Category: ECSC

ECSC 2024, Hagen: Open

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19.04.24. 17:00-20:30 Open Solving tournament in the context of ECSC 2024 in Hagen. 66 solvers took part. Directors: Axel Steinbrink & Luc Palmans.

Problems | Solutions | Preliminary Results
“The study nr 10 is unsolvable (black wins). See solution. Therefore every solver gets 0 pts for this problem and all full time in 2nd round.”

New Closing Date for ECSC Registration

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The new closing date for the 17. ECSC (https://www.ecsc2024.de) to be held at Hagen, Germany at April 19-21, 2024 is

March 15, 2024.

Entry fee is 60 EUR for registration and payment received until March 15, 75 EUR later (limited availability). For registration the Open Solving tourney only the fee is 20 EUR.

One more change: The Open solving on Friday (April 19) will start two hours later, at 17:00 and run until 20:30. This seems to be more convenient for solvers travelling on Friday.

Details can be found at the invitation and the registration pages.

Official website | Invitation in PDF | Please REGISTER by March 15, 2024

65th WCCC – Highlights and Decisions

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31 member countries were present, 4 of them via Zoom connection. Armenia was welcomed as the 44th member country of the Federation.

Upcoming events 2024:

20th International Solving Contest (ISC) on 21 January 2024, central organizers Luc Palmans and Arvydas Mockus.

17th European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC) in Hagen, Germany 19-21 April 2024.

66th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 47th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC): the deadline for bids extended till October 15, decision postponed for the WFCC online Meeting.

16th ECSC Bratislava – final presentation

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14 teams and 75 individuals (2 unofficial without rating calculations) from 18 countries participated in the 16th ECSC.
The three top teams: Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia
The three top individuals: Kacper Piorun (Poland), Piotr Murdzia (Poland),  Eddy Van Beers (Belgium)

“European championships are returning to their traditional annual rhythm. We are happy that Bratislava was able to welcome the top European chess solvers. Many thanks to the ECSC director Marko Klasinc and the OPEN director Marián Križovenský. Bohumil Moravčík selected the problems for the OPEN, the selection of ECSC problems was made by Marko Klasinc. A lot of credit for the smooth running of the championship goes to Axel Steinbrink, who helped the directors in both tournaments. Ján Golha and Emil Klemanič assisted the directors also”
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– Marek Kolčák, member of the 16th ECSC organizing committee

See the whole ECSC 2023 presentation with the results, problems, solutions of the 16.ECSC and the competitions held in the frames of it.