12th WCCT: Fourth circular letter
We are issuing the fourth circular letter of the 12th WCCT – #4 (PDF) – Questions & Answers / 2026
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Composing Solving WCCC WCCC/WCSC WFCC Meetings
Happy New Chess Composition Year 2026!
68th WCCC and 49th WCSC in Magdeburg (Germany) I am pleased to announce that the 68th World Congress of Chess Composition, including the 49th World Chess Solving Championship, will take place from 8–15 August 2026 at the Maritim Hotel Magdeburg, Germany (with the program starting on Sunday, 9 August). A dedicated congress website, including registration […]
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WCCC & WCSC 2026 in Sant Vicent del Raspeig cancelled
Today, 20.11.2025, the Spanish organizers informed the WFCC president that they have to cancel the WCCC & WCSC, planned for August 1-8 in Sant Vicent del Raspeig due to unforeseen technical problems.
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Final results of the 12th FIDE World Cup in Composing
The FINAL results of the 12th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2025 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the FINAL Results section. FINAL Results in all sections, PDF | PGN for Endgame studies A total of 279 problems and studies have been received. During the claims stage, three problems were found to be unsound (one selfmate […]
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12th WCCT: Third circular letter
We are issuing the third circular letter of the 12th WCCT – #3 (PDF) – Questions & Answers / September-October 2025
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12th WCCT: Second circular letter
We are issuing the second circular letter of the 12th WCCT – #2 (PDF) – Questions & Answers / August-September 2025
Composing FIDE Albums
FIDE Album 2019-2021 is available
The new FIDE Album 2019-2021 (an official selection of the world’s best and most representative chess compositions) has been published. 832 pages, 1840 diagrams, 298 authors, 1.6 kg. Comments, indexes, registers, statistics in English.Hard-cover blue clothbound. Price 56 euro. Orders preferably at fidealbum.com (or by email to peter.gvozdjak@gmail.com). Sample pages available as a PDF file there.
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Preliminary results of the 12th FIDE World Cup in Composing
The Preliminary results of the 12th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2025 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the Preliminary Results section. Results in all sections, PDF | PGN for Endgame studies The deadline for claims: 7th October, 2025 Director of the tournament: Torsten Linß (worldcupcomposing2025@gmail.com)
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67th WCCC – Highlights and Decisions
31 member countries were present, 9 of them via Zoom connection. Upcoming events 2026: 22nd International Solving Contest (ISC) at the end of January 2026, the central controller Arvydas Mockus 19th European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC) in Skopje, North Macedonia, 8-10 May 2026 68th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 49th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) – the deadline for bids was extended till […]
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12th WCCT: First circular letter
We are issuing the WCCT-12 first circular letter. It includes the list of registered countries and a set of questions and answers.You may download the PDF file from the WCCT-12 official page.Warm regards, happy composing! – Valery Kopyl, WCCT-12 Director