Invitation to the 23rd ISC
🧩 Solving
📍Multiple
🗓️24 January 2027
Many thanks to the judges of the WFCC
70JT
for their hard work and for completing the awards on time!
By Director, Narayan Shankar Ram.
(incl. photos of the judges)
🏆 Composing, AWARD, fairies
⚖️ Judge: Maryan Kerhuel
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026
🏆TOP 3 solvers:
1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 2830.17 (unchanged),
2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 2741.44 (-20.56),
3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 2732.35 (+1.28)
🚀Largest 5 gains – all juniors!
🏆 Composing, AWARD, selfmates
⚖️ Judge: Hartmut Laue
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026
🏆 Composing, AWARD, twomovers
⚖️ Judge: Kabe Moen
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026
🏆 Composing, AWARD, moremovers
⚖️ Judge: Oto Mihalčo
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026
🏆 Composing, AWARD, endgames
⚖️ Judge: David Gurgenidze
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026
934 studies submitted
840 studies >=4,5 points
228 studies by 56 composers selected
🏆 Composing, AWARD, helpmates
⚖️ Judge: Marco Klasinc
🗣 Claims: 15-Nov-2026