Questions tagged [fide]
Questions about FIDE, the international governing body of chess.
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What are pros and cons around banning castling?
Vladimir Kramnik has proposed on chess.com that castling be banned for the good of the game.
What are the kinds of objective points that might be made for & against this idea? Based on these, do ...
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When was it possible for a player's king to be attacked by 3 of the opponent's pieces?
According to the current FIDE Laws of Chess:
3.9.1 The king is said to be 'in check' if it is attacked by one or more of the opponent's pieces, even if such pieces are constrained
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Why is there a minimum rating gain when you win?
Fide has a rule saying that if one player is rated more than 400 points higher than his opponent, their difference should be set to 400 when calculating rating gain/loss. That means no matter how weak ...
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Has there been much research on rating inflation?
Magnus Carlsen's draw in yesterday's round of the 2012 London Chess Classic assured that his rating in the next published FIDE rating list will surpass Kasparov's previous record of 2851. I've seen/...
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How should an arbiter handle copying moves from another game?
In 2004 the British illusionist, Derren Brown, despite being a very poor chess player scored +4 -3 =2 against 9 strong chess players including scoring 2/4 against 4 grandmasters in a simul. Of course ...
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Should a player be forced to move a piece that he has picked up after a spectator knocked it off the board?
While anyone can answer this, I do have official FIDE arbiters in mind.
I am following a discussion on chess.com about the worst way you have lost a game. Someone related this story:
This didn't ...
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Why is chess failing to attract big name sponsors?
Despite all the efforts that chess professionals put to the game the majority of them cannot make a living out of chess. Only 4 or 5 super grandmasters across the world have been able to make a few ...
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Is rotating a pawn so that it faces a different direction and then moves in that direction technically permitted according to the 2018 FIDE Laws?
While browsing the Chess and Puzzling Stack Exchange sites, I've come across several instances where people have found loopholes in the rules of chess, causing these loopholes to be patched out ...
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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.
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Is James Damore a FIDE master?
James Damore has been in the news recently because of controversy over this document he wrote while he was an employee of Google's.
The article I had originally read mentioned that he was a chess ...
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What stops me from pumping up my rating by playing a 200 game match against a much weaker (>400 point difference) player?
This question is inspired by this extract from a question about minimum rating gain:
One of the top 10 players in the world (say Magnus Carlsen), wants to increase his rating to 3000. He has a good ...
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Am I allowed to call the arbiter on my opponent's turn?
My opponent, in their turn, was distracting me making annoying sounds. However, the arbiter said that I should wait until it's my turn when I called them. Is this correct?
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Is there a specific penalty for intentionally damaging chess pieces or the board?
If a player intentionally damages a chess set (e.g. breaks a piece in two, cracks the board, etc.), is there a specific penalty under FIDE rules? I'm not talking about moving pieces around ...
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Why is coffee provided during big chess events when it contains a banned substance?
Why is coffee provided for free during big chess events like the Olympiad despite the fact that it contains caffeine, which is a banned substance according to the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)?
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Ambiguity in notation resolved by +
In the board position both knights can move to e4. To distinguish which knight moved one would normally write Nce4 or Nfe4. However in this special situation only Nce4 is check.
Would it be ...
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Is there a "touch-promote" rule?
When a pawn is moved to the promotion square, can one change one's mind
about what piece to promote to?
Say I:
Push a pawn to the promotion square
Remove it
Grab an additional queen
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What's the correlation between FIDE rating and online rating?
I'm wondering if there's any way to get an approximation of my FIDE rating by using one of my online ratings, say ICC or chess.com rating? If not, is there, at least, a correlation between how well ...
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Has the 75 move draw rule ever been invoked in a FIDE rated standard game involving a GM?
In the latest FIDE Laws of Chess the arbiter is supposed to step in and declare the game drawn if 75 moves are played by both sides with no captures and no pawn moves.
It would be understandable if ...
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When will the 2018 FIDE Candidates tournament be held, and who will qualify for it?
We've just had the World Championship match between Carlsen and Karjakin, so one qualifier for the next Candidates is known: Karjakin.
I assume it will be held in 2018, is anything more known about ...
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Distracted by opponent's habit of spinning captured pieces
Many players have the habit of spinning and flipping captured pieces, e.g. Nakamura, Gelfand, Van Foreest, etc... However, when it is in my field of view, it distracts me and it brings me out of my ...
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Are Elo ratings adjusted after each match, or after each tournament?
I'm aware that the FIDE ratings list is only published once per month. I'm interested in how often the ratings are recalculated internally to FIDE without being published.
