Ian Nepomniachtchi Wins the Moscow Grand Prix Tournament
The first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix organized by World Chess is over, and Ian Nepomniachtchi has taken a significant step toward trying to become the challenger for next year’s World Chess Championship match. But there is a long way to go before Nepomniachtchi, or someone else, will earn the right to play for the title. The match was decided by two rapid tie-breaker games after the regular games were both drawn. The first symbolic move in the game A. Grischuk – I. Nepomniachtchi was made by Alexander Ovechkin, a Russian professional hockey player, three-time winner of the World Championship as a member of the Russian national team, ice hockey winger of the Washington Capitals, the 2018 Stanley Cup owner. The first rapid tie-breaker game, which had a time control of 25 minutes per player with 10 seconds added after each move, and in which Nepomniachtchi was Black, was drawn in 37 moves. In the second game, Grischuk misplaced a knight on the side of the board, allowing Nepomaniachtchi to build up an overwhelming advantage. He eventually won a pawn as Grischuk ran short on time. After several errors by Grischuk, Nepomniachtchi was able to force an easily winning endgame. The win netted Nepomniachtchi 24,000 euros as well as vaulting him into first place in the series of four Grand Prix tournaments to select two players for next year’s Candidates Tournament. The winner of that tournament will become the challenger for the 2020 World Championship match to be held in November. Grischuk earned 14,000 euros and is also in good shape in the Grand Prix as he is in second place in the series. GP points after the first leg: 1. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 9,2. Alexander Grischuk – 7,3. Radoslaw Wojtaszek – 5,4. Hikaru Nakamura – 3,5-7. Peter Svidler, Wei Yi, Daniil Dubov – 2,8. Wesley So – 1,9-16. Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Sergey Karjakin, Nikita Vitiugov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Dmitry Jakovenko – 0. The Closing Ceremony took place on May 29 and was attended by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Vice-President of the Russian Chess Federation and head of PhosAgro Andrey Guryev, CEO of World Chess Ilya Merenzon, the 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov and Executive Director of the Russian Chess Federation Mark Glukhovsky. Arkady Dvorkovich, FIDE President: “First of all, I would like to thank all our partners for their support in organizing this exciting event and all those people who were involved in making it happen. FIDE Grand Prix Series organized by World Chess is being held by the knock-out system for the first time and it seems to me that this competition was even more interesting and fascinating. Our participants displayed their best qualities both in standard and tie-break games. We will take into consideration all the lessons learned from this event and implement the best ideas from what we saw here”. Andrey Guryev, Vice-President of the Russian Chess Federation and head of PhosAgro: “The FIDE World Chess Grand Prix in Moscow has become one of the most interesting tournaments in the history of such events. For my part, I’ve been anchoring great hopes on Russian grandmasters and the Russian chess school. I think we can look to the future with confidence and work together on the long-awaited return of the chess crown to Russia”. Ilya Merenzon, CEO of World Chess: “In 2016 and 2018, the World Chess Championship cycle sparked somewhat of a chess mania in many countries and we are excited to see that it’s happening again. Exciting chess means more exciting chess fans and players!” Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi thanked all his near and dear ones for their support as well as the organizers and Andrey Guryev personally as PhosAgro will make a sponsorship contract with the Russian player or two Russian players who will qualify for the Candidates Tournament from the FIDE Grand Prix Series organized by World Chess. The Grand Prix is being organized by World Chess, under the auspices of FIDE. Report by Dylan Loeb McClain
Increased prize fund for the World Senior Championships
Further to the recent FIDE decision to increase prizes for the individual World Championships for Seniors by 30.000 € in total, please find in the table below the new prize split (in euros), to be first implemented in Bucharest 2019. An additional provision of 20.000 € has been allocated to support individual nominees who are over 65 and find themselves in an unstable financial situation. Anyone who has contributed to the development of chess and meets these requirements is entitled to receive FIDE’s support. Applications including a CV can be sent, personally or on behalf of somebody else, to the FIDE Secretariat office@fide.com, until May 15th, 2019. Open section (+65 and +50) Women (+65 and +50)
FIDE new office in Lausanne is now fully operational
