FIDE ALBUM POINTS 1914-2003
The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) publishes collections of the best chess problems from three-year periods. There are now 20 such FIDE ALBUMS. The total amount of compositions in all Albums is 20 100.
International titles for composers are granted according to the Album points. One point is given for each Album problem (1,67 points for endgame studies). In joint compositions the points are divided by the number of composers. The limits are:
|
Grandmaster |
70 points |
The top of the list after the publication of the Album 2001-2003 is:
|
1
|
Petkov Petko |
369,75
|
|
2
|
Caillaud Michel |
244,92
|
|
3
|
Rehm Hans Peter |
214,03
|
|
4
|
Rudenko Valentin |
200,92
|
|
5
|
Vladimirov Yakov |
197,00
|
|
6
|
Kasparyan Genrikh |
175,83
|
|
7
|
Janevski Živko |
172,50
|
|
8
|
Visserman Eeltje |
170,00
|
|
9
|
Vukcevich Milan |
162,67
|
|
10
|
Abdurahmanović Fadil |
153,08
|
|
11
|
Gurgenidze David |
153,06
|
|
12
|
Chepizhny Viktor |
147,42
|
|
13
|
Bron Vladimir |
146,83
|
|
14
|
Loshinsky Lev |
142,86
|
|
15
|
Marandyuk Mikhaïl |
129,00
|
|
16
|
Bakcsi György |
124,17
|
|
17
|
Lindgren Bo |
117,81
|
|
18
|
Dobrescu Emilian |
116,00
|
|
19
|
Petrović Nenad |
115,95
|
|
20
|
Kuzovkov Aleksandr |
114,17
|
|
21
|
Alaikov Venelin |
113,50
|
|
22
|
Heinonen Unto |
112,50
|
|
23
|
Pachman Vladimír |
112,33
|
|
24
|
Keller Michael |
111,17
|
|
25
|
Korolkov Vladimir |
105,89
|
|
26
|
Pachl Franz |
105,33
|
|
27
|
Krikheli Iosif |
99,67
|
|
28
|
Mandler Artur |
97,17
|
|
29
|
Ahues Herbert |
94,33
|
|
29
|
Mansfield Comins |
94,33
|
|
31
|
Loustau Jean-Marc |
91,67
|
|
32
|
Garai Toma |
91,00
|
|
33
|
Goumondy Claude |
90,50
|
|
34
|
Fritz Jindřich |
90,33
|
|
35
|
Havel (Koštál) Miroslav |
90,33
|
|
36
|
Rusinek Jan |
89,33
|
|
37
|
Tura Waldemar |
89,00
|
|
38
|
Lobusov Andreï |
88,83
|
|
39
|
Kovačević Marjan |
88,17
|
|
40
|
Kralin Nikolaï |
87,78
|
|
41
|
Páros György |
86,83
|
|
42
|
Nadareishvili Gia |
85,00
|
|
42
|
Zappas Byron |
85,00
|
|
44
|
Shavyrin Valery |
84,50
|
|
45
|
Pervakov Oleg |
84,06
|
|
46
|
Goldschmeding Cor |
84,00
|
|
47
|
Grin Aleksandr |
83,67
|
|
48
|
Nestorescu Virgil |
80,50
|
|
49
|
Slesarenko Anatoly |
79,83
|
|
50
|
Bartolović Hrvoje |
79,50
|
|
51
|
Touw Hian Bwee |
77,17
|
|
52
|
Degener Udo |
76,50
|
|
53
|
Macleod Norman |
75,50
|
|
54
|
Shanshin Valery |
74,67
|
|
55
|
Feoktistov Aleksandr |
73,75
|
|
56
|
Mladenović Miodrag |
73,17
|
|
57
|
Cheylan Yves |
71,17
|
|
58
|
Pogosyants Ernest |
70,50
|
|
59
|
Haring Jacob |
70,17
|
The points of all composers from the period 1914-2003 are in the Handbook of Chess Composition.