Are ratings adjusted match ...
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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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What is the process for amending the rules of chess?
I read the whole document issued by FIDE containing the Laws of Chess, but nowhere does it say how (or even if) the rules of chess can be amended.
Is every change to the rules supposed to yield a new ...
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Does the FIDE 75-move rule apply after checkmate or resignation?
75 move rule says
9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and ...
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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 software can I use to self-assess my own Elo rating?
What software (preferably free) can I use to do a self assessment to determine my own Elo rating?
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What are the main changes in the latest (January 2023) version of the FIDE Laws of Chess?
FIDE has released its latest version of the Laws of Chess - FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023.
What are the main differences from the previous version(Laws of Chess: For ...
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Why is FIDE investigating Karjakin and Shipov, but not Karpov?
Recently FIDE decided to refer GMs Karjakin and Shipov to the ethics and disciplinary commission for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They have not, however, decided to refer GM Anatoly ...
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Was playing with both hands ever allowed in chess?
I was watching this video on Youtube of an Armageddon game between Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov which happened in 1995. It can be seen that Kasparov is using both of his hands for some moves. (...
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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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Resignation when a draw is offered
In a recent online game, I offered a draw when the endgame is clearly drawing. To my surprise, instead of replying to my draw offer, my opponent resigned. I have no idea why they did so and my best ...
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FIDE threefold repetition and possible moves
FIDE rules section 9.2 says:
Positions are considered the same if and only if the same player has
the move, pieces of the same kind and colour occupy the same squares
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Lowest rated player(s) who earned a GM norm
Who had the lowest rating when they earned at least one GM norm?
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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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Does a draw on the board need to be declared before the time flag is reached?
I was participating in a FIDE-rated rapid tournament a while back (15+0, if it matters for the rules), and had finished my match, and was watching another board. White had about 10 seconds remaining ...
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What is the FIDE Arbiter's exam like?
According to the FIDE Handbook (B.06.1.3.7), one of the requirements to become a FIDE Arbiter is:
Attendance of one (1) FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar and successfully passing (at least 80%) an examination ...
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What is the result? (Rules + puzzle)
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This is in part a genuine question on the FIDE Laws of Chess, and in part a small puzzle to solve.
Suppose that during a long ...
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Why does FIDE still use Elo?
I've been impressed with the way the Glicko rating system works. In particular:
more games played recently cause your rating to stabilize
fewer games played recently cause your rating to fluctuate ...
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What rule is FIDE's ethics and disciplinary commission investigating Karjakin and Shipov under?
FIDE recently issued a public statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and also announcing an investigation of GMs Karjakin and Shipov by the Ethics and Disciplinary commission.
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What is the process for becoming a FIDE rated chess player?
I am new to chess. I read about FIDE so my question is: How can I
can play in a FIDE tournament or become a FIDE-rated player?
Is there any online process for that, or something else? Right now I ...
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What are the different rules for claiming a draw?
According to the current FIDE rules of chess:
The game is drawn upon a correct claim by the player having the move, when the same position, for at least the third time (not necessarily by a ...
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What features can I add to this FIDE chess application? (edits made 2/25)
EDIT: Most of the app is completed. Now all I have to complete is implementation of FIDE arbiters, a dynamic 3d plot (right now it only has 3 variables being plotted, no inputs affect it), adding more ...
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Are Elo Ratings Zero-Sum?
Are Elo ratings a zero-sum system in chess? In other words, if I gain +9 points from a game, does my opponent necessarily take a -9 point loss? If so, would it make sense to say that Elo points are a ...
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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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What is the point of time increments?
I am having difficulty understanding the purpose of increments in time control. What is the point? If it just adds more time to the game, why not simply make the game that much longer? I am aware that ...
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Is shuffling aimlessly for hundreds of moves permissible?
As I write this, game 73 of the TCEC Season 18 superfinal has just ended. What was most "interesting" about this game is the sheer amount of shuffling both sides did: starting from around ...
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Draws, castling rights, and the FIDE's 2014 rulebook revision
A question of rulebook pedantry:
Effective July 2014, the FIDE has revised its Laws of Chess. As you know, the Laws have long allowed a player to claim a draw by repetition. The July 2014 Laws, ...
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Are banter blitz players who draw arrows on the board during the game breaking the FIDE Laws of Chess?
According to the FIDE Laws of Chess:
11.3.1 During play the players are forbidden to use any notes, sources of information or advice, or analyse any game on another chessboard.
Streamers and ...
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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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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
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