Category: WSC

Open Solving Tournament of WCCC 2023 | 17^th and last tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 77 | Winner: junior Ural Khasanov (FID) ahead of Eddy Van Beers (BEL), junior Danila Pavlov (FID), Kacper Piorun (POL) and Aleksey Popov (FID)
GM norms of juniors Ural Khasanov and Nikita Ushakov (both FID), 2^nd FM norm of junior Mihnea Costachi (ROU) who gets the FM title and also 7^th FM norm for and Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) who will directly get the IM title based on previous IM norms.
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2609.08 | WSC category: 1
Final standings top 5: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 91 points (+41), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 87 points (+23), 4. Danila Pavlov (FID) 83 points (+36), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 71 points (+31).
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31^st Czech Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 16^th and second to last tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 19 | Winner: Marek Kolčák (SVK) ahead of Richard Dobiáš (SVK) and Miloslav Vanka (CZE – Czech Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2106.90 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 World Solving Cup (unchanged: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points, 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points, 5. Danila Pavlov (FID) 47 points.
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8^th Israel Open Solving Championship 2023 | 15^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 17 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID – also winner of the multiple locations tournament) ahead of Ofer Comay (ISR – Israel Champion) and Igor Yarmonov (UKR)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2261.58 | WSC category: 8
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points (unchanged), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (unchanged), 5. Danila Pavlov (FID) 47 points (+16 points).
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Note: The rating list as of 1^st July 2023 is not yet ready to be published because results of the local tournaments outside of Israel are not yet confirmed.
But results of the Israel tournament which is part of the WSC are final and might only have a slight change of the Performance Rating based on changes of the overall tournament.

42^nd Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 14^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 33 | Winner: Araz Almammadov (AZE – (Azerbaijan Champion for the 16^th time!) ahead of junior solvers Iaroslav Tarasenko (FID) and Maksim Kharitonov (FID)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1951.16 | WSC category: 14
Top 5 World Solving Cup (unchanged: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points, 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points, 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points.
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45^th German Solving Championship 2023 | 13^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 21 | Winner: Ulrich Voigt (GER – German Champion and 3^rd IM norm!) ahead of Boris Tummes (GER) and Arno Zude (GER)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2385.61 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points (+10), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (unchanged), 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points (unchanged).

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44^th French Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 11^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 15 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of Andrey Selivanov (FID) and Abdelaziz Onkoud (FRA – French champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2183.13 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (+4), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 31 points (unchanged), 5. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged).
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Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 10^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 18 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of David Hodge (GBR – British champion) and Jonathan Mestel (GBR)
Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) with 5^th FM norm and by exceeding a rating of 2450 also gain of title International Master he will get at the next congress!
David Hodge winner of the Paul Valois Trophy for most successful British solver of last year presented by Paul’s sister Andrea Holt
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2260.54 | WSC category: 8
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 86 points (+10), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 31 points (+8), 5. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged).
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31^st Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2023 | 9^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 22 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of Tomáš Peitl (SVK – Slovakian champion) and Marek Kolčák (SVK)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2238.57 | WSC category: 9
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 76 points (+9), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points (unchanged).
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44^th Lithuanian Championship 2023 | 8^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 11 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU – Lithuanian champion) ahead of Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2112.64 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 67 points (+6), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (+8), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points (unchanged).
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