Questions tagged [fide]
Questions about FIDE, the international governing body of chess.
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Online chess with full disclosure of name and FIDE ID
I would like to play online chess via an interface where name and FIDE number are disclosed, mainly because I believe that this discourages engine users.
A few questions:
I found the FIDE Arena ...
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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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Should FIDE introduce a minimum rating for arbiters? [closed]
As it stands right now, FIDE does not have any minimum Elo rating requirement for arbiters. In fact, there's no test to check whether one can play chess or not before being awarded a FIDE arbiter-...
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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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What does the FIDE president do?
What is the role of the president of the International Chess Federation? What does he or she do, and what is he or she supposed to do?
I have looked at sources such as Wikepedia
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Database of chess results
I'm looking for a database or a collection of the chess results of all FIDE-rated games (standard time control). The data I'm interested in is: the white player, the black player, the result and the ...
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Rating calculation problem
Firstly I got 1018 rating last year. Then next tournament deducted 25 and my FIDE rating became zero.
Then I faced next tournament opponent 03 players 1352, 1255 and 1174 respectively. All 03 games ...
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Threefold repetition in view of castling rights
In view of castling rights, an aspiring rules lawyer could ask: when does threefold repetition support a draw claim? Technical example:
[fen ""]
[title "Illustration of castling rights"]
[startply "...
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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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In what way is it allowed to alter tournament pairings in favor of a player?
The FIDE Rules for Swiss Systems state:
C.04.2 A It is not allowed to alter the correct pairings in favour of any player.
and then further state:
Where it can be shown that modifications of ...
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For white's next move, should it be recorded as Nge2 or Ne2 as there is only one knight which can legally move to e2?
[FEN "rnbq1rk1/ppp2ppp/4pn2/3p4/1bPP4/2NBP3/PP3PPP/R1BQK1NR w KQ - 0 6"]
If white move his king knight to e2 in the next move, should this move be recorded as Nge2 or Ne2 in the algebraic notation?
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what is the shortest allowable time control for a FIDE rated standard tournament game?
My chess club wants to host a FIDE tournament in a couple of months with 3 FIDE rated games in one day.
What is the shortest allowed time control for FIDE rated standard tournament games so we can ...
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Does FIDE make any money from media coverage?
Unlike any other professional sports I know of, everyone seems to be able to broadcast chess world chess championship online.
That raises the question, are they making any money from media coverage? ...
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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
and the possible moves of all ...
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If a player is significantly behind in time, does it mean he's bound to lose?
Let's focus on FIDE classical chess finals historically.
Caruana is always behind in time control, thinks more, waste more energy.
Statistically speaking, did the players who played faster won more ...
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FIDE ignores my case. How to proceed?
Last year, there was an incident where the arbiter ignored cheating, and I filed a report to register a case to FIDE Ethics Commission. The registration was made by email, in November 2017, and I have ...
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FIDE World Champions after 1993
Are FIDE World Champions after the 1993 Kasparov-Short match, i.e. Khalifman, Ponomariov, Kasymdžanov, Topalov, (not counting Karpov and Anand, for obvious reasons) to be considered actual World ...
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Should any information written on the scoresheet by the players be accurate?
The FIDE rules state:
12.4 The scoresheet shall be used only for recording the moves, the times of the clocks, the offers of a draw, and matters relating to a claim and other relevant data.
I ...
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How do TWIC, chessgames.com, chessbase, etc. keep up to date with new games?
Most players use these services to keep up to date on the latest chess results, but how do these services source their databases? It would seem like a prohibitive amount of work to scrape results from ...
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Should a player use the provided carbon copy sheet to record moves in a club/tournament? [duplicate]
I've been told some times that I must record my moves in the carbon copy sheet provided by the organizer instead of using my own chess notebooks.
Is there any rule preventing me from using my own ...
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Why is the FIDE name in French?
I noticed that FIDE stands for " Fédération Internationale des Échecs". Shouldn't it be in English as 'World Chess Federation'? I noticed, though unrelated, that it is the same for SI Units (System ...
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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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What is a move that “is recorded in such a way that its true significance is impossible to establish”?
