correspondence chess

slow chess played via paper postal system (one game taking weeks then) or e-mail
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correspondence chess
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correspondence chess

Summary

correspondence chess is an activity[1]. It draws 570 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #106 of 272).[2]

Key Facts

  • correspondence chess's instance of is recorded as activity[3].
  • correspondence chess's instance of is recorded as board game[4].
  • correspondence chess's instance of is recorded as chess variant[5].
  • correspondence chess's instance of is recorded as play-by-mail game[6].
  • correspondence chess is a type of chess[7].
  • correspondence chess's Commons category is recorded as Correspondence chess[8].
  • correspondence chess is the opposite of Q12717360[9].
  • correspondence chess's official website is recorded as https://www.iccf.com/[10].
  • correspondence chess's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Correspondence chess[11].
  • correspondence chess's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/correspondence-chess[12].
  • correspondence chess's practiced by is recorded as correspondence chess player[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include activity[3], board game[4], chess variant[5], and play-by-mail game[6]. correspondence chess is a type of chess[7]. It is the opposite of Q12717360[9].

Why It Matters

correspondence chess draws 570 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #106 of 272).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Opposite of Q12717360
    Instance of activity, board game, chess variant +1
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