2020 FIDE Online General Assembly Agenda
FIDE Online General Assembly 6 December 2020 AGENDA 1. FIDE President’s address 2. Obituaries 3. Roll-call 4. Appointment of the 3 Scrutineers (if technically possible) Section 1 – Report of FIDE President Section 2 – Financial matters 2.1 Report of the FIDE Treasurer. Annex 2.1 2.2 Verification Commission report. Annex 2.2 2.3 Discharge of the Treasurer.The General Assembly is requested to discharge the Treasurer from the responsibilities for the financial year 2019. 2.4 Budget 2021. The GA is invited to approve the 2021 Budget. Annex 2.4 2.5 Appointment of External Auditor for annual audit of FIDE accounts for 2020 The GA is invited to re-appoint Ernst&Young as the auditor of FIDE accounts for financial year 2020. 2.6 New Financial Regulations The GA is invited to approve the new Financial Regulations. Annex 2.6 Section 3 – Federation and Membership issues 3.1 Admission of a new affiliated organisation The Isle of Man applied to become an affiliated organisation of FIDE. Annex 3.1 3.2 Federation issues 3.2.1 English Chess Federation’s motion Annex 3.2.1 3.2.1.1 Mr.Kambouzia’s letter Annex 3.2.1.1 3.2.1.2 Letters from Iran Chess Federation Annex 3.2.1.2a and Annex 3.2.1.2b 3.2.1.3 Letter from NOC of the Islamic Republic of Iran Annex 3.2.1.3 3.2 1.4 Letter from Chess Federation of Canada Annex 3.2.1.4 3.2.1.5 Motion of FIDE President of Iran Annex 3.2.1.5 Section 4 – Administrative matters 4.1 Changes in the FIDE Handbook 4.1.1 Laws of Chess (amendment regarding Online chess) Annex 4.1.1 4.1.2 General Assembly Internal RulesThe GA is invited to approve the General Assembly Internal Rules. Annex 4.1.2 4.1.3 Zonal Council RulesThe GA is invited to approve the Zonal Council Rules. Annex 4.1.3 4.1.4 English Chess Federation’s motions. Annex 4.1.4 Section 5 – FIDE Calendar 5.1 World Championship match 2021 5.2 Women’s World Cup 2021 and World Cup 2021 5.3 Chess Olympiads 5.3.1 Chess Olympiad 20215.3.2 Chess Olympiad 20225.3.3 Chess Olympiad 2024 Following the bidding procedure which ended on May 1st, 2020 the following valid bid has been received: – Budapest, Hungary Annex 5.3.3 The General Assembly is invited to vote on the bid. Section 6 – Online Chess 6.1 Online tournament projects and FIDE Laws of Online Chess 6.2 Online FIDE activities Section 7 – Continental Associations 7.1 Report of Continental Association for Europe. Annex 7.17.2 Report of Continental Association for Americas. Annex 7.27.3 Report of Continental Association for Asia. Annex 7.37.4 Report of Continental Association for Africa. Annex 7.4 Section 8 – Miscellaneous 8.1 FIDE Awards 8.2 91st FIDE Congress 2021.The event will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 8.3 Other matters 8.3.1 Jamaica Chess Federation’s proposal Annex 8.3.1 Closure
2020 3rd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting: List of Decisions
Decisions of the 3rd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting 30 September 2020 Q3OC-2020/1 To approve the Agenda for the meeting. Q3OC-2020/2 To approve the President’s proposal to monitor the progress in the All-India Chess Federation. Q3OC-2020/3 To approve the Treasurer’s report and note the External Auditors’ report for the year 2019. Q3OC-2020/4 To approve the President’s proposal to further discuss the fee reduction proposal and to finalize it by November 06, 2020. Q3OC-2020/5 To note the information provided by Mr. Iclicki regarding preparations for the 2020 online GA. Q3OC-2020/6 To recommend to the General Assembly to admit the Red Sea and Aden Gulf Chess Association as an affiliated organization of FIDE. Q3OC-2020/7 To call upon the Constitutional Commission to play a more active role regarding the situation in South Africa and to request Mr Rivello to come up with a proposal in the next weeks. Q3OC-2020/8 To note that the final decision regarding the 2020 Candidates’ Tournament shall be taken by October 05, 2020 conditional on the results of the analysis of the current situation in the respective countries. Q3OC-2020/9 To note the update provided by Mr Sutovsky regarding the 2021 World Championship Match. Q3OC-2020/10 To note that the decision regarding