According to FIDE rule E.8 on temporary adjournment (my emphasis),
Except in the cases mentioned in Articles 5, 6.9, 9.6 and 9.7, the game is lost by a player whose recording of his sealed move:
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Calculation of national rating
In order to calculate effect on national rating, should it be enough to choose the relevant k coefficient (assuming this is what makes for the discrepancy between national rating and FIDE rating) and ...
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What is the result? (Rules + puzzle)
[EDITED to include followup - EDIT 2 to include definition of position]
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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What is the Bronstein (delay) equivalent of Fischer time control of game in 90 plus 30 second increment for FIDE rating?
The FIDE Rating Regulations say
For a game to be rated each player must have the following minimum
periods in which to complete all the moves, assuming the game lasts 60
moves. Where at least ...
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In the upcoming Caruana, Carlsen final, who will play with the white pieces?
In the upcoming Caruana, Carlsen final, who will play with the white pieces?
Does anyone know?
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Unknown old FIDE players
I am interested in the History of chess and looking at old FIDE ranking lists I am a bit puzzled by the lack of information about some very good players.
For instance, in the list of July 1972:
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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 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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FIDE tourney location
I have been trying to figure out when a tournament for FIDE will be near but I can't find any in the U.S. Does FIDE not come to the U.S?
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In early FIDE ratings files what does a flag value of “n” indicate?
Here are examples from the January 2002 FIDE ratings file -
4603745 Kabisch, Thilo GER 2256 12 06.01.63 i
13701940 Kabov, Sergey ...
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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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50-move rule: FIDE wording seems weird
FIDE rules seem to say that I have to claim draw (3-repetition and 50-move) before I actually touch/move my piece. And if I move my piece first, and then claim the draw, it doesn't count.
1) Is this ...
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What ambiguities remain in the laws of chess?
Let an ambiguous rule be defined to be a rule experienced, reasonable, well-informed opponents
are unsure how to interpret in a circumstance (however unlikely the circumstance may be) that can ...
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Simltaneous checkmate and draw claim on the 50th move [duplicate]
This question is for aspiring rules lawyers.
The FIDE's new laws of chess, effective Jan. 1, 2018, patch ambiguities and other subtle problems. I like the new laws. When it comes to game mechanics, I ...
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What should the opponent do when the player knocks over pieces as he presses the clock?
Article 7.4.1 of FIDE Laws of Chess states -
If a player displaces one or more pieces, he shall re-establish the
correct position in his own time.
What normally happens when this happens as a ...
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Why doesn't FIDE recalculate ratings match after match?
In this question I brought up two rating systems and wondered which is used by FIDE.
Briefly, they are:
Method 1 Ratings are updated (recalculated in other words) after every match.
Method 2 Ratings ...
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Has any chess player ever been banned because of doping?
In December 2008, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Vassily Ivanchuk's refusal to provide a urine sample for a doping test. This type of refusal is "treated as a positive test result" (...
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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 was the FIDE rating system introduced?
I am looking for a historical summary on how the first Elo ratings came about. Apparently in the first official rating list from 1971 there are already ratings in the range of 2200 to 2760. What are ...
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When was the oldest person ever to have a FIDE rating born?
Specifically, one FIDE rated player was born before all other FIDE rated players. Who was it and when was he born?
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Mistake in FIDE elo calculation?
One of the properties of an elo rating system is that the sum of all elo changes is zero. When calculating the new FIDE elo ratings, the elo changes are added to the old ratings and the new ratings ...
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Is there a rule that doesn't allow adjustment during the opponents time?
While playing a tournament, I adjusting my pieces several times during my opponent's time. He claimed a win for the same. Can anyone explain how this rule works and why is it there?
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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 ...
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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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How to earn IM/GM titles
Can someone please provide detail on how IM (International master) and GM (Grand master) norms are attained?
Thanks!
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Should a member of a national chess federation register himself separatef for FIN?
I know a player that is already a registered player of a National Chess Federation (NCF). Is he required to register separately with FIDE to obtain a FIN?
According to [FIDE's rules,](http://www.fide....
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Illegal promotion in FIDE blitz game? [duplicate]
In a FIDE rated blitz (3+2) tournament (following the official FIDE rules), the following position occurred:
[FEN "8/1k5P/q7/8/8/8/6K1/6Q1 w - - 0 1"]
White played 1.h8Q. But since both queens were ...
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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 ...