Following a decision by the 2018 Presidential Board meeting in London, FIDE has moved its headquarters from Athens to Lausanne, Switzerland. The main reason for the transfer was the wish of the President to be close to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, as well as to the main offices of other major sports associations. Exploring potential synergies with other sports associations is a line of work that the current FIDE administration wants to exploit. The new office, administrated by FIDE’s COO Willy Iclicki, is located within the Maison du Sport International or MSI (“Home of International Sport”), a unique complex that brings together under one roof several of the leading players in international sports administration. With a total of 5,500 m2 of office space, the MSI hosts around thirty international sports federations and organizations, and some twenty companies active in the field of sport. Strategically positioned on the Avenue de Rhodanie, by the shores of Lake Geneva, the facilities include a reception building and three office blocks, conference rooms, and a gym: a modern and functional complex in a prime location. FIDE has already a long chess history with Lausanne, a place that was home to our organization’s offices from 1995 until 2004. This city also hosted a FIDE World Championship Match, the one between Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand in 1998. Address:Avenue de Rhodanie, 541007 LausanneSwitzerlandoffice@fide.com
FIDE officially recognizes the World Fischer Random Chess Championship
This historic event will feature an online qualifying phase on Chess.com, beginning April 28, and is open to all players. The finals will be held in Norway this fall, with a prize fund of $375,000 USD. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has granted the rights to host the inaugural FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship cycle to Dund AS, in partnership with Chess.com. And, for the first time in history, a chess world championship cycle will combine an online, open qualifier and worldwide participation with physical finals. “With FIDE’s support for Fischer Random Chess, we are happy to invite you to join the quest to become the first-ever FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion” said Arne Horvei, founding partner in Dund AS. “Anyone can participate online, and we are excited to see if there are any diamonds in the rough out there that could excel in this format of chess,” he said. “It is an unprecedented move that the International Chess Federation recognizes a new variety of chess, so this was a decision that required to be carefully thought out,” said FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, who recently visited Oslo to discuss this agreement. “But we believe that Fischer Random is a positive innovation: It injects new energies an enthusiasm into our game, but at the same time it doesn’t mean a rupture with our classical chess and its tradition. It is probably for this reason that Fischer Random chess has won the favor of the chess community, including the top players and the world champion himself. FIDE couldn’t be oblivious to that: It was time to embrace and incorporate this modality of chess.” The 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship features chess superstars such as World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler are also confirmed to play. This historic event will feature a qualifying phase open to all players beginning April 28. Players can enter at www.FRChess.com, and the qualifying rounds will be hosted by Chess.com. “We are thrilled to be the organizing partner for the 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship,” said Daniel Rensch, chief chess officer of Chess.com. “We’re excited to be teaming up with Dund A/S to provide an accessible path to stardom for players around the world!” Download Press ReleaseDownload Regulations About Dund AS:Dund AS organized the 2018 unofficial Fischer Random (FR) world title match between classical chess champion Magnus Carlsen and recognized Fischer Random ace Hikaru Nakamura, who won the final Mainz tournament in the discipline in 2009. The enormous interest generated by the event, which stole nearly two million Norwegian television viewers away from the national obsession of the Winter Olympics, showed that the world was ready for more FR chess. About Chess.com:Chess.com is the world’s largest chess site, with a community of more than 27 million members from around the world playing millions of games every day. Launched in 2009, Chess.com is the leader in chess news, lessons, events and live entertainment. Visit Chess.com to play, learn and connect with chess—the world’s most popular game. About FIDE:The Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) is the governing body of international chess competition. Founded in 1924, it was one of the first institutions of its kind and it is now one of the largest, with a total of 190 affiliated national chess federations. For more information:Dund AS:Founding Partner Arne Horvei arne@frchess.com+47 90662249 FIDE:Chief Communications OfficerDavid Llada press@fide.com+34 680312625 Chess.com:Director of EsportsNick Bartonnick@chess.com
FIDE and Grand Chess Tour to cooperate over scheduling
FIDE and the Grand Chess Tour are pleased to confirm that they will cooperate with regards to the final scheduling arrangements of participants in both the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix and the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. This will ensure that Players can accept invitations to both the 2019 Grand Chess Tour and the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix series should they wish to do so.
