The FINAL results of the 11th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2023 are published and can be found above the Announcement, in RESULTS section.
Congratulations to the winners! Thanks a lot to the director and the judges for their work!
We decided to release the latest version of the composing title points list even if the studies section is not finished yet. Points from the album fairies section have been added and the recent small changes in the helpmates section have been included. A lot of information has been also integrated from the Chess composers’ names in various alphabets database and the current lists of titles in the site: country names, dates of birth/death, title, year the title was granted, name in native form (the latter piece of information is available only in the Excel spreadsheet itself). The migration/integration was done by Bjørn Enemark and checked by Harry Fougiaxis in just two weeks; we trust we have compiled all the information properly, but please let us know in case you have found some mistake!
Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman
The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section G are ready!
A high number of 1479 fairies (not counting 19 duplicates) were received and, as in the previous album, they were split in two groups: G1 for problems without fairy conditions (729) and G2 for those with fairy conditions (750). In each group there were three judges with each team of judges working independently. 1274 entries scored at least 4,5 points (86,14% of the total entries, a very good percentage). 383 compositions out of them scored at least 8 points, which represents a high ratio of 30% selected problems. Of course the respective ratio varies in the two groups. Full statistics are given in the page of the results.
Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work!
Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman
The preliminary results in sections D-Endgame studies, F-Selfmates (PDF) are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the Preliminary Results section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during 2 weeks after the publication of the preliminary results (until 22.08.2023).
We updated the list of WFCC composing points in line with the results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 six finalized sections. The next issue is scheduled after the results of studies and fairies are known. Congratulations to the new title holders! Distribution of the diplomas will take place in the Batumi congress.
Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman
The preliminary results in sections A-Twomovers, C-Moremovers, G-Fairies (PDF) are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the Preliminary Results section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during 2 weeks after the publication of the preliminary results (until 15.08.2023).
The results of the FIDE Album 2019-21 section E are ready!
An impressive number of 2380 helpmates (not counting 67 duplicates, withdrawn, unpublished problems) were received and they were split in three groups: E1 for h#<=2, E2 for h#2,5 and h#3, and E3 for h#>3. As usual, the h#2s dominated once more. In each group there were three judges with each team of judges working independently. 2053 entries scored at least 4,5 points (86,3% of the total entries, a very good ratio for such a popular genre). 362 compositions out of them (nearly 10% less compared to the previous album) scored at least 8 points, which represents a reasonable ratio of 17,9% selected problems (same percentage as in the previous album!). Of course the respective ratio varies in the three groups. Full statistics are given in the page of the results.
Many thanks to the director and the judges for their hard and efficient work!
Update (20.08.2023): Five h#2s were downgraded by the judges due to poor originality (Krätschmer/Wiehagen, Jorge Karpos, Novomeský, Vasyuchko) or weak economy (Mosiashvili). The compositions were removed from the list and the results were updated.
Harry Fougiaxis, FIDE Album Committee spokesman
The preliminary results in section E – Helpmates (PDF) are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the Preliminary Results section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during 2 weeks after the publication of the preliminary results (until 08.08.2023).
The preliminary results in section B – Threemovers (PDF) are published and can be found above the Announcement, in the Preliminary Results section. Preliminary results are published without names. Names will appear in the final results. Claims of defects and anticipations can be sent to the Director during 2 weeks after the publication of the preliminary results (until 04.08.2023).
The United Nations picked July 20 to to mark the date of the International Chess Federation’s establishment in 1924, and to promote chess. This is also our day, let’s celebrate it with some delightful chess compositions on our boards!