the organization of the Women’s World Cup and World Cup 2021 shall be taken at the Online GA. Q3OC-2020/11 To note the information provided by Mr. Sutovsky in respect to Women’s Grand-Prix. Q3OC-2020/12 To authorize President to CONSULT with the Moscow authorities regarding timing of the 2021 Olympiad. Q3OC-2020/13 To note that Belarus official Bodies didn’t demonstrate reliability as FIDE partners and violated their legal obligations to FIDE regarding the events of the 2022 Olympiad cycle; to demand respective compensatory payments and to reserve the right to pursue other legal action. Q3OC-2020/14 To note information regarding the organization of the World Online Corporate Championship 2020. Q3OC-2020/15 To note information regarding the organization of the World Bullet Championship 2020. Q3OC-2020/16 To note that the draft regulations for the 2020 World Online Youth and Cadet Championships shall be provided for the Council’s further consideration. Q3OC-2020/17 To express gratitude to the FIDE President and the entire team for a successful organization of the 2020 Online Olympiad and to request to take into account the lessons from the event in order to improve regulations and practices for the future. Q3OC-2020/18 To approve President’s proposal in respect of the Iranian Chess Federation to request drafting of two versions of communication formal and diplomatic to be sent to all FC members for further consideration. Q3OC-2020/19 To note the GSC report. Q3OC-2020/20 To approve the new arbiters’ title applications. Q3OC-2020/21 To approve the list of recommendations of the Arbiters’ classification upgrades. Q3OC-2020/22 To note the ARB report. Q3OC-2020/23 To note the EDU report. Q3OC-2020/24 To note the DIS report. Q3OC-2020/25 To note the WOM report. Q3OC-2020/26 To note the EDC report. Q3OC-2020/27 To approve the President’s information regarding the appointment of Mr. Dabilani Buthali (BOT) as the third member of the EDC Fact-finding Committee. Q3OC-2020/28 To approve the new organizers’ titles. Q3OC-2020/29 To note the EVE report. Q3OC-2020/30 To note the FPL report. Q3OC-2020/31 To approve new Anti-Doping Regulations. Q3OC-2020/32 To note the MED report. Q3OC-2020/33 o note the PDC report. Q3OC-2020/34 To approve the new OTB titles and norms including the ones obtained in Gibraltar Masters 2020. Q3OC-2020/35 To approve Vice-President Short’s proposal to open an official inquiry into the violation of the 2019 FIDE Fair Play resolution and the FIDE Pairing Rules by the Chief Arbiter at the Gibraltar Masters 2020. Q3OC-2020/36 To note the QC report. Q3OC-2020/37 To note the RC report. Q3OC-2020/38 To note the SC report. Q3OC-2020/39 To note the SPP report. Q3OC-2020/40 To note the TEC report. Q3OC-2020/41 To approve the NEW trainers’ titles and new academies. Q3OC-2020/42 To approve the TRG report. Q3OC-2020/43 To approve President’s proposal to redraft a proposal on Academies and titles including a clear distinction between titles and certification process, the latter serving a separate function both in FIDE system and as a signal to all interested parties; to include the stipulation that titles are for life and that trainers shall pay for re-certification; send a proposal to the FC members in a month time. Q3OC-2020/44 To approve the Data Protection Committee proposals on GDPR conditional on double-checking the terminology. Q3OC-2020/45 To approve the creation of the Athletes’ Commission. Q3OC-2020/46 To approve internal rules for the Athletes’ Commission taking into consideration the comments by Mr Short and Mr Dvorkovich. Q3OC-2020/47 To approve the creation of the Historical Committee; to continue awarding the titles of Honorary member, Life member and most esteemed Friend of FIDE. Q3OC-2020/48 To investigate how the organization of the forthcoming Zonal events may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Q3OC-2020/49 To approve the proposal of the FIDE President to charge GM Cheparinov a minimum applicable fee for his transfer and approve his transfer. Q3OC-2020/50 To note that the next online meeting of the FIDE Council will take place on December 04, 2020, prior to the 2020 FIDE General Assembly.
