List of grandmasters for chess composition

This article lists: 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.
 * International Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies
 * International Honorary Masters for chess composition
 * International Solving Grandmasters

International Grandmasters for chess compositions
Note: deceased Grandmasters are indicated with (†) – Nationality is that of the year when the title was awarded.


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!Year !!Name !! Country
 * 1972 ||Genrich Kasparjan (†) ||
 * 1972 ||Lev Loshinskij (†)||
 * 1972 ||Comins Mansfield (†) || 🇬🇧
 * 1972 ||Eeltje Visserman (†) ||
 * 1976 ||Vladimir Bron (†) ||
 * 1976 ||Jindrich Fritz (†) ||
 * 1976 ||Vladimir Korolkov (†) ||
 * 1976 ||Vladimir Pachman (†) ||
 * 1976 ||György Paros (†) || 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 1976 ||Nenad Petrović (†) ||
 * 1980 ||György Bakcsi|| 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 1980 ||Hrvoje Bartolović (†) ||
 * 1980 ||Bo Lindgren    (†) || 🇸🇪
 * 1980 ||Gia Nadareishvili (†) ||
 * 1980 ||Valentin Rudenko (†)||
 * 1984 ||Claude Goumondy  ||🇫🇷
 * 1984 ||Iosif Krikheli (†) ||
 * 1984 ||Petko Petkov || 🇧🇬 bulgaria
 * 1984 ||Hans Peter Rehm ||  undefined
 * 1984 ||Touw Hian Bwee ||
 * 1988 ||Cor Goldschmeding (†) ||
 * 1988 ||Alexandr Grin-Guljaev (†)  ||
 * 1988 ||Ernest Pogosjancz    (†) ||
 * 1988 ||Jakov Vladimirov ||
 * 1988 ||Milan Vukčević (†) || 🇺🇸
 * 1989 ||Herbert Ahues (†)|| undefined
 * 1989 ||Viktor Chepizhnij ||
 * 1989 ||Emilian Dobrescu || undefined
 * 1990 ||David Gurgenidze ||
 * 1990 ||Jacobus Haring (†) ||
 * 1992 ||Fadil Abdurahmanović ||
 * 1992 ||Jan Rusinek || 🇵🇱
 * 1993 ||Venelin Alaikov (†) || 🇧🇬
 * 1993 ||Michel Caillaud || 🇫🇷
 * 1993 ||Andrej Lobusov (†) || 🇷🇺
 * 1993 ||Norman Macleod (†) || 🇬🇧
 * 1993 ||Byron Zappas (†) ||
 * 1995 ||Michael Keller || 🇩🇪
 * 1995 ||Alexandr Kuzovkov || 🇲🇩
 * 1996 ||Toma Garai (†) || 🇺🇸
 * 1996 ||Živko Janevski || 🇲🇰
 * 2001 ||Virgil Nestorescu ||
 * 2004 ||Unto Heinonen || 🇫🇮
 * 2004 ||Jean-Marc Loustau ||🇫🇷
 * 2004 ||Mikhail Marandyuk || 🇺🇦
 * 2004 ||Waldemar Tura || 🇵🇱
 * 2005 ||Udo Degener || 🇩🇪
 * 2005 ||Nikolai Kralin || 🇷🇺
 * 2005 ||Franz Pachl || 🇩🇪
 * 2005 ||Oleg Pervakov || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Alexandr Feoktistov || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Yves Cheylan || 🇫🇷
 * 2007 ||Marjan Kovačević || 🇷🇸
 * 2007 ||Miodrag Mladenović || 🇷🇸
 * 2007 ||Valery Shanshin || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Valery Shavyrin || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Anatoly Slesarenko ||🇷🇺
 * 2009 ||Uri Avner (†) || 🇮🇱
 * 2009 ||Andrey Selivanov (chess player) || 🇷🇺
 * 2010 ||Reto Aschwanden ||
 * 2010 ||Wieland Bruch || 🇩🇪
 * 2010 ||Vasyl Dyachuk || 🇺🇦
 * 2010 ||Camillo Gamnitzer || 🇦🇹
 * 2010 ||Matti Myllyniemi (†) || 🇫🇮
 * 2010 ||Marcel Tribowski || 🇩🇪
 * 2010 ||Milan Velimirović (†) || 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Klaus Wenda || 🇦🇹
 * 2012 ||Evgeny Bogdanov (†)|| 🇺🇦
 * 2012 ||Michal Dragoun || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Valery Gurov || 🇷🇺
 * 2012 ||Peter Gvozdjak || 🇸🇰
 * 2012 ||Miroslav Havel (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Christopher Jones || 🇬🇧
 * 2012 ||Artur Mandler (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Mario Parrinello || 🇮🇹
 * 2012 ||Ivan Soroka || 🇺🇦
