2022 2nd FIDE Council meeting: List of Decisions
FIDE publishes the list of decisions of the 2022 2nd FIDE Council meeting, which was held on August 4. Download List of Decisions (PDF)
2022 1st FIDE Council meeting: List of Decisions
2022 1st FIDE Council meeting 28 April 2022Abu Dhabi, UAE CM1-2022/01 To note President’s report. CM1-2022/02 To note Financial report presented by FIDE Treasurer. CM1-2022/03 To request FIDE President and FIDE Treasurer to reestablish contacts with national chess federations of Bhutan, Central African Republic and Comoros Islands, including with an aim to settle their multi-year arrears. CM1-2022/04 To note the FIDE Congress 2022 Schedule. CM1-2022/05 To note the FIDE Congress 2022 Elections Timeline. CM1-2022/06 To note progress reports on the preparations for the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress 2022 CM1-2022/07 To request the Members of the FIDE Council to propose candidacies for 3 Scrutineers and 3 substitutes for the FIDE Presidential elections. The names of the candidacies are to be submitted to the Office by 25th of May 2022. CM1-2022/08 To approve the Captain and Head of Delegation rules to be effective from 1st of July 2022 and to disseminate them to the National Federations. CM1-2022/09 To approve the Appeals Committee Procedural Rules. CM1-2022/10 To approve the regulations for Non-Elected Commissions. CM1-2022/11 To approve the Development Index Regulations and to plan the discussion of possible changes at the FIDE Congress 2022. To instruct the FIDE Management Board to suggest the improved set of criteria for the Development Index, considering the economic development levels of the countries and other factors such as a need to provide special support for new federations etc. The estimated deadline – 15th of July, 2022. CM1-2022/12 To approve the deletion of C07 Time Control from the FIDE Handbook. CM1-2022/13 To approve the addition of the new point 2 to D02 Continental Championships and Zonal Tournaments. CM1-2022/14 To note the Global Strategy Commission’s report. CM1-2022/15 To approve general principles of the proposed agreement between FIDE and Grand Chess Tour and to instruct the Management Board and Director General Emil Sutovsky to finalize the details, taking into consideration the input from the Council members. CM1-2022/16 To note the Arbiters’ Commission’s report. CM1-2022/17 To approve the recommendations of the Arbiters’ Commission on Seminars, Classification upgrades, Amendments to the FIDE Lecturer list, FA norms and titles. CM1-2022/18 To approve the Arbiters’ Commission’s proposal to move the date when IA Certification Seminar norms are mandatory for IA title applications to 01/01/2024. CM1-2022/19 To instruct the Arbiters’ Commission to consult with the Continents on the potential list of match arbiters for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. CM1-2022/20 To approve the Chess Education Commission’s report. CM1-2022/21 To approve Regulations for the Titles and Certifications of Chess in Education. CM1-2022/22 To approve Chess Education Commission’s description of its missions, vision, objectives and strategy for the FIDE Handbook. CM1-2022/23 To note the Commission’s for Women’s Chess report and encourage the WOM to activate publicity in respect of the Year of Women in Chess activities. CM1-2022/24 To note the Constitutional Commission’s report. CM1-2022/25 To approve the decision of the FIDE Constitutional Commission to hold the elections to fill the vacancies in the Commission membership. CM1-2022/26 To approve the extension of the mandates of the reverse delegates for the South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire Chess Federations as proposed by the Constitutional Commission. CM1-2022/27 To note the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission’s report. CM1-2022/28 To note the update on the EDC case 2/2022. CM1-2022/29 To note the Events Commission’s report. CM1-2022/30 To approve the recommendations of the Events Commission on titles. CM1-2022/31 To send the bid of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation to organise the 2023 World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad to the FIDE Council for an e-vote, pending the inspection of the proposed venue. CM1-2022/32 To note the Fair Play Commission’s report. CM1-2022/33 To approve the amendments of the Anti-Cheating Regulations. CM1-2022/34 To note the Planning and Development Commission’s report. CM1-2022/35 To note the Rules Commission’s report. CM1-2022/36 To conceptually support the Rules Commission proposal in respect of the use of gender-pronouns wording in the Laws of Chess. CM1-2022/37 To note the Qualification Commission’s report. CM1-2022/38 To approve the recommendations of the Qualification Commission on titles. To postpone the decision on the title application to IM E. Paehtz (GER). To instruct the Qualification Commission to prepare further analysis and suggest policy changes aimed at improving the efficiency of confirming norms and titles. CM1-2022/39 To note the Social Commission’s report. CM1-2022/40 To note the Trainers’ Commission’s report. CM1-2022/41 To approve the Trainers’ Commission’s proposal in respect of having a minimum time frame of 10 years serving as a high-level trainer for the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. CM1-2022/42 To approve the recommendations of the Trainers’ Commission on titles and Academies. CM1-2022/43 To note Continental Reports. CM1-2022/44 To note ACF’s intention to hold its GA in December 2022. The FIDE Council does not object and regards such schedule as an exemption from the general rules. The elections have to comply with general principles and applicable norms of the FIDE Electoral Rules. Due to special circumstances, in 2022 FIDE Council approves holding the Continental elections before or after the FIDE Congress if such request is made by the Continental Body. CM1-2022/45 To note the report on Chess in Olympic Games. CM1-2022/46 To reject the use of artificial pairings in the upcoming FIDE individual events. CM1-2022/47 To reapprove signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Shenzhen Nanshan District. CM1-2022/48 To note the reports of reverse delegates of Morocco, Pakistan, Cote d’Ivoire and South Africa Chess Federations and to ask FIDE Constitutional Commission to analyze the corresponding practices and provide relevant recommendations. CM1-2022/49 To approve the proposal of Mr. Iclicki to endorse fund-raising for the first step of the FIDE anniversary 2024 film project. CM1-2022/50 To note the fact that the RCF has expressed their intention to join the ACF. Before taking any other action, to consider the decisions of ACF and ECU and analyze all the legal and practical implications. To request the Constitutional Commission to present an official opinion in respect of an application of the RCF to change continents. CM1-2022/51 To note the report of Deputy President on the geopolitical situation. CM1-2022/52 To hold the next FIDE Council meeting in person in Chennai, India, during the FIDE Congress, on 4th of August 2022.
