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FICGS is the Free Internet Correspondence Games Server, an organized community of chess players which provides services to facilitate international correspondence chess.
FICGS organizes simultaneous fast or standard free tournaments divided into grades according to the Elo, contests between two players, and a world championship chess knockout tournament. The winner of the elimination phase competes for the title "world champion" via a 12 game competition.
FICGS also organizes special events such as FICGS Freestyle Chess Cup , thematic chess tournaments, Fischer Random Chess, Go tournaments and prizes.