67th WCCC – Highlights and Decisions

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31 member countries were present, 9 of them via Zoom connection.

Upcoming events 2026:

22nd International Solving Contest (ISC) at the end of January 2026, the central controller Arvydas Mockus

19th European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC) in Skopje, North Macedonia, 8-10 May 2026

68th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 49th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) – the deadline for bids was extended till 1st October, the final decisions to be made in WFCC online meeting three weeks later.

WCCC2025: 48th WCSC Results

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The 48th World Chess Solving Championship takes place in Alba Iulia (Romania) 08-09 July 2025.

FINAL RESULTS:

09.07.25: The result is preliminary until tomorrow, 10.07.25, 9 am
Preliminary result of after the 6th Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams | Norms&Titles
Preliminary result of after the 5th Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 4th Round: Individual | Teams

08.07.25:
Preliminary result of after the 3rd Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams
Preliminary result of after the 2nd Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 1st Round: Individual | Teams

WCCC2025: The 1st WFCC Youth Evening

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On Tuesday 8th July Congress program first time included an evening devoted to young composers only. The heroes of the night were nine composers aged from 11 to 22, presenting their creations and telling about themselves: Nikolai Sheviakov, Alexandru Mihălcescu, Taras Rudenko, Daniel Dumitrescu, Stefan-Constantin Harnagea, Anton Nasyrov, Ilija Serafimović, Joachim Hambros, and Benjamin Defromont. Vlaicu Crișan and Marjan Kovačević were running the 2 hours long program, with very active contribution from the audience and participants themselves. For all involved, it was one of the highlights of the Congress, concluded with a joint wish to have it soon again.

Alba Iulia 07.07.2025 – World Solving Cup 2024/2025

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Open Solving Tournament of WCCC 2025 | 18th and last tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 94 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL), ahead of Aleksey Popov FID) and junior Maksim Kharitonov (FID).
GM, IM and FM norm of Maksim Kharitonov (FID),
GM norm of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU)
IM and FM norm of Anton Nasyrov (FID)
FM norm of Taras Rudenko (UKR)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2586.13 | WSC category: 2
Top 5 Final Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 133 points (unchanged), 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 96 points (+41), 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 91 points (+19), 4. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 66 points (+8), 5. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 65 points (23).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

WCCI 2022-24: Results

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The RESULTS of the 9th World Championship in Composing for Individuals WCCI 2022-2024 are published!

02.07.25: The results for section G were revised due to a cook in one of the entries of the 4th place. The 4th to 6th placings have been changed. All other placings and points remain unchanged. The results are now final.

The Director’s report:

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the WFCC President, Marjan Kovačević for inviting me to serve as Director, and to the WFCC Presidium and delegates for endorsing his proposal. I am especially grateful to Marco Guida, the WCCI spokesman, for his ongoing support throughout the process. My appreciation also goes to Harry Fougiaxis and Dmitri Turevski for generously sharing their valuable experience from previous editions.
Of course, a special thanks is due to the 40 judges whose outstanding work enabled us to complete the results well ahead of schedule. I should not forget the reserve judges, who were ready to step in if needed. I also acknowledge the supervising panel for their careful review and error checking. Finally, heartfelt thanks to all the composers who submitted entries. Their participation truly made this a world-class and genuinely international competition.

=> see full report (PDF)

The winners:

Section1st place2nd place3rd place
A
Twomovers		Vasyl DyachukMarjan Kovačević / Pavel Murashev
B
Threemovers		Peter GvozdjákAleksandr KuzovkovIgor Agapov
C
Moremovers		Aleksandr KuzovkovValery ShavyrinMikhail Marandyuk
D
Endgame studies		Oleg PervakovSteffen Slumstrup NielsenMichael Pasman
E
Helpmates		Marko YlijokiValery GurovOlexandr Semenenko
F
Selfmates		Andrey SelivanovAleksandr Feoktistov / Aleksandr Kuzovkov
G
Fairies		Peter GvozdjákMichal DragounJuraj Lörinc
H
Retros		Silvio BaierDmitrij BaibikovAndriy Frolkin
Narayan Shankar Ram
Tournament Director
Announcement and Rules | Entries | Director’s Report