Invitation to Rhodes: Reminder & Official Website

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REMINDER: The Greek Chess Problem Society have the honour 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 63rd World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 44th World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC).
The congress will be held from Saturday, October 16th (arrival)to Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 (departure) at the “Rodos Palace Hotel” ***** in the island of Rhodes, with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19th and 20th.

The official website shows the first announcements and current List of Participants.

Please send your registration by September 30th 2021 (new date!) to wccc2021gr@gmail.com

Download invitation as PDF |  Official website

9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 – Preliminary results – E

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FIDE-logoThe preliminary results in section E – Helpmates (PDF) of the 9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section. This time preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during one month after the publication of the preliminary results (until 20.09.2021).
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 – Preliminary results – G & H

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FIDE-logoThe preliminary results in sections: G-Fairies (PDF) and H-Retros and Proofgames (PDF) of the 9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during one month after the publication of the preliminary results (until 17.09.2021).
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 – Preliminary results – A, C & D

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FIDE-logoThe preliminary results in sections: A-Twomovers (PDF),  C-Moremovers (PDF) and D-Endgame studies (PDF) of the 9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during one month after the publication of the preliminary results (until 16.09.2021).
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 – Preliminary results – F

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FIDE-logoThe preliminary results in section F – Selfmates (PDF) of the 9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section. This time preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during one month after the publication of the preliminary results (until 11.09.2021).
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

5th Youth Chess Composing Challenge

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After a break of one year, another edition of the YCCC is on the way.
This year, 5th YCCC is open to the U23 generation (born no earlier than 01.01.1998), and to all different genres of chess composition.

All young chess composers, and those who would like to try their hands in this kind of chess art, are invited to take part in three different sections (two of them with the set thematic conditions)!

The deadline for submission of the entries is 30th September.
The results are planned to be announced on 22th October 2021, during the Closing ceremony of the Rhodes WCCC 2021.

List of Album points 1914-2018

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fide-album-cover-topwfcc-logo-transparentThe current list of Album points has been updated. We also present the list of all-time top 100 composers in the albums 1914-2018, as well as the most successful composers in the 2016-18 album.

Distribution of diplomas to composers who achieved new titles in 2020 and 2021 will take place in the Rhodes congress.

Update (13.08.2021): Six names were missing from the table of the most successful composers in the 2016-18 album. The table has been updated as appropriate. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Invitation to the 18th ISC

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The International Solving Contest (ISC) next year will take place on Sunday 23.01.2022. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries. There will be three categories: one for experienced solvers. The second category is intended for weaker, inexperienced solvers. This second category is not open for solvers with a rating (or half-rating or non-active-rating) of more than 2000. The third category is intended for youngsters born after 31.12.2008

The name of the locally appointed controller must reach the central controllers by email not later than 31.12.2021:  axel.steinbrink@gmx.de  / palmans.luc@skynet.be

Announcement of 18th ISC | Rules of ISC

Axel Steinbrink, 18th ISC Controller

9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 – Preliminary results – B

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FIDE-logoThe preliminary results in section B – Threemovers (PDF) of the 9th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2021 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section. This time preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during one month after the publication of the preliminary results (until 30.08.2021).
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

Solvers’ ratings July 1st 2021

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Solvers’ ratings as of July 1st 2021 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published! 6 tournaments of the 2nd quarter 2021 are included: Junior Championship of Russia 2021, 29th Championship of Russia 2021, Central Federal District Cup for solving chess compositions 2021, Russian solving cup 2021, Open chess solving tournament of Tula, 42nd Lithuanian Championship 2021.
The top ten remain the same solvers as in the previous quarter with Danila Pavlov (RUS) rising ahead of John Nunn (GBR) from 5th to 4th place as the only change of places.
The largest three gains have been achieved by Russian junior solvers Nikita Ushakov (RUS / +137.64), Egor Sokolov (RUS / +60.77), Ural Hasanov (RUS / +32.19), Ivan Novikov (RUS / +25.87), IM Danila Moiseev (RUS / +25.36) and Nikolay Zhugin (RUS / +24.71).