The results of the FIDE Album 2013-15 section H are ready!Retro composers have always been careful to select their highest-quality compositions to be considered for the album and the 2013-15 cycle could not be an exception. 88.8% of the submitted entries scored at least 4.5 points and 27.5% out of them were selected. The figures […]
The preliminary results in section D-Endgame studies (PDF) of the 5th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2017 are published and can be found under the Announcement. Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Slovakia Chess Solving Championship 2017, Sliac 22-23.04.2017Winner: Marek Kolčák (SVK) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.241The WSC category of the tournament: 9More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Lithuanian Chess Solving Championship 2017, Vilnius 22-23.04.2017Winner: Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.247The WSC category of the tournament: 9More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2017, Baku 08-09.04.2017Winner: Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.023The WSC category of the tournament: 13More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: German Solving Competition 2017, Bad Segeberg 08-09.04.2017Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.496The WSC category of the tournament: 4More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
Dear solvers, In order to get the ECSC 2017 shirt, please register by April, 10th at the ECSC 2017 Official website! Otherwise, the registration deadline is April, 20th. The 13th European Chess Solving Championship will be held from Friday, May 12th to Sunday May 14th, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, in Riga. Directors of the competitions: ECSC: Luc Palmans (Belgium), Open solving […]
The results of the FIDE Album 2013-15 section C are ready!Like in the previous album, the moremovers section is the first that is finished.Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work! All results will be published in the FIDE Album 2013-15 finished sections page.
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2017 are published! 7 tournaments included: 4th Greek Chess Solving Cup; 13th International Solving Contest Cat 1; British Chess Solving Championship 2017; Finnish Championship 2017; International Polish Championship; 23rd Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2017; Greek Chess Solving Championship 2017. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia.
The preliminary results in section E-Helpmates (PDF) of the 5th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2017 are published and can be found under the Announcement. Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
