The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) is the highest body governing the official activities in the
chess composition
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. It was known as the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) from its inception in 1956 until October 2010. It is now independent from
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the Spor ...
, but both organisations are cooperating. Currently 41 countries are represented in the WFCC.
The principal goal and activities of the WFCC include:
*the dissemination and encouragement of chess composition throughout the world,
*the formulation of rules and guidelines in all spheres of chess composition,
*the arrangement of official international composing and solving tourneys
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World Championship in Composing for Individuals
The World Championship of Chess Composition is a triennial competition for composers of chess problems and chess study, studies. Organised in the past by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), it is currently ...
(WCCI)
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World Chess Composition Tourney (WCCT), in fact a world championship of teams
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World Chess Solving Championship
The World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) is an annual competition in the solving of chess problems (also known as chess puzzles) organized by the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), previously by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of ...
*the initiation of the publication of collections of general interest,
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FIDE Album
The FIDE Albums are publications of the world chess governing body, FIDE, via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), containing the best chess problems and studies of a certain period (usually three years in length).
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*the award of titles to especially deserving representatives of chess composition, including solvers, composers and judges, namely
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International Judge of Chess Compositions International Judge of Chess Compositions is a title award by FIDE via the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC; until 2010 ''Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions'', PCCC) to individuals who have judged several chess probl ...
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International Grandmaster
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International Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
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FIDE Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
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* the holding of the World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC), the annual meeting of the WFCC.
The WFCC is led by its president, currently
Marjan Kovačević, previously by
Harry Fougiaxis,
Uri Avner,
John Rice,
Bedrich Formánek,
Klaus Wenda,
Jan Hannelius,
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* Gerhard Barkhorn (1919� ...
,
Comins Mansfield
Comins Mansfield (14 June 1896 – 27 March 1984) was an English chess problem composer. He gained the title International Grandmaster for chess compositions in 1972 and 94.33 points in the FIDE Album.
Mansfield was born in the village of Wi ...
,
Nenad Petrović and
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; People
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.
The WFCC delegates are nominated by national problem societies and chess problem specialists.
The original PCCC was created in 1956, with the first meeting at Budapest in 1956.
Subsequently, the commission has met every year except 1963, 1970 and 2020.
The 50th anniversary meeting was at
Rhodes
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in 2007.
Meetings
Locations and number of delegates for meetings of the PCCC / World Congresses of Chess Composition (WCCC):
Meetings of the PCCC/WFCC
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References
External links
* http://www.wfcc.ch
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Sports organizations established in 1956