World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Lithuanian Chess Solving Championship 2017, Vilnius 22-23.04.2017
Winner: Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.247
The WSC category of the tournament: 9
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2016/2017 – Baku 08-09.04.2017
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2017, Baku 08-09.04.2017
Winner: Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.023
The WSC category of the tournament: 13
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2016/2017 – Bad Segeberg 08-09.04.2017
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: German Solving Competition 2017, Bad Segeberg 08-09.04.2017
Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.496
The WSC category of the tournament: 4
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
13th ECSC – deadlines for registration
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 and Solving show: Vidmantas Satkus (Lithuania), Baltic Combined: Ilja Ketris (Latvia).
FIDE ALBUM 2013-2015 – Results in section C
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 April 1st 2017
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.
5th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2017 – Preliminary results – E-Helpmates
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!
World Solving Cup 2016/2017 – Athens 26.03.2017
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Open Greece Solving Championship 2017, Athens 26.03.2017
Winner: Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.006
The WSC category of the tournament: 13
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
5th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2017 – Preliminary results – A-Twomovers
The preliminary results in section A-Twomovers (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 – Nunspeet 18.03.2017
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: Open Netherlands Solving Championship 2017, Nunspeet 18.03.2017
Winner: Michel Caillaud (FRA) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.361
The WSC category of the tournament: 6
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.