New FIDE: first 100 days
Tournaments • Smooth organization of major FIDE events, including both World Classical Championships (London and Khanty-Mansiysk)• Successful relocation and organization of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2018 in a close partnership with the Saudi Chess Federation and the Russian Chess Federation. New standard of organization and specially devised programs attracted thousands of live spectators to the venue.• Restructuring and massive increase in the prize fund of the Women’s World Chess Championship Cycle. Introduction of Women Candidates Tournament and relaunch of Women Grand Prix series.• Introduction of FIDE GrandSwiss as a new qualification path for the Candidates Tournament in 2020. Support of continental and national federations • Allocation of a record 3 million Euro to the development fund.• Development of a clear KPIs system to evaluate the efficiency of use of allocated funds.• Agreements signed between FIDE and a number of national federations to provide assistance from the development fund aimed at achieving relevant KPIs.• Agreements between FIDE and continental federations to be signed during the Q1 2019. Budget 2019 • The Budget was significantly increased and restructured. The budgeted income of about EUR 6.5 million in 2019 will be the highest ever in FIDE history. Expenses are planned at EUR 5.5 million, which is almost three times higher than in the preceding years – with the Development fund getting the sharpest increase. EUR 925,000 will be set aside as a reserve fund, which will make FIDE financial situation significantly more sustainable.• Previously, FIDE spent about 85% of its income on its own office. In the current budget, this number is reduced to 35% and will be kept around that level in the future. At the same time, fees charged by FIDE will be cut up to 40% in average – thus reducing the burden on the players and national federations. FIDE is going to support the federations, and not the other way around as it used to be. Immediate transition matters • Successful management transition with no interruption in activities.• Upgrading internal compliance and AML processes allowed FIDE to re-establish its credibility and to open accounts in major European banks.• Finalizing preparations to relocate the main FIDE office from Athens to Lausanne to be completed in Q1 2019. Improvement of FIDE governance • Management Board created with the regular weekly meetings• Institutional procedures are implemented, with an aim to ensure FIDE governance according to the best organizational standards.• A team of professionals has been set up to conduct a fundamental revision of the FIDE Handbook in 2019 in order to prepare the amendments towards the 2019 FIDE General Assembly.• FIDE non-elected commissions were restructured in order to attract the best experts and to make the commissions more efficient; Chairs and members of the commissions have been appointed. Presidential Board members are appointed to overview the work of respective commissions.• More transparency in the nominations for the official tournaments will be delivered under the guidance of the relevant commissions.• Taskforce for review of all FIDE regulations has been established. Promotion of chess in media and interacting with the chess community • Considerable increase of FIDE activity in social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.• A taskforce has been created to drastically improve the FIDE website. FIDE strengthens and expands its public relations department – appointments are to be finalized in Q1.• Talks about the global cooperation between FIDE and major existing chess platforms have started.• Proper cooperation with mainstream media – East and West to be established soon – in this regards FIDE already held discussion with several global media houses.• Polls about World Cup and World Championship Match format have been conducted – with about 200 players expressing their opinion.• Thousands of inquiries sent to the FIDE office and management were answered timely and candidly – ensuring proper transparent communication between FIDE and chess people around the globe. 100 days is obviously a rather short period of time. But we are committed to our promise to bring the change and make the chess world a better place – and we will keep working hard to serve the global chess community. FIDE Team
89th FIDE Congress: 2018 FIDE General Assembly Minutes and Annexes
