News – Qualification Commission

Recent changes in rating calculations

After the 2024 changes to the FIDE Rating System were implemented, an issue with one aspect of the rating system

At the 2nd FIDE Council Meeting of 2025 held online on July 18, 10 Grand Master titles, 1 Woman Grand Master

FIDE Title Regulations (click here to see it in FIDE Handbook) grant an exemption to B.01.1.4.3 (At least two federations

Each year the FIDE Qualification Commission contacts Federation Rating Officers with updates and clarifications about the operation of the FIDE

Over the past few years the FIDE Qualification Commission has received a number of questions concerning the operation of the

In order for the Qualification Commission to review title applications for the 2nd FIDE Council of 2025, the deadline to

At the 1st FIDE Council Meeting of 2025 held on March 21-22, 12 Grand Master titles, 3 Woman Grand Master titles,

In order for the Qualification Commission to review title applications for the 1st FIDE Council of 2025, the deadline to

In the last FIDE Council held on November, 10th, a change in the Rapid & Blitz Rating Regulations was approved,

The procedural rules to appeal the decisions of the Qualification Commission on not rating specific tournaments were published in the