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FIDE ALBUM POINTS

The Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) publishes collections of the best chess problems from three year periods. Soon there will be 19 such FIDE-ALBUMS. The total amount of compositions in all Albums is 18 751.

International titles for composers are granted according to the Album points. One point is given for each Album problem (1,67 points for endgame studies). In joint compositions the points are divided by the number of composers. The limits are:

The top of the list after the publication of the Album 1998-2000 is:

1	Petkov Petko	333,50
2	Rehm Hans Peter	202,70
3	Caillaud Michel	200,92
4	Rudenko Valentin	196,42
5	Vladimirov Yakov	185,50
6	Kasparian Genrikh	175,83
7	Visserman Eeltje	170,00
8	Vukcevich Milan	162,67
9	Bron Vladimir	146,83
10	Gurgenidze David	145,56
11	Loshinski Lev	142,86
12	Abdurahmanovic Fadil	138,17
13	Janevski Zivko	130,00
14	Bakcsi György	124,17
15	Chepizhny Viktor	119,58
16	Dobrescu Emilian	116,00
17	Petrovic Nenad	115,95
18	Kuzovkov Aleksandr	113,67
19	Lindgren Bo	112,97
20	Pachman Vladimir	112,33
21	Koroljkov Vladimir	105,89
22	Keller Michael	105,83
23	Alaikov Venelin	104,50
24	Kricheli Josif	99,67
25	Mandler Artur	97,17
26	Marandyuk Mikhaïl	95,67
27	Ahues Herbert	94,33
27	Mansfield Comins	94,33
29	Heinonen Unto	93,50
30	Goumondy Claude	90,50
31	Fritz Jindrich	90,33
32	Havel (Kostal) Miroslav	90,33
33	Lobusov Andreï	88,83
34	Rusinek Jan	87,67
35	Garai Toma	87,00
35	Tura Waldemar	87,00
37	Paros György	86,83
38	Nadareishvili Gia	85,00
39	Goldschmeding Cor	84,00
39	Zappas Byron	84,00
41	Guljajev (Grin) Aleksandr	83,67
42	Pachl Franz	81,42
43	Bartolovic Hrvoje	79,50
44	Bwee Touw Hian	77,17
45	Macleod Norman	75,50
46	Kralin Nikolaï	75,28
47	Nestorescu Virgil	74,67
48	Pervakov Oleg	74,06
49	Degener Udo	73,50
50	Loustau Jean-Marc	72,33
51	Pogosjanc Ernest	70,50
52	Haring Jacob	70,17

The points of all composers from the period 1914-2000 are in the Handbook of Chess Composition.

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