Solvers’ ratings as of July 1st 2023 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.14 tournaments of the 2nd quarter 2023 are included: 49th Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2023, Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2023, 37th Ukrainian Championship 2023, Open Solving Tournament Lithuania 2023, 44th Lithuanian Championship 2023, 31st Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2023, Winton British Chess […]
8th Israel Open Solving Championship 2023 | 15th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 17 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID – also winner of the multiple locations tournament) ahead of Ofer Comay (ISR – Israel Champion) and Igor Yarmonov (UKR)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2261.58 | WSC category: 8Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points (unchanged), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers […]
42nd Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 14th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 33 | Winner: Araz Almammadov (AZE – (Azerbaijan Champion for the 16th time!) ahead of junior solvers Iaroslav Tarasenko (FID) and Maksim Kharitonov (FID)Average rating of top ten solvers: 1951.16 | WSC category: 14Top 5 World Solving Cup (unchanged: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) […]
The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section H are ready! 352 retros/proofgames scored at least 4,5 points (out of the totally submitted 375 entries), a pleasantly very high percentage of 93,8%. Out of this lot, 77 compositions are selected with 8+ points (including 24 qualifying from WCCI), a reasonable percentage of 21,9%. Many thanks […]
The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section B are ready! 797 threemovers scored at least 4,5 points (out of the totally submitted 950 entries), a very good percentage of 83,9%. Out of this lot, 169 compositions are selected with 8+ points (including 65 qualifying from WCCI), a reasonable percentage of 21,2%. Many thanks to […]
45th German Solving Championship 2023 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 21 | Winner: Ulrich Voigt (GER – German Champion and 3rd IM norm!) ahead of Boris Tummes (GER) and Arno Zude (GER)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2385.61 | WSC category: 6Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points […]
14 teams and 75 individuals (2 unofficial without rating calculations) from 18 countries participated in the 16th ECSC.The three top teams: Poland, Lithuania, SlovakiaThe three top individuals: Kacper Piorun (Poland), Piotr Murdzia (Poland), Eddy Van Beers (Belgium) “European championships are returning to their traditional annual rhythm. We are happy that Bratislava was able to welcome the top European […]
(04.06.2023, 14:45) ECSC 2023: Preliminary results after the last (6th) round:INDIVIDUAL | TEAMS Protests accepted until 15:30! (04.06.2023, 13:10) ECSC 2023: Preliminary results after the 5th round:INDIVIDUAL | TEAMS (04.06.2023, 11:30) ECSC 2023: Preliminary results after the 4th round:INDIVIDUAL | TEAMS
(03.06.2023) Two additional solving competitions were held in the frames of ECSC 2023 on Saturday, 03 June 2023. BLIND SOLVING – RESULTS The blind solving tournament is a rapid-fire tournament in the style of quick solving, where problems are presented one by one on a screen. Unlike in ordinary quick solving, where diagrams are shown, […]
ECSC Open Solving 2023 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:Participants: 71 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Jonathan Mestel (GBR) and Eddy Van Beers (BEL)Jakub Marciniszyn (POL) with third FM and second IM Norm!Average rating of top ten solvers: 2557.55 | WSC category: 2Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Piotr […]
