World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Ra’anana 25.6.2023

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8th Israel Open Solving Championship 2023 | 15th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 17 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID – also winner of the multiple locations tournament) ahead of Ofer Comay (ISR – Israel Champion) and Igor Yarmonov (UKR)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2261.58 | WSC category: 8
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points (unchanged), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (unchanged), 5. Danila Pavlov (FID) 47 points (+16 points).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Note: The rating list as of 1st July 2023 is not yet ready to be published because results of the local tournaments outside of Israel are not yet confirmed.
But results of the Israel tournament which is part of the WSC are final and might only have a slight change of the Performance Rating based on changes of the overall tournament.

World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Sumgait 24./25.6.2023

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42nd Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2023 | 14th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 33 | Winner: Araz Almammadov (AZE – (Azerbaijan Champion for the 16th time!) ahead of junior solvers Iaroslav Tarasenko (FID) and Maksim Kharitonov (FID)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1951.16 | WSC category: 14
Top 5 World Solving Cup (unchanged: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points, 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points, 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

FIDE Album 2019-21 Section H results

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The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section H are ready!

352 retros/proofgames scored at least 4,5 points (out of the totally submitted 375 entries), a pleasantly very high percentage of 93,8%. Out of this lot, 77 compositions are selected with 8+ points (including 24 qualifying from WCCI), a reasonable percentage of 21,9%.

Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work!

Update 28.06.2023: A version of a cooked length-record PG by the late Unto Heinonen was added.

Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman

FIDE Album 2019-21 Section B results

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The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section B are ready!

797 threemovers scored at least 4,5 points (out of the totally submitted 950 entries), a very good percentage of 83,9%. Out of this lot, 169 compositions are selected with 8+ points (including 65 qualifying from WCCI), a reasonable percentage of 21,2%.

Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work!

Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman

World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Gera 17./18.6.2023

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45th German Solving Championship 2023 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 21 | Winner: Ulrich Voigt (GER – German Champion and 3rd IM norm!) ahead of Boris Tummes (GER) and Arno Zude (GER)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2385.61 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 71 points (+10), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (unchanged), 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points (unchanged).

More details published in Competitions→Solving→
World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

16th ECSC Bratislava – final presentation

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14 teams and 75 individuals (2 unofficial without rating calculations) from 18 countries participated in the 16th ECSC.
The three top teams: Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia
The three top individuals: Kacper Piorun (Poland), Piotr Murdzia (Poland),  Eddy Van Beers (Belgium)

“European championships are returning to their traditional annual rhythm. We are happy that Bratislava was able to welcome the top European chess solvers. Many thanks to the ECSC director Marko Klasinc and the OPEN director Marián Križovenský. Bohumil Moravčík selected the problems for the OPEN, the selection of ECSC problems was made by Marko Klasinc. A lot of credit for the smooth running of the championship goes to Axel Steinbrink, who helped the directors in both tournaments. Ján Golha and Emil Klemanič assisted the directors also”
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– Marek Kolčák, member of the 16th ECSC organizing committee

See the whole ECSC 2023 presentation with the results, problems, solutions of the 16.ECSC and the competitions held in the frames of it.

ECSC2023: Baltic Combined & Blind Solving

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(03.06.2023) Two additional solving competitions were held in the frames of ECSC 2023 on Saturday, 03 June 2023.

BLIND SOLVING – RESULTS

The blind solving tournament is a rapid-fire tournament in the style of quick solving, where problems are presented one by one on a screen. Unlike in ordinary quick solving, where diagrams are shown, in this tournament problems will be presented in notation only.

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BALTIC COMBINED – RESULTS

Conceived by Ilja Ketris for the 13th ECSC in Riga 2017, Baltic Combined is a tournament which will test both composing and solving skills. Every participant must send one original orthodox helpmate in two with only one solution.

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World Solving Cup 2022/2023 – Bratislava 2.6.2023

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ECSC Open Solving 2023 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2022/2023:
Participants: 71 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Jonathan Mestel (GBR) and Eddy Van Beers (BEL)
Jakub Marciniszyn (POL) with third FM and second IM Norm!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2557.55 | WSC category: 2
Top 5 World Solving Cup: 1. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 90 points (unchanged), 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (+41), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 61 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 50 points (+31), 5. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 46 points (+36).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal