Questions tagged [fide]
Questions about FIDE, the international governing body of chess.
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Is this move illegal?
I'm currently writing my own chess game with my own AI and have a Question about a move:
Here, Purple moved his Pawn from F2 -> F3, which allowes the Green Queen on H4 to capture the King, and I ...
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Who makes the rules of chess?
We all know the rules we play competitive chess under. They are the FIDE Laws of Chess. Our individual federations in different countries may tweak the parts of the rules they're allowed to tweak (the ...
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What is the criterion for a chess set to be used in FIDE tournaments?
For example, a Harry Potter based chess set will never be used in a FIDE tournament. But that got me thinking: is there a specific set of rules/ criteria for a chess set to be used in a FIDE ...
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Insufficient material rule [closed]
As I understand chess rules, insufficient material means K vs. K, K vs. KB, or K vs. KN. (Correct me if I am wrong.)
But what about KB vs. KB when both bishops are in the same colored square? Am I ...
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How do you register a FIDE rating?
I want to register a FIDE rating, but I can find nothing about that on the official website. How do I register an official FIDE rating?
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Can I use the restroom while it's my turn to play?
It's currently my turn and I really need to use the bathroom. I know I'm allowed to when it's my opponent's turn, but now it's not. I don't want to be accused of cheating, but I also want to play my ...
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How do you find FIDE rated tournaments?
I guess this is a more practical question. I have managed to get a FIDE ID from my country’s chess federation (ECF). but I’m not sure how exactly I’m supposed to register for FIDE-rated tournaments. I ...
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Could FIDE make a rule allowing for a visual announcement of check and checkmate?
Using verbal methods in announcing check and checkmate in tournaments is, for the arbiters, the players etc, unpleasant. But, on the other hand, prohibiting any means for an announcement is annoying ...
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As GMs get older, does their age affect their Classical, Rapid and Blitz ratings equally?
As GMs age beyond their prime, their ratings will likely drop in Classical, Rapid and Blitz chess.
If we compare the mean Elo ratings of older and younger GMs across all 3 time controls, does it show ...
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What inspired the touch move rule?
This is the touch move rule:
If a player deliberately touches a piece on the board when it is their turn to move, then they must move or capture that piece if it is legal to do so.
Where did this ...
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How can I let my opponent know that I'm touching a piece to adjust it?
Everyone knows the touch-move rule, which states that:
If a player deliberately touches a piece on the board when it is their
turn to move, then they must move or capture that piece if it is legal
to ...
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In promoting a pawn, if the pawn can be taken immediately on promotion, can I promote another piece, eg. Turn a rook upside down already on the board
Does a promoted piece have to go on the square the pawn has moved on or can I promote by turning my rook upside down on its existing square
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What is "Hybrid Chess"?
According to the latest FIDE rating regulations:
2. Laws to be Followed
2.1 Play shall be governed by the FIDE Laws of Chess or the Regulations for Hybrid Chess Competitions
So, "hybrid ...
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Is playing without a clock, with the arbiter adding the clock when the game goes too long, within FIDE rules?
There was a time I joined a tournament where we didn't play with a clock initially. But, if the games went longer than 30 minutes, the arbiter added a 10-minutes clock to both sides.
Is this allowed ...
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Literarily weak knights
When I was young, the knight was sometimes lousy and knights took the cake. It happened more than once that I hammered a knight sacrifice into the rows of my opponent during blitz...the effect being ...
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Do I have the right to resign on my first move or within 10 moves?
In chess, does a player have the right to resign within the first ten moves of the game? More specifically, I am curious if I can resign immediately on my first move. Additionally, do I have my right ...
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What significant changes are there in the new FIDE rating regulations which come into effect from 1st January 2022?
A new document has appeared on the FIDE website called FIDE Rating Regulations effective from 1 January 2022.
What are the significant changes from the previous rating regulations?
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What will happen if you have a position where no one can lose?
What will happen if you have a position where no one can lose?
[fen "5k2/8/1p1p1p2/pBpP1Pp1/P1PpK1P1/1P1Pb3/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
Here is my game, I know it is live960 but I was wondering the ...
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What did FIDE do/say in response to Magnus Carlsen's non-participation in the candidates match for the 2011 world championship?
In Why did Magnus Carlsen drop out of World Championship in 2011?
we see magnus said
After careful consideration I’ve reached the conclusion that the ongoing 2008–2012 cycle does not represent a ...
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Wrong inaugural move in game 2 of Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi
In the game 2 of the current World Championship Series, the FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich made the inaugural move, which differed from what Carlsen wanted the move to be. How does this exactly ...
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Rating effect on no-show
In a long time control (90+30) team championship game I showed up on time but wrong city and lost the game - will this affect my rating? I arrived at the wrong location and missed the game.
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What sets the absolute value of players' Elo rating?
I understand that the way the Elo updating process works, if player A has a 66% chance of beating player B, then A's Elo rating will converge to be 100 higher than B, and so forth for 74%, ... etc. ...
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Starting into chess in a foreign country
I am chess enthusiast living in foreign country, ie. I hold a citizenship from another country (let's say A) different from my residence (call it B).
I would like to start into chess tournaments in ...
