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    FIDE Council Online Meeting Decisions

    May 17, 2020

    From:

    https://www.fide.com/news/527

    FIDE Council Decisions

    12th of May, 2020 (online-meeting)

    OCM-2020/01 The Council approved the revised FIDE budget for 2020 proposed by MB. It was also noted that FIDE should closely monitor the financial state of national federations as an implication of pandemics with a further consideration by the Council if necessary.

    OCM-2020/02 The Council thanked Swiss authorities for the financial support regarding salaries of FIDE staff and rental payments for the FIDE office in Lausanne.

    OCM-2020/03 The Council approved the organization of online FIDE Council and other official and non-official meetings e.g. FIDE Zonal Council meetings and commission meetings. The Council noted a possibility to organize an online 2020 General Assembly.

    OCM-2020/04 The Council noted that the second half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament shall be held later this year and appreciated the commitment of Yekaterinburg partners to host the event.

    OCM-2020/05 The Council noted that the opening of World EXPO 2020 is confirmed to move to the fourth quarter of 2021 under the same name and with the same organizer, who expressed a clear commitment to host the World Championship Match with the dates and terms to be reconfirmed in a due course.

    OCM-2020/06 The Council approved shifting the Chess Olympiad 2020 to the next year, to be held at the same locations in Russia and within the same time frame as per FIDE Statement dated March 25th, 2020.

    OCM-2020/07 The Council took note of the President's information on the preparations for the 2022 Olympiad. The Council requested the Belarus Chess Federation to provide the final information on the decision of the Belarus authorities about holding the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Minsk till the end of May 2020.

    OCM-2020/08 The Council approved that in case of a negative reply from the Belarus authorities, FIDE shall reopen the bidding procedure for the 2022 Chess Olympiad for a period of three months.

    OCM-2020/09 The Council noted that FIDE received one full bid for the 2024 Olympiad from Hungarian Chess Federation. Also, the Argentinian Chess Federation provided FIDE with a letter of intent with a promise to present the whole package with official guarantees by September 2020. The Council confirmed the high level of preparation of the Hungarian Chess Federation's bid for 2024 and approved remote checking of all related details with formal inspections to be held when the situation allows the visits. The Council also recommended this bid for the ratification by the General Assembly subject to satisfactory inspections.

    OCM-2020/10 The Council noted that FIDE shall announce a bidding procedure for the World Cups 2022-2023.

    OCM-2020/11 The Council approved to create a separate procedure for the e-vote, should there be a necessity to decide about the Olympiad host city before the official GA meeting. Mr. Rivello, Chairman of Constitutional Commission, will advise on the procedural aspects. In the case of this e-vote, national federations to be consulted and informed accordingly.

    OCM-2020/12 The Council noted the information from FIDE President about the options for the timing of the last stage of the Women’s Grand-Prix series.

    OCM-2020/13 The Council requested the Events Commission to provide by the 1st of July an update regarding the respective 2020 World Championships and inform which events shall be moved to 2021 taking into account both the interests of the organizers of 2020-2021 tournaments and limitations related to the pandemics, including travel restrictions and budget constraints.

    OCM-2020/14 The Council approved the following online events to be organized by FIDE:

    - Steinitz memorial (regulations have been approved before);

    - Checkmate Coronavirus (regulations to be approved by MB);

    - Online Olympiad, including the players with disabilities (30 teams, President asked for the suggestions regarding 2 wildcards);

    - competitions for players with disabilities;

    - knock-out competitions with shorter time format.

    The Council agreed that FIDE needs a massive anti-cheating work before proceeding with official FIDE online events. FIDE is ready to fight it in cooperation with major chess online platforms.

    OCM-2020/15 The final regulations of the respective events will be approved by the Council in the near future following the suggestions from the Council members, in particular regarding a possible qualification stage for Online Olympiad.

    OCM-2020/16 The Council requested MB to provide information regarding media coverage of FIDE online activities and intensify the respective promotion efforts, including by the improvement in the quality of video coverage of FIDE events. The Council welcomed the development of a new visual standard for top FIDE events.

    OCM-2020/17 The Council noted the Continental reports and supported online activities run by the Continents.

    OCM-2020/18 The Council approved the new Commissions composition in principle. Council members have been requested to provide comments and proposals regarding personal composition of the commissions.

    OCM-2020/19 The Council approved the liquidation of the Online Commission conditional on the creation of a clear operational framework for managing and supporting FIDE online activities.

