32nd Ukrainian Championship 2018 | 14th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018:
Participants: 38 | Winner: Martynas Limontas (LTU) ahead of Kirill Shevchenko (UKR – Ukrainian Champion) and Valery Kopyl (UKR). 15 years old Kirill Shevchenko has become Ukrainian champion in the first rated solving tournament he has participated!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2351.95 | WSC category: 6
Leaders World Solving Cup: 1. Martynas Limontas (LTU – new leader!) 112, 2. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 110 points,
3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.
6th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2018 – E-Helpmates
The preliminary results in section E-Helpmates (PDF) of the 6th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2018 are published and can be found under the Announcement, in RESULTS section.
The PDF file of the FINAL results is available here.
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Košice 21./22.04.2018
26th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2018 | 13th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018:
Participants: 15 | Winner: Andrey Selivanov (RUS) ahead of Roland Ott (SUI) and
Oto Mihalčo (SVC – Slovakian Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2233.81 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup (unchanged):
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 110 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.
Composing Tournament of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018
The Chess Composing Tournament in the frame of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018 (Batumi, Georgia) has been just announced. The Director of the tournament is Ferad Kakabadze (Ferhat Karmil) (Batumi).
In each section only three compositions by each author are accepted and joint compositions are not allowed. The closing date is September 20th, 2018. The compositions must be sent via email to the director’s address: admin@chessstar.com. Three medals and certificates are awarded to the winners of each section.
World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Kėdainiai 14./15.04.2018
39th Lithuanian Solving Championship 2018 | 12th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018:
Participants: 13 | Winner: Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) ahead of Mikalai Sihnevich (BLR) and Vidmantas Satkus (LTU – Lithuanian Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2229.55 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 110 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.
World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Athens 14.04.2018
17th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2018 | 11th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018:
Participants: 21
Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL) ahead of Dmitry Pletnev (RUS) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE – Greek Champion)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2240.41 | WSC category: 9
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 103 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 75.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.
Current list of FIDE ALBUM points, 2013-15
We have now updated the list of album points to include the results of the three sections that were finalised after the Dresden congress. You may download the PDF file from here and check the list of the most successful composers here. As usual, diplomas of the new title holders will be distributed during the Ohrid congress.
Links to the FIDE Album points are also given on the bottom of FIDE Albums page.
6th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2018 – G-Fairies
The preliminary results in section G-Fairies (PDF) of the 6th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2018 are published and can be found under the Announcement, in RESULTS section.
The PDF file of the FINAL results is available here.
Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
World Solving Cup 2017/2018 – Riga 07.04.2018
45th Latvian Chess Solving Championship 2018 | 10th tournament of World Solving Cup 2017/2018:
Participants: 26 | Winner: Andrey Selivanov (RUS) ahead of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) and Martynas Limontas (LTU)
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2191.06 | WSC category: 10
Leaders World Solving Cup:
1. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 103 points, 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 95, 3.Piotr Murdzia (POL) 62.
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2017/18 Calendar.
Solvers’ ratings April 1st 2018
Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2018 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published!
11 tournaments are included for the 1st quarter 2018: 5th Greek Chess Solving Cup, 41st International Polish Championship 2018, 14th International Solving Contest Cat 1, 12th Urals Problemist Cup, Grand Prix Moscow (memorial A. P. Pochinka), British Chess Solving Championship 2018, Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2018, 24th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2018, 27th Branko Atanackovic Memorial 2018, 42nd German Solving Championship 2018, Open Solving Championship of CFO. The names of the top ten solvers haven’t changed; but some of them have exchanged their places with Piotr Murdzia as the most prominent one to be 2nd again in the ranking. The largest three gains have been achieved by Danila Moiseev (RUS / +111.41), Johan de Boer (NED / +56.63 and Konstantin Novikov (RUS / +41.95).