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Running out of time before playing a forced move that would draw the game
What happens if a player runs out of time before playing a forced move that would end in a draw? I suspect it is a loss, but it would be fair to be a draw.
7K/6P1/8/8/8/8/1k4p1/8 b - - 0 1
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Ignoring Touch Move results in an Illegal Move?
I just wanted to clarify the following incident:
When touching a piece without expressing the intend to adjust its position (cf. 4.2.1 FIDE Laws of Chess), such that it has to be moved because there ...
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Article 12.9.4 Laws of Chess
Article 12.9.4 of FIDE Laws of Chess:
increasing the points scored in the game by the opponent to the maximum available for that game
Can you give an example of a rule violation penalized under 12.9.4?...
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Is it legal to take a piece to the bathroom during a tournament?
If a player grabs a piece to move it, and before placing it in its new position, the player gets second thoughts about the best position for the piece, and so they decide to think a little bit more. ...
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What is the mean and standard deviation for men's and then women's standard FIDE ratings for those 2000 and above?
From this answer, the unconditional means and standard deviations are
Female
Mean = 1505, standard deviation = 339
Male
Mean = 1675, standard deviation = 346
What about the case for ratings of 2000+ ?
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FIDE database used for calculating current ELO
Is there somewhere the database FIDE use for calculating ELO rating of players? No need for PGN of games just game result, date, and players.
Reason: recalculate players rating by using Gliko, with ...
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What constitutes a draw?
I know what makes a game a stalemate, and I know that stalemate is 1/2 point to everyone, and I assume draw is the same, but can there be a draw without a stalemate?
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Why is this position drawn?
This position was reached in semi-final game 1 of FIDE world cup 2021. With black to play the players agreed to a draw. The white is up a pawn and looks to be winning? I am not able to figure out a ...
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List of female chess players by their peak FIDE rapid rating
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List of chess players by their peak FIDE rapid rating
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List of female chess players by their peak FIDE blitz rating
Similar to these:
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List of female chess players by peak FIDE rating with countries?
same question as here but with countries please. hopefully we can have a list as close to the original wiki page as possible.
I'll start:
1 - Hungary - Judit Polgar - 2735 - 2005-07 - 1976 - N/A - ...
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List of chess players by their peak FIDE blitz rating
I've come across a list of the highest FIDE ratings ever achieved by all 2700+ players in the 2700chess.com:
This shows all the players above 2700 in classical ordered by their FIDE peak rating. It ...
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How can I use JaVaFo in my pairing program?
JaVaFo is the official pairing engine for certifying implementations of the Dutch pairing algorithm for Swiss tournaments. When I look at FIDE's list of endorsed pairing programs I see that most of ...
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What is meant by "Licensed" in FIDE website?
I was browsing the candidates' profiles of the FIDE World cup on the official website and noticed something interesting.
On the profile page of GM Vladislav Kovalev, a Belarusian chess GM, has an ...
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Notation for ambiguous moves with three pieces or more
Given three knights that can move to d2, one on b1, one on b3 and one on f3, how would you notate knight on b3 moves to d2? N3d2 is ambiguous, so would it be correct to write Nb3d2? Presume that a ...
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Why do receive higher ranked players a downfloat in fide swiss pairing?
I am trying to grok the fide specification of the swiss pairing algorithm, having a hard time with that.
For example rule A.4.b reads:
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A Swiss nightmare
Inspired by a recent question, here a fantasy:
The Superduperquantumcomputer "Deep Ponder" has cracked Chess. Assume a 9 round Swiss tournament with 2^9 players, White always wins. Will the ...
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FIDE Laws: what exactly does 'colours reversed' in 7.3 mean?
Article 7.3 of the FIDE Laws reads:
If a game has started with colours reversed then, if less than 10
moves have been made by both players, it shall be discontinued and a
new game played with the ...
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Are there any online chess tournaments for beginners( or new players)?
I have been playing online chess for a long time on sites like lichess and chess.com. But I have never played in any FIDE or AICF organized tournament. In this pandemic are there any online ...
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What are the new FIDE regulations for arbiters?
Last year I asked if FIDE were going to extend the rules around inactivity for new players, players and arbiters. They did so for players but not arbiters. Now they have made radical changes to the ...
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How many 2200+ FIDE rated players are there?
Are there any sources for the recent numbers of players rated over 2200 byFIDE?
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Why do women have a lower Elo requirement to obtaining (women) FIDE titles?
As well as FIDE norms, you need a certain Elo to obtain a certain title. Women need around 200 points lower Elo to obtain the analogous women's only title:
Grandmaster (GM) 2500+
International master ...
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Which countries have the most GMs per capita?
This interesting site has a "World map of chess grandmasters" which looks like this:
Apart from the fact that Russia is very wide (it looks like it crosses 10 time zones), it looks like ...
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List of female chess players by peak FIDE rating
Update: The answer currently doesn't include countries and other trivia like in the original one. Please consider posting an answer with at least the countries or editing current answer to include ...
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Why did Bobby Fischer resign his title?
I was wondering about this question for a while. Why did Bobby Fischer resign his title?
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Which pairing programs have been authorized by FIDE for use in FIDE rated tournaments?
There are lots of questions about pairing programs here, some of them mention being authorized by FIDE, but how can I check and know which programs are currently authorized?