Bratislava 13./14.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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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.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Sumgait 06./07.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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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.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Vilnius 06./07.04.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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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).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Solvers’ ratings April 1st 2024

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Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2024 produced by the Solving Tournament Manager are published on the WFCC Solving Portal.
8 tournaments of the 1st quarter 2024 are included: 20th International Solving Contest 2024 Cat 1, 20th International Solving Contest 2024 Cat 2, Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2024, 45th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2024, 47th International Polish Championship 2024, 29th Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2024, 32nd Branko Atanackovic Memorial 2024, 20th Attica Region Chess Solving Tournament 2024.
Ranking of the top ten solvers: 1. Danila Pavlov (FID) 2818.95, 2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 2708.04, 3. Kacper Piorun (POL) 2654.08, 4. Ural Khasanov (FID) 2653.87, 5. John Nunn (GBR) 2638.24, 6. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 2630.22, 7. Aleksey Popov (FID) 2577.85, 8. Marko Filipović (CRO) 2564.95, 9. Ulrich Voigt (GER) 2555.87, 10. Bojan Vučković (SRB) 2555.86.
Largest five gains: Jakub Marciniszyn (POL) +54.54, Robert Włodarczyk (POL) +52.26, junior Alexandru Mihalcescu (ROU) +46.67, Valery Kopyl (UKR) +36.51, Andrey Selivanov (FID) +31.80

8th Youth Chess Composing Challenge

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The 8th Youth Chess Composing Challenge (YCCC) is the first composing tournament in the context of the Jurmala WCCC 2024.

The same as the previous editions, the 8th  YCCC will be open to the U23 generation (born no earlier than 01.01.2001) from all the countries, and to all different genres of chess composition. This time the special prizes for the best composers are prepared! 

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

The deadline for submission of the entries is June 10.

The results are planned to be announced on August 2 2024, during the Closing ceremony of the Jurmala WCCC.

See also YCCC project on WFCC official website

Nunspeet 09.03.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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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).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Krakow 24./25.02.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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47th International Polish Championship 2024 | 6th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 23 | Winner: Piotr Murdzia (POL – Polish champion!) ahead of Jakub Marciniszyn (POL) and Martynas Limontas (LTU).
Jakub Marciniszyn with 1st GM and 3rd IM norm – the first ever GM norm not achieved at ECSC/WCSC or any of their Open solving tournaments!
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2425.90 | WSC category: 5
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 69 points (unchanged), 2. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 46 points (+19), 3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 39 points (unchanged), 4. Roland Ott (SUI) 29 points (unchanged), 5. David Hodge (GBR) 29 points (unchanged).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

OSCY 2024-1 – Winners

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Winners across all age groups of the WFCC Online Solving Challenge for Youth 1st round were:

  • Classical: Maksim Kharitonov ahead of Nikita Ushakov, Danila Pavlov and Viktoriya Kharitonova
  • Blitz: Danila Pavlov ahead of Maksim Kharitonov, Daniel Dumitrescu and Grigory Filin

all with 100% scores (Maksim & Danila were the quicker). There were 34 solvers in each discipline.

Age group winners were:

 ClassicalBlitzScores
9-10Luka TyrtyshnikovLuka Tyrtyshnikov12 & 84
11-12Viktoriya KharitonovaTimur Parpiev30 & 96
13-14Maksim KharitonovMaksim Kharitonov30 & 100
15-16Nikita UshakovAnirudh Daga30 & 96
17-18Nikolay ZhuginDaniel Dumitrescu28.7 & 100
19-20Maxim RomanovIlija Serafimovic25 & 97
21-23Danila PavlovDanila Pavlov30 & 100

More details are published in Competitions >> Solving and at http://www.ihandicap.mobi/oscy/

Highlights of Challenge 1 were the success of the Kharitonov family (which featured three 100% scores) and the most welcome presence of World Champion Danila Pavlov who, in the Blitz round, rattled off 20 correct solutions in 7 minutes. Africa were well represented by solvers from Morocco and Nigeria; with Youssef Kozizi achieving a great score in the Blitz and Lovelyn Agbo so determined to complete the Blitz round that she went to the trouble of downloading a replacement browser in place of her mischievous Chrome version.

Technically, nearly everything went according to plan, with almost all obstacles overcome. The Blitz scoring system worked particularly well. The strength of the strongest was much higher than expected (with many at WCSC level), so problems in future challenges could be made a little tougher.

OSCY Challenge 2 will be held on Sunday 10/3/2024 at 12:30 (your Local time).

Brian Cook, OSCY Director

Helsinki 17.02.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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45th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 5th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 16 | Winner: Jorma Paavilainen (FIN – Finnish champion!) ahead of Kari Karhunen (FIN) and Paavo Tikka (FIN).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2120.16 | WSC category: 11
Top 5 WSC Standings (unchanged): 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 69 points, 2. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 39 points, 3. Roland Ott (SUI) 29 points, 4. David Hodge (GBR) 29 points, 5. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 27 points.
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal

Harrow on the Hill (London) 17.02.2024 – World Solving Cup 2023/2024

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Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2024 | 4th tournament of World Solving Cup 2023/2024:
Participants: 31 | Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) ahead of Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) and Abdelaziz Onkoud (FRA – 3rd IM norm).
British Champion, again David Hodge (4th Place) before Jonathan Mestel (5th Place).
Average rating of top ten solvers: 2447.89 | WSC category: 5
Top 5 WSC Standings: 1. Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 69 points (+27), 2. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 39 points (+23), 3. Roland Ott (SUI) 29 points (+10), 4. David Hodge (GBR) 29 points (+16), 5. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 27 points (+4).
More details published in Competitions→Solving→World Solving Cup @ Solving Portal