2020 3rd quarter FIDE Online Council Agenda and Commissions reports
FIDE publishes the Agenda of the 3rd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting which was held on September 30, 2020. Download Agenda (pdf) Annex 7.1 Global Strategy Commission. Annex 7.2.1 Arbiters’ Commission (ARB) Annex 7.3 Chess in Education Commission (EDU) Annex 7.4 Commission for the Disabled (DIS) Annex 7.5 Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) Annex 7.6 Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) Annex 7.7.1 Events Commission (EVE) Annex 7.8 Fair Play Commission (FPL) Annex 7.9 Medical Commission (MED) Annex 7.10 Planning and Development Commission (PDC) Annex 7.11.1 Qualification Commission (QC) Annex 7.12 Rules Commission (RC) Annex 7.13 Social Commission (SC) Annex 7.14 Systems of Pairings and Programs (SPP) Annex 7.15 Technical Commission (TEC) Annex 7.16.1 Trainers’ Commission (TRG) Annex 7.17 Data protection GDPR Annex 7.20 Historical Committee
2020 1st quarter FIDE Online Council Agenda
FIDE publishes the Agenda for the 1st quarter FIDE Online Council meeting which was held on May 12th, 2020. Download AGENDA (pdf)
2020 2nd quarter FIDE Online Council Agenda and Commissions reports
FIDE publishes the Agenda of 2nd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting which was held on June 23, 2020. Download Agenda (pdf) Annex 7.2.1 Arbiters’ Commission report (ARB) Annex 7.3 Chess in Education Commission report (EDU) Annex 7.4 Commission for the Disabled report (DIS) Annex 7.5 Commission for Women’s Chess report (WOM) Annex 7.6.1 Ethics and Disciplinary Commission report (EDC) Annex 7.7.1 Events Commission report (EVE) Annex 7.9 Medical Commission report (MED) Annex 7.10 Planning and Development Commission report (PDC) Annex 7.11.1 Qualification Commission report (QC) Annex 7.12 Rules Commission report (RC) Annex 7.14 Systems of Pairings and Programs report (SPP) Annex 7.15 Technical Commission report (TEC) Annex 7.16.1 Trainers’ Commission Report on Status of FIDE Endorsed Academies Annex 7.17 Data protection GDPR Commission proposal Annex 7.18 Constitutional Commission report (CON)
2020 2nd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting: List of Decisions
Decisions of the 2nd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting 23 June 2020 Q2OC-2020/1 To approve the Treasurer’s report. Q2OC-2020/2 To consider a possibility of raising funds for medical and other assistance for chess players. Q2OC-2020/3 To postpone an approval of 2019 accounts due to late submission. Q2OC-2020/4 To adopt a Declaration regarding the Swiss Financial Marketing Infrastructure Act (PDF) Q2OC-2020/5 To hold the FIDE General Assembly online at the end of November 2020. To prepare the GA Agenda by July 10. Q2OC-2020/6 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s intention to have a conference call with both parties in the AICF dispute in nearest future, and to come forward with a proposal for the FIDE Council. Q2OC-2020/7 To approve the FIDE President’s proposal to postpone decisions on the cases with the South African, the UAE and Cote d’Ivoire Chess Federations till new developments and documents appear. Q2OC-2020/8 To reach a final decision on the dates and location of the second part of the FIDE Candidates tournament 2020 in July 2020. Q2OC-2020/9 To continue monitoring the situation and discussing the logistics of the World Chess Championship Match 2021 with the World Expo organizers in Dubai, keeping in mind two possible dates (spring and autumn 2021) and considering all possible adjustments/changes in the FIDE official calendar. Q2OC-2020/10 To move the dates of the Women’s World Cup 2020 to April 2021 under the condition of signing an additional agreement with the Organizers Q2OC-2020/11 To move the dates of the 2021 World Cup to September 2021, subject to signing an additional agreement with the organizers. Q2OC-2020/12 To continue monitoring the opening of EU borders in order to finalize the Women’s Grand Prix series by the end of 2020, with several possible venues. Q2OC-2020/13 To reach a final decision on the 2022 Chess Olympiad in August, while keeping informal discussions with all potential organizers. Q2OC-2020/14 To approve the dates of the 2020 Online Olympiad as last week of July – first week of September 2020. Draft regulations