ECSC2023: Baltic Combined & Blind Solving

(03.06.2023) Two additional solving competitions were held in the frames of ECSC 2023 on Saturday, 03 June 2023.

BLIND SOLVING – RESULTS

The blind solving tournament is a rapid-fire tournament in the style of quick solving, where problems are presented one by one on a screen. Unlike in ordinary quick solving, where diagrams are shown, in this tournament problems will be presented in notation only.

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BALTIC COMBINED – RESULTS

Conceived by Ilja Ketris for the 13th ECSC in Riga 2017, Baltic Combined is a tournament which will test both composing and solving skills. Every participant must send one original orthodox helpmate in two with only one solution.

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World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Bratislava 2.6.2023

ECSC Open Solving 2023 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 71 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Jonathan Mestel (GBR) and Eddy Van Beers (BEL)
Jakub Marciniszyn (POL) with third FM and second IM Norm!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2557.55 | WSC category: 2
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (+41), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (+31), 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points (+36).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal


World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Gennevilliers (Paris) 27.05.2023

44th French Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 11th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 15 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of Andrey Selivanov (FID) and Abdelaziz Onkoud (FRA – French champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2183.13 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (+4), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 31 points (unchanged), 5. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal


World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Nottingham 20.05.2023

Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 10th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 18 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of David Hodge (GBR – British champion) and Jonathan Mestel (GBR)
Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) with 5th FM norm and by exceeding a rating of 2450 also gain of title International Master he will get at the next congress!
David Hodge winner of the Paul Valois Trophy for most successful British solver of last year presented by Paul’s sister Andrea Holt
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2260.54 | WSC category: 8
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 86 points (+10), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 31 points (+8), 5. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal


FIDE Album 2019-21 Section C results

The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section C are ready!

599 moremovers scored at least 4,5 points (out of the totally submitted 849 entries), a reasonable percentage of 70,5% that ideally could have been higher of course. Out of this lot, 167 compositions are selected with 8+ points (including 54 qualifying from WCCI), a high percentage of 27,8%.

Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work!

Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman


World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Bratislava 13./14.05.2023

31st Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 20239th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 22 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) ahead of Tomáš Peitl (SVK – Slovakian champion) and Marek Kolčák (SVK)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2238.57 | WSC category: 9
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 76 points (+9), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal


World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Kėdainiai 06./07.05.2023

44th Lithuanian Championship 20238th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 11 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU – Lithuanian champion) ahead of Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2112.64 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 67 points (+6), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (+8), 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points (unchanged), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal


World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Poltava 29./30.04.2023

37th Ukrainian Championship 20237th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 28 | Winner: Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR – Ukrainian champion) ahead of Valery Kopyl (UKR) and Oleksiy Solovchuk (UKR)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2093.49 | WSC category: 12
Top 5 World Solving Cup (unchanged): 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 61 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 53 points, 3. Danila Pavlov (FID) 31 points, 4. Marko Filipović (CRO) 27 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 27 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving CupSolving Portal