Fast Standard Announcement and Application form
FIDE Council has approved a continuation of the trial program allowing events with a time control of 45m+30s (or longer,
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Deadline to submit TA for 1st FIDE Council 2026
In order for the Qualification Commission to review title applications for the 1st FIDE Council of 2026, the deadline to
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Deadline to submit TA for 4th FIDE Council 2025
In order for the Qualification Commission to review title applications for the 4th FIDE Council of 2025, the deadline to
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FIDE on PB decision of June 2013 relating to direct titles achieved before 1st July 2005
At the June 2020 meeting of FIDE Council, consideration was given to the PB decision of June 2013 relating to
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FIDE Qualification Commission: Coronavirus Announcement
The Qualification Commission has received a large amount of correspondence about the consequences with regard to FIDE-rated chess tournaments during the last week.
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QC Questionnaire on time limits for rated games
he FIDE Qualification Commission (QC) is seeking responses to a questionnaire about the length of
games required for standard play games to be FIDE rated.