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- The new FIDE Rating and Title Regulations were approved by the FIDE Council meeting on December 14, 2023.
- The new FIDE Title Regulations are effective from January 1, 2024.
- The new FIDE Rating Regulations will come into force from March 1, 2024.
- The new rule working group included Grandmaster Aleksandr Moiseenko (GM), Pavel Tregubov (General Strategy Commission), Nick Faulks (Qualifications Commission), Vladimir Kukaev (Ratings Office) and Sabrina de San Vicente (Qualifications Commission), worked together with mathematician Jeff Sonas on reforming the existing rating system.
Introduction to New FIDE Title Regulations
1. Only the titles as in Point no. 3 are acknowledged by FIDE.
2. The following regulations can only be altered by the FIDE Council following recommendation by the Qualification Commission (QC). For tournaments, such changes shall apply to those starting on or after the date on which they become effective.
3. FIDE titles for players are administered by the Qualification Commission, which is the final judging unit. The titles are for over-the-board standard chess (as defined in the Laws of Chess).
Open: Grandmaster (GM), International Master (IM), FIDE Master (FM), Candidate Master (CM).
Women’s: Woman Grandmaster (WGM), Woman International Master (WIM), Woman FIDE Master (WFM), Woman Candidate Master (WCM).
4. The titles are valid for life from the date confirmed by the FIDE Council.
4.1 Use of a FIDE title or rating to subvert the ethical principles of the title or rating system may subject a person to revocation of their title upon recommendation by the Qualification and Ethics Commissions and final action by FIDE Council.
4.2 A title can be used for results of opponents only in tournaments starting after its confirmation.
4.3 In terms of the age of achieving a title, the title is considered to be achieved when the last result is achieved, and the rating requirement is fulfilled, whichever date is later.
4.4 In case it is found after a title has been awarded that the player was in breach of the Fair Play Regulations in one or more of the tournaments on which the title application was based, then the title may be removed by the Qualification Commission. The player or their federation may appeal this decision to FIDE Council within 30 days after they had been informed in writing.
