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11th European Chess Solving Championship

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11ECSC-logo211ECSC-logo1Iasi County Chess Association, Romanian Chess Federation and World Federation of Chess Composition have the honour of inviting all chess problems solvers and chess composition friends, to participate in the 11th European Chess Solving Championship organized in Iasi, Romania, from 01 May (Arrival) to 04 May (Departure) 2015.
Tournament Director: Eng. Dr. Vasile Manole, President of Iasi County Chess Association, Iasi, Romania.

ISC 2015 Applications

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Dear WFCC delegates, dear ISC 2015 controllers,

Here is the list of applications (registered countries and names of local controllers) received for ISC 2015.

Please inform us if you notice that any application is missing and should be added. Thank you.

We wish you all Happy New Year.

Ivan Denkovski
Gligor Denkovski
ISC 2015 central controllers

Reminder to the Invitation to 11th ISC: 3rd cat.

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The International Solving Contest next year will take place on Sunday January 25th 2015. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries. …Read more…

A reminder that ISC 2015 will also include a third category, intended for youth. Juniors (cadets) who have not reached the age of 13 on the date in which the ISC is held are eligible to participate. Therefore according to the above rule, eligible for the ISC of 2015 Category C would be those who had been born after 25th of January 2002.

Study of the Year 2013

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arvesDear Endgame Study Friends,

One month ago we received the shocking news that our good endgame study friend Iuri Akobia (Georgia) had passed away. His contribution to our art is immense: not only his marvellous endgame studies and his books, but also his terrific website. Especially the awards section became a valuable news source for endgame study composers. >>Read more/less…

 

Invitation to the 11th ISC

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The International Solving Contest next year will take place on Sunday January 25th 2015. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries.

There will be three sections: one for the experienced solvers. In this section solvers can obtain rating points. The second section is intended for weaker, inexperienced solvers. This second section is not open for solvers with a rating of more than 1700. The third section is intended for youths up to (incl.) 12 years old. …Read more…

57th WCCC & 38th WCSC: Breaking news 25-30.08.14

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(31.08) The 57th World Congress of Chess Composition & the 38th World Chess Solving Championship in Bern, 25-30.08.14, has just ended. See Highlights and Decisions. Some other relevant sections of the website will be filled soon.

(30.08) The current version of the booklet of the 57th WCCC and the 38th WCSC.

(29.08) Breaking news: 

Next congress 2015 –  Ostróda (Poland), 01.- 08.08.2015

New titles:

GM in solving:
Martynas Limontas (LTU)
Anatoly Mukoseev (RUS)

IM in solving:
Araz Almammadov (AZE)
Aleksandr Feoktistov (RUS)
Evgeny Fomichyov (RUS)
Ramil Javadov (AZE)
Michael McDowell (GBR)
Dmitry Pletnyov (RUS)
Vidmantas Satkus (LTU)
Klemen Šivic (SLO)
Hans Uitenbroek (NED)
Alain Villeneuve (FRA)

FM in solving:
Vasil Dyachuk (UKR)
Mikheil Gabeskiria (GEO)
Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE)
Nikos Mendrinos (GRE)
Dinu-Ioan Nicula (ROU)

IM in composing:
Evgeni Bourd (ISR)
Arieh Grinblat (ISR)
Valery Kopyl (UKR)
Christian Poisson (FRA)
Aleksandr Sygurov (RUS)
Viktor Volchek (BLR)

FM in composing:
Nikolaï Belukhov (BUL)
Uwe Karbowiak (GER)
Ferhat Karmil (TUR)
Rupert Munz (GER)
Felix Rossomakho (RUS)

International Judge:
Valery Gurov (RUS)
Siegfried Hornecker (GER)
Thierry le Gleuher (FRA)
Viktor Volchek (BLR)