DEVELOPMENT INDEX REGULATIONS (Approved by 2022 1st FIDE Council on 28/04/2022)

1.1     The average rating (Elo) of the top 10 players at the beginning of the calendar year is used to determine the federation's development level as follows:

Level 1     An Elo average of 2500 and above   

Level 2     An Elo average of below 2500          

Level 3     An Elo average of below 2300          

Level 4     An Elo average of below 2100                      

Level 5     An Elo average of below 1800 and unrated

1.2     PDC will maintain a development level list of countries on its Commission website.