48th German Solving Championship 2026 | 10th 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: 5Top 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) […]
45th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 9th 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: 10Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (unchanged), 2. Danila Pavlov (FID) […]
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2026 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.10 tournaments of the 1st quarter 2026 are included: 49th International Polish Championship 2026, 22nd International Solving Contest 2026 Cat 1, 22nd International Solving Contest 2026 Cat 2, 47th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2026, Romanian Solving Championship 2026, Winton British Solving Championship 2026, Winton British Solving […]
As announced at the end of 2025, WFCC delegates were invited to apply for the WFCC Fujairah grants supporting WFCC development projects in 2026. Two projects were received by 1st March. Having in mind the rising activities and potentials of these two countries, the WFCC Presidium has decided to accept both projects, and to set some standards for the future […]
31st Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship | 8th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:Participants: 16 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL), ahead of David Hodge (GBR) and Michael Pfannkuche (GER).5th Place Joost Michielsen (NED – Dutch champion!)Average rating of top ten solvers: 2346.88 | WSC category: 7Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 58 points (+16), 2. David Hodge (GBR) 46 points (+14), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 46 points […]
The WFCC 70th Jubilee Tourney 2026 (WFCC-70JT) is organised to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), later the WFCC (2010), in 1956. It is based on the format of the FIDE World Cup (8 sections, single judge, one anonymous entry per composer per […]
Problems CAT1 – CAT2 – CAT3 | Solutions CAT1 – CAT2 – CAT3 | Results CAT1 – CAT2 – CAT322.ISC PRESENTATION (page) | General ISC page *Note regarding the result of Nika RiabenkoFollowing the post-event verification process, the result of Nika Riabenko was temporarily withheld and the case was referred to the Appeals Commission. After reviewing the available materials, the Appeals Commission decided that the result […]
A virtual Chess Composers Club opens its doors and welcomes everybody to make it alive and full of creativity! The WFCC is pleased to announce the official opening of the Chess Composers Club (CCC) — a new global meeting place for chess composers. We warmly invite everyone to visit the Club’s homepage at ccc.wfcc.ch and […]
Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 7th 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: 41st IM Norm and FM title of Joost Michielsen (NED), 2nd FM norm of Roland Ott (SUI)Top […]
47th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 6th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:Participants: 15 | Winner: Kari Karhunen (FIN – Finnish Champion!), ahead of Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) and Martynas Limontas (LTU).Average rating of top ten solvers: 2119.80 | WSC category: 10Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 36 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 30 points (+6), 3. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 28 points […]
