🧩 WSC | Cat. 9 | Participants 23
📅 10 / 11 October 2026
📍 Yerevan, Armenia
🏆 Winners: Aleksey Popov, Danila Pavlov, Shant Sargsyan
🎗️ FM norm: Shant Sargsyan (ARM)
🏆TOP 3 solvers:
1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 2830.17 (unchanged),
2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 2741.44 (-20.56),
3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 2732.35 (+1.28)
🚀Largest 5 gains – all juniors!
International composing & solving competitions
📅 15 / 18 October 2026
📍 Alba Iulia, Romania
🏆 Composing + Solving
👥 U23 / open
The qualification phases of the 1st WFCC Fujairah Solving Grand Prix cycle 2025–26 have been concluded, and the most successful solvers will now prepare for the Grand Final, to be held from 27 to 30 November 2026 at the new and luxurious home of the Fujairah Chess & Culture Club. Among the 41 solvers who […]
A total of 99 solvers (plus 6 additional unofficial participants) competed in the WCSC, significantly surpassing the previous record for participants at a world championship (90 solvers in Bern and Vilnius).
13.08.2026. The 49th World Chess Solving Championship 2026 took place in Magdeburg, Germany, 11-12.08.2026. Main Judge: Axel Steinbrink I Assistant: Luc Palmans | Problems Selected by: Paz Einat FINAL RESULTS: Individual | Juniors | Seniors | Women Norms and Titles | All new titles | Live Rating Top 120 | WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix Points […]
Open Solving Tournament of the WCCC 2026 | 19th and last tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:Participants: 114 | Eddy Van Beers (BEL) with a 100 % score, ahead of Ural Khasanov (FID) and Danila Pavlov (FID), who also achieved a 100 % score, but took 10 minutes longer. GM norms: Anton Nasyrov, Grigorii Filin, Maksim […]
10.08.2026. Open Solving tournament. Main Judge: Axel Steinbrink | Assistant: Luc Palmans | Problems Selected by: Paz Einat Final RESULTS | Problems | Solutions | Norms & Titles WSC points | WSC final standings
Solvers’ ratings as of July 1st 2026 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.15 tournaments of the 2nd quarter 2026 are included: 40th Ukrainian Championship 2026, 45th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2026, 48th German Solving Championship 2026, Open of Lithuanian Solving Championship 2026, 47th Lithuanian Championship 2026, 24th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2026, 34th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2026, Open […]
