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
12th ISC: Preliminary Summary
33 tournaments in 27 countries were held for the 12th International Solving Contest. Unfortunately, Brazil and India had to retrieve their participation.
All together 469 solvers tried to solve the problems (cat 1: 214 solvers; cat 2: 103 solvers; cat 3: 152 solvers).
Problems cat.1 | Problems cat.2 | Problems cat.3 | Solutions cat.1 | Solutions cat.2 | Solutions cat.3
Preliminary results can be found on the Mat Plus website. Final results will be published until end of February.
59th WCCC | The 1st Youth Chess Composing Challenge 2016
The first competition in the frames of 59th WCCC (announced January 31st) will be devoted to youngest chess composers (born 1998 and after). The 1st YCCC consists of three thematic tourneys (#2, h#2 and endgames), with 5 months time for composing. 
The themes were suggested by distinguished composers Ivo Tominić, Fadil Abdurahmanović and Ofer Comay, who will take the roles of judges. Aside from the competitive and creative results, the event will produce the Gallery of participants, with their photos, selected problems and biographic data.
Invitation to the WCCC2016 (PDF) | Official website: http://wccc2016.matplus.net
WCCI 2013-2015: Statistics
WCCI 2013-15 broke all the records!
By far the biggest final numbers: till the last day (January 20th) 2862 entries by 248 composers from 41 countries arrived!
For the first time, all entries publicly available on the “Entries” page (click on the numbers of problems sent by each composer).
Previous records: 2319 entries (2004-06), 227 composers (2010-12), 38 countries (2001-03).
Reminder: the 12th ISC
The 12. ISC will be held next Sunday, 24.01.2016, in 29 countries with 37 tournaments. A special welcome to solvers and local controller Sumiya Tongon of Mongolia who participates for the first time.
Central controllers: Axel Steinbrink & Luc Palmans | Invitation | Invitation (PDF format)