to be presented to the Council for further e-vote. Q2OC-2020/15 To approve organization of the following online tournaments (regulations to follow): – Online top Junior event– Online cadet and youth events– Online senior event– World Bullet Chess Championship Q2OC-2020/16 To note great success of the Checkmate Coronavirus festival and to express gratitude to its organizers. Q2OC-2020/17 To express dissatisfaction with the nature of the current agreement regarding FIDE Online Arena and to authorize the President to seek legal advice to revise or terminate the agreement for the FIDE Online Arena. Q2OC-2020/18 To postpone making a decision on the Online Tournament Guidelines; to ask all interested parties to provide comments directly to the Arbiters’ Commission. Q2OC-2020/19 To request the FIDE Qualification Commission to study the situation with online titles. Q2OC-2020/20 To request the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission to publish the criteria for arbiters’ selection and to hold an online meeting to explain them. Q2OC-2020/21 To approve new ARB titles. Q2OC-2020/22 To approve the Arbiters’ Commission report. Q2OC-2020/23 To approve the Chess in Education Commission report. Q2OC-2020/24 To approve the Commission for Disabled report. Q2OC-2020/25 To approve the Commission for Women’s Chess report. Q2OC-2020/26 To approve the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission report. Q2OC-2020/27 To approve the proposal of the FIDE President to endorse two members of the Fact-Finding Committee Mr Ralf Alt (GER) as chairperson and Ms Yumiko Hiebert (JPN) as a member. To have consultations between the FIDE President, Mr. Strydom and Mr. Ncube to set up online voting for the third member. Q2OC-2020/28 To approve new EVE titles. Q2OC-2020/29 To approve the Events Commission report. Q2OC-2020/30 To request Events Commission to study a suggestion to introduce a new FIDE Organiser title. Q2OC-2020/31 To approve postponement of the FIDE EVE World Championships according to the Events Commission’s proposal: to postpone the remaining 2020 competitions to 2021 (except World Amateur 2020); to postpone the 2021 competitions to 2022; to postpone the bidding procedure of 2023 events to 2021. Q2OC-2020/32 To approve the Medical Commission report and the Medical security policy and protocol for upcoming over-the-board chess events subject to updates based on the situation changes. Q2OC-2020/33 To approve the Planning and Development Commission report. Q2OC-2020/34 To note that the proposal of Mr. Vega requires further consideration and flexibility in respect of the financial ways to support National Federations and Continents. Q2OC-2020/35 To approve the amendments to the Title Regulations proposed by the QC, with an editorial change that would clarify the terms used. Q2OC-2020/36 To approve the amendments to the Rating Regulations proposed by the QC. Q2OC-2020/37 To approve new QC titles. Q2OC-2020/38 To approve the Qualification Commission report. Q2OC-2020/39 To approve the Rules Commission report and to further discuss the proposal on Appendix E – Online chess. Q2OC-2020/40 To approve the Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission report. Q2OC-2020/41 To note the personal changes in the Social Commission. Q2OC-2020/42 To approve the Technical Commission report; to request that the final proposal regarding changes in Handbook shall be prepared for the next GA. Q2OC-2020/43 To approve new TRG titles. Q2OC-2020/44 To approve new FIDE Chess Academies. Q2OC-2020/45 To postpone making a decision on the Trainers’ Commission regarding a new system of titles and licenses; to ask all interested parties to cooperate with TRG in drafting a final proposal. Q2OC-2020/46 To approve the Data Protection Committee report and the GDPR-related amendments to the Handbook. Q2OC-2020/47 To approve the Constitutional Commission report. Q2OC-2020/48 To note the Media and Marketing report. Q2OC-2020/49 In the light of exceptional circumstances, the Council has approved the granting the GM title to Mr. Brandon Jacobson. Q2OC-2020/50 To request the Qualification Commission to revise a paragraph regarding the required number of foreign players number in view of the current situation. Q2OC-2020/51 To hold the next FIDE Council meeting online by the end September 2020.