FIDE publishes the Minutes and Annexes of the General Assembly meeting that was held in Batumi, Georgia, 3-5 October 2018. Download the 2018 GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES (pdf). List of Annexes 1. Audited accounts.2. Commented accounts for the year 2017.3. Fees paid to PB members in 2017.4. Verification Commission report.5. Proposal of Messrs. Makropoulos and Borg to establish a FIDE Advisory Board.6. Proposal by Mr. G Borg, Chairman of Central Board of Commissions.7. Proposal by FIDE Deputy President, Mr. Georgios Makropoulos, to establish a Commission on FIDE`s relations with IOC.8. Proposal by FIDE Deputy President, Mr. Georgios Makropoulos, and the President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, Mr. Viktor Kapustin, to introduce in the FIDE Electoral Regulations changes.9. Over-the-board titles applications. 10. Proposal from Icelandic Chess federation for the rating of Fischer Random (Chess 960) Games.11. Arbiters’ Commission’s meeting Agenda and Appendices.12. Arbiters’ title applications.13. Arbiters’ Awards.14. Technical Commission’s Agenda.15. Technical Commission’s Minutes of the Commission meeting in Prague, 5-6 May 2018.16. Rules Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Batumi.17. Proposed Amendments to General Regulations for Competitions (old name: Competition Rules) – final version after discussion with other Commissions.18. Minutes from the Commission Councillors Meeting in Poland, 20-24 April 2018.19. Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission’s Agenda.20. Chess in Schools Commission’s report and Appendices.21. Chess for Disabled Commission report.22. FIDE Ethics Commission`s report. 23. IO titles applications.24. Anti-Cheating Protection Measures.25. Anti-Cheating Regulations.26. Letter from the Governor of Colima, Mexico.27. Chief Arbiter’s report for FIDE Women’s World Championship Match 2018.28. Bid from Belarus Chess Federation for Chess Olympiad 2022.29. Bid from South Korean Chess Federation for Chess Olympiad 2022.30. Bid from Tunisian Chess Federation for Chess Olympiad 2022. 31. Bid from Georgian Chess Federation for World Cadet Championship 2020.32. Bid from Italian Chess Federation for World Cadet Championship 2020.33. Bid from Italian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2020.34. Bid from FYROM Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2020.35. Chief Arbiter’s report for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2018.36. Bid from Greece Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2020.37. Bid from Italian Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2020.38. Agenda of the Medical Commission.40. Americas Continental Report.41. Minutes of Technical Commission.42. Minutes of Commission for Women in Chess.43. Minutes of Events Commission.44. Minutes of Commission for Disabled.46. Minutes of Medical Commission.48. Letter from the Minister of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria & Application of Bulgarian Chess Federation 1928.49. Minutes of Chess in Schools Commission.50. Minutes of Trainers’ Commission.51. Trainers’ Titles.52. Minutes of Constitutional Commission.53. Minutes of Fair Play Commission.54. Minutes of Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission.55. Minutes of Qualification Commission.56. Minutes of Social Action Commission.57. Minutes of Online Commission.58. Minutes of Commission of Chess Journalists.59. Minutes of Verification Commission.62. Minutes of Rules Commission.61. Minutes of AIDEF.63. Minutes of Social Projects Commission.64. Minutes of Central Board of Commissions.65. Minutes of Arbiters’ Commission.66. Minutes of Ethics Commission.67. Minutes of Development Commission.68. Minutes of African Chess Confederation.69. Report of African Continental President.70. Minutes of Asian Chess Federation.74. Minutes of European Chess Union.75. Minutes of American Chess Confederation.
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 2019-2020
The precise dates and locations for the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix have been approved, with Skolkovo, Monaco, Lausanne, and Sardinia as host cities. Sixteen (16) players compete in four WGP tournaments. Each of the sixteen players participate in three (3) out of four WGP tournaments. Each WGP tournament is played with twelve (12) players round-robin. In each WGP tournament, every player scores WGP points according to her position in the final standings; the winner of WGP Series is a player who scores the greatest number of cumulative points earned in all three WGP tournaments she participated. Two (2) players who score the most number of cumulative points in WGP Series qualify to the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament to be held in the first half of 2021.