 * 2013 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2013 ||Anatoly Styopochkin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Yochanan Afek|| 🇮🇱
 * 2015 ||Hubert Gockel|| 🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||John Rice || 🇬🇧
 * 2015 ||Aleksey Sochnev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * 2004 ||Unto Heinonen || 🇫🇮
 * 2004 ||Jean-Marc Loustau ||🇫🇷
 * 2004 ||Mikhail Marandyuk || 🇺🇦
 * 2004 ||Waldemar Tura || 🇵🇱
 * 2005 ||Udo Degener || 🇩🇪
 * 2005 ||Nikolai Kralin || 🇷🇺
 * 2005 ||Franz Pachl || 🇩🇪
 * 2005 ||Oleg Pervakov || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Alexandr Feoktistov || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Yves Cheylan || 🇫🇷
 * 2007 ||Marjan Kovačević || 🇷🇸
 * 2007 ||Miodrag Mladenović || 🇷🇸
 * 2007 ||Valery Shanshin || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Valery Shavyrin || 🇷🇺
 * 2007 ||Anatoly Slesarenko ||🇷🇺
 * 2009 ||Uri Avner (†) || 🇮🇱
 * 2009 ||Andrey Selivanov (chess player) || 🇷🇺
 * 2010 ||Reto Aschwanden ||
 * 2010 ||Wieland Bruch || 🇩🇪
 * 2010 ||Vasyl Dyachuk || 🇺🇦
 * 2010 ||Camillo Gamnitzer || 🇦🇹
 * 2010 ||Matti Myllyniemi (†) || 🇫🇮
 * 2010 ||Marcel Tribowski || 🇩🇪
 * 2010 ||Milan Velimirović (†) || 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Klaus Wenda || 🇦🇹
 * 2012 ||Evgeny Bogdanov (†)|| 🇺🇦
 * 2012 ||Michal Dragoun || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Valery Gurov || 🇷🇺
 * 2012 ||Peter Gvozdjak || 🇸🇰
 * 2012 ||Miroslav Havel (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Christopher Jones || 🇬🇧
 * 2012 ||Artur Mandler (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Mario Parrinello || 🇮🇹
 * 2012 ||Ivan Soroka || 🇺🇦
 * 2013 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2013 ||Anatoly Styopochkin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Yochanan Afek|| 🇮🇱
 * 2015 ||Hubert Gockel|| 🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||John Rice || 🇬🇧
 * 2015 ||Aleksey Sochnev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * 2010 ||Marcel Tribowski || 🇩🇪
 * 2010 ||Milan Velimirović (†) || 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Klaus Wenda || 🇦🇹
 * 2012 ||Evgeny Bogdanov (†)|| 🇺🇦
 * 2012 ||Michal Dragoun || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Valery Gurov || 🇷🇺
 * 2012 ||Peter Gvozdjak || 🇸🇰
 * 2012 ||Miroslav Havel (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Christopher Jones || 🇬🇧
 * 2012 ||Artur Mandler (†) || 🇨🇿
 * 2012 ||Mario Parrinello || 🇮🇹
 * 2012 ||Ivan Soroka || 🇺🇦
 * 2013 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2013 ||Anatoly Styopochkin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Yochanan Afek|| 🇮🇱
 * 2015 ||Hubert Gockel|| 🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||John Rice || 🇬🇧
 * 2015 ||Aleksey Sochnev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * 2012 ||Mario Parrinello || 🇮🇹
 * 2012 ||Ivan Soroka || 🇺🇦
 * 2013 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2013 ||Anatoly Styopochkin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Yochanan Afek|| 🇮🇱
 * 2015 ||Hubert Gockel|| 🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||John Rice || 🇬🇧
 * 2015 ||Aleksey Sochnev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * 2015 ||John Rice || 🇬🇧
 * 2015 ||Aleksey Sochnev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * 2017 ||Richard Becker|| 🇺🇸
 * 2023 ||Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen||
 * }
 * }

