Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions

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Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) is the highest body governing the official activities in the chess composition, mandated by FIDE.

Currently 39 countries are represented in the PCCC.

Main duties of the Commission 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,
  • World Chess Solving Championship,
  • World Championship in Composing for Individuals,
  • World Chess Composition Tourney - in fact world championship of teams,
• the initiation of the publication of collections of general interest,
  • FIDE Albums,
• the award of titles to especially deserving representatives of chess composition including both solvers and composers, subject to the approval of the FIDE,
  • International Judge of Chess Compositions,
  • International Grandmaster,
  • International Master,
  • FIDE Master.

The Commission is lead by its President, currently by Uri Avner, previously by John Rice, Bedrich Formánek, Klaus Wenda, Jan Hannelius.

[edit] External link

• http://www.saunalahti.fi/~stniekat/pccc/general.htm