Open Solving Tournament of the WCCC 2026 | 19th and last tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 114 | Eddy Van Beers (BEL) with a 100 % score, ahead of Ural Khasanov (FID) and Danila Pavlov (FID), who also achieved a 100 % score, but took 10 minutes longer.
GM norms: Anton Nasyrov, Grigorii Filin, Maksim Kharitonov, Taras Rudenko, Tomáš Peitl, Ulrich Voigt.
IM norms and Women GM norms: Audrey Kueh, Ekaterina Shestakovak.
FM norms: Joost Michielsen and Darya Efimova – also Women IM norm.
GM title gained: Tomáš Peitl
Women FM title gained: Ekaterina Shestakova
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2665,52 | WSC category: 1
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 122 points (+26), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 108 points (+28), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 72 points (unchanged), 4. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 5. Taras Rudenko (UKR) 66 points (+22).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal
WCCC 2026 Magdeburg: Open Solving
10.08.2026. Open Solving tournament.
Main Judge: Axel Steinbrink | Assistant: Luc Palmans | Problems Selected by: Paz Einat
Final RESULTS | Problems | Solutions | Norms & Titles
WSC points | WSC final standings
WFCC-70JT: Preliminary award for Section H (Retros)
The award for Section H (Retros) is ready! Thanks to the judge, Andriy Frolkin for his work, submitted in super-quick time!
The award is published in the Preliminary Results section of the WFCC-70JT page.
The area of non-PG Retros has the least support from software, therefore I request all our Retro experts and testers to check the entries!
Please send claims to the director (wfcc70jt@gmail.com) before 15-Nov-2026.
WFCC-70JT update
26.07.2026. WFCC-70JT update:
Heartfelt thanks to all the composers who submitted entries!
And now, the baton passes to the judges. Wishing them a happy, stimulating and rewarding task!
Narayan Shankar Ram,
director of WFCC-70JT
Solvers’ ratings July 1st 2026
Solvers’ ratings as of July 1st 2026 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.
15 tournaments of the 2nd quarter 2026 are included: 40th Ukrainian Championship 2026, 45th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2026, 48th German Solving Championship 2026, Open of Lithuanian Solving Championship 2026, 47th Lithuanian Championship 2026, 24th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2026, 34th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2026, Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2026, 19th European Chess Solving Championship 2026, 47th French Chess Solving Championship 2026, 2nd Chess Solving Championship of Achaia Region, Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2026, 34th Czech Chess Solving Championship 2026, 8th Ukrainian Solving Cup 2026, 52nd Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2026.
Ranking of the top 10 solvers: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 2830.17 (+6.00), 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 2762.00 (+2.92), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 2731.07 (+2.16), 4. Ural Khasanov (FID) 2718.33 (+53.86), 5. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 2639.66 (+10.80), 6. John Nunn (GBR) 2636.35 (unchanged), 7. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 2612.28 (+48.86), 8. Bojan Vučković (SRB) 2600.55 (+4.30), 9. Aleksey Popov (FID) 2591.59 (unchanged), 10. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 2577.52 (+44.6).
Largest 5 gains: Arvydas Mockus (LTU) +140.46, junior Anton Nasyrov (FID) +128.04, junior woman Anastasiya Chekina (FID) +117.74, junior woman Nika Riabenko (UKR) +117.09, junior woman Ekaterina Shestakova (FID) +98.52.
Riga 27.06.2026 – World Solving Cup 2025/2026
52nd Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 18th and second-to-last tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 14 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU), ahead of Arvydas Mockus (LTU) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU).
5th Place junior solver Renārs Mūzis (Latvian Champion!)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2086.69 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points (unchanged), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (unchanged), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 72 points (+6), 4. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal
Poltava 20.06./21.06.2026 – World Solving Cup 2025/2026
8th Ukrainian Solving Cup 2026 | 17th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 17 | Winner: Andrii Sergiienko (UKR), ahead of Taras Rudenko (UKR) and Oleksiy Solovchuk (UKR).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1976.99 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points, 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points, 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points, 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 66 points, 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal
Prague 13./14.06.2026 – World Solving Cup 2025/2026
34th Czech Chess Solving Championship 2026 | 16th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 20 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU), ahead of Vasil Ďačuk (SVK) and Vasil Markovcij (CZE – Czech Champion!).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2129.86 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points (unchanged), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (unchanged), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 66 points (+10), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal
Belgrade 06.06.2026 – World Solving Cup 2025/2026
Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2026 | 15th tournament of World Solving Cup 2025/2026:
Participants: 19 | Winner: Danila Pavlov (FID), ahead of Miodrag Mladenović (SRB – Serbian Champion!) and Bojan Vučković (SRB).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2478.18 | WSC category: 4
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 96 points (+22), 2. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 80 points (unchanged), 3. David Hodge (GBR) 70 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 56 points (unchanged), 5. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 54 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal
ECSC 2026: Internet Composing Tourney
On the occasion of the 19th European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC), organised by the chess club “Gambit” ASSECO-SEE with the support of the Chess Federation of North Macedonia, in the country’s capital Skopje from 8 to 10 May 2026, an Internet composing tourney was announced for mates in 3 moves (#3) and helpmates in 2.5 or 3 moves (h#2.5 or h#3). The tourney judge Zoran Gavrilovski set the following theme:
Shift of at least 2 white moves and/or 2 black moves, which appear in different stages of at least 2 variations (including a threat) of #3 or 2-n solutions (not twins) of h#2.5 or h#3.
-> Preliminary Award
-> FINAL Award (03.06.2026)