The 12th European Chess Solving Championship was held in Glyfada, a cosmopolitan suburb of Athens, in the extended weekend of 15-17 April, supported by wonderful, summer-like weather. The event was organised by the Chess Composition Committee of the Greek Chess Federation. The Open Tournament was conducted by Ioannis Garoufalidis and the ECSC by Ivan Denkovski. The […]
Provisional helpmates award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016. The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Azerbaijan Solving Championship, Baku, 9.-10.4.2016Winner: Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.116The WSC category of the tournament: 6More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
Dear chess friends, 86 participants from 23 countries have registered for WCCC 2016. Let us remind you that direct registering on the WCCC 2016 site allows you reserving your places before fixing all the details of your trip and stay (see Registration of participants → Instructions / Help). Later on you may edit your registration till […]
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: 40th German Solving Championship, Dresden, 2.-3.4.2016Winner: Michael Pfannkuche (GER) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.487The WSC category of the tournament: 3More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2016 are published! 7 tournaments included: 3rd Greek Cup; 12th ISC; WCBCSC Eton College; 34th ICH of Poland Serock; ICH of Finland Helsinki; ICH of Netherlands Nunspeet; 24th ICH of Slovakia Bratislava. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia!
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: (1) 24th International Chess Solving Championship OF Slovakia 2016 (12-13.03.2016)Winner: Marek Kolčák (SVK) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.318The WSC category of the tournament: 4 (2) Open Dutch Solving Championship 2016 (12.03.2016)Winner: Dolf Wissmann (NED) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.453The WSC category of the tournament: 3 More details and […]
Provisional selfmates award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Gennady Kozyura (Ukraine), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016. The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
Provisional threemovers award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Igor Agapov (Russia), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016. The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Finnish Solving Championship, Helsinki – 27.02.2016Winner: Kari Karhunen (FIN) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.219The WSC category of the tournament: 5More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
