(05.01) A correction is made to the Solvers’ ratings as of January 1st 2016: the 7th tournament, Henk Hagedoorn Memorial, is added; the changes are related to the main list only.
(01.01) Solvers’ ratings as of January 1st 2016 are published! 6 tournaments included: 24th Kedainiai cup; ICH of Switzerland Bern; 8th Albino cup Minsk; ICH of Belgium Geel; OPEN GP Warsaw; 14th GP Warsaw.
Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Kacper Piorun and John Nunn!
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The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) invites composers to submit their highest-quality compositions for selection in the 2013-15 FIDE Album.
See the Announcement.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Belgium Solving Championship, Geel – 14.11.2015
Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.353
The WSC category of the tournament: 4
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Warsaw Solving Grand Prix 14.-15.11.2015
Winner: Piotr Gorski (POL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.482
The WSC category of the tournament: 3
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
“The Study of the Year“ award is organized by the WFCC and aims at introducing to the general public a single friendly endgame study that would hopefully appeal to chess players of various levels and encourage them to pay a deeper attention to the art of the endgame study on a more regular basis.
The competition to select the Study of the Year 2014 (SOY2014) is organized by ARVES. The SOY 2014 will be selected by an international panel of judges (Martin Minski, Oleg Pervakov, Gady Costeff, Ilhan Aliev and Harold van der Heijden). It is not the selection of the best study of the year, but the study which is best suited to popularize our art among the general chess public. The solution should be both understandable to players of average level, and appeal to players of master level. >>more/less
The deadline for submission is: December 1st, 2015. The selected SOY 2014 will appear on the ARVES website (www.arves.org) as well as in the UAPA site.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: 8th ALBINO CUP Belarus, Minsk 31.10. – 1.11.2015
Winner: Evgeny Viktorov (RUS) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.364
The WSC category of the tournament: 4
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Swiss Solving Championship, Bern 17. 10. 2015
Winner: Abdelaziz Onkoud (MAR) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.375
The WSC category of the tournament: 4
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
Solvers’ ratings as of October 1st 2015 are published! 4 tournaments included: 23. ICH of Czechia Pardubice; Sarychev Memorial; Ostroda OPEN; 39.WCSC Ostroda.
Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Kacper Piorun and Piotr Murdzia!
The International Solving Contest – ISC – next year will take place on Sunday January 24th 2016. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries.
The name of the locally appointed controller must reach the central controllers by e-mail no later than December 31st 2015. Central controllers: Axel Steinbrink & Luc Palmans | Invitation | Invitation (PDF format)
