Category: WCCC/WCSC

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.

With deep regrets from both sides about such an unfortunate outcome, Joaquim Crusats and Patricia Claros Aguilar deserve a grattitude for all their attempts to organize the first WFCC event in Spain since 1990.

During the next few months the main task of WFCC will be to try to find a new host of the WCCC & WCSC 2026. 

• All the candidates to organize these events should send their general intentions and planned dates during the next month, at latest by Christmas. 
• The deadline for more detailed bids will be extended till the end of January 2026 and the final decision will be made in February.

The potential organizers may count on 1,000€ support from WFCC and 3,000€ support from the WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix budget.

Marjan Kovačević
WFCC President

31 member countries were present, 9 of them via Zoom connection.

Upcoming events 2026:

22^nd International Solving Contest (ISC) at the end of January 2026, the central controller Arvydas Mockus

19^th European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC) in Skopje, North Macedonia, 8-10 May 2026

68^th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 49^th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) – the deadline for bids was extended till 1^st October, the final decisions to be made in WFCC online meeting three weeks later.

The 48^th World Chess Solving Championship takes place in Alba Iulia (Romania) 08-09 July 2025.

09.07.25: The result is preliminary until tomorrow, 10.07.25, 9 am
Preliminary result of after the 6^th Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams | Norms&Titles
Preliminary result of after the 5^th Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 4^th Round: Individual | Teams

08.07.25:
Preliminary result of after the 3^rd Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams
Preliminary result of after the 2^nd Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 1^st Round: Individual | Teams

On Tuesday 8^th July Congress program first time included an evening devoted to young composers only. The heroes of the night were nine composers aged from 11 to 22, presenting their creations and telling about themselves: Nikolai Sheviakov, Alexandru Mihălcescu, Taras Rudenko, Daniel Dumitrescu, Stefan-Constantin Harnagea, Anton Nasyrov, Ilija Serafimović, Joachim Hambros, and Benjamin Defromont. Vlaicu Crișan and Marjan Kovačević were running the 2 hours long program, with very active contribution from the audience and participants themselves. For all involved, it was one of the highlights of the Congress, concluded with a joint wish to have it soon again.

08.07.2025: 100 Romanian twomovers in 100 minutes Standings | Problems | Solutions
07.07.2025: Retro solving tournament RESULTS | Problems | Solutions

07.07.25. Open Solving Tournament

• Final results | Problems | Problems with Solutions
• Preliminary results | Problems with Solutions

The 67^th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 48^th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) will be held from Saturday, July 5^th (arrival) to Saturday, July 12^th, 2025 (departure) at ’Cetate Hotel’ *** in Alba Iulia (Romania), with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8th and 9th. The WCCC 2025 director is IM Mihnea Costachi.

• The registration deadline: 15^th May 2025
• The accommodation reservation deadline: 5^th May 2025

Please use the registration button on the official website.

Contact: wcsc2025@yahoo.com | INVITATION in PDF | WCCC 2025 official website