Press release by FIDE
FIDE is pleased to announce that the FIDE Congress will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, between 20 and 27 September 2026. The Meeting of the General Assembly will take place on 26-27 September 2026 when the elections will be completed. You are welcome to save the dates in your calendar.
The Elections will take place for the following positions and in accordance with the following timelines in which applications can be submitted:
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.
- The positions of President and Deputy President (on a joint ticket) - no later than 26 July 2026, 6.00 PM, CET time inclusive.
- The position of elected Vice President – no later than 26 August 2026, 6.00 PM, CET time inclusive.
- The position of Zonal President – no later than 26 August 2026, 6.00 PM, CET time inclusive.
FIDE invites all interested persons to submit Candidate Application Forms (attached hereto) to office@fide.com. Please note that electronic signatures or even scanned signatures on a PDF document can be considered valid if there are no doubts about the origin and the attribution of the document.
FIDE also informs that the Candidate Application Forms must be endorsed by letters of support from Member Federations (recommended form attached hereto) under the following rules:
- Each candidacy for the Presidential ticket must be endorsed by nominations from at least five (5) Member Federations, among them at least one (1) from each of the four (4) FIDE Continents, but by no more than eight (8) Member Federations in total.
- Each candidacy for the position of elected Vice President must be endorsed by nominations from at least three (3) Member Federations.
Please consider that each Member Federation is entitled to endorse only one (1) Presidential ticket, as well as one (1) candidacy for one of the positions listed above.
Please note that the electoral campaigning and promotion of candidatures are allowed only to the extent permitted under the Electoral Rules and during the electoral period. The electoral period starts three (3) months before elections. "Promotion" means any act or action that may enhance the level of awareness of a particular candidature. It includes advertising, campaigns, or any organised or planned action for the election of a candidate. Electoral campaigning shall be understood as any activity undertaken by candidates or those acting or working for them with the aim of canvassing votes.
Please be reminded that the "short statement" provided in Section 2.1 of the CANDIDATE APPLICATION FORM, together with the Candidate's full name, will be published.
If you have any questions, please email them to the FIDE Office at office@fide.com.
In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
Bent Larsen (1935–2010) was the greatest chess player in Danish history, and for a time, the second-strongest player in the Western world behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish Championship six times, and achieved numerous international tournament victories throughout his career.
Free video sample: Introduction to Bent Larsen by Peter Heine Nielsen
Free video sample: Introduction to the Opening Section
