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Ilyumzhinov for President – of FIFA?

9/8/2015 – He is the reigning president of FIDE, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs. Now the president of the Russian Chess Federation, Andrey Filatov, wants Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to run for the office of FIFA – the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. From world chess to world soccer. He is, as Filatov says, "an experienced sports manager with expertise in football." Press release.

FIDE threatens exclusion of Bulgaria

5/14/2015 – At the end of last year Bulgarian player Ivan Tetimov, rated 2047, won the Benidorm Open with a score of 8.0/9, gaining 78 rating points. Suspicions arose, the player did not permit a full check and was disqualified. FIDE appointed an Committee to investigate the matter, but the Bulgarian Chess Federation refused to cooperate. After the FIDE threat (update!) the BCF has now replied.

November 2014 ratings – minor adjustments

11/1/2014 – Minor adjustments at the top, anyway. The gap between the perennial leader Magnus Carlsen and Italian pretender Fabiano Caruana has widened slightly, and Aronian and Grischuk have switched places four and five. Young Wesley So, now affiliated as USA, has climbed into the top ten. Hou Yifan is completely dominating in the Women's, Juniors and Girls. Here are all the lists.

New FIDE anti-cheating rules

9/17/2014 – FIDE has just modified section 11.3 of its Laws of Chess, reacting to a request of its Anti Cheating Committee. In future players will not be permitted to have any device capable of suggesting chess moves on their person in the playing venue, only in a bag and completely switched off, with the permission of the arbiter. In addition: spot searches may be conducted.

FIDE announces Grand Prix 2014-2015

8/21/2014 – FIDE has announced the 2014-2015 Grand Prix series with the players invited to participate and the four tournaments that comprise it, reduced from the previous cycle's six. Two players will also qualify for the following 2014-2016 World Championship Candidates. At the top of the list of invitees are Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand, though the players are not confirmed yet.

FIDE Elections: Putin congratulates Ilyumzhinov

8/16/2014 – "The election victory was a convincing evidence of the high esteem of your fruitful activity as the President of FIDE, well-deserved reputation in the global chess community," wrote Russia's President Vladimir Putin to the incumbent after his re-election. We bring you Ilyumzhinov's post-election statement, as well as a very stark one by Garry Kasparov. It's all about the future of chess.

FIDE (and ECU) elections in the international press

8/12/2014 – As you know the election for the FIDE presidency was won on Monday by incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov against challenger Garry Kasparov. Today the international press has devoted a number of articles to this news item. Another almost remained unnoticed: GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili unseated the President of the European Chess Union Silvio Danailov. News links.

Organisers stand by case but allow teams to play

7/21/2014 – At a board meeting on Sunday the Tromsø 2014 organisers met to discuss the situation surrounding teams that missed the deadline for Olympiad registration. They have now informed FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov that while they stand by its interpretation of the regulations the COT2014 will accept teams that missed the June 1 deadline to register. Letter to FIDE.

Chess Olympiad without the Russian women?

7/18/2014 – No way José, says FIDE President Ilyumzhinov in an Itar-Tass interview today. And hear this: Anatoly Karpov has come out strongly supporting FIDE's position. Meanwhile the Russian Chess Federation sent us a detailed description of the current situation. They have hired a powerful legal team which set the Tromsø organisers a deadline to concede: 5 p.m. CET today, 18 July, 2014.

Olympiad Tromsø: FIDE President issues a deadline

7/18/2014 – The problems of missed registrations for some teams has come to a head, with FIDE President stating that the Organizing Committee has "performed an unbelievable scheme of combined illegitimate actions which should never take place in a democratic country like Norway." Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has issued a deadline to the Norwegians to solve the issues: Monday 21 July, 11 am CET.

Classical, Rapid, Blitz: FIDE's new rating lists

7/1/2014 – It's the first of the month - time for FIDE to publish the current ratings. The classical ratings saw a few shifts here and there, but everyone was waiting for the new FIDE Rapid and Blitz lists after the World Championships. At the top of the Rapid list is Caruana with 2858, followed by Carlsen with 2855, while the Norwegian is no.1 in Blitz with a huge 2948 rating.

