FIDE Handbook

FIDE Charter effective from March 1, 2020

01. Non-Elected Commissions

Non-Elected Commissions (effective from 25 November 2022)

Non-Elected Commissions (effective from 1 August till 24 November 2022)

Non-Elected Commissions (effective from 1 July 2021 till 31 July 2022)

Non-Elected Commissions (effective till 30 June 2021)

02. Financial Regulations

Financial Rules (effective from 1 Jan 2021)

Financial Regulations (effective till 31 Dec 2020)

03. Electoral Rules

Electoral Rules effective from 29 December 2021

Electoral Regulations effective till 28 December 2021

04. Honours and Awards

05. Form to Offer/Bid to hold a FIDE Meeting/Competition

06. FIDE Congress Regulations

General Assembly Internal Rules

Zonal Council Internal Rules

07. Regulations on Organization of Presidential Board Meetings

08. FIDE Ethics

EDC Procedural Rules effective from 1 September 2022

Ethics & Disciplinary Code effective from 1 April 2022

Code of Ethics effective till 1 April 2022

09. Anti-Cheating Regulations

10. Development Index Regulations

11. Regulations of the FIDE Advisory Board

12. Athletes Commission Internal Rules

13. FIDE Regulations on Affiliated Members

FIDE Statutes (effective till March 1, 2020)

01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission)

FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2024

Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 January 2024

FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2023 till 31 December 2023

FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2022 till 31 December 2022

FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2021

Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2023

FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2014 till 30 June 2017

Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2014 till 30 June 2017

02. FIDE Rating Regulations (Qualification Commission)

FIDE Rating Regulations effective from 1 March 2024

FIDE Rating Regulations effective from 1 January 2022 till 29 Ferbuary 2024

FIDE Rating Regulations effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2021 (with amendments effective from 1 February 2021)

FIDE Rating Regulations effective from 1 July 2014 till 30 June 2017

FIDE Rapid and Blitz Rating Regulations effective from 1 March 2024

FIDE Rapid and Blitz Rating Regulations effective from 1 October 2022 till 29 February 2024

FIDE Rapid and Blitz Rating Regulations effective from 1 January 2022 till 30 September 2022

FIDE Rapid and Blitz Rating Regulations effective till 31 December 2021

Tournament Investigation Form – Guidelines

QC Appeal Rules

03. Regulations on Registration & Licensing of Players

Regulations for Registration & Licensing of Players (effective from July 1, 2015)

Special cases for obtaining FIDE flag

Regulations for Registration & Licensing of Players (valid till July 1, 2015)

Transgender Registration Regulations

04. Registration, Transfer & Rules of Eligibility for Player

Transfer Regulations & Rules of Eligibility for Players (effective from December 01, 2020)

Transfer Regulations & Rules of Eligibility for Players (valid from July 1, 2018 till November 30, 2020)

Registration, Transfer & Rules of Eligibility for Player (valid till 30 June 2018)

05. FIDE Database Enhancements

06. Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters

FIDE Regulations for Arbiters (effective from 1 July 2021)

B.06.1 – FIDE Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters

B.06.2 – FIDE Regulations for the Training of chess arbiters

B.06.3 – FIDE Regulations for the Classification of Arbiters

B.06.4 – FIDE Regulations for the Appointment of Arbiters in World Events effective from 20 July 2023

B.06.4 – FIDE Regulations for the Appointment of Arbiters in World Events effective till 19 July 2023

B.06.5 – FIDE Arbiter Disciplinary Regulations

B.06.6 – Arbiter Stipend Regulations

Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (effective till 30 June 2021)

07. Regulations for the Titles of Trainers / FIDE Endorsed Academies

Regulations for the Titles of Trainers / FIDE Endorsed Academies (effective from 20 December 2023)

Regulations for the Titles of Trainers / FIDE Endorsed Academies (effective from 1 July 2021 till 19 December 2023)

Regulations for the Titles of Trainers (effective till June 30 2021)

08. Regulations for Accreditation in Chess in Education

8.1 Regulations for the Titles and Certifications of Chess in Education

8.2 FIDE Chess School Award

09. Regulations on Seminars & Title Award for Organizers

Regulations on Titles for Organizers of Chess Tournaments (effective from 20 December 2023)

Regulations on Seminars & Title Award for Organizers (effective till 19 December 2023)

10. Guidelines for FIDE Technical Director

11. FIDE Online Arena Regulations

FIDE Online Arena Anti-cheating policy

FIDE Online Arena Rating Regulations

FIDE Titles for the Lower Rating Band

12. Anti-Doping Regulations (Medical Commission)

01. Basic Guidelines for playing venues of FIDE Top-Level Tournaments

02. Chess Equipment

01. Standards of Chess Equipment

02. FIDE Compliant Electronic Chess Equipment

03. Guidelines for Tournament Invitation Agreement

04. FIDE Swiss Rules

C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss Systems

C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss Systems (effective from 1 July 2025)

