As of the deadline on 12 August 2025, a record-breaking 21 tournaments have registered for the 2025/2026 season of the World Solving Cup, including the Open Solving of the next ECSC and WCCC.For the tournament to count for the WSC, the tournament director must send the invitation letter by email to roland.ott@gmx.ch at least two months before the […]
Open Solving Tournament of WCCC 2025 | 18th and last tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 94 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL), ahead of Aleksey Popov FID) and junior Maksim Kharitonov (FID).GM, IM and FM norm of Maksim Kharitonov (FID),GM norm of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU)IM and FM norm of Anton Nasyrov (FID)FM norm of Taras Rudenko […]
33rd Czech Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 17th and second last tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 23 | Winner: Miroslav Voráček (CZE – Czech Champion!), ahead of Richard Dobiáš (SVK) and Valery Kopyl (UKR).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2177.82 | WSC category: 10Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points, 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 points, 3. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 58 points, 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points, 5. Piotr Murdzia (POL) […]
46th French Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 16th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 15 | Winner: Abdelaziz Onkoud (FRA – French Champion!), ahead of ex aequo Michel Caillaud (FRA) and Joost Michielsen (NED).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2109.07 | WSC category: 11Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points, 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 points, 3. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 58 points, 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points, 5. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 55 points.More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving […]
33rd Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2025 | 15th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 12 | Winner: Tomáš Peitl (SVK – Slovakian Champion!), ahead of Marek Kolčák (SVK) and Vasil Ďačuk (SVK).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2150.09 | WSC category: 10Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points, 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) […]
51st Latvian Chess Solving Championship | 14th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 17 | Winner: Vidmantas Satkus (LTU), ahead of Martynas Limontas (LTU) and junior solver Emīls Tabors (LAT – Latvian Champion!).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2055.81 | WSC category: 12Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points (unchanged), 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 […]
Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2025 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 18 | Winner: Bojan Vučković (SRB – Serbian Champion!), ahead of Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) and Miodrag Mladenović (SRB).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2357.95 | WSC category: 6Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points, 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia […]
Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2025 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:Participants: 75 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL), ahead of Piotr Murdzia (POL) and Kacper Piorun (POL) ex aequo.Average rating of top ten solvers: 2588.15 | WSC category: 2 Title norms and Titles achieved: Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points […]
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. […]
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 […]
