Absolute Correspondence Championship of the United States Chess Federation, 1976-2010

Alex Dunne is the United States Chess Federation correspondence chess director, author of more than a dozen chess books and frequent contributor to Chess Life. He is a FIDE Master, Life Master and ICCF Correspondence Chess Master. He lives in Sayre, Pennsylvania.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      Abbreviations      The Inauguration of the Absolute Correspondence Championship      Absolute Directors      xiiiStatistics for the 1976 to 2010 Participants      The Tournaments, 1976–2010The 1976 Absolute      The 1977 Absolute      The 1978 Absolute      The 1979 Absolute      The 1980 Absolute      The 1981 Absolute      The 1982 Absolute      The 1983 Absolute      The 1984 Absolute      The 1985 Absolute      The 1986 Absolute      The 1987 Absolute      The 1988 Absolute      The 1989 Absolute      The 1990 Absolute      The 1991 Absolute      The 1992 Absolute      The 1993 Absolute      The 1994 Absolute      The 1995 Absolute      The 1996 Absolute      The 1997 Absolute      The 1998 Absolute      The 1999 Absolute      The 2000 Absolute      The 2001 Absolute      The 2002 Absolute      The 2003 Absolute      The 2004 Absolute      The 2005 Absolute      The 2006 Absolute      The 2007 Absolute      The 2008 Absolute      The 2009 Absolute      The 2010 Absolute      Index of Openings (Traditional Names)      Index of Openings (ECO Codes)      Player Index

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