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Solvers’ ratings as of October 1^st 2016 are published! 6 tournaments included: OPEN Klaipeda; 24^th ICH of Czechia Pardubice; 1^st Azerbaijan Chess Solving Cup; OPEN Beograd; 41^st WCSC Beograd; ICH of Switzerland Bern. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE), within the framework of its “Chess Composition” special project, is organising the 5^th FIDE World Cup in Composing for 2017 in eight sections.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is a part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.

The new version of the Handbook of Chess Composition, 7^th edition, 67 pages, has been released by Hannu Harkola in July, 2016.  The first version of this booklet with the title “Problem Chess Lists” was published in August 1989.

Solvers’ ratings as of July 1^st 2016 are published! 12 tournaments included: Memorial Branko Atanacković; 40^th ICH of Germany Dresden; 37^th ICH of Azerbaijan Baku; OPEN Athens; 12^th ECSC Athens; OPEN Cherkassy; 30^th ICH of Ukraine Cherkassy; 37^th ICH of Lithuania Klaipeda; 24^th ICH of Russia Sochi; 3^rd Open Israeli Solving Championship; 10^th UP cup Igalo; Montenegro GP Igalo. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia.

FINAL Award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016 is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.

Provisional moremovers award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Oto Mihalčo (Slovakia), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.

Provisional twomovers award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Jakov Rossomakho (Russia), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.

Provisional helpmates award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.

Solvers’ ratings as of April 1^st 2016 are published! 7 tournaments included: 3^rd Greek Cup; 12^th ISC; WCBCSC Eton College; 34^th ICH of Poland Serock; ICH of Finland Helsinki; ICH of Netherlands Nunspeet; 24^th ICH of Slovakia Bratislava. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia!

Provisional selfmates award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Gennady Kozyura (Ukraine), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.

The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.