2020 1st quarter FIDE Council Online Meeting: List of Decisions
FIDE Council decisions 12th of May, 2020 (online-meeting) OCM-2020/01 The Council approved the revised FIDE budget for 2020 proposed by MB. It was also noted that FIDE should closely monitor the financial state of national federations as an implication of pandemics with a further consideration by the Council if necessary. OCM-2020/02 The Council thanked Swiss authorities for the financial support regarding salaries of FIDE staff and rental payments for the FIDE office in Lausanne. OCM-2020/03 The Council approved the organization of online FIDE Council and other official and non-official meetings e.g. FIDE Zonal Council meetings and commission meetings. The Council noted a possibility to organize an online 2020 General Assembly. OCM-2020/04 The Council noted that the second half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament shall be held later this year and appreciated the commitment of Yekaterinburg partners to host the event. OCM-2020/05 The Council noted that the opening of World EXPO 2020 is confirmed to move to the fourth quarter of 2021 under the same name and with the same organizer, who expressed a clear commitment to host the World Championship Match with the dates and terms to be reconfirmed in a due course. OCM-2020/06 The Council approved shifting the Chess Olympiad 2020 to the next year, to be held at the same locations in Russia and within the same time frame as per FIDE Statement dated March 25th, 2020. OCM-2020/07 The Council took note of the President’s information on the preparations for the 2022 Olympiad. The Council requested the Belarus Chess Federation to provide the final information on the decision of the Belarus authorities about holding the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Minsk till the end of May 2020. OCM-2020/08 The Council approved that in case of a negative reply from the Belarus authorities, FIDE shall reopen the bidding procedure for the 2022 Chess Olympiad for a period of three months. OCM-2020/09 The Council noted that FIDE received one full bid for the 2024 Olympiad from Hungarian Chess Federation. Also, the Argentinian Chess Federation provided FIDE with a letter of intent with a promise to present the whole package with official guarantees by September 2020. The Council confirmed the high level of preparation of the Hungarian Chess Federation’s bid for 2024 and approved remote checking of all related details with formal inspections to be held when the situation allows the visits. The Council also recommended this bid for the ratification by the General Assembly subject to satisfactory inspections. OCM-2020/10 The Council noted that FIDE shall announce a bidding procedure for the World Cups 2022-2023. OCM-2020/11 The Council approved to create a separate procedure for the e-vote, should there be a necessity to decide about the Olympiad host city before the official GA meeting. Mr. Rivello, Chairman of Constitutional Commission, will advise on the procedural aspects. In the case of this e-vote, national federations to be consulted and informed accordingly. OCM-2020/12 The Council noted the information from FIDE President about the options for the timing of the last stage of the Women’s Grand-Prix series. OCM-2020/13 The Council requested the Events Commission to provide by the 1st of July an update regarding the respective 2020 World Championships and inform which events shall be moved to 2021 taking into account both the interests of the organizers of 2020-2021 tournaments and limitations related to the pandemics, including travel restrictions and budget constraints. OCM-2020/14 The Council approved the following online events to be organized by FIDE: – Steinitz memorial (regulations have been approved before);– Checkmate Coronavirus (regulations to be approved by MB);– Online Olympiad, including the players with disabilities (30 teams, President asked for the suggestions regarding 2 wildcards);– competitions for players with disabilities;– knock-out competitions with shorter time format. The Council agreed that FIDE needs a massive anti-cheating work before proceeding with official FIDE online events. FIDE is ready to fight it in cooperation with major chess online platforms. OCM-2020/15 The final regulations of the respective events will be approved by the Council in the near future following the suggestions from the Council members, in particular regarding a possible qualification stage for Online Olympiad. OCM-2020/16 The Council requested MB to provide information regarding media coverage of FIDE online activities and intensify the respective promotion efforts, including by the improvement in the quality of video coverage of FIDE events. The Council welcomed the development of a new visual standard for top FIDE events. OCM-2020/17 The Council noted the Continental reports and supported online activities run by the Continents. OCM-2020/18 The Council approved the new Commissions composition in principle. Council members have been requested to provide comments and proposals regarding personal composition of the commissions. OCM-2020/19 The Council approved the liquidation of the Online Commission conditional on the creation of a clear operational framework for managing and supporting FIDE online activities. OCM-2020/20 The Council approved the creation of the Athletes’ Commission. Council members have been requested to provide comments on possible procedures for the selection of members and on the regulations for the Athletes’ Commission OCM-2020/21 The Council has acknowledged the decisions by the President to appoint the new Chairs for the Planning and Development Commission and the Social Commission. OCM-2020/22 The Council approved MB efforts to kick-off the Chess ID project and noted that the details of the outsourcing procedures will be sent to the members shortly. OCM-2020/23 The Council noted the proposals regarding honorary GM titles. OCM-2020/24 The Council resolved to hold the next online Council meeting (regular quarterly meeting) in June 2020.