June 2014 ratings - US teenagers in rocket race

6/1/2014 – The June ratings list saw some standout changes such as the consistent rise by Anish Giri and Wesley So as they close in on the Top 10. French player Romain Edouard also breaks into the 2700 for the first time, but the US is seeing a race of a rare kind. While 13-year-old IM Samuel Sevian just scored a GM norm, 14-year-old IM Jeffrey Xiong has gained 76 Elo in three months.

May 2014 ratings – Grischuk in third place

5/2/2014 – Alexander Grischuk gained 15 points in the past month and is now ranked number three in the world, behind Carlsen and Aronian, and ahead of Anand, Caruana, Kramnik and Nakamura. Interesting that Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez Perez has climbed into the top ten. French GM Romain Edouard 22 points, while Dutch GM Loek van Wely somehow managed to lose 29 points in a single month.

April 2014 ratings – Anand returns to third

4/2/2014 – The Candidates Tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk changed everything. Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand gained 15 rating points and climbed from eighth to third place, two points ahead of Vladimir Kramnik, who lost just four points. Levon Aronian lost 18 but retained his clear second place in the world. Magnus Carlsen remain at the top of the list, 69 points ahead of Aronian. Here's the latest list.

January 2014 ratings – Nakamura now third

1/3/2014 – The sensational change at the top of the New Year's rating list is (ta-dum!) Hikaru Nakamura's climb to number three in the world. He is not only the highest rated American of all time, he is the second American to reach the top three since the FIDE ratings were installed. Incidentally did you know that only 0.0024% of the world population has a FIDE rating? Here's the latest list.

Kasparov for President – 2014 FIDE Campaign

10/8/2013 – Yesterday evening former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov held an event in Tallinn, Estonia, to announce his candidacy for the presidency of the International Chess Federation and to introduce the other members of his ticket. They include FIDE General Secretary Ignatius Leong and US investor and chess sponsor Rex Sinquefield. Kasparov's program for FIDE is called Six Winning Moves.

FIDE April 2013 ratings – and reform plans

4/1/2013 – Vladimir Kramnik lost a bunch of rating points and descended from rank two to three, exchanging places with Levon Aronian, while Fabiano Caruana gained twelve to rejoin the top ten. Apart from that nothing really noteworthy to report this month, which has led to discussions within FIDE on how to "hot up" the list. We were privy to some of their very daring plans and can tell you what is in store.

FIDE Ethics Commission rules on Short and Topalov/Danailov

8/31/2007 – After intense deliberation over the complaints brought against Nigel Short, who had criticised top FIDE officers, and Veselin Topalov and Silvio Danailov for accusing Vladimir Kramnik of cheating during the 2006 World Championship, the Ethics Commission has issued severe reprimands against the latter, while Nigel was warned for using the word "dunderhead". Full judgements.

The FIDE World Championship Cycle 2005-2007

5/5/2005 – With its 2005 World Championship scheduled for late September in San Luis, Argentina, FIDE has published details of the cycle that is to follow this event. The knockout world championship is still there, but serves as one of the qualifiers for the next world championship. We bring you the full regulations and a quick-read summary.

The Garry Kasparov Interview, part 2

4/14/2005 – In the second installment of our epic interview with the world's highest-rated chess retiree, we discuss Kasparov's picks for his best games, tournaments, and years, his legendary opening preparation, chess evolution over the decades, and the past and future of chess and the championship. And what about Fischer?

FIDE's latest unification plan

2/28/2005 – Word has come out from FIDE's recent Presidential Council in Tbilsi, Georgia. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is now calling for a unification tournament to be held in Elista, Kalmykia. FIDE also appointed a new General Secretary and criticized the Spanish federation. Available details.

Anand: 'Stop the circus!'

8/9/2003 – In 2001 Vishy Anand won the FIDE title of world champion, which he lost a year later to Ruslan Ponomariov. Now the the world's number three has been shut out of the championship cycles. Anand calls the current situation a complete mess. "It is tough to get sponsors, and people are still trying to hold three World Championship matches," he says in this critical interview.

Yasser Seirawan sets the record straight

5/18/2002 – On May 7 a momentous reunification contract was signed in Prague. "I've been following the post Prague reactions and had a few good chuckles," Yasser Seirawan told us. "Lots of folks have things very mixed up and thus the need to make a clear historical record of what took place." Yasser does so in a momentous three-part essay you will not want to miss. Part one and all necessary background information is available here.
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