88th FIDE Congress: 2017 FIDE Executive Board Minutes and Annexes
FIDE publishes the Minutes and Annexes of the Executive Board meeting that was held in Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey, 13-14 October 2017. Download the Minutes (PDF). LIST OF ANNEXES:1. Decision of the Extraordinary Presidential Board, Athens, April 2017.2. Financial Regulations for the Board to approve. Addition to Annex 2 Title fee for FIDE Lecturers.3. Audited accounts.4. Commented accounts.5. Fees paid to PB members in 2016.6. Verification Commission’s report.7. Application of Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation and its Constitution.8. Request of ASEAN Chess Confederation to end suspension of their affiliate membership.9. Qualification Commission’s meeting Minutes.10. Summaries of the over-the-board titles.11. Recommendations on title applications.12. Arbiters’ Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.13. Minutes of the Councillors’ meeting in Reykjavik, April 2017.14. Summaries of the Arbiters’ titles and recommendations on title applications.15. Trainers’ Commission’s report.16. Trainers’ titles.17. Technical Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.18. Rules Commission’s meeting Agenda and appendices for the meeting in Antalya.19. Amended proposed changes to laws of chess.20. Constitutional Commission’s meeting Minutes.21. Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.22. Appendix to the Agenda of Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission.23. Development Commission’s meeting Minutes.24. Chess in Schools Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.25. Women’s Chess Commission’s report.26. Social Action Commission’s meeting Minutes.27. Social Projects Commission’s meeting Minutes.28. Chess for disabled Commission’s report.29. Medical Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.30. Ethics Commission’s report.31. Events Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.32. Summaries of IO titles.33. Evaluation bids table.34. Journalist’s Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.35. Anti-Cheating Commission’s report.36. Online Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Antalya.37. Proposed Transfer Regulations.38. Marketing Committee’s meeting Minutes.39. World Team Championships 2017, Chief Arbiter’s report.40. Bid from Indian Chess Federation for World Junior & Girls U-20 Championship 2019. 41. World Junior & Girls U-20 Championship for disabled 2017, Chief Arbiter’s report.42. Bid from Chinese Chess Association for World Youth Championships U 14-18 2019.43. Bid from Indian Chess Federation for World Youth Championships U14-18 2019.44. Bid from Chinese Chess Association for World Cadet Championship U8-12 2019.45. Bid from Indian Chess Federation for World Cadet Championship U8-12 2019.46. Bid from Thailand Chess Association for World Cadet Championship U8-12 2019.47. Bid from Italian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2019.48. Bid from Romanian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2019.49. Bid from German Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2019.50. Bid from Russian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2019.51. Bids evaluation for World Senior Championship 2019.52. Bid from Greek Chess Federation for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2019.53. Bid from German Chess Federation for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2019.54. Bid from Czech Republic Chess Federation for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2019.55. Bids evaluation for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2019.56. Bid from Indian Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2019.57. Bid from Greek Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2019.58. Bid from Turkish Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2019.59. Bid from Mexican Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2019.60. Bid from Romanian Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2019.61. Bids evaluation for World Amateur Championship 2019.62. Report of Continental President for Europe.63. Report of Continental President for Americas.64. Report of Continental President for Asia.65. Report of Continental President for Africa.66. Chief Arbiter’s report for World Cadets Chess Championship 2017.67. Draft FIDE Live Moves Broadcasting Policy.68. Letter from Bulgarian CF and Order from Minister of Youth and Sports.69. Chief Arbiter’s report for World Youth Chess Championship 2017.70. Chief Arbiter’s report for World Cup 2017.71. Trainer’s Commission meeting Minutes.72. Arbiters’ Commission’s meeting Minutes.73. Technical Commission’s meeting Minutes.74. Moscow office report.75. Medical Commission’s meeting Minutes.76. Commission of Chess Journalists meeting Minutes.77. System of Pairings & programs meeting Minutes. 78. Rules Commission meeting Minutes.79. Commonwealth Chess Association meeting Minutes.80. Events Commission meeting Minutes.81. Women’s Commission meeting Minutes.82. AIDEF meeting Report.83. Anti-Cheating Commission meeting Minutes.84. Commission for the Disabled meeting Minutes.85. Treasurer’s report.86. Online Commission meeting Minutes.87. Verification Commission meeting Minutes.88. Chess in Schools Commission meeting Minutes.89. WCOC Commission meeting Minutes.90. 2018 Budget.
