Solvers’ ratings as of April 1st 2016 are published! 7 tournaments included: 3rd Greek Cup; 12th ISC; WCBCSC Eton College; 34th ICH of Poland Serock; ICH of Finland Helsinki; ICH of Netherlands Nunspeet; 24th ICH of Slovakia Bratislava. Three top solvers are: Georgy Evseev, Andrey Zhuravlev and Piotr Murdzia!
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Bratislava & Nunspeet 12-13.03.2016
World Solving Cup 2015/2016:
(1) 24th International Chess Solving Championship OF Slovakia 2016 (12-13.03.2016)
Winner: Marek Kolčák (SVK) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.318
The WSC category of the tournament: 4
(2) Open Dutch Solving Championship 2016 (12.03.2016)
Winner: Dolf Wissmann (NED) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.453
The WSC category of the tournament: 3
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016 – Selfmates award
Provisional selfmates award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Gennady Kozyura (Ukraine), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.
The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016 – Threemovers award
Provisional threemovers award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Igor Agapov (Russia), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.
The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Helsinki 27.02.2016
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: Finnish Solving Championship, Helsinki – 27.02.2016
Winner: Kari Karhunen (FIN) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.219
The WSC category of the tournament: 5
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016 – Study award
Provisional studies award of Baku Chess Olympic Ty 2016, judge: Martin Minski (Germany), is published and available from the page FIDE Olympic Tournament in composing 2016.
The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
World Solving Cup 2015/2016 – Eton 20.02.2016
World Solving Cup 2015/2016: British Solving Championship, Eton – 20.02.2016
Winner: Eddy Van Beers (BEL) | The average rating of top ten solvers: 2.482
The WSC category of the tournament: 3
More details and the current WSC standing are published in Competitions→Solving→WSC: 2015/16 Calendar.
12th International Solving Contest: Final Results
Final results for the 12th International Solving Contest are published!
33 tournaments in 27 countries, 469 solvers from 29 countries.
Category 1 (214 solvers): 1) Piotr Murdzia (POL), 2) Andrey Zhuravlev (RUS), 3) Boris Tummes (GER)
Category 2 (103 solvers): 1) Arjen Kouwenhoven (NED), 2) Ilya Chebanenko (RUS), 3) Migchiel de Jong (NED)
Category 3 (152 solvers): 1) Ilija Serafimović (SRB), 2) Roman Sun (SVK), 3) Roy Ehrlich (ISR)
Minutes of Meeting Ostróda 2015
The Minutes (pdf 98 kb) of the WFCC 58th Ordinary Meeting (World Congress) Ostróda, Poland, 01-08th August 2015, including Annex No.1 (pdf 94 kb) and Annex No.2 (pdf 323 kb) are published under Meetings→Ostróda (58th WCCC).
Study of the Year 2014
Study of the Year 2014 has been selected! A study of Oleg Pervakov & Karen Sumbatyan (Russia) can be downloaded from:
http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/the-study-of-the-year-2014/
You may use PGN presentation to view the study and play through the solution.
Harold van der Heijden
Spokesman of the endgame study committee of the WFCC