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The website of the World Chess Federation FIDE has always been quite informative and in some cases like Elo ratings, absolutely essential. Even though it was showing its age a bit, there are certainly worse chess websites to be found on the internet in terms of its visual design and usability.
Nevertheless, the FIDE homepage has now been given a fresh new look. Is it a success? Have a look, vote in our poll and let us know what you think in the comments below!
Feeling nostalgic already? The old site is still available at old.fide.com.
The new FIDE ratings overview page
News from FIDE
The president is easy to find, but gone is the sycophantic style of the Ilyumzhinov era