92nd FIDE Congress: 2021 FIDE Zonal Council Minutes
FIDE publishes the Minutes of FIDE Zonal Council Meeting which was held on December 26th, 2021. Location: Warsaw/hybrid. Download FIDE ZONAL COUNCIL MINUTES (pdf)
2021 4th FIDE Council Agenda and Commissions reports/proposals
FIDE publishes the Agenda of the 4th FIDE Council meeting which was held on December 27th, 2021. Location: Warsaw/hybrid. Download FIDE COUNCIL AGENDA (pdf)
92nd FIDE Congress: 2021 FIDE General Assembly Minutes
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2022 Extraordinary FIDE Council Meeting: Protocol
FIDE publishes the Protocol of the Extraordinary FIDE Council Meeting which was held online on February 27, 2022. Download PROTOCOL (pdf)
2021 FIDE General Assembly Agenda
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2021 3rd FIDE Council Agenda and Commissions reports/proposals
FIDE publishes the Agenda of the 3rd FIDE Council Meeting which was held on October 27, 2021. Download Agenda (pdf) Annex 3.2.1 FIDE Individual World Championship Cycles events Annex 3.2.2 Continental Championships and Zonal Tournaments Annex 3.2.3 Olympiad Pairing Rules Annex 3.2.4 FIDE Electoral Rules Annex 6.1 Global Strategy Commission’s report Annex 6.2.1 Arbiters’ Commission report Annex 6.2.3 Arbiters’ Commission’s proposal Annex 6.4.1 Events Commission’s report Annex 6.5.1 Second draft of the Ethics & Disciplinary Code Annex 6.6.1 Fair Play Commission’s report Annex 6.6.2 Fair Play Commission’s proposal Annex 6.7 Planning and Development Commission’s report Annex 6.8.1 Rules Commission’s report Annex 6.9.2 Qualification Commission’s proposal Annex 6.9.3a Granting of FIDE flag player status Annex 6.11 Data Protection Committee’s proposal Annex 6.13 Social Commission’s report
2021 3rd FIDE Council Meeting: List of Decisions
List of FIDE Council Decisions 2021 3rd meeting 27 October 2021 CM3-2021/01 To note President’s report. CM3-2021/02 To note financial report presented by FIDE Treasurer. CM3-2021/03 To approve in principle the proposal of the FIDE Treasurer for a new format for budget presentations that includes data on income and expenses for the events organised by FIDE. To ask the FIDE Treasurer to provide the final version of the format. CM3-2021/04 To approve that the 2021 FIDE Congress shall be organized at the end of December 2021 in a hybrid format (concurrent with World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, provided it will take place as expected) according to the following schedule (tentative, to be confirmed): – FIDE Commissions meetings: November 20th – December 25th, 2021 – FIDE Council meeting: December 26-27th, 2021 – FIDE Zonal Council meeting: December 26-27th, 2021 – FIDE General Assembly: December 28th, 2021. CM3-2021/05 To note the report on the FIDE Handbook update. CM3-2021/06 To approve the regulations for World Championship Cycle structure. CM3-2021/07 To approve the regulations for Continental Championships and Zonal Championships. CM3-2021/08 To approve the updated Olympiad Pairing Rules. CM3-2021/09 To approve the draft of FIDE Electoral Rules and prepare it for the approval of FIDE General Assembly. CM3-2021/10 To approve the provisional membership of St. Vincent and Grenadines Chess Federation and recommend its full membership for ratification by FIDE General Assembly. CM3-2021/11 To approve the provisional membership of Dominica Chess Federation, Niger Chess Federation, Belize Chess Federation pending the submission of the whole set of required documents. To recommend their full membership for ratification by the FIDE General Assembly provided the requested documents would be received. CM3-2021/12 To approve that World Rapid and Blitz Championships (2021) shall be organized in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 25-30 December 2021. CM3-2021/13 To approve the Regulations for FIDE World Team Chess Championship 2022. CM3-2021/14 To authorize FIDE Vice-President Mr. Iashvili together with the Chairman of FIDE Events Commission Mr. Solakoglu to continue consultations with Sri Lanka Chess Federation regarding potential organization of the 2021 World U-21 Online Rapid Chess Championship. CM3-2021/15 To note the Global Strategy