Schwalbe, deutsche Vereinigung für Problemschach e.V., and the local organizing committee have the honour to invite national representatives of the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), national chess solving teams, individual solvers and composers and everybody interested in problem chess, to attend the 68th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 49th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC). The congress will be
68th WCCC and 49th WCSC in Magdeburg (Germany) I am pleased to announce that the 68th World Congress of Chess Composition, including the 49th World Chess Solving Championship, will take place from 8–15 August 2026 at the Maritim Hotel Magdeburg, Germany (with the program starting on Sunday, 9 August). A dedicated congress website, including registration
Today, 20.11.2025, the Spanish organizers informed the WFCC president that they have to cancel the WCCC & WCSC, planned for August 1-8 in Sant Vicent del Raspeig due to unforeseen technical problems.
An online WFCC meeting was held via Zoom 1 November 2025, organized by WFCC Secretary Mohammad Alhallak and conducted from the WFCC office in the new Fujairah Chess & Culture Club. Among 33 participants were delegates or deputy delegates of 26 countries: Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece,
Solvers’ ratings as of October 1st 2025 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.4 tournaments of the 3rd quarter 2025 are included: Open Solving Tournament of WCCC 2025, 48th World Chess Solving Championship 2025, 7th Ukrainian Solving Cup 2025, Pavlos Moutecidis Memorial Solving Tournament.Ranking of the top 10 solvers: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 2835.28, 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 2751.23 (+57.48), 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 2746.15 (+21.14), 4. Ural Khasanov (FID)
As of the deadline on 12 August 2025, a record-breaking 21 tournaments have registered for the 2025/2026 season of the World Solving Cup, including the Open Solving of the next ECSC and WCCC.For the tournament to count for the WSC, the tournament director must send the invitation letter by email to roland.ott@gmx.ch at least two months before the
The International Solving Contest next year will take place on Sunday 25.01.2026. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries.There will be three categories: one for experienced solvers. The second category is intended for weaker, inexperienced solvers. This second category is not open for solvers with a rating (or half-rating or non-active-rating) of more
Following protests submitted by six countries and the evidence from reports (Points 9.1 to 9.5 in WCCC 2025 Agenda), WFCC Assembly voted to exclude results of the four Category 1 solvers from Sumgait (Azerbaijan). Consequently, the rating lists for April and July 2025 have been slightly changed. Here are the final results of ISC 2025
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
Congratulations to the participants of the 9th Youth Chess Composing Challenge! THE RESULTS: Introduction and ParticipantsAward Section A | Award Section B & PGN: download / view | Award Section C