International Honorary Masters for chess composition

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!Year !!Name !! Country
 * 1986 ||Antonio Arguelles (†)||🇪🇸
 * 1986 ||John Niemann (†) ||  West Germany
 * 1986 ||Antonio Piatesi (†) || 🇮🇹
 * 1987 ||Hans Klüver (†) || West Germany
 * 1987 ||Grzegorz Grzeban (†) || 🇵🇱
 * 1988 ||Alexander Pituk (†) ||
 * 1988 ||Janos Kiss (†) || 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 1988 ||Ferenc Fleck (†) || 🇭🇺 hungary
 * 1989 ||Gino Mentasti (†) || 🇮🇹
 * 1991 ||Albert Koldijk (†) ||
 * 1991 ||Jean Zeller (†) || 🇫🇷
 * 1992 ||Colin Vaughan (†) || 🇬🇧
 * 1994 ||Kurt Smulders (†) ||🇧🇪
 * 1998 ||Eliahu Fasher (†)||🇮🇱
 * 1999 ||Giorgio Mirri (†) ||🇮🇹
 * 1999 ||Savo Zlatić (†)||
 * 2000 ||Rui Nascimento (†)||
 * 2006 ||Jeremy Morse (†)||🇬🇧
 * 2007 ||Sonomun Chimedtseren (†) ||🇲🇳
 * 2007 ||Odette Vollenweider ||
 * 2012 ||Hermann Weissauer (†)||🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||Hannu Harkola ||🇫🇮
 * }
 * 1992 ||Colin Vaughan (†) || 🇬🇧
 * 1994 ||Kurt Smulders (†) ||🇧🇪
 * 1998 ||Eliahu Fasher (†)||🇮🇱
 * 1999 ||Giorgio Mirri (†) ||🇮🇹
 * 1999 ||Savo Zlatić (†)||
 * 2000 ||Rui Nascimento (†)||
 * 2006 ||Jeremy Morse (†)||🇬🇧
 * 2007 ||Sonomun Chimedtseren (†) ||🇲🇳
 * 2007 ||Odette Vollenweider ||
 * 2012 ||Hermann Weissauer (†)||🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||Hannu Harkola ||🇫🇮
 * }
 * 2006 ||Jeremy Morse (†)||🇬🇧
 * 2007 ||Sonomun Chimedtseren (†) ||🇲🇳
 * 2007 ||Odette Vollenweider ||
 * 2012 ||Hermann Weissauer (†)||🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||Hannu Harkola ||🇫🇮
 * }
 * 2012 ||Hermann Weissauer (†)||🇩🇪
 * 2015 ||Hannu Harkola ||🇫🇮
 * }
 * }

International Solving Grandmasters

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!Year !!Name !! Country
 * 1982 ||Pauli Perkonoja|| 🇫🇮
 * 1984 ||Kari Valtonen|| 🇫🇮
 * 1984 ||Milan Velimirović (†)||
 * 1985 ||Ofer Comay|| 🇮🇱
 * 1988 ||Roland Baier||
 * 1988 ||Marjan Kovačević||
 * 1988 ||Arno Zude|| West Germany
 * 1991 ||Georgy Evseev||
 * 1993 ||Michael Pfannkuche  || 🇩🇪
 * 1997 ||Jonathan Mestel|| 🇬🇧
 * 1997 ||Sergej Rumyantsev|| 🇷🇺
 * 1998 ||Ram Soffer|| 🇮🇱
 * 1999 ||Jorma Paavilainen|| 🇫🇮
 * 2000 ||Boris Tummes|| 🇩🇪
 * 2001 ||Noam Elkies|| 🇺🇸
 * 2002 ||Michel Caillaud|| 🇫🇷
 * 2002 ||Graham Lee|| 🇬🇧
 * 2002 ||Piotr Murdzia|| 🇵🇱
 * 2004 ||John Nunn|| 🇬🇧
 * 2004 ||Dolf Wissmann||
 * 2007 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2008 ||Miodrag Mladenović|| 🇷🇸
 * 2008 ||Andrey Selivanov (chess player)|| 🇷🇺
 * 2008 ||Bojan Vučković|| 🇷🇸
 * 2009 ||Eddy van Beers|| 🇧🇪
 * 2009 ||Vladimir Podinić|| 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Michal Dragoun|| 🇨🇿
 * 2011 ||Kacper Piorun|| 🇵🇱
 * 2011 ||Ladislav Salai Jr.|| 🇸🇰
 * 2014 ||Martynas Limontas|| lit.
 * 2014 ||Anatoly Mukoseev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Oleksy Solovchuk|| 🇺🇦
 * 2017 ||Marko Filipović||
 * }
 * 2002 ||Piotr Murdzia|| 🇵🇱
 * 2004 ||John Nunn|| 🇬🇧
 * 2004 ||Dolf Wissmann||
 * 2007 ||Alexandr Azhusin|| 🇷🇺
 * 2008 ||Miodrag Mladenović|| 🇷🇸
 * 2008 ||Andrey Selivanov (chess player)|| 🇷🇺
 * 2008 ||Bojan Vučković|| 🇷🇸
 * 2009 ||Eddy van Beers|| 🇧🇪
 * 2009 ||Vladimir Podinić|| 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Michal Dragoun|| 🇨🇿
 * 2011 ||Kacper Piorun|| 🇵🇱
 * 2011 ||Ladislav Salai Jr.|| 🇸🇰
 * 2014 ||Martynas Limontas|| lit.
 * 2014 ||Anatoly Mukoseev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Oleksy Solovchuk|| 🇺🇦
 * 2017 ||Marko Filipović||
 * }
 * 2009 ||Vladimir Podinić|| 🇷🇸
 * 2010 ||Michal Dragoun|| 🇨🇿
 * 2011 ||Kacper Piorun|| 🇵🇱
 * 2011 ||Ladislav Salai Jr.|| 🇸🇰
 * 2014 ||Martynas Limontas|| lit.
 * 2014 ||Anatoly Mukoseev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Oleksy Solovchuk|| 🇺🇦
 * 2017 ||Marko Filipović||
 * }
 * 2014 ||Anatoly Mukoseev|| 🇷🇺
 * 2015 ||Oleksy Solovchuk|| 🇺🇦
 * 2017 ||Marko Filipović||
 * }
 * 2017 ||Marko Filipović||
 * }
 * }