7th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2019
The seventh World Championship in Composing for Individuals is completed. 266 composers from 42 different countries competed in 8 sections and submitted a total of 2831 compositions. 611 compositions by 151 authors automatically qualify for the inclusion into the FIDE Album. About a hundred of these problems mostly composed by the winners can be found in this report.
The ceremony and the award of trophies will be held in this year’s congress in Vilnius.
This was a big project that took almost two years in preparation and execution. It would not be possible without the help of many experts from different countries.
The Director of the tournament is Alexander Bulavka (Belarus). All judges have completed their work within the prescribed time limit.
The judges of each section are:
A. Twomovers – Judge: Evgeny Permyakov (Russia)
B. Threemovers – Judge: Igor Agapov (Russia)
C. Moremovers – Judge: Alexander Feoktistov (Russia)
D. Endgame studies – Judge: Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)
E. Helpmates – Judge: Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco)
F. Selfmates – Judge: Zivko Janevski (Macedonia)
G. Fairies – Judge: Petko Petkov (Bulgaria)
H. Retros and Proofgames – Judge: Andrey Frolkin (Ukraine)
The winners:
· A – Twomovers: Vasyl Dyachuk, Marjan Kovačević, Valery Shanshin
· B – Threemovers: Aleksandr Feoktistov, Aleksandr Kuzovkov, Valery Shavyrin
· C – Moremovers: Mikhail Marandyuk, Aleksandr Kuzovkov, Fedor Davidenko
· D – Endgame studies: Oleg Pervakov, Martin Minski, Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen
· E – Helpmates: Vasyl Kryzhanivskyi, Aleksandr Semenenko, Fadil Abdurahmanović
· F – Selfmates: Andrey Selivanov, Zoran Gavrilovski, Aleksandr Kuzovkov
· G – Fairies: Vlaicu Crișan, Petko Petkov, Lev Grolman / Borislav Gadjanski
· H – Retros: Silvio Baier, Dmitrij Baibikov, Nicolas Dupont
The preliminary results in sections E and section F.
The official website: https://www.wfcc.ch/