Commission’s report. CM3-2021/16 To note the Arbiters’ Commission’s report. CM3-2021/17 To approve the recommendations of the Arbiters’ Commission on Seminars, Classification upgrades, Amendments to the FIDE lecturer list, FA norms and titles. CM3-2021/18 To approve the Arbiters’ Commission’s proposal for the FIDE Regulations for Appointments of Arbiters at World Events and Arbiters’ Selection Procedural Rules (with a transition period until the end of 2021). CM3-2021/19 To note the Constitutional Commission’s report. CM3-2021/20 To reiterate FIDE’s willingness to help the US Virgin Islands Chess Federation in changing their constitution and election procedures. To propose to the US Virgin Islands Chess Federation to prepare an updated draft in full cooperation with FIDE Constitutional Commission not later than November 17th. To entrust FIDE President to evaluate further steps after this deadline in accordance with the previous FIDE Council’s decision. CM3-2021/21 To note the Events Commission’s report. CM3-2021/22 To approve the recommendations of Events Commission on titles. CM3-2021/23 To approve the updated draft of the Ethics and Disciplinary Code and prepare it for the approval of FIDE General Assembly. CM3-2021/24 To note the Fair Play Commission’s report. CM3-2021/25 To approve the Fair Play Commission’s Procedural Rules. CM3-2021/26 To note the Planning and Development Commission’s report. CM3-2021/27 To note the Rules Commission’s report. CM3-2021/28 To request the Rules Commission to discuss the proposed changes to the Laws of Chess (Article 5.1.2) with the Athletes’, Arbiters’ and other relevant Commissions and come back with the consensus proposal. CM3-2021/29 To approve the recommendations of the Qualification Commission on titles. CM3-2021/30 To approve the proposal of the Qualification Commission on the FIDE Rating Regulations and FIDE Titles Regulations effective from January 1st, 2022. CM3-2021/31 To approve the Resolution regarding the procedure for considering applications to move under FIDE flag. CM3-2021/32 To approve the Qualification Commission’s proposal to reject three individual requests to move under FIDE flag. CM3-2021/33 To approve the recommendations of the Trainers’ Commission on titles and FIDE Academies. CM3-2021/34 To approve the proposals of the FIDE Data Protection Committee regarding the enhancement of the FIDE Database. CM3-2021/35 To note the Social Commission’s report. CM3-2021/36 To note Continental reports. CM3-2021/37 To recommend to the FIDE Qualification Commission to revoke the FM title of Mr. O. Prokhorov (UKR). Instruct the Constitutional Commission to submit an opinion on the issue of Mr. Prokhorov’s right to play under the flag of the federation. CM3-2021/38 To approve the main provisions of the contracts aimed at the implementation of a pilot NFT project and to entrust FIDE President to sign the respective contracts. CM3-2021/39 To organize the next FIDE Council meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 26-27th of December 2021.
2021 2nd FIDE Online Council Agenda and Commissions reports/proposals
FIDE publishes the Agenda of the 2nd FIDE Online Council Meeting which was held on August 2, 2021. Download Agenda (pdf) Annex 5.2a FIDE Online Chess Regulations Annex 5.2b Summary of Changes Annex 6.1 Global Strategy Commission’s report Annex 6.2.1 Arbiters’ Commission’s report Annex 6.3 Chess in Education Commission’s report Annex 6.4.1 Events Commission’s report Annex 6.5 Commission for the Disabled report Annex 6.6.1 First draft of the Ethics & Disciplinary Code Annex 6.7.1 Fair Play Commission’s report Annex 6.8 Medical Commission’s report Annex 6.9 Planning and Development Commission’s report Annex 6.10.1 Rules Commission’s report Annex 6.10.2 Rules Commission’s proposal Annex 6.11.2 Qualification Commission’s proposal Annex 6.12 Social Commission’s report Annex 6.13 Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission’s report Annex 6.14.1 Technical Commission’s report Annex 6.14.2 Technical Commission’s proposal (draft) Annex 6.15.1 Trainers’ Commission’s report Annex 6.15.2 Trainers’ Commission’s proposal Annex 6.16.1 Commission for Women’s Chess report Annex 6.17.1 Historical Committee’s report