Questions tagged [fide]
Questions about FIDE, the international governing body of chess.
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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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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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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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Where can I find a list of tournaments to participate in?
Where should I look for a list of tournaments in which new players can participate? I know that many players want to play real matches, but don't know how and where.
Also provide list for online ...
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Can a player be forced to adjust a piece?
If one of my pieces is knocked off the board unintentionally, do I need to place it back on the board?
Can I continue to play with one or more pieces not on the board (but still have it in effect - ...
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How is it possible for a player without 2500 ELO to obtain the GM title?
I recently came across a GM who has a peak rating 2495 and has obtained the GM title after completing three norms.
From my understanding, in order to become a GM one must
Achieve a FIDE rating of ...
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If you exploit Article 12.9 in FIDE's Laws of Chess, is it possible to benefit yourself by purposely receiving a penalty?
After I received this answer on my previous question, I found the list of penalties which a player can receive, according to FIDE guidelines.
As FIDE states in Article 12.9:
Options available to the ...
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Does FIDE have rules governing online chess?
FIDE has its Laws of Chess which have governed over-the-board chess for almost 100 years. During the Covid pandemic OTB chess has almost stopped in many countries and more and more chess is being ...
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How respectable is the CM title?
I know a man who has the CM title and his wife is WGM. They wrote a book together and on the cover her name is given with the WGM title but his name is left without his CM title. I asked him about ...
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How does a chess club become recognized by FIDE?
First question here, I split it into 2 questions
What would it take for the club to be recognized by FIDE? At first the club would be a place to have fun, but later on, I would like that the club ...
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What exactly happened in the Open World Blitz Championship in game Carlsen-Alireza?
In the 19th round of the World Chess Blitz Championship in Moscow, Russia, Magnus Carlsen faced Alireza Firouzja with black. Alireza lost on time while he was trying to restore a piece he dropped.
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Is there a way to get a FIDE ID without playing in FIDE rated events?
Is there a way to obtain FIDE ID, also known as FID, without actually participating in FIDE rated events? I don't mean obtaining a FIDE rating, just the ID.
The reason why I am asking is simple: ...
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When was the FIDE title of Candidate Master first awarded?
Specifically, in which FIDE rating list do players first appear with the Candidate Master title?
And which country (federation) had all the titles in that first list? Not that I'm suggesting a stitch ...
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Is a candidate master considered a master?
Is an FIDE candidate master (CM) considered a master? For example, if two opponents are each rated 2250 by the FIDE and each is a CM, is their game considered a master game?
In ordinary English, the ...
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What is the TimeControl format for FIDE tournament?
The TimeControl formats I've found on the web split the TimeControl in time periods separated by a special character, for instance:
G/90 (one period with 90min to end the game)
G/90+30 (one period ...
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Why does the FIDE ID change sometimes?
I noticed that FIDE ID (unique ID used on FIDE rating lists) changes for some players. E.g. Igor Khenkin had 3 different IDs (4659600, 4135814 and 2802350).
Sometimes (like for Khenkin) ID changes ...
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Has a position being a draw under FIDE 5.2.b before a forced recapture ever come up in a tournament?
Tom7 points out that FIDE article 5.2.b reads:
The game is drawn when a position has arisen in which neither player can
checkmate the opponent’s king with any series of legal moves. The game is said ...
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Does FIDE give titles to chess composers?
Does FIDE give titles to chess composers?
If so, do share more insight about the how-tos and other links to read.
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How do you find the highest-rated win of a certain player?
I'm looking for a tool where I can input a name (e.g. Hans Niemann, Levy Rozman, Eric Rosen etc.) and it will tell me the highest rated player they beat in chess (FIDE rated games). I appreciate any ...
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Creating program for finding top players with respect to elo and age
I want to create a program for personal use but also maybe for publishing it on the web, in order to detect the top players with respect to elo and age. There will be two cases:
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If players are not writing their moves, can they claim a draw using the threefold repetition rule in an USCF or FIDE 30+0 chess tournament?
It is my understanding that the USCF expresses that if a player has less than 5 minutes in a 30+0 game, neither the player nor his/her opponent have the obligation to continue with chess notation.
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Do the rules of chess state that a Bishop+King can be sufficient mating material?
A famous recent example of this ending happened last year between Carlsen and Firouzja.
Here, Firouzja time ran out, so Carlsen won
[Title "Alireza Firouzja-Magnus Carlsen, World Blitz Championship,...
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What is the justification for the calculations of FIDE previously unrated player not being balanced?
From the FIDE handbook
8.22 If he scores 50%, then Ru = Ra
8.23 If he scores more than 50%, then Ru = Ra + 20 for each half point scored over 50%
8.22 If he scores less than 50% in a Swiss or team ...
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Will FIDE extend time limits on certain qualifications given the suspension of chess during Covid-19?
We already know that there has been very little FIDE rated chess played in April. There are a number of areas where FIDE has time limits. For example:
Unrated players have 26 months to get results ...
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What are the chess time limits used by FIDE?
I was wondering, what time limits does FIDE use for its professional matches?
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USCF: Should the arbiter correct illegal moves without a player claim?
Should an USCF arbiter correct illegal moves without a player claim?
Here is the USCF link: USCF rules of chess
Here is the FIDE link: FIDE rules of chess
USCF and FIDE rules are NOT 100% equal.
What ...
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Old versions of FIDE laws of chess? [duplicate]
Is it possible to view or obtain old versions of the FIDE Laws of Chess? I would like to trace the history of when various rules were added or modified.
The FIDE handbook only goes back as far as ...
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Why the initial rating of FIDE is calculated that strangely?
Let suppose an unrated player plays a FIDE rated swiss tournament where its opponent's ratings are e.g. 1300,2000,2100,2200,2300 and wins all of them, then his initial rating will be 2100 according to ...
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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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Why is the time control for FIDE chess tournaments what it is? [duplicate]
Now that from this answer, I know what the time control is, why is it 90 minute base time for the first 40 moves, an additional 30 minute base time for the rest of the game plus a 30 second increment ...
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List of female chess players by their peak FIDE rapid rating
Similar to these questions:
List of female chess players by peak FIDE rating
List of female chess players by peak FIDE rating with countries?
List of chess players by their peak FIDE blitz rating
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Why can't FIDE use a Non-Deterministic Gender Neutral Swiss Pairing system?
I have been following the controversy surrounding the pairings of Hou Yifan at the IOM chess tournament 2017. She was paired with 4 consecutive female players, this is following her last open swiss ...
