Category: WSC

44^th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 10^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 46 | Winner: Araz Almammadov (AZE – Azerbaijani champion!), ahead of junior Ughur Ilyasli (AZE) and junior female Anastasiya Chekina (FID).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1988.39 | WSC category: 14
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points, 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 39 points, 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

46^th Lithuanian Championship 2025 | 9^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 11 | Winner: Vidmantas Satkus (LTU – Lithuanian Champion!), ahead of Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Martynas Limontas (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2119.27 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points (unchanged), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 47 points (+6), 3. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 39 points (+4), 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

23^rd Greek Championship 2025 | 8^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 15 | Winner: Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE – Greek Champion!), ahead of Panagiotis Konidaris (GRE) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE).

Average rating of top ten solvers: 2028.58 | WSC category: 13
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points, 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

39^th Ukrainian Championship 2025 | 7^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 28 | Winner: junior Taras Rudenko (UKR – Ukrainian Champion!), ahead of Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) and Andrii Sergiienko (UKR).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 1937.98 | WSC category: 14
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points, 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points, 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points, 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points, 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

30^th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 6^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 20 | Winner: Joost Michielsen (NED – Dutch Champion!) ahead of Eddy Van Beers (BEL) and Dmitrijus Chocenka (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2370.09 | WSC category: 6
FM norms of Joost Michielsen and Dmitrijus Chocenka
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 points (+19), 2. Joost Michielsen (NED) 44 points (+23), 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points (unchanged), 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 39 points (+10), 5. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

46^th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 5^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Jorma Paavilainen (FIN – Finnish Champion!) ahead of Kari Karhunen (FIN) and Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2179.78 | WSC category: 10
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 46 points (unchanged), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 41 points (+6), 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 35 points (+4), 5. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2025 | 4^th tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 28 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) ahead of David Hodge (GBR – British Champion!) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU).
Joost Michielsen (NED) 4^th Place with first FM norm!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2397.73 | WSC category: 6
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 46 points (+23), 2. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (unchanged), 3. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 35 points (unchanged), 4. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged), 5. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 31 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

Photos by John Upham Photography

48^th International Polish Championship 2025 | 3^rd tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 35 | Winner: Kacper Piorun (POL – Polish Champion) ahead of junior Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) and Nikos Sidiropoulos (GRE).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2517.21 | WSC category: 3
Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) with first GM norm!
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Kacper Piorun (POL) 36 points (+36), 2. Kevinas Kuznecovas (LTU) 35 points (+31), 3. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged), 4. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 31 points (+23), 5. Marek Kolčák (SVK) 29 points (+6).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

29^th Belgian Solving Championship 2024 | 2^nd tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 10 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL – Belgian Champion) ahead of Dolf Wissmann (NED) with the same amount of points, but 20 minutes more time used.
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2226.67 | WSC category: 9
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points (unchanged), 2. Thomas Maeder (SUI) 27 points (unchanged), 3. Marek Kolčák (SVK) 23 points (unchanged), 4. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 23 points (+13), 5. Roland Ott (SUI) 21 points (+2).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

NEWS! The Israel Open Solving Championship will take place on Sunday, 11 May 2025.

39^th Open Swiss Solving Championship 2024 | 1^st tournament of World Solving Cup 2024/2025:
Participants: 24 | Winner: Roland Baier (SUI – Swiss Champion) ahead of Thomas Maeder (SUI) and Marek Kolčák (SVK).
1^st FM norm of Igor Yarmonov (UKR) and 1^st FM norm and IM norm of Roland Ott (SUI)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2453.70 | WSC category: 4
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Roland Baier (SUI) 31 points, 2. Thomas Maeder (SUI) 27 points, 3. Marek Kolčák (SVK) 23 points, 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 19 points, 5. Ulrich Voigt (GER) 16 points.
More details: Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup & Norms @ Solving Portal

photos by Franziska Iseli