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(Woman) Grandmaster / International Master titles approved in 3rd FIDE Council 2026

At the 3rd FIDE Council Meeting of 2026 held in Samarkand on September 27, 5 Grand Master titles, 1 Woman Grand

At the 2nd FIDE Council Meeting of 2026 held online on August 23, 17 Grand Master titles, 4 Woman Grand Master

All matches that are submitted to the FIDE Rating System (FRS) require the approval of the FIDE Qualification Commission (QC).

The awarding of titles by FIDE is intended to recognise the achievement of players in the field of competitive chess.

In order for the Qualification Commission to review title applications for the 3rd FIDE Council of 2026, the deadline to

At the 1st FIDE Council Meeting of 2026 held online on April 2, 11 Grand Master titles, 3 Woman Grand Master

FIDE Council has approved a continuation of the trial program allowing events with a time control of 45m+30s (or longer,

The FIDE Qualification Commission mourns the passing of Casto Abundo, a member of our Commission. Casto (or Toti as everyone

At the 3rd FIDE Council Meeting of 2025 held online on October 28, 9 Grand Master titles, 2 Woman Grand Master

The FIDE Qualification Commission (QC) held a workshop for Federation Ratings Officers (FRO) on the 11th October 2025. It was