International
Chess Federation
| FIDE ANNUAL CALENDAR PLANNER | updated 4 October 2012 | ||
| MONTH | EVENT - FIDE & CONTINENTS | REMARKS | PROPOSED 2014-17 |
| January | |||
| February | |||
| March | World Team Championship | odd-year | Mar 1 to 15 |
| Women's World Team Championship | odd-year | Mar 1 to 15 | |
| Candidates Tournament | even-year | Mar 10 to 30 | |
| April | Women's Grand Prix | Apr 1 to 16 | |
| World Amateur Championship | Apr 1 to 10 | ||
| World School Individual Championships | Apr 21 to 30 | ||
| May | Women's Rapid & Blitz Championships | May 1 to 10 | |
| Grand Prix | May 12 to 27 | ||
| Women's Grand Prix | May | ||
| June | World Rapid & Blitz Championships | Jun 1 to 10 | |
| July | Grand Prix | Jul 5 to 20 | |
| Women's Grand Prix | Jul 15 to 30 | ||
| August | Chess Olympiad | even-year | Aug - Sep - Nov |
| FIDE Congress | Aug - Sep - Nov | ||
| World Cup | odd-year | Aug - Nov | |
| Grand Prix 2016 Leg 3 | Aug - Sep - Nov | ||
| September | World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships | Sep 1 to 15 | |
| World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships | Sep 1 to 15 | ||
| World Junior U20 Championships | Sep 15 to 30 | ||
| Grand Prix | Aug - Sep - Nov | ||
| October | World Youth U16 Olympiad | Oct 6 to 16 | |
| Women's World Championship | even-year | Oct 11 to 31 | |
| Women's World Championship Match | odd-year | Oct 11 to 31 | |
| November | World Senior Championships | Nov 20 to 30 | |
| World Championship Match | even-year | Aug - Sep - Nov | |
| December | SportAccord Mind Games | Dec 11 to 20 | |
| World Cities Team Championship | even-year | Dec 21 to 30 | |
01. Non-Elected Commissions
02. Financial Regulations
03. Electoral Rules
08. FIDE Ethics
01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission)
02. FIDE Rating Regulations (Qualification Commission)
03. Regulations on Registration & Licensing of Players
04. Registration, Transfer & Rules of Eligibility for Player
06. Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
07. Regulations for the Titles of Trainers / FIDE Endorsed Academies
08. Regulations for Accreditation in Chess in Education
09. Regulations on Seminars & Title Award for Organizers
11. FIDE Online Arena Regulations
02. Chess Equipment
04. FIDE Swiss Rules
C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss Systems
C.04.2 General handling rules for Swiss Tournaments
C.04.3 FIDE (Dutch) System
C.04.4 Other FIDE-approved Pairing Systems
C.04.5 FIDE-approved Accelerated Systems
07. Tie-Break Regulations
08. FIDE Chess Calendar
01. FIDE Individual World Championship Cycles
02. Chess Olympiad
02. Olympiad Pairing Rules
03. Cycle for Competitions for Men`s and Women`s National Teams
04. Other FIDE Competitions
01. General Regulations for FIDE Competitions
14. Bids Evaluation Criteria
19. FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship
07. Regulations for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships
01. Laws of Chess
