WCCC 2026

68th World Congress of Chess Composition

Magdeburg, Germany
August 8 – 15, 2026

  • WFCC Preliminary Agenda

For the first session:

  1. Opening address
  2. Tributes
  3. Verification of attendance and voting rights
  4. Approval of the Minutes of the 67th Meeting (Alba Iulia, 2025)
  5. Membership of the standing committees, outline of business for the week from spokesmen, timetable for committee meetings
WCCT
WCCI
Solving
Album
Qualifications
Computer matters
Studies
Youth
Codex
Ethics and Disciplinary

6. Proposals and business carried forward

6.1. New WCCI format & rules (Guida, Annexes, voting)
6.2. FIDE Solving Trainer (Kovačević, Annexes, voting)
6.3. Honorary Solving Judge: suggestion by Steinbrink (Annexes, voting)
6.4. Limited cash prizes in ISC: suggestion by Mockus (Annexes, voting)
6.5. Report on FIDE World Composing Cup 2025 (Linß, Annexes)
6.6. Report on the WFCC 70 JT 2026 (Shankar Ram, Annexes)
6.7. Report on the WFCC Special Awards 2026 (Shankar Ram, Annexes)
6.8. Report on ISC 2026 irregularities (Mockus, Annexes)
6.9. EDC Report (Shankar Ram, Annexes)
6.10. Different suggestions to Solving Committee (Annexes)
6.11. Change of rules in World Solving Cup: suggestion by Ott (Annexes)
6.12. Digital FIDE Album: suggestion of Poland (Annexes)
6.13. Suggestions to Codex Committee by Kerhuel (Annexes)
6.14. WFCC major composing competition 2027: World Cup, etc (discussion)

7. Miscellaneous:

7.1. Nomination of the working party for the Presidium elections
7.2. ISC 2026 report (Mockus, Annexes)
7.3. ECSC 2026 report (Denkovski, Annexes)
–7.3.b ECSC 2027 bid of Romania (Alba Iulia, Annexes)
7.4. World Solving Cup 2025-26 report (Ott); next WSC
7.5. WCSC 2026: introductory announcements (Steinbrink)
7.6. Report on the WFCC Development Project in India (Shankar Ram, Annexes)
7.7. Report on the Chess Composers Club (Petković, Annexes)
7.8. Report on the OSCY 2026 (Cook, Annexes)
7.9. Report on the WFCC Composing Calendar 2026 (Solja, Annexes)
7.10. Review of the year (with contributions from delegates)
7.11. Future meetings and WCSC: bid of Greece (Heraklion, Annexes)
7.12. Changes, projects and contributions 2022-26 (Kovačević, Annexes)
–7.12b The Grand Prix section of 7.12

8. For subsequent sessions:

8.1. Financial Report 2025-26
8.2. Elections for the Presidium
8.3. Election of Auditor and Reserve Auditor for the following year
8.4. Report by the spokesman of each committee on business covered
8.5. Report by the director of WCSC 2026 (Steinbrink)
8.6. Suggestions of the Qualifications committee re. new titles
8.7. Decisions regarding future meetings: WCCC, WCSC & ECSC
8.8. Any other business
8.9. Closing summary and vote of thanks

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