C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss Systems (effective till 30 June 2025)

C.04.2 General handling rules for Swiss Tournaments

C.04.2 General handling rules for Swiss Tournaments (effective from 1 July 2025)

C.04.2 General handling rules for Swiss Tournaments (effective till 30 June 2025)

C.04.3 FIDE (Dutch) System

C.04.3 FIDE (Dutch) System (effective from 1 July 2025)

C.04.3 FIDE (Dutch) System (effective till 30 June 2025)

C.04.4 Other FIDE-approved Pairing Systems

C.04.4 Other FIDE-approved Pairing Systems (effective from 1 July 2025)

C.04.4 Other FIDE-approved Pairing Systems (effective till 30 June 2025)

C.04.5 FIDE-approved Accelerated Systems

C.04.5 FIDE-approved Accelerated Systems (effective from 1 July 2025)

C.04.5 FIDE-approved Accelerated Systems (effective till 30 June 2025)

C.04.6 Swiss Team Pairing System

C.04.A Appendix: Endorsement of a software program

05. General Regulations for Competitions

General Regulations for Competitions. Annex 1: Details of Berger Table

General Regulations for Competitions. Annex 2: Details of Varma Tables

06. Restricted Drawing of Lots

07. Tie-Break Regulations

07. Tie-Break Regulations (effective from 1 August 2024)

07. Tie-Break Regulations (effective from 1 April 2024 till 31 July 2024)

07. Tie-Break Regulations (effective from 1 September 2023 till 31 March 2024)

07. Tie-Break Regulations (effective till 31 August 2023)

08. FIDE Chess Calendar

8.1. Calendar Administration Regulations

8.2. Calendar Annual Planner

09. Media Regulations

10. Captains and Heads of Delegation

11. Appeals Committee Procedural Rules

12. Video assistance system for tournaments

01. FIDE Individual World Championship Cycles

01. FIDE Individual World Championship Cycles events

02. Continental Championships and Zonal Tournaments

Table of Zonal Divisions - effective from May 1, 2023 (upd September 2024)

Table of Zonal Divisions - effective till April 30, 2023

03. Regulations for the FIDE World Cup

04. Regulations for the FIDE Grand Prix Series

05. Regulations for the FIDE Grand Swiss

06. Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament

07. Regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match

08. Regulations for the FIDE Women’s World Cup

09. Regulations for the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series

10. Regulations for the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss

11. Regulations for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament

12. Regulations for the FIDE Women`s World Championship Match

13. Requirements for the World Cup 2021 hybrid qualifiers

14. Regulations for the FIDE Circuit

02. Chess Olympiad

01. Regulations for the FIDE Chess Olympiad

02. Olympiad Pairing Rules

Olympiad Pairing Rules (effective from 1 January 2022)

Olympiad Pairing Rules – Changes

03. Cycle for Competitions for Men`s and Women`s National Teams

01. Continental Team Championships

02. African Team Championships

03. Panamerican Team Championships

04. Asian Team Championships

05. Rules for the European Team Championship

06. FIDE World Team Championship

07. FIDE World Women's Team Championship

08. FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup

09. FIDE Online Olympiad

10. FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships

04. Other FIDE Competitions

01. General Regulations for FIDE Competitions

General Regulations for FIDE Competitions (effective from 1 December 2023)

General Regulations for FIDE Competitions (effective till 30 November 2023)

03. FIDE World Senior Championships

04. FIDE World Amateur Championships

05. FIDE World Junior Under-20 Championships

06. FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Championships

07. FIDE World Championships U8, U10 & U12

08. FIDE World Championships Under 7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15 & U-17

09. FIDE World Youth U16 Olympiad

10. FIDE World Team Championship 50+ and 65+

11. Guidelines to Protocol for FIDE Events

12. Guidelines on Treatment of Disabled Chess Players

13. Guidelines on Number of Arbiters in FIDE Events

14. Bids Evaluation Criteria

Bids Evaluation Criteria (effective from 1 December 2023)

Bids Evaluation Criteria (effective till 30 November 2023)

15. FIDE World Schools Team Championship

16. FIDE World Cup under 8, 10, 12

17. Olympic E-Sports Series Finals Regulations 2023

18. Regulations for the Global Chess League 2023

19. FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship

FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship 2024

07. Regulations for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships

01. Rules for the FIDE Open World Rapid Championship & FIDE Open World Blitz Championship

02. Rules for the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship & FIDE Women’s World Blitz Championship

08. Regulations for the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship

01. Laws of Chess

FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023

Laws of Chess: For competitions starting from 1 January 2018 till 31 December 2022

Laws of Chess: For competitions starting from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2017

Laws of Chess: For competitions starting from 1 July 2014 till 30 June 2017

Laws of Chess: For competitions starting before 1 July 2014

01. Laws of Chess (translation in Russian)

02. Handicapped Players

03. Regulations for Play with Computers

04. Online Chess Regulations

05. Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines

01. Boycotts

02. Resolutions