Official WCCC2026 Composition Tourneys
“time” is Magdeburg local time (UTC+2)
Six days composing tourney (online)
Thursday, 6 August 2026 08:00
Closing date Wednesday, 12 August 2026 08:00
Announcement Selfmate-Tourney
Award
Announcement Helpmate-Tourney
Award
Quick composing tourney (E-mail)
Sunday, 9 August 2026 19:00-23:00
Announcement #2-Tourney
Award #2
Announcement h#2-Tourney
Award h#2
Long term composing tourney
Announcement
Award
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10th Youth Chess Composing Challenge 2026
Announcement
Closing date: 10 July 2026, send your contribution by mail to yccc@wfcc.ch
Awards
Unofficial WCCC2026 related Composing Tourneys
9th Murfatlar Theme Tourney
The condition required is Power Transfer type Circe.
See the Announcement
Closing date: 10 August 2026, send your contribution by mail to Paul Rãican
updated Award section A
updated Award section B
24th Tzuica Theme Tourney
Required are helpself compositions with at least two solutions showing the Change the Pinner theme.
See the Announcement
Judges are Vlaicu Crişan and Eric Huber.
Closing date: 12 August 2026 20:00 MEST; send your contribution by mail to Eric Huber
Award
12th Azemmour Theme Tourney
Required are helpmates in three moves with switchbacks, white or black or both, formed during the play.
See the Announcement; the tourney is open to everyone.
Judge is Abdelaziz Onkoud.
Closing date: 12 August 2026; send your contribution by mail to Abdelaziz Onkoud
Award
Champagne Tourney Magdeburg 2026
Required are Retro problems with two pieces of opposite colour occupying a common set of at least 2 squares.
Updated 5 July 2026
See the Announcement; the tourney is open to everyone.
The tourney is divided in 2 sections: A. ProofGames B. Any other kind of Retro problems.
Judge is Éric Pichouron.
Closing date: 7 August 2026; send your contribution by mail to Michel Caillaud
29th Sabra Composing Tourney
Required are orthodox helpmates in two moves with specific kind of line clearance.
See the Announcement; the tourney is open to everyone, but only one problem form those not participating in the congress.
Judge is Menachem Witztum.
Closing date: 12 August 2026 19:00 MEST; send your contribution by mail to Paz Einat
updated Award
23rd Japanese Sake Tourney
Required are any problems with the new fairy condition PAD Strict.
See the Announcement; the tourney is open to everyone, but bottles only for congress participants.
Judge is Tadashi Wakashima.
Closing date: 12 August 2026 24:00 MEST; send your contribution by mail to Tadashi Wakashima
25. July 2026: See the Popeye fix of a PAD Strict relevant bug — corrected version is 4.103!
Award
Corrections of the award
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