2022 2nd FIDE Council Meeting      

List of Decisions 

 August 4, 2022

CM2-2022/01 To note President’s report

CM2-2022/02 To note Treasurer’s report

CM2-2022/03 To note the Verification Commission’s report

CM2-2022/04 To suggest to the General Assembly to authorise newly elected FIDE Council to approve the budget for 2023.

CM2-2022/05 To suggest to the General Assembly to approve the Ernst & Young as the FIDE External Auditors for annual audit of FIDE accounts for 2022.

CM2-2022/06 To approve amendment to the Financial Rules regarding the tournaments’ fees.

CM2-2022/07 To refer the proposal of the English Chess Federation in respect of a proposed change of Article 17.6 of the FIDE Charter to the General Assembly for a final decision.

CM2-2022/08 To suggest to the General Assembly to approve the proposal of the English Chess Federation in respect of a proposed change of Article 9.4 of the FIDE Charter.

CM2-2022/09 To suggest to the General Assembly to reject the proposal of the Papua New Guinea Chess Federation in respect of the Associate Member Federations.

CM2-2022/10 To suggest to the General Assembly to reject the proposal of the Papua New Guinea Chess Federation in respect of the proposed change of Article 9.4. of the FIDE Charter.

CM2-2022/11 To note that regarding the proposal of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines that the current text of Article 2.7. of Arbiters-Regulations already allows an unlimited number of norms for World and Continental Championships in Requirements for the title of FIDE Arbiter, however for better understanding a comment in this respect will be included in the Arbiters’ Manual not later than October 1st 2022.

CM2-2022/12 To acknowledge the developmental status of the FIDE Arbiter title and modify article 3.11 of the B06.1 of Arbiters – Regulations as follows: “There is no restriction on the number of norms from events of National level presented in an FA application.”

CM2-2022/13 To approve the EDC Procedural Rules. To include it in the FIDE Handbook as a new section A.9 (effective from 1 September 2022).

CM2-2022/14 To approve the updated Regulations related to Non-Elected Commissions.

CM2-2022/15 To approve FIDE Fair Play Rules for Online Competitions with Supervision.

CM2-2022/16 To approve Rules related to FIDE Compliant Electronic Chess Equipment.

CM2-2022/17 To approve Rules related to Standards of Chess Equipment.

CM2-2022/18 To approve Tie Break Regulations coming into effect from July 1st 2023.

CM2-2022/19 To approve the Regulations related to Captain and Head of Delegation. To further analyze and discuss the document based on the feedback received during the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad.

CM2-2022/20 To approve the Appeals Committee Procedural Rules.

CM2-2022/21 To note the bid of the Uzbekistan Chess Federation for the 2026 FIDE Chess Olympiad.

CM2-2022/22 To note the Constitutional Commission’s report.

CM2-2022/23 To note the Arbiters’ Commission’s report.

CM2-2022/24 To approve the recommendations of the Arbiters’ Commission on Seminars, Classification upgrades, Amendments to the FIDE lecturer list, FA norms and titles.

CM2-2022/25 To approve the recommendations of the Events Commission on titles.

CM2-2022/26 To note the Qualification Commission’s report.

CM2-2022/27 To approve the recommendations of the Qualification Commission on titles.

CM2-2022/28 To instruct QC to additionally discuss and submit to the Council its potential proposals for changes to Title Regulations on general criteria for assigning direct titles. To assign direct titles in Zone 2.3. events.

CM2-2022/29 To approve the Rating Regulations for Rapid and Blitz Tournaments coming into force from 1 October 2022. Qualification Commission to propose necessary clarifications not later than 15 September 2022 if needed.

CM2-2022/30 To approve the recommendations of the Trainers’ Commission on titles and Academies. 

CM2-2022/31 To note the Data Protection Committee’s report.

CM2-2022/32 To finalize the Athletes’ Commission composition after the General Assembly, not later than by 31 August 2022.

CM2-2022/33 To note Continental reports.

CM2-2022/34 To suggest to the General Assembly to award the title of FIDE Honorary members to Messrs. S. Bouaziz (TUN), J. Vega (GUA), V. Hort (GER), A. Tolentino (PHI), K. Jungwirth (AUT).

CM2-2022/35 To approve the title of Friend of FIDE for H. Herzog (AUT)

CM2-2022/36 To approve the Certificate of Merit for Messrs. H. Metzing (GER), Dat Tat Thang (VIE), P. Spiller (NZL).

CM2-2022/37 To award Gligoric Award to Jergus Pechac (SLO) and Shaw Jaden (JAM).

CM2-2022/38 To approve that the World Cadet U8, U10 and U10 Championships 2022 (Georgia) and World Youth U14, U16 and U18 Championships 2022 (Romania) organizers are entitled to accept individual registrations in exceptional cases, after the registration deadline. In such case the players also may be obliged to play in the mentioned competitions under FIDE flag pending their request.

CM2-2022/39 To recommend to the General Assembly to instruct FIDE Management to carry out public consultations regarding the missing FIDE President and to give the right to the FIDE Council to recognize Mr. Augusto Muro (ARG) as FIDE President for a period 1939-1946 if after the three months public consultations the decision proves feasible.

CM2-2022/40 To approve that the World Youth Chess Championship 2023 will be organized in Italy.

CM2-2022/41 To approve the changes in the regulations of FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships.