Prague 22./23.06.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

32nd Czech Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 16th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 15 | Winner: Valery Kopyl (UKR) ahead of Vasil Ďačuk (SVK) and Marek Kolčák (SVK).
4th Place Vasil Markovcij (CZE – Czech Champion).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2053.30 | WSC category: 12
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 73 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points, 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 68 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points.
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Bad Krozingen 15.06.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

46th German Solving Championship 2024 | 15th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 19 | Winner: Roland Baier (SUI) ahead of Andrey Selivanov (FID) and Arno Zude (GER – German Champion).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2370.12 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 73 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points, 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 68 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points.
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Belgrade 25./26.05.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

Open Solving Championship of Serbia 2024 | 14th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 10 | Winner: Ilija Serafimović (SRB – Serbian Champion) ahead of Marko Filipović (CRO) and Bojan Vučković (SRB).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2281.67 | WSC category: 8
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 73 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points, 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 68 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points.
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Gentilly (Paris) 18.05.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

45th French Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 12 | Winner: Michel Caillaud (FRA – French Champion) ahead of Abdelaziz Onkoud (FRA) and Pascal Wassong (FRA).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1999.89 | WSC category: 14
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 73 points, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points, 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 68 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points.
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Riga 11.05.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

50th Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU) ahead of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) and Roland Ott (SUI).
Latvian Champion Modris Rāviņš (7th) ahead of Emīls Tabors (8th) and Laura Rogule (9th)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2156.20 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 73 points (+10), 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points (unchanged), 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 68 points (+8), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points (unchanged).
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Hagen 19.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2024 | 11th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 66 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Kacper Piorun (POL) and Kari Karhunen (FIN).
GM norm of Kari Karhunen and FM norm of Lev Glanzspiegel who will get the FM title at the 2024 Congress in Jūrmala.
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2564.75 | WSC category: 2
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (unchanged), 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68 points (+41), 3. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 63 points (+13), 4. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 60 points (+19), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 49 points (+36).
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Bratislava 13./14.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

32nd Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2024 | 10th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Tomáš Peitl (SVK – Slovakian champion!) ahead of Vasil Ďačuk (SVK) and Valery Kopyl (UKR).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2106.29 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 50 points, 3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 41 points, 4. David Hodge (GBR) 35 points, 5. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 32 points.
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Sumgait 06./07.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

43rd Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 9th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 44 | Winner: Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE – Azerbaijan champion!) ahead of Amil Abbasov (AZE) and Araz Almammadov (AZE)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2046.48 | WSC category: 13
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 50 points, 3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 41 points, 4. David Hodge (GBR) 35 points, 5. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 32 points.
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Vilnius 06./07.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

45th Lithuanian Championship 2024 | 8th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 12 | Winner: Dmitrijus Chocenka (LTU – Lithuanian champion!) ahead of Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Martynas Limontas (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2140.88 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 50 points (+4), 3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 41 points (+2), 4. David Hodge (GBR) 35 points (unchanged). 5. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 32 points (unchanged).
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Nunspeet 09.03.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

29th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship | 7th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 20 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) ahead of Michael Pfannkuche (GER) and Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE).
Dolf Wissmann (5th and Dutch Champion) ahead of Joost Michielsen (6th) and Hans Uitenbroek (8th-9th).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2391.19 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 92 points (+23), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 46 points (unchanged), 3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 39 points (unchanged), 4. David Hodge (GBR) 35 points (+6). 5. Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE) 32 points (+16).
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