90th FIDE Congress: 2020 FIDE Extraordinary General Assembly Minutes and Annexes
FIDE publishes the Minutes of 2020 FIDE Extraordinary General Assembly which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on February 28th. Download 2020 Extraordinary General Assembly Minutes (pdf) Annex 1.1 Admission of new federations Annex 1.2 Admission of new affiliated members Annex 2.1 Change of FIDE Statutes: new FIDE Charter Annex 3.1 New Financial Regulations
90th FIDE Congress: 2020 FIDE Executive Board Minutes and Annexes
FIDE publishes the Minutes of 2020 Executive Board meeting which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on February 29th. Download 2020 FIDE Executive Board minutes (pdf) Annex 3.1 Report of the FIDE Treasurer Annex 3.2 FIDE Financial Statements for 2018 Annex 3.3 Verification Commission report Annex 3.5 Budget 2020 Annex 4.1 Report of Continental Association for Europe Annex 4.2 Report of Continental Association for Americas Annex 4.4 Report of Continental Association for Africa Annex 5.2 Arbiters’ Commission report (ARB) Annex 5.3 Chess in Education Commission report (EDU) Annex 5.4 Commission for the Disabled report (DIS) Annex 5.5 Commission for Women’s Chess report (WOM) Annex 5.7 Ethics Commission report (ETH) Annex 5.8 Events Commission report (EVE) Annex 5.8.3 Bids for World Senior Team Championship 50+ and 65+ 2021 (Italy and Russia) Annex 5.8.4 Bids for World Senior Championships 2021 (Malta and Russia) Annex 5.8.5 Bids for World Amateur Championship 2021 (Italy and Malta)Annex 5.8.6 Bid for World Junior and Girls U-20 Championship 2021 (Italy) Annex 5.8.7 Bids for World Youth Championships U-14, U-16, U-18 2021 (Italy and Russia) Annex 5.8.8 Bid for World Cadet Championship U-8, U-10, U-12 2021 (Egypt) Annex 5.8.9 Bids for World Cadet & Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships U-8,10,12 2021 (Croatia and Georgia) Annex 5.9 Fair Play Commission report (FPL) Annex 5.10 Global Strategy Commission report (GSC) Annex 5.11 Medical Commission report (MED) Annex 5.12 Online Commission report (OLC) Annex 5.13 Planning and Development Commission report (PDC) Annex 5.14 Qualification Commission report (QC) Annex 5.15 Rules Commission report (RC) Annex 5.17 Systems of Pairings and Programs report (SPP) Annex 5.18 Technical Commission report (TEC) Annex 5.19 Trainers’ Commission report (TRG) Annex 5.20 Data protection GDPR Annex 8.1 Chess ID Annex 8.3 Fischer Random Chess Annex 8.4 Athletes Commission
2019 3rd quarter FIDE Presidential Board: List of Decisions
LIST OF Q3 2019 PRESIDENTIAL BOARD DECISIONS Q3PB-2019/01 To call an Extraordinary GA and Executive Board in the second half of December 2019. Q3PB-2019/02 To encourage the CCA and NCF to propose a longer term (up to three years) development plan within their jurisdictions. Q3PB-2019/03 To approve a motion of non-disclosure related to the 2014-2018 Forensic Audit. Q3PB-2019/04 To approve the bid of Yekaterinburg (RUS) to organize the 2020 Candidates’ Tournament. Q3PB-2019/05 To extend a bid deadline for the 2020 World Chess Championship Match until November 1, 2019. Q3PB-2019/06 To approve a split venue – Shanghai (China) and Vladivostok (Russia) – for the 2020 Women World Championship Match. The event will be organized in January 2020. Q3PB-2019/07 To confirm а filing of a report to the Ethics Commission in a so-called Morgunov case on behalf of the Board. To investigate ethical incidents reported by the President and to confirm the authority of the FIDE President to sign all necessary documents in this regard on behalf of the Board, including the subsequent filing of a report to the Ethics Commission. Q3PB-2019/08 To consider a ban on smoking in FIDE tournaments. Q3PB-2019/9 To approve holding consultations with EXPO 2020 organizers in Dubai regarding hosting one of the FIDE events at EXPO facilities. Q3PB-2019/10 The