WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix – Athens
Preliminary results
ECSC Solving
18. ECSC Athens
13 teams and 77 individuals (3 unofficial without rating calculations) from 17 countries participated in the 18th European Chess Solving Championship in Athens, that was also the 1st leg of the new competition, the WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix 2025-26. 18. ECSC Final Results Athens was the ECSC venue for the third time in the last ten years. […]
ECSC Solving
ECSC 2025 – Open
The first competition of the 18th ECSC was the traditional Open solving tournament, one of the most important legs of the WFCC World Solving Cup 2024-25, with 75 participants. The selection of the problems was made by Nikos Mendrinos. FINAL Results: Results | Norms and Titles | WSC points | Standings | Problems | Solutions
ECSC Solving
Opening of the 18th ECSC
In the impressive main hall of the old building of the Athens University, the 18th European Chess Solving Championship began with a press conference. Covered by Greek media, the conference announced the most important events of the week, including the 1st leg of the new competition, WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix cycle 2025-26. The first one […]
Solving WSC
Dinslaken 12./13.04.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025
47th German Solving Championship 2025 | 11th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 20 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL), ahead of Boris Tummes (GER – German champion!) and Andrey Selivanov (FID).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2420.42 | WSC category: 5Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (+27), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 52 points (+13), 3. […]
Solving WSC
Sumgait 05./06.04.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025
44th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 10th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 46 | Winner: Araz Almammadov (AZE – Azerbaijani champion!), ahead of junior Ughur Ilyasli (AZE) and junior female Anastasiya Chekina (FID).Average rating of top ten solvers: 1988.39 | WSC category: 14Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points, 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 4. Martynas […]
Solving WSC
Kaunas 05./06.04.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025
46th Lithuanian Championship 2025 | 9th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 11 | Winner: Vidmantas Satkus (LTU – Lithuanian Champion!), ahead of Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Martynas Limontas (LTU).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2119.27 | WSC category: 11Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points (unchanged), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points (+6), 3. […]
Solving
Solvers’ ratings April 1st 2025
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2025 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.11 tournaments of the 1st quarter 2025 are included: 48th International Polish Championship 2025, 21st International Solving Contest 2025 Cat 1, 21st International Solving Contest 2025 Cat 2, Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2025, Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2025 Minor, 46th Finnish Chess […]
Solving WSC
Athens 30.03.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025
23rd Greek Championship 2025 | 8th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 15 | Winner: Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE – Greek Champion!), ahead of Panagiotis Konidaris (GRE) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE). Average rating of top ten solvers: 2028.58 | WSC category: 13Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 3. […]
Solving WSC
Poltava 29./30.03.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025
39th Ukrainian Championship 2025 | 7th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 28 | Winner: junior Taras Rudenko (UKR – Ukrainian Champion!), ahead of Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) and Andrii Sergiienko (UKR).Average rating of top ten solvers: 1937.98 | WSC category: 14Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points, 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 […]