List of grandmasters for chess composition
This article gives three lists:
- International Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies.
- International Honorary Masters for chess composition
- International Solving Grandmasters
Such awards were formerly managed by FIDE through its section for chess composition, the Permanent Commission for Chess Composition, and now awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition, an independent body that co-operates with FIDE.[1]
International Grandmasters for chess compositions
Note: deceased Grandmasters are indicated with (†) – Nationality is that of the year when the title was awarded.
Year Name Country 1972 Kasparjan, GenrichGenrich Kasparjan (†) 
Soviet Union 1972 Loshinskij, LevLev Loshinskij (†) Soviet Union1972 Mansfield, CominsComins Mansfield (†) 
United Kingdom1972 Visserman, EeltjeEeltje Visserman (†) 
Netherlands 1976 Bron, VladimirVladimir Bron (†) Soviet Union 1976 Fritz, JindrichJindrich Fritz (†) 
Czechoslovakia 1976 Korolkov, VladimirVladimir Korolkov (†) Soviet Union1976 Pachman, VladimirVladimir Pachman (†) Czechoslovakia1976 Paros, GyörgyGyörgy Paros (†) .svg.png)
Hungary 1976 Petrović, NenadNenad Petrović (†) 
Yugoslavia1980 Bakcsi, GyörgyGyörgy Bakcsi Hungary 1980 Bartolović, HrvojeHrvoje Bartolović (†) Yugoslavia1980 Lindgren, BoBo Lindgren (†) 
Sweden 1980 Nadareishvili, GiaGia Nadareishvili (†) Soviet Union 1980 Rudenko, ValentinValentin Rudenko Soviet Union 1984 Goumondy, ClaudeClaude Goumondy 
France 1984 Krikheli, IosifIosif Krikheli (†) Soviet Union 1984 Petkov, PetkoPetko Petkov .svg.png)
Bulgaria 1984 Rehm, Hans PeterHans Peter Rehm 
West Germany 1984 Bwee, Touw HianTouw Hian Bwee 
Indonesia 1988 Goldschmeding, CorCor Goldschmeding (†) Netherlands 1988 Grin-Guljaev, AlexandrAlexandr Grin-Guljaev (†) Soviet Union1988 Pogosjancz, ErnestErnest Pogosjancz (†) Soviet Union 1988 Vladimirov, JakovJakov Vladimirov Soviet Union 1988 Vukčević, MilanMilan Vukčević (†) 
United States1989 Ahues, HerbertHerbert Ahues West Germany 1989 Chepizhnij, ViktorViktor Chepizhnij Soviet Union1989 Dobrescu, EmilianEmilian Dobrescu .svg.png)
Romania 1990 Gurgenidze, DavidDavid Gurgenidze Soviet Union 1990 Haring, JacobusJacobus Haring (†) Netherlands1992 Abdurahmanović, FadilFadil Abdurahmanović .svg.png)
Bosnia and Herzegovina1992 Rusinek, JanJan Rusinek 
Poland1992 Perrier, MarcAndreMarcAndre Perrier 
Canada1993 Alaikov, VenelinVenelin Alaikov (†) 
Bulgaria 1993 Caillaud, MichelMichel Caillaud France 1993 Lobusov, AndrejAndrej Lobusov (†) 
Russia 1993 Macleod, NormanNorman Macleod (†) United Kingdom 1993 Zappas, ByronByron Zappas (†) 
Greece 1995 Keller (chess), MichaelMichael Keller (chess) Germany1995 Kuzovkov, AlexandrAlexandr Kuzovkov 
Moldova 1996 Garai, TomaToma Garai (†) United States1996 Janevski, ŽivkoŽivko Janevski 
Macedonia 2001 Nestorescu, VirgilVirgil Nestorescu 
Romania2004 Heinonen, UntoUnto Heinonen 
Finland 2004 Loustau, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Loustau France2004 Marandyuk, MikhailMikhail Marandyuk 
Ukraine2004 Tura, WaldemarWaldemar Tura Poland2005 Degener, UdoUdo Degener Germany2005 Kralin, NikolaiNikolai Kralin Russia2005 Pachl, FranzFranz Pachl Germany2005 Pervakov, OlegOleg Pervakov Russia2007 Feoktistov, AlexandrAlexandr Feoktistov Russia2007 Cheylan, YvesYves Cheylan France 2007 Kovačević, MarjanMarjan Kovačević 
Serbia 2007 Mladenović, MiodragMiodrag Mladenović Serbia 2007 Shanshin, ValeryValery Shanshin Russia2007 Shavyrin, ValeryValery Shavyrin Russia2007 Slesarenko, AnatolyAnatoly Slesarenko Russia2009 Avner, UriUri Avner 
