SOLVING

European Chess Solving Championship (ECSC)

Rules

1st ECSC: Legnica, Poland, June 18 and 19, 2005
Results

2nd ECSC: Warsaw, Poland, 10.-12.11.2006. The director was Michal Dragoun (Czechia). The winning team was Serbia and the individual Champion was Piotr Murdzia (Poland).
Invitation | Official website

3rd ECSC: Pardubice, Czech Republic 15.-16.7.2007
Official website

4th ECSC: Antalya, Turkey 29.-30.3.2008
Invitation | Official website

5th ECSC: Subotica, Serbia 8.-9.5.2009
Invitation | Official website | Bulletin (1,4 MB)

6th ECSC: Sunningdale, Great Britain 9.-12.4.2010
Invitation

International Solving Contest (ISC)

The first International Solving Contest was organised on the 23rd January, 2005. Invitation and information for the PCCC delegates are on a separate document (rtf-document 13 kb). The final results indicate that 23 countries participated with in total 262 solvers.

The second ISC was held on Sunday January 22, 2006. Invitation and information for the PCCC delegates (rtf-document 12 kb).| Results

The third ISC was held on Sunday January 21st, 2007. Results

The fourth ISC was held on Sunday January 27, 2008. Invitation and information for the PCCC delegates (rtf-document 13 kb) | Results

Fifth ISC January 25, 2009. Invitation (MS Word document) | Problems | Solutions | Results

Sixth ISC January 24, 2010, director Peter Bakker. Invitation | Invitation (MS Word document) | Problems | Solutions

World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC)

Rules

Results:

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Table of World Champions and number of participants

Hannu Harkola & Lubomir Siran:
"World Chess Solving Championship 1977-2007"

Solvers' rating and titles

A rating is a numerical value which a solver gains by solving in two approved tournaments.

A rating can be gained at the WCSC, WCCC-Open, or other tournaments which fulfil definite criteria.

The rating list is published twice a year. It is calculated on the basis of the results of solving tournaments completed (including the report) by the end of June and the end of December.

The PCCC gives authority to a person(s) or a commission responsible for calculating the ratings according to the approved formula. An Excel macro has been developed for help.

Rules
Criteria for acceptability of the tournaments at which ratings can be gained
Criteria for gaining norms
Criteria for gaining titles
Rating list 1.1.2007 | 1.7.2007 | 1.1.2008 | 1.4.2008 | 1.7.2008 | 1.10.2008 | 1.1.2009 | 1.4.2009 | 1.7.2009 | 1.10.2009 | 1.1.2010 New
Tool for rating calculations (MS Excel 62 Kb)

Solving programs

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