Category: WSC

Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2025 | 13^th 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: 6
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points, 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 55 points, 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 53 points, 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points.
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Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2025 | 12^th 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:

• GM norm of Maksim Kharitonov (FID)
• IM norm of Maksim Kharitonov (FID), Audrey Kueh (GBR) and Anton Nasyrov (FID)
• FM norm of Maksim Kharitonov (FID), Audrey Kueh (GBR), Anton Nasyrov (FID) and Anna Shukhman (FID)
• Woman GM norm of Audrey Kueh (GBR)
• Women IM norm and FM norm of Audrey Kueh (GBR) and Anna Shukhman (FID)
• Women FM titles of Audrey Kueh (GBR) and Anna Shukhman (FID)

Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points (+41), 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 72 points (+36), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 55 points (+36), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 53 points (+1), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points (unchanged).
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47^th German Solving Championship 2025 | 11^th 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: 5
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (+27), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 52 points (+13), 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points (unchanged), 4. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points (unchanged), 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points (unchanged).
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44^th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 10^th 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: 14
Top 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 Limontas (LTU) 39 points, 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points.
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46^th Lithuanian Championship 2025 | 9^th 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: 11
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points (unchanged), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points (+6), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 39 points (+4), 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points (unchanged).
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23^rd Greek Championship 2025 | 8^th 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: 13
Top 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 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points.
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39^th Ukrainian Championship 2025 | 7^th 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: 14
Top 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 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points.
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30^th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 6^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 20 | Winner: Joost Michielsen (NED – Dutch Champion!) ahead of Eddy Van Beers (BEL) and Dmitrijus Chocenka (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2370.09 | WSC category: 6
FM norms of Joost Michielsen and Dmitrijus Chocenka
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points (+19), 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points (+23), 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points (unchanged), 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points (+10), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged).
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46^th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 5^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Jorma Paavilainen (FIN – Finnish Champion!) ahead of Kari Karhunen (FIN) and Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2179.78 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 46 points (unchanged), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points (+6), 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 35 points (+4), 5. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged).
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Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 4^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 28 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) ahead of David Hodge (GBR – British Champion!) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU).
Joost Michielsen (NED) 4^th Place with first FM norm!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2397.73 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 46 points (+23), 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged), 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 35 points (unchanged), 4. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged), 5. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 31 points (unchanged).
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