International Braille Chess Association
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 IBCA logo | |
| Abbreviation | IBCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1958[1] |
| Type | INGO |
| Headquarters | Homberg, Germany[2] |
President | Jörgen Magnusson [2] |
| Affiliations | FIDE, IBSA |
| Website | www |
The International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) is an organization for blind and visually impaired chess players. The IBCA is a FIDE-affiliated chess organization as well as a part of the International Blind Sports Federation. The International Braille Chess Association originated informally in 1951 with the organization (by Reginald Walter Bonham) of the first international correspondence chess tournament for blind players; the tournament included 20 players representing 10 countries. It first organized an over-the-board tournament in 1958, with representatives from seven countries. Today, it has grown to encompass over 75 member nations around the world.[1] The IBCA hosts two major competitions: the Blind Chess Olympiad and the Blind World Chess Championship.
Although most of the rules in blind chess are consistent with normal chess, there are a few modifications to the equipment to aid blind and visually impaired players:[3][4][5]
- Either player may demand the use of two boards, the sighted player using a standard board, the visually impaired player using a board that is specially constructed as follows:
- All the black squares are raised about 3–4 mm above the white squares on the chessboard. By feeling the squares, the player is able to determine whether the square is a black or a white one.
- Each of the squares on the board has a hole in the center so that the chess pieces can be fixed in these holes.
- Each of the pieces has a downward projection (nail) at the base, which fits into the hole in the squares on the board, thereby fixing the piece securely on the board.
- All the black pieces have a pin fixed on their heads helping the player distinguish between a white and a black piece.
After making every move, each player is required to announce their move aloud to their opponent. Instead of writing the moves on a chess score sheet, the visually impaired player writes the moves in braille or records the moves on a voice recorder.[3]
IBCA Member Countries
| Nr. | Country | National member federation recognized by the IBCA | President | IBCA Delegate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | ACUA (Ajedrecistas Ciegos Unidos de Argentina) | José Maria Saponara | José Maria Saponara |
| 2 | Austria | Österreichischen Blindenschachbund | Mahendra Galani | Mahendra Galani |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Braille Chess and Draughts Federation | Jabbarov Jamal | Boris Mushailov |
| 4 | Bangladesh | Association For Blind Chess (AFBC) | Ijaz Husain | Ijaz Husain |
| 5 | Belarus | National Paralympic Committee of Belarus | ||
| 6 | Belgium | BSFVG (Belgische Schaak Federatie voor Visueel Gehandicapten) | Herman Jennen | Herman Jennen |
| 7 | Bolivia | Federación boliviana de deportes para ciegos (FEBODEC) | Germán Espada Lezcano | Juan Antonio Loayza Velasco |
| 8 | Brazil | Federação Brasileira de Xadrez para Deficientes Visuais | Márcia Maria Dias Lopes | Januário Pereira do Couto |
| 9 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired | Ivan Yanev | Ivan Yanev |
| 10 | Canada | Braille Chess Canada / Échecs Braille Canada | Diana Tsypina | Diana Tsypina |
| 11 | Chile | Consorcio ajedrez para ciegos de Chile | Alberto Paredes Ortiz | |
| 12 | Colombia | Federación deportes limitados visuales de Colombia (FEDELIV) | José Domingo Bernal | José Domingo Bernal |
| 13 | Costa Rica | Asociación Deportiva de Ajedrecistas Especiales (ADAES) | Jorge Hernández Hernández | Jorge Hernández Hernández |
| 14 | Croatia | Croatian Blind Sport Association | Villiam Jelušić | Blažimir Kovačević |
| 15 | Czech Republic | |||
| 16 | Denmark | Danmarks blindeskak skak forenings kontakt | Dennis Bonet Aabank | Ernst Bindzus |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | |||
| 18 | El Salvador | |||
| 19 | Ecuador | Federación Ecuatoriana de deportes para personas con discapacidad visual (FEDEDIV) | Luis Edison ugenio llbay | |
| 20 | Finland | Seppo Pukkinen | ||
| 21 | France | AEPA (Association Echiquéenne pour les Aveugles) | Bernard Duthoit | Olivier Deville |
| 22 | Germany | Deutscher Blinden-und Sehbehinderten Schachverband e.V. (DBSB) | Thorsten Mueller | Thorsten Mueller |
| 23 | Greece | Hellenic Sport Federation for persons with disabilities | Ioanna Kariofili | Nikos Kalesis |
