Category: WCCC/WCSC

The 48^th World Chess Solving Championship takes place in Alba Iulia (Romania) 08-09 July 2025.

09.07.25: The result is preliminary until tomorrow, 10.07.25, 9 am
Preliminary result of after the 6^th Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams | Norms&Titles
Preliminary result of after the 5^th Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 4^th Round: Individual | Teams

08.07.25:
Preliminary result of after the 3^rd Round: Individual | Teams | Detailed Teams
Preliminary result of after the 2^nd Round: Individual | Teams
Preliminary result of after the 1^st Round: Individual | Teams

On Tuesday 8^th July Congress program first time included an evening devoted to young composers only. The heroes of the night were nine composers aged from 11 to 22, presenting their creations and telling about themselves: Nikolai Sheviakov, Alexandru Mihălcescu, Taras Rudenko, Daniel Dumitrescu, Stefan-Constantin Harnagea, Anton Nasyrov, Ilija Serafimović, Joachim Hambros, and Benjamin Defromont. Vlaicu Crișan and Marjan Kovačević were running the 2 hours long program, with very active contribution from the audience and participants themselves. For all involved, it was one of the highlights of the Congress, concluded with a joint wish to have it soon again.

07.07.2025: Retro solving tournament RESULTS | Problems | Solutions

07.07.25. Open Solving Tournament

• Final results | Problems | Problems with Solutions
• Preliminary results | Problems with Solutions

The 67^th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 48^th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) will be held from Saturday, July 5^th (arrival) to Saturday, July 12^th, 2025 (departure) at ’Cetate Hotel’ *** in Alba Iulia (Romania), with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8th and 9th. The WCCC 2025 director is IM Mihnea Costachi.

• The registration deadline: 15^th May 2025
• The accommodation reservation deadline: 5^th May 2025

Please use the registration button on the official website.

Contact: wcsc2025@yahoo.com | INVITATION in PDF | WCCC 2025 official website

We are happy to announce the launch of the official website and we are waiting all chess solving and composing enthusiasts in Alba Iulia!

The 67^th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 48^th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) will be held from Saturday, July 5^th (arrival) to Saturday, July 12^th, 2025 (departure) at ’Cetate Hotel’ *** in Alba Iulia (Romania), with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8th and 9th. The WCCC 2025 director is IM Mihnea Costachi.

The registration deadline is May 15^th, 2025. Please use the registration button on the official website.

Contact: wcsc2025@yahoo.com | INVITATION in PDF | WCCC 2025 official website

Romanian Chess Federation and ’Mihnea Costachi Chess Academy’ Association have the honor to invite all delegates of the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), national teams and individual solvers, chess composers and all those interested in problem chess, to attend the 67^th World Congress
of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 48^th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC). Romanian Chess Federation will also celebrate its centennial in 2025.
The congress will be held from Saturday, July 5^th (arrival) to Saturday, July 12^th, 2025 (departure) at ’Cetate Hotel’ *** in Alba Iulia (Romania), with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8th and 9th. The WCCC 2025 director is IM Mihnea Costachi.

Contact: wcsc2025@yahoo.com | INVITATION in PDF