The 7th Youth Chess Composing Challenge (YCCC) is the first composing tournament in the frames of the Batumi WCCC 2023. The same as the previous editions, the 7th YCCC will be open to the U23 generation (born no earlier than 01.01.2000), and to all different genres of chess composition. All young chess composers, and those who would like to try
Composers from all around the world are welcome to take part in the 11th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2023! (the Regulations are published on the page COMPETITIONS->COMPOSING->FIDE) The Director of the tournament is Aleksey Oganesjan (FIDE). The sections are: A. Twomovers – Judge: Gerard Doukhan (France) B. Threemovers – Judge: Jean-Marc Loustau (France) C. Moremovers – Judge: Ralf Krätschmer (Germany) D. Endgame studies – Judge:Branislav Djurašević (Serbia) E. Helpmates –
Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2023 | 6th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 18 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID) ahead of Marko Filipović (CRO) and Bojan Vučković (SRB – Serbian champion!)Second IM norm of junior Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU);Average rating of top ten solvers: 2476.56 | WSC category: 4Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 61 points (+19), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 53 points (unchanged), 3.
Good news for solvers around the world came from Paz Einat: on June 25, the 8th Open Israel Solving Championship 2023 will happen as a Multiple Locations Solving Tournament. The very popular summer tourney will shift its form even closer to the ISC model, and include Category 2 into our Rating system. This way, the solvers without
The Georgian Chess Federation has the honour to invite all delegates of the World Federation of Chess Composition WFCC, national teams and individual solvers, chess composers to attend the 65th World Congress of Chess Composition and 46th World Chess Solving Championship in Batumi, Georgia. The Congress will be held from September 2nd (arrival) to September
49th Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 5th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 15 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU) ahead of junior Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU);6th Place women solver Laura Rogule (Latvian champion!)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2149.72 | WSC category: 11Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 53 points (+8), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 42 points (+6), 3. Kacper
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2023 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.6 tournaments of the 1st quarter 2023 are included: 19th International Solving Contest 2023 Cat 1, 19th International Solving Contest 2023 Cat 2, 44th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2023, 28th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2023, 46th International Polish Championship 2023, 31st Branko Atanacković Memorial 2023.Ranking of the
Now PDF reports from all 11 World Chess Composing Tournaments are available in WCCT Section. Many thanks to Roland Ott who scanned missing booklets and helped completing the WCCT Archive! PDF Booklets: 1st WCCT Booklet | 2nd WCCT Booklet | 3rd WCCT Booklet | 4th WCCT Booklet | 5th WCCT Booklet | 6th WCCT Booklet | 7th WCCT Booklet |
46th International Polish Championship 2023 | 4th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 28 | Winner: Kacper Piorun (POL – Polish Champion!) ahead of Piotr Murdzia (POL) and junior Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU – 3rd FM norm and FM title!)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2424.75 | WSC category: 5Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 45 points (+16), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 36 points (+19), 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points (+27), 4. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 23 points (+23), 5. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 23
28th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 3rd tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 19 | Winner: Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) ahead of Eddy Van Beers (BEL) and Richard Dobiáš (SVK – 2nd FM norm!)5th Place Peter van den Heuvel (Dutch Champion)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2375.81 | WSC category: 6Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 29 points (unchanged), 2. Nikos
