World Correspondence Chess Championship

The world championship comprises four stages: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, Candidates' Tournament, and Final.

ICCF tournament rules define which players can access each stage.

The first-, second- and third-placed finishers from the previous Final, and the first- and second-placed finishers from the Candidates' Tournaments have access to the World Correspondence Chess Championship Final.

The ICCF also manages the Ladies World Correspondence Chess Championships, that comprises Semi-Finals and Final.

Dates given are the period in which the final of the championship took place, as given on the ICCF website.