World Solving Cup 2016/2017: SLM 2016, Bern, 24.9.2016
Winner: Roland Baier (CH) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.436
The WSC category of the tournament: 5
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2016/17 Calendar.
5th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2017 (C 1.2.2017)
The International Chess Federation (FIDE), within the framework of its “Chess Composition” special project, is organising the 5th FIDE World Cup in Composing for 2017 in eight sections.
The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is a part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
Invitation to the 13th ISC
The International Solving Contest – ISC – next year will take place on Sunday January 29th 2017. The event is happening simultaneously in all participating countries.
The name of the locally appointed controller must reach the central controllers by e-mail no later than December 31st 2016. Central controllers: Axel Steinbrink & Luc Palmans | Invitation | Invitation (PDF format)
World Solving Cup 2016/2017 – New Rules
World Solving Cup 2016/2017: The latest update includes 15 countries. The new WSC rules effective as from the 2016/2017 cycle of the WSC are published above the calendar of registered countries.
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Results
- (09.08) The 40th WCSC in Belgrade, 02-03.08.2016: Final Results | Statistics
- (08.08) The latest updates of WSC 2016-17 are ready.
- (08.08) 59th WCCC 2016 highlights and decisions.
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Breaking news (03-05.08)
- (05.08) A page with the final WCSC results and the latest updates of WSC 2016-17 will be ready in a few days.
- (05.08) Prize giving for composing and solving tourneys, live streaming on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNFsm7tQH10
- (03.08) WCCC 2016, Serbia – WFCC rapid chess match.
Tonight, 20:00, there will be a rapid chess match between the selected team of WCCC participants, and the best Serbian chess players. You can follow games alive on http://serbiachess.net/live/serbia_world_2016/tfd.htm and the live stream from the Hotel Metropol Palace at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckwzHpV0tog. The WFCC captain is GM John Nunn, and the captain of Serbian Olympic team is GM Slavoljub Marjanovic. There will be two games on each board, 25 minutes + 10 seconds for every move. Pairings of the first round: GM Ivan Ivanisevic – GM Kacper Piorun, GM Alexander Mista – GM Robert Markus, GM Milos Perunovic – GM Bojan Vuckovic, GM John Nunn – GM Branko Damljanovic. In the second round the same pairs will be playing with reversed colours.
- (03.08) WCSC, the 2nd day: Problems | Solutions | Preliminary results TEAMS | Preliminary results INDIVIDUAL
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Final
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: WCCC Open 2016, Belgrade, 1.8.2016
Winner: Kacper Piorun (POL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.620
The WSC category of the tournament: 1
Winners of the WSC 2015/2016:
- Eddy Van Beers (BEL)
- Abdelaziz Onkoud (MAR)
- Martynas Limontas (LTU)
More details and the final WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar. The next cycle, WSC 2016/17, will be directed by Vidmantas Satkus.
59th WCCC & 40th WCSC: Breaking news (30.07-02.08)
- (02.08) WCSC, the 1st day: Problems | Solutions | 1st day TEAMS | 1st day INDIVIDUAL
- (01.08) The 59th WCCC Open, Belgrade, 01 August 2016:
Participants | Problems | Solutions | Preliminary results | Final results
- (31.07) WFCC Opening Session
WFCC presidium:
Günter Büsing
Hannu Harkola
Harry Fougiaxis
Thomas Maeder(Photos: Andjelko Vasiljević)
- (30.07) Opening ceremony in the Belgrade City Hall was run by Tamara Gadjanski and Marko Ložajić, with some movies presented about chess history of Belgrade, and traditional music. Borislav Gadjanski, the president of the Serbian Chess Problem Society, and Vladimir Pajić, representative of the City, addressed participants and guests. Finally, Harry Fougiaxis, the president of the WFCC, declared the 59th WCCC open.
Harry Fougiaxis and Vladimir Pajić on the board; Vladimir Pajić and Marko Ložajić; Tamara and Borislav Gadjanski;
Vladimir Baralić playing flute. (Photos: Andjelko Vasiljević)
59th WCCC | Official Composing Tourneys
Five days Composing Tourneys, 28 July – 2 August, are announced within WCCC 2016: Group A, #2 (judge: Marjan Kovačević); Group B, Ser-r#3-8 (judge: Miodrag Mladenović). See details on the official WCCC 2016 website, section Official composing tournaments. For the Congress participants only. Welcome to participate!
Invitation to the WCCC2016 (PDF) | Official website: http://wccc2016.matplus.net
59th WCCC | Gallery of the YCCC 2016 Participants
One of the aims of the Belgrade World Congress of Chess Composition 2016 was to engage the youngest generation of chess composers. Ten participants representing four countries – from 8 to 18 years – took part in the 1st YCCC. They produced 29 chess compositions, fulfilling thematic conditions in three different genres (#2, h#2 and endgames).
We are proud to present the Gallery of the participants, including their recent photos and selected compositions. We hope that connecting young composers all over the world will help them feel that they have their own generation in a field dominated by much older authors.
Invitation to the WCCC2016 (PDF) | Official website: http://wccc2016.matplus.net