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The 4th FIDE World Cup in Composing was held early this year by WFCC. The studies section received as many as 49 problems. Here is the winner of the First Prize.
The 10th International Solving Contest under the aegis of WFCC took place on Sunday, 26th January, 2014. It was simultaneously held in as many as 34 countries with 488 solvers. Category I was for experienced solvers and Category II for debutants, inexperienced solvers. The first category drew 290 solvers and the second, 198 of them. […]
“If elephants could dance…” Vladimir Korolkov (1907–1987) was a giant among composers of 20th Century. He created as many as 413 studies and a number of them won first prizes. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster for Composition by FIDE. In later years he also served as a judge in composing tournaments. As EG […]