The Entries of the 12th World Chess Composition Tournament published on the 12-WCCT page. ENTRIESIntroductionSection A | Section B | Section CSection D (PDF) | Section D (PGN)Section E | Section F | Section G | Section H
Composers are invited to take part in the WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix Final 2026 Composing Tournament – Composing for the best Solvers! The types of problems: #2; #3 ; #n; endgame study; S#; h#The deadline: 1st November 2026 | The award: 29th November 2026The final selection of entries will be used in the Grand Prix […]
The WFCC Dawson–White Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions to the world of chess composition. The first awards presented to:
The tenth edition of the Youth Chess Composing Challenge (YCCC) brought together 32 young composers under 23 from 12 countries, who contributed with 58 chess problems and studies. The results are published in the section Competitions>Composing>YCCC 2026, 10th YCCC: Announcement | Introduction & Participants | Award Section A | Award Section B & PGN: download / view | Award Section C & Table with scores Get ready for YCCC-11! […]
The award for Section H (Retros) is ready! Thanks to the judge, Andriy Frolkin for his work, submitted in super-quick time! The award is published in the Preliminary Results section of the WFCC-70JT page. The area of non-PG Retros has the least support from software, therefore I request all our Retro experts and testers to check the entries! […]
26.07.2026. WFCC-70JT update: Heartfelt thanks to all the composers who submitted entries! And now, the baton passes to the judges. Wishing them a happy, stimulating and rewarding task! Narayan Shankar Ram, director of WFCC-70JT
Rules & Themes The 10th YCCC 2026 is open to all participants born 2003 or later. It consists of three sections: one with strict thematic condition for #2 (Section A), and two without set themes: endgame studies (B), and all kinds of compositions except orthodox endgames (C). Each participant may send one entry per section. […]
As announced at the end of 2025, WFCC delegates were invited to apply for the WFCC Fujairah grants supporting WFCC development projects in 2026. Two projects were received by 1st March. Having in mind the rising activities and potentials of these two countries, the WFCC Presidium has decided to accept both projects, and to set some standards for the future […]
The WFCC 70th Jubilee Tourney 2026 (WFCC-70JT) is organised to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), later the WFCC (2010), in 1956. It is based on the format of the FIDE World Cup (8 sections, single judge, one anonymous entry per composer per […]
A virtual Chess Composers Club opens its doors and welcomes everybody to make it alive and full of creativity! The WFCC is pleased to announce the official opening of the Chess Composers Club (CCC) — a new global meeting place for chess composers. We warmly invite everyone to visit the Club’s homepage at ccc.wfcc.ch and […]
