World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Košice 21./22.04.2018

  April 23, 2018 - 2:33 pm |
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26th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2018 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018: 
Participants: 15 | Winner: Andrey Selivanov (RUS) ahead of Roland Ott (SUI) and
Oto Mihalčo (SVC – Slovakian Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2233.81 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup (unchanged):
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 110 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.

Composing Tournament of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018

  April 20, 2018 - 7:51 am |
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batumi-chess-olimpiadThe Chess Composing Tournament in the frame of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018 (Batumi, Georgia) has been just announced. The Director of the tournament is Ferad Kakabadze (Ferhat Karmil) (Batumi).

In each section only three compositions by each author are accepted and joint compositions are not allowed. The closing date is September 20th, 2018. The compositions must be sent via email to the director’s address: admin@chessstar.com. Three medals and certificates are awarded to the winners of each section.

World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Kėdainiai 14./15.04.2018

  April 16, 2018 - 8:34 pm |
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39th Lithuanian Solving Championship 2018 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018: 
Participants: 13 | Winner: Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) ahead of Mikalai Sihnevich (BLR) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU – Lithuanian Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2229.55 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 110 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.

World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Athens 14.04.2018

  April 16, 2018 - 8:30 pm |
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17th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2018 | 11th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018: 
Participants: 21
Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Dmitry Pletnev (RUS) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE – Greek Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2240.41 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 103 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.

Current list of FIDE ALBUM points, 2013-15

  April 13, 2018 - 2:16 pm |
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fide-album-photoWe have now updated the list of album points to include the results of the three sections that were finalised after the Dresden congress. You may download the PDF file from here and check the list of the most successful composers here. As usual, diplomas of the new title holders will be distributed during the Ohrid congress.

Links to the FIDE Album points are also given on the bottom of FIDE Albums page.

World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Riga 07.04.2018

  April 9, 2018 - 10:29 am |
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45th Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2018 | 10th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018: 
Participants: 26 | Winner: Andrey Selivanov (RUS) ahead of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) and Martynas Limontas (LTU)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2191.06 | WSC category: 10
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 103 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3.Piotr Murdzia (POL) 62.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.

Solvers’ ratings April 1st 2018

  April 1, 2018 - 12:57 pm |
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Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2018 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published!
11 tournaments are included for the 1st quarter 2018: 5th Greek Chess Solving Cup, 41st International Polish Championship 2018, 14th International Solving Contest Cat 1, 12th Urals Problemist Cup, Grand Prix Moscow (memorial A. P. Pochinka), British Chess Solving Championship 2018, Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2018, 24th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2018, 27th Branko Atanackovic Memorial 2018, 42nd German Solving Championship 2018, Open Solving Championship of CFO. The names of the top ten solvers haven’t changed; but some of them have exchanged their places with Piotr Murdzia as the most prominent one to be 2nd again in the ranking. The largest three gains have been achieved by Danila Moiseev (RUS / +111.41), Johan de Boer (NED / +56.63 and Konstantin Novikov (RUS / +41.95).

World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Hüllhorst 24-25.03.2018

  March 28, 2018 - 8:04 am |
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42nd German Solving Championship 2018 | 9th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018: 
Participants: 32 | Winner: Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) ahead of Evgeny Viktorov (RUS) and Arno Zude (GER – German Champion)
Ulrich Voigt (GER) has achieved an FM norm in the second rated solving tournament he has attended.
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2492.06 | WSC category: 4
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.