| 24 | Guatemala | Comité pro ciegos y sordos de Guatemala | Maria de los Angeles | Jorge Mario Cifuentes |
| 25 | Honduras | Federación Nacional de deportes para ciegos de Honduras (FENADECI) | Rony Kahun Chavarria Funez | Marco Tulio Lopez |
| 26 | Hungary | FODISZ | Gabor Toponary | |
| 27 | Iceland | |||
| 28 | India | All India Chess Federation For The Blind | Charudatta Jadhav | Charudatta Jadhav |
| 29 | Indonesia | National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Indonesia | ||
| 30 | Iran | I.R. Iran Sports Federation for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Mohammadreza Mazlomi | |
| 31 | Ireland | |||
| 32 | Israel | Israeli Chess Association for the Blind & Visually Handicapped | Michael Knafo | Alexey Streltsov |
| 33 | Italy | ASCId (Associazione Scacchisti Ciechi Italiani dilettantistica) | Bersan Vrioni | Bersan Vrioni |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Chess Federation of Athletes with Disabilities | Oleg Ivanovich Burlutsky | Zinyatkyz Nussipbayeva |
| 35 | Kenya | Chess Kenya Federation | Benard Wanjala | Harrison Nyaga |
| 36 | Kosovo | ër të Verbër e Kosovës | ||
| 37 | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz Republic Public Association “Chess and Draughts union of the Kyrgyz Republic among disabled people” | Ermek Mukashev | Darika Mamytova |
| 38 | Latvia | |||
| 39 | Lithuania | Lietuvos aklųjų sporto federacijos | Arnoldas Januškevičius | Neringa Paraščiuk Balčiūnienė |
| 40 | North Macedonia | National Union of the Blind of North Macedonie | Zarko Selkovski | Zarko Selkovski |
| 41 | Mexico | Asociación Mexicana de Deportes Adaptados Para Ciegos y Débiles Visuales A.C. | Benito Enrique Hernandez Lopez | Benito Enrique Hernandez Lopez |
| 42 | Moldova | Moldova Blind Sport Federation | Gheorghe Staver | Stefan Oprea |
| 43 | Mongolia | Nomin Erdenebat | Nomin Erdenebat | |
| 44 | Montenegro | Union of the Blind of Montenegro | Zana Djacic | |
| 45 | Netherlands | NSVG (Nederlandse schaakvereniging voor visueel gehndicapte) | Jan Boer | Sergio Harnandan |
| 46 | Nicaragua | Asociación Nicaragüense de Deportes para Ciegos (ANDECI) | Jairo Oswaldo Leyton Calderón. | Jairo Oswaldo Leyton Calderón. |
| 47 | Norway | Arild Oyan | ||
| 48 | Pakistan | Pakistan Blind Sports Federation | Muhammad Waqas Waraich | Muhammad Waqas Waraich |
| 49 | Panama | Asociación nacional de deportes para ciegos de Panamá (ANADEPC) | ||
| 50 | Paraguay | |||
| 51 | Peru | |||
| 52 | Philippines | Philippines Para Chess Association | James Infiesto | James Infiesto |
| 53 | Poland | CROSS | Miroslaw Mirynowski | Piotr Dukaczewski |
| 54 | Portugal | Liga Portuguesa de Desporto para Surdos | Susana Lourenço | |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | Federación puertorriqueño de deportistas ciegos | Felipe Flores | Vladimir Ortiz |
| 56 | Romania | Romanian Association of the Blind | Tudorel Tupidusi | Sorin Lapadatu |
| 57 | Russia | All-Russian Society of the Blind | Vladimir Vasilievich Sipkin | Dmitry Andreev |
| 58 | Serbia | National sports organisation of blind and visually impaired | Petar Vranjkovic | Saša Božić |
| 59 | Slovakia | Slovenská asociácia zrakovo postihnutých športovcov | Pavol Valent | |
| 60 | Slovenia | National Paralympic Committee of Slovenia | Damijan Lazar | Emil Muri |
| 61 | South Africa | South African Braille Chess Association | Joan Rossouw | Johan Grové |
| 62 | Spain | Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC) | Ángel Luis Gómez Blázquez | Pablo Martínez Rodríguez |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Council for the Blind | Tuan Rushdi | Tuan Rushdi |
| 64 | Sweden | The Swedish chessfederation for visually impaired | Jorgen Magnusson | Jorgen Magnusson |
| 65 | Switzerland | Bernhard Süess | Bernhard Süess | |
| 66 | Thailand | Thailand Boardgame Club for the Blind | Krisada Kietkongtawee | |
| 67 | Turkey | Turkish Blind Sports Federation | ||
| 68 | Turkmenistan | Chess Center for the Blind of Turkmenistan | Amanov Kulmuhammet | Batyr Orazov |
| 69 | Ukraine | Sports Federation of the Blind of Ukraine | Lubov Ziltzova | Vladislav Kolpakov |
| 70 | United Kingdom | Braille Chess Association of the United Kingdom | Norman Wragg | |
| 71 | United States of America | USBCA | James thoune | |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Blind sport federation | Abror Abdullayev | Abror Abdullayev |
| 73 | Venezuela | Federación Polideportiva de ciegos de Venezuela (FEPOCIVE) | Juan Blanco | |
| 74 | Viet Nam | Vietnam Chess Federation | Pham Van Tien | Hoang Thien |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Braille Chess Association | Kudzai Shava |