Israel 2009 Selivanov, AndreyAndrey Selivanov Russia 2010 Gamnitzer, CamilloCamillo Gamnitzer 
Austria2010 Aschwanden, RetoReto Aschwanden 
Switzerland2010 Bruch, WielandWieland Bruch Germany2010 Dyachuk, VasylVasyl Dyachuk Ukraine2010 Myllyniemi, MattiMatti Myllyniemi (†) Finland2010 Tribowski, MarcelMarcel Tribowski Germany2010 Velimirović, MilanMilan Velimirović (†) Serbia2010 Wenda, KlausKlaus Wenda Austria2012 Bogdanov (†) , EvgenyEvgeny Bogdanov (†) Ukraine2012 Dragoun, MichalMichal Dragoun 
Czech Republic2012 Gurov, ValeryValery Gurov Russia2012 Gvozdjak, PeterPeter Gvozdjak 
Slovakia2012 Havel, MiroslavMiroslav Havel[2] (†) Czech Republic2012 Mandler , ArturArtur Mandler [3] (†) Czech Republic2012 Jones, ChristopherChristopher Jones United Kingdom2012 Parrinello, MarioMario Parrinello 
Italy2012 Soroka, IvanIvan Soroka Ukraine2013 Azhusin, AlexandrAlexandr Azhusin Russia2013 Styopochkin, AnatolyAnatoly Styopochkin Russia
International Honorary Masters for chess composition
Year Name Country 1986 Arguelles, AntonioAntonio Arguelles (†) 
Spain1986 Niemann, JohnJohn Niemann (†) West Germany1986 Piatesi, AntonioAntonio Piatesi (†) Italy1987 Klüver, HansHans Klüver (†) West Germany1987 Grzeban, GregorzGregorz Grzeban (†) Poland1988 Pituk, AlexanderAlexander Pituk (†) Czechoslovakia1988 Kiss, JanosJanos Kiss (†) Hungary1988 Fleck, FerencFerenc Fleck (†) Hungary1989 Mentasti, GinoGino Mentasti (†) Italy1991 Koldijk, AlbertAlbert Koldijk (†) Netherlands1991 Zeller, JeanJean Zeller (†) France1992 Vaughan, ColinColin Vaughan (†) United Kingdom1994 Smulders, KurtKurt Smulders (†) .svg.png)
Belgium1998 Fasher, EliahuEliahu Fasher (†) Israel1999 Mirri, GiorgioGiorgio Mirri (†) Italy1999 Zlatić, SavoSavo Zlatić (†) 
Croatia2000 Nascimento, RuiRui Nascimento (†) 
Portugal2006 Morse, JeremyJeremy Morse United Kingdom2007 Chimedtseren, SonomunSonomun Chimedtseren (†) 
Mongolia2007 Vollenweider, OdetteOdette Vollenweider Switzerland2012 Weissauer, HermannHermann Weissauer Germany
International Solving Grandmasters
Year Name Country 1982 Perkonoja, PauliPauli Perkonoja Finland1984 Valtonen, KariKari Valtonen Finland1984 Velimirović, MilanMilan Velimirović (†) Yugoslavia1985 Comay, OferOfer Comay Israel1988 Baier, RolandRoland Baier Switzerland1988 Kovačević, MarjanMarjan Kovačević Yugoslavia1988 Zude, ArnoArno Zude West Germany1991 Evsejev, GeorgiGeorgi Evsejev Soviet Union1993 Pfannkuche, MichaelMichael Pfannkuche Germany1997 Mestel, JonathanJonathan Mestel United Kingdom1997 Rumyantsev, SergejSergej Rumyantsev Russia 1998 Soffer, RamRam Soffer Israel1999 Paavilainen, JormaJorma Paavilainen Finland2000 Tummes, BorisBoris Tummes Germany2001 Elkies, NoamNoam Elkies United States2002 Caillaud, MichelMichel Caillaud France2002 Lee, GrahamGraham Lee United Kingdom2002 Murdzia, PiotrPiotr Murdzia Poland2004 Nunn, JohnJohn Nunn United Kingdom 2004 Wissmann, DolfDolf Wissmann Netherlands2007 Azhusin, AlexandrAlexandr Azhusin Russia2008 Mladenović, MiodragMiodrag Mladenović Serbia2008 Selivanov, AndreyAndrey Selivanov Russia2008 Vučković, BojanBojan Vučković Serbia2009 van Beers, EddyEddy van Beers Belgium2009 Podinić, VladimirVladimir Podinić Serbia2010 Dragoun, MichalMichal Dragoun Czech Republic2011 Piorun, KacperKacper Piorun Poland2011 Salai jr., LadislavLadislav Salai jr. Slovakia
See also
References
- ↑ WFCC > About
- ↑ (from earlier results)
- ↑ (from earlier results)