Category: WSC

34^th Czech Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 16^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 20 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU), ahead of Vasil Ďačuk (SVK) and Vasil Markovcij (CZE – Czech Champion!).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2129.86 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points (unchanged), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (unchanged), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 66 points (+10), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (unchanged).
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Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2026 | 15^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 19 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID), ahead of Miodrag Mladenović (SRB – Serbian Champion!) and Bojan Vučković (SRB).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2478.18 | WSC category: 4
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points (+22), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (unchanged), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (unchanged).
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Open Solving tournament of ECSC 2026 | 14^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 77 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID), ahead of junior solvers Ural Khasanov (FID) and Maksim Kharitonov (FID).
GM title norms of Maksim Kharitonov (FID) and Bilguun Sumiya (MGL), IM and FM norm of Anton Nasyrov (FID), FM norm of Egor Sokolov (FID) and Woman FM norm of Anastasiya Chekina (FID)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2640 | WSC category: 1
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (+22), 2. Danila Pavlov (FID) 74 points (+28), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (+4), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (+6).
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34^th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2026 | 13^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 19 | Winner: Taras Rudenko (UKR), ahead of Marek Kolčák (SVK – Slovakian Champion!) and Valery Kopyl (UKR).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2121.65 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. David Hodge (GBR) 66 points, 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points, 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points, 4. Joost Michielsen (NED) 54 points, 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 48 points.
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24^th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 12^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 14 | Winner: Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE – Greek Champion!), ahead of Panagiotis Konidaris (GRE) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1893.48 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. David Hodge (GBR) 66 points, 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points, 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points, 4. Joost Michielsen (NED) 54 points, 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 48 points.
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47^th Lithuanian Solving Championship 2026 | 11^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 12 | Winner: Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU – Lithuanian Champion!), ahead of Martynas Limontas (LTU) and Stasys Steponavičius (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2198.91 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. David Hodge (GBR) 66 points (unchanged), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (unchanged), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points (+8), 4. Joost Michielsen (NED) 54 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 48 points (+10).
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48^th German Solving Championship 2026 | 10^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 28 | Winner: David Hodge (GBR), ahead of Ulrich Voigt (GER – German Champion) and Arno Zude (GER).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2437.93 | WSC category: 5
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. David Hodge (GBR) 66 points (+20), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (unchanged), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 54 points (+8), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 48 points (+14), 5. Danila Pavlov (FID) 46 points (unchanged).
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Winners WSC Germany 2026

Solving Room WSC Germany 2026

Team WSC Germany 2026

45^th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 9^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 44 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID), ahead of Anton Nasyrov (FID) and Araz Almammadov (AZE – Azerbaijani Champion!).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2195.60 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (unchanged), 2. Danila Pavlov (FID) 46 points (+10), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 46 points (unchanged), 4. Joost Michielsen (NED) 46 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 38 points (unchanged).
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Winners photo AZE 2026

AZE 2026 solving

AZE 2026 participants

31^st Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship | 8^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL), ahead of David Hodge (GBR) and Michael Pfannkuche (GER).
5^th Place Joost Michielsen (NED – Dutch champion!)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2346.88 | WSC category: 7
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (+16), 2. David Hodge (GBR) 46 points (+14), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 46 points (+8), 4. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 38 points (unchanged), 5. Danila Pavlov (FID) 36 points (unchanged).
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Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 7^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 28 | Winner: Joost Michielsen (NED)), ahead of John Nunn (GBR – British Champion!) and David Hodge (GBR).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2485.99 | WSC category: 4
1^st IM Norm and FM title of Joost Michielsen (NED), 2^nd FM norm of Roland Ott (SUI)
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 42 points (+14), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 38 points (+16), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 38 points (+22), 4. Danila Pavlov (FID) 36 points (unchanged), 5. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 34 points (+4).
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GM John Nunn (ENG)

Winton British Chess Problem Society 2026

Maksym Kryshtafor (UKR)