chess Championship. I defeated Petithory in our
individual game in the preliminaries. We were supposed to play a match
for the title but the match was never played because I went away to
college and stopped playing postal chess. I think that the title was
vacant. I sometimes wonder if I should contact Petithory now and play
a belated match for the 1960 US Junior Chess Championship.

My family was from Iowa so we went to Iowa every summer to visit. In
the summer of 1960 I went to Sioux City Iowa and visited Dick Rees,
who was director of the CCLA at his home. I was surprised to find that
Dick Rees was an invalid who could not get out of bed.

Could you tell me what ever happened to Dick Rees? I cannot find his
name in CCLA literature. I also played in one ICCF tournament in the
master class. I got an even score.

Sam Sloan

Sam Sloan wrote:
On 9 Jan 2005 01:20:32 -0800, "David Ames"
wrote:

Spam Scone wrote:
From The Campbell Report
www.correspondencechess.com/campbell/

(3 January 2005): APCT Announces Closure

"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement
and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT
(American
Postal Chess Tournaments). They will accept entries to tournaments
for
several more months. Then all events will be played to a finish
and
the
magazine APCT News Bulletin will continue publication during this
period. For approximately 35 years APCT has been one of the
leading
USA
cc organizations...."

When I served CCLA as the contact to the international organization
ICCF, and CCLA was attempting to form an umbrella organization
together
with USCF and APCT (such as exists now), APCT wrote to the CCLA
President that I was disapproved for an ICCF posting because of my
"reliance" on Kenneth Gunnell (a disapproved person).

If APCT was any kind of decent organization, I would have expected
before that: a claim that I had relied on Gunnell, a statement of
what
action constituted reliance, and why it was any of APCT's business
what
I might have done privately, thus allowing me to refute the claim
against me. But the actual correspondence showing what happened
between myself and Gunnell was returned unread.

I accord no respect to APCT or its management because it falsely
sought
business advantage over me. I am pleased to learn that it will go
out
of business.

David Ames

I am very interested to read this. I learn chess by playing postal
chess because when I was a kid there were few opportunities to play
over-the-board in Lynchburg, Virginia where I grew up.

Sam Sloan

Sam,
I never knew you were from Lynchburg. I have many friends there. Do you
still have family there? Do you visit there often?
Rob

"Spam Scone" wrote:
"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT (American
Postal Chess Tournaments). .... "

This is sad, but inevitable. After decades of running their postal
organization, and contributing to chess in thousands of other ways, the
Warrens deserve to enjoy their retirement. Best wishes to Helen and Jim.

Bill Smythe

Sam Sloan wrote:

Could you tell me what ever happened to Dick Rees? I cannot find his
name in CCLA literature.

I suggest you spend some of your private fortune and purchase Bryce
Avery's Correspondence Chess In America. It's allegedly a history of CC
in the US, but it's largely about the CCLA and chess politics from a
CCLA Old Guard perspective. Imagine if ChessDon had written the history
of chess in America, and rushed through the pre-1939 era so he could
get to the USCF and begin settling scores. Avery isn't that unbalanced,
but he's partisan enough that the book has been condemned in some
quarters. I recall your buddy Frank Niro calling it "a work of
fiction."

"Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...

Sam,
I never knew you were from Lynchburg. I have many friends there. Do you
still have family there? Do you visit there often?

No family that will talk to him. Not since he got out of jail.

Spam Scone wrote:
Sam Sloan wrote:

Could you tell me what ever happened to Dick Rees? I cannot find
his
name in CCLA literature.

I suggest you spend some of your private fortune and purchase Bryce
Avery's Correspondence Chess In America. It's allegedly a history of
CC
in the US, but it's largely about the CCLA and chess politics from a
CCLA Old Guard perspective. Imagine if ChessDon had written the
history
of chess in America, and rushed through the pre-1939 era so he could
get to the USCF and begin settling scores. Avery isn't that
unbalanced,
but he's partisan enough that the book has been condemned in some
quarters. I recall your buddy Frank Niro calling it "a work of
fiction."

Last I knew, the book was available for $16 plus shipping from Edward
R. Hamilton. They have a Web site but I think you have to order by
mail.

BTW, I don't think it was mentioned there, but CCLA was the original US
affiliate to FIDE. The information was published in American Chess
Bulletin.

David Ames

Bill Smythe wrote:
"Spam Scone" wrote:
"Helen and Jim Warren have just announced their planned retirement
and
the closing of the USA correspondence chess organization APCT
(American
Postal Chess Tournaments). .... "

This is sad, but inevitable. After decades of running their postal
organization, and contributing to chess in thousands of other ways,
the
Warrens deserve to enjoy their retirement. Best wishes to Helen and
Jim.

Bill Smythe

Ditto!
Rob

"StanB" wrote in message
...

I never knew you were from Lynchburg. I have many friends there. Do you
still have family there? Do you visit there often?

No family that will talk to him. Not since he got out of jail.


Are you one of his family ?

Regards,

Jerzy