World Solving Cup 2016/2017 – New Rules
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: The latest update includes 15 countries. The new WSC rules effective as from the 2016/2017 cycle of the WSC are published above the calendar of registered countries.
WSC
WCCC/WCSC
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Results
(09.08) The 40th WCSC in Belgrade, 02-03.08.2016: Final Results | Statistics (08.08) The latest updates of WSC 2016-17 are ready. (08.08) 59th WCCC 2016 highlights and decisions.
WCCC/WCSC
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Breaking news (03-05.08)
(05.08) A page with the final WCSC results and the latest updates of WSC 2016-17 will be ready in a few days. (05.08) Prize giving for composing and solving tourneys, live streaming on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNFsm7tQH10 (03.08) WCCC 2016, Serbia – WFCC rapid chess match. Tonight, 20:00, there will be a rapid chess match between the selected team […]
WSC
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Final
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: WCCC Open 2016, Belgrade, 1.8.2016Winner: Kacper Piorun (POL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.620The WSC category of the tournament: 1 Winners of the WSC 2015/2016: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) Abdelaziz Onkoud (MAR) Martynas Limontas (LTU) More details and the final WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar. The next cycle, WSC 2016/17, will be […]
WCCC/WCSC
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Breaking news (30.07-02.08)
(02.08) WCSC, the 1st day: Problems | Solutions | 1st day TEAMS | 1st day INDIVIDUAL (01.08) The 59th WCCC Open, Belgrade, 01 August 2016:Participants | Problems | Solutions | Preliminary results | Final results (31.07) WFCC Opening Session WFCC presidium:Günter BüsingHannu HarkolaHarry FougiaxisThomas Maeder (Photos: Andjelko Vasiljević) (30.07) Opening ceremony in the Belgrade City Hall was run by Tamara Gadjanski and […]
WCCC/WCSC
59th WCCC | Official Composing Tourneys
Five days Composing Tourneys, 28 July – 2 August, are announced within WCCC 2016: Group A, #2 (judge: Marjan Kovačević); Group B, Ser-r#3-8 (judge: Miodrag Mladenović). See details on the official WCCC 2016 website, section Official composing tournaments. For the Congress participants only. Welcome to participate! Invitation to the WCCC2016 (PDF) | Official website: http://wccc2016.matplus.net
WCCC/WCSC YCCC
59th WCCC | Gallery of the YCCC 2016 Participants
One of the aims of the Belgrade World Congress of Chess Composition 2016 was to engage the youngest generation of chess composers. Ten participants representing four countries – from 8 to 18 years – took part in the 1st YCCC. They produced 29 chess compositions, fulfilling thematic conditions in three different genres (#2, h#2 and endgames). We are […]
WSC
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Pardubice, 16-17.7.2016
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Czech Championship 2016, Pardubice, 16-17.7.2016Winner: Klemen Šivic (SLO) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.360The WSC category of the tournament: 4More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
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Handbook of Chess Composition, 7th edition
The new version of the Handbook of Chess Composition, 7th edition, 67 pages, has been released by Hannu Harkola in July, 2016. The first version of this booklet with the title “Problem Chess Lists” was published in August 1989.
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Solvers’ ratings July 1st 2016
Solvers’ ratings as of July 1st 2016 are published! 12 tournaments included: Memorial Branko Atanacković; 40th ICH of Germany Dresden; 37th ICH of Azerbaijan Baku; OPEN Athens; 12th ECSC Athens; OPEN Cherkassy; 30th ICH of Ukraine Cherkassy; 37th ICH of Lithuania Klaipeda; 24th ICH of Russia Sochi; 3rd Open Israeli Solving Championship; 10th UP cup Igalo; Montenegro GP Igalo. Three top […]