87th FIDE Congress: 2016 FIDE General Assembly Minutes and Annexes
FIDE is publishing the Minutes and Annexes of the General Assembly meeting that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11-13 September 2016. Download the Minutes (PDF). LIST OF ANNEXES: 1. Audited accounts.2. Commented accounts.2A. Treasurer’s report and Proposed Budget 2017.3. Fees paid to PB members in 2015.4. Report of the Permanent Fund Administrator Mr. L. Brunner.5. Verification Commission’s report.6. Application of South Sudan Chess Federation.7. Application of Eritrea Chess Federation.8. Application of Kosovo Chess Federation.9. Letter from Chess Federation of Serbia in respect of the application.10. Application of Liberia Chess Federation.11. Application of Nauru Chess Federation.12. Application of Cabo-Verde Chess Federation.13. Report and proposals of the International Chess Association of French-speakers.14. Clarification regarding ASEAN Chess Confederation issue.15. Petition to reinstate titles, norms and ratings for ASEAN players.16. Proposed jurisdiction clause as drafted by the FIDE lawyers.17. Proposed amendment regarding elected commissions.18. Proposed amendment to current Article 10 of Chapter 03.19. Proposed change in the Electoral Regulations.20. Summaries of the over-the-board titles.21. Arbiters’ Commission’s Agenda and Appendices for the meeting in Baku.22. Minutes of the Councillors’ meeting in Madrid.23. Summaries of the Arbiters’ titles.24. Trainers’ Commission’s report.25. Trainers’ titles.26. Technical Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Baku.27. Minutes of the Councillors’ meeting in Warsaw.28. Proposed requirements on treatment of schools tournaments.29. Proposed change of subtitle for Chapter 02 (Chess equipment, tournament venue for FIDE Tournaments, rate of play and tie-break regulations).30. Proposal of Constitutional Commission to introduce several changes in Chapter 0.2 Non-Elected Commissions of the FIDE Handbook.31. Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Baku.32. Dutch System to be presented in Baku.33. Chess in Schools Commission’s report.34. Minutes of the CIS Councillors’ meeting.35. Chess in Schools Commission’s proposals.36. Minutes of the DIS Councillors’ meeting in Tallinn.37. Medical Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Baku.38. Events Commission’s Agenda for the meeting in Baku.39. Summary of IO titles.40. Candidates Tournament Chief Arbiter’s report.41. Regulations for the 2016-2017 FIDE World Chess Grand-Prix series.42. Bid from Khanty-Mansiysk for World Chess Olympiad 2020.43. Proposal of the Austrian Chess Federation to create an Olympiad for rapid and blitz or a Team World Rapid and Blitz Championship.44. Proposal of the Russian Chess Federation for a challenge of World Champions, men and women.45. Bid from the Turkish Chess Federation for World Junior and Girls U-20 Championship 2018.46. Bid from the Greek Chess Federation for World Youth Championships U-14, U-16, U-18 2018.47. Bid from the Spanish Chess Federation for World Cadet Championship U-8, U-10, U-12 2018.48. Bid from the Turkish Chess Federation for World Cadet Championship U-8, U-10, U-12 2018.49. Evaluation table and inspections reports.50. Bid from the Slovenian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2018.51. Bid from the Italian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2018.52. Bid from the Romanian Chess Federation for World Senior Championship 2018.53. Evaluation table of the above bids and inspection reports.54. Bid from the German Chess Federation for World Team Championship 50+, 65+ 2018.55. Bid from the Italian Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2018.56. Bid from the Romanian Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2018.57. Bid from the Greek Chess Federation for World Amateur Championship 2018.58. Report of Continental President for Europe.59. Letter from ECU President and 14 Exhibits (in electronic form).60. Report of Continental President for Americas.61. Proposal of Zone change for the Ecuador Chess Federation from 2.3 to 2.4.62. Letter from Mr. Ncube to Chess Kenya.63. Proposal of Mr. I. Lobortas regarding Caissa and FIDE Grand Prix.64. Asian Continental report (in electronic form).65. Minutes of Women’s Commission.66. Bid from Turkish Chess Federation for World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2018.67. Minutes of Technical Commission.68. Minutes of European Small Nations Association.69. Minutes of Trainers’ Commission.70. Minutes of Commission for the Disabled.71. Minutes of Events Commission.72. Minutes of Marketing Working Session.73. Minutes of Online Commission.74. Minutes of Chess in Schools Commission.75. Minutes of Systems of Pairings and Programs.76. Minutes of Arbiters’ Commission.77. Minutes of Skills Management Committee.78. Minutes of Qualification Commission.79. Minutes of Medical Commission.80. Minutes of Anti-Cheating Commission.81. Minutes of Small Nations Association.82. Minutes of Verification Commission.83. Minutes of Social Projects Commission.84. Minutes of Social Action Commission.85. Minutes of Development Commission.86. Minutes of Rules Commission.87. Ethics Commission report to General Assembly.88. Minutes of Commission for World Championships and Olympiads.89. Minutes of Journalists Commission.90. FIDE Constitutional Commission Report.91. AIDEF Report to the General Assembly.92. Live Ratings.93. Minutes of Commonwealth Chess Association.94. AGON Presentation.95. American Continental report.96. African Continental report.97. Report of European Chess Union.