Board approved the regulations of the World Cup 2021, conditional on the confirmation of the Belarus Government for the proposed changes, regarding final dates and length of the event. Q3PB-2019/11 To approve the Euro as the main currency for the FIDE tournaments from 2022. Q3PB-2019/12 To instruct the Task Group headed by the FIDE Constitutional Commission Chairman Mr. Roberto Rivello to summarize and consider all the suggested amendments by the end of October 2019. Q3PB-2019/13 To approve a resolution on fee reduction that builds upon the Q2PB decision taken in Baku. Q3PB-2019/14 To approve the federation name change from FYROM to North Macedonia. Q3PB-2019/15 To ask the Constitutional Commission to review the membership status of Netherlands Antilles. Q3PB-2019/16 To continue monitoring the situation in the Ivory Coast CF until the local elections are over. Q3PB-2019/17 To approve an agreement with SILA International Lawyers. Q3PB-2019/18 To study further a possibility of organizing the World Club Cup. Q3PB-2019/19 To approve the following members of the panel for the Gligoric Fair Play Award, as proposed by its Chairman Mahir Mamedov: GM Judith Polgar and GM Eugenio Torre. Q3PB-2019/20 To approve new QC titles. Q3PB-2019/21 To note that a work of Arbiters’ Commission, Rules Commission and Technical Commission requires a serious improvement. To acknowledge that a report of the Technical Commission was poorly structured and a report of the Rules Commission did not contain proposals on a number of topical issues. To call upon all Commission Chairmen to present their reports and annexes in a clear way. Q3PB-2019/22 To approve new ARB titles. Q3PB-2019/23 To draw the ARB Chairman’s attention to such crucial areas as arbiter training, retraining, recertification and nomination. Q3PB-2019/24 To demand the ARB Chairman to produce by October 01, 2019 pools of arbiters to assist GSC in choosing arbiters for FIDE major events scheduled for the next few months based on evaluation criteria reported on Board meeting. Q3PB-2019/25 To demand the Arbiters’ Commission to establish a comprehensive system of arbiter retraining and recertification based on successful initiatives already tested by continents and national federations. Q3PB-2019/26 To organize training events in all continents and large FIDE zones in order to guarantee high quality of arbiters that will serve in the 2020 and the 2022 Olympiads. Q3PB-2019/27 To approve new TRG titles. To invite eligible voters to cast their votes for nominees for five FIDE Trainer Awards 2018. Q3PB-2019/28 To approve new EVE titles. Q3PB-2019/29 To acknowledge qualified bids for the 2021 World Amateur 2021, World Seniors and 2021 World Senior Team Championships from Russia, Germany, Malta and Italy. To instruct EVE to follow up with the regular inspection process. Q3PB-2019/30 To approve a request from the Medical Commission concerning details of emergency medical response protocols (including personnel). Q3PB-2019/31 To ask the GDPR Committee to report on the actions necessary in order to ensure FIDE compliance with the GDPR. Q3PB-2019/32 To delay any decision on Grenada membership until more information on the setup of the federation is provided. Q3PB-2019/33 To approve new Legal Regulations concerning the FIDE Moscow office. Q3PB-2019/34 To not approve the proposals of the Fair Play Commission that sought to establish a new, parallel, system of titles for Anti-Cheating Officers, Lecturers and Experts. Q3PB-2019/35 To acknowledge that the Czech Chess Federation expelled Mr. Igors Rausis. To remove Mr. Rausis’s affiliation from the FIDE rating list once the Czech Chess Federation submits all documents that were pertinent to its decision. Q3PB-2019/36 To approve in principle the regulations for the 2024 Olympiad. After minor adjustments are made, to open a bidding procedure in October 2019.