    OCM-2020/20 The Council approved the creation of the Athletes’ Commission. Council members have been requested to provide comments on possible procedures for the selection of members and on the regulations for the Athletes’ Commission

    OCM-2020/21 The Council has acknowledged the decisions by the President to appoint the new Chairs for the Planning and Development Commission and the Social Commission.

    OCM-2020/22 The Council approved MB efforts to kick-off the Chess ID project and noted that the details of the outsourcing procedures will be sent to the members shortly.

    OCM-2020/23 The Council noted the proposals regarding honorary GM titles.

    OCM-2020/24 The Council resolved to hold the next online Council meeting (regular quarterly meeting) in June 2020.

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    FIDE Council Online Meeting Decisions

    July 4, 2020

    From:


    https://www.fide.com/news/615


    Decisions of the 2nd quarter FIDE Online Council Meeting

    23 June 2020


    Q2OC-2020/1 To approve the Treasurer’s report.

    Q2OC-2020/2 To consider a possibility of raising funds for medical and other assistance for chess players.

    Q2OC-2020/3 To postpone an approval of 2019 accounts due to late submission.

    Q2OC-2020/4 To adopt a Declaration regarding the Swiss Financial Marketing Infrastructure Act (PDF)

    Q2OC-2020/5 To hold the FIDE General Assembly online at the end of November 2020. To prepare the GA Agenda by July 10.

    Q2OC-2020/6 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s intention to have a conference call with both parties in the AICF dispute in nearest future, and to come forward with a proposal for the FIDE Council.

    Q2OC-2020/7 To approve the FIDE President’s proposal to postpone decisions on the cases with the South African, the UAE and Cote d’Ivoire Chess Federations till new developments and documents appear.

    Q2OC-2020/8 To reach a final decision on the dates and location of the second part of the FIDE Candidates tournament 2020 in July 2020.

    Q2OC-2020/9 To continue monitoring the situation and discussing the logistics of the World Chess Championship Match 2021 with the World Expo organizers in Dubai, keeping in mind two possible dates (spring and autumn 2021) and considering all possible adjustments/changes in the FIDE official calendar.

    Q2OC-2020/10 To move the dates of the Women’s World Cup 2020 to April 2021 under the condition of signing an additional agreement with the Organizers

    Q2OC-2020/11 To keep the dates of the World Cup 2021 for August 2021.

    Q2OC-2020/12 To continue monitoring the opening of EU borders in order to finalize the Women’s Grand Prix series by the end of 2020, with several possible venues.

    Q2OC-2020/13 To reach a final decision on the 2022 Chess Olympiad in August, while keeping informal discussions with all potential organizers.

    Q2OC-2020/14 To approve the dates of the 2020 Online Olympiad as last week of July – first week of September 2020. Draft regulations to be presented to the Council for further e-vote.

    Q2OC-2020/15 To approve organization of the following online tournaments (regulations to follow):

    - Online top Junior event
    - Online cadet and youth events
    - Online senior event
    - World Bullet Chess Championship

    Q2OC-2020/16 To note great success of the Checkmate Coronavirus festival and to express gratitude to its organizers.

    Q2OC-2020/17 To express dissatisfaction with the nature of the current agreement regarding FIDE Online Arena and to authorize the President to seek legal advice to revise or terminate the agreement for the FIDE Online Arena.

    Q2OC-2020/18 To postpone making a decision on the Online Tournament Guidelines; to ask all interested parties to provide comments directly to the Arbiters’ Commission.

    Q2OC-2020/19 To request the FIDE Qualification Commission to study the situation with online titles.

    Q2OC-2020/20 To request the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission to publish the criteria for arbiters’ selection and to hold an online meeting to explain them.

    Q2OC-2020/21 To approve new ARB titles.

    Q2OC-2020/22 To approve the Arbiters’ Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/23 To approve the Chess in Education Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/24 To approve the Commission for Disabled report.

    Q2OC-2020/25 To approve the Commission for Women’s Chess report.

    Q2OC-2020/26 To approve the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/27 To approve the proposal of the FIDE President to endorse two members of the Fact-Finding Committee Mr Ralf Alt (GER) as chairperson and Ms Yumiko Hiebert (JPN) as a member. To have consultations between the FIDE President, Mr. Strydom and Mr. Ncube to set up online voting for the third member.

    Q2OC-2020/28 To approve new EVE titles.

    Q2OC-2020/29 To approve the Events Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/30 To request Events Commission to study a suggestion to introduce a new FIDE Organiser title.

    Q2OC-2020/31 To approve postponement of the FIDE EVE World Championships according to the Events Commission’s proposal: to postpone the remaining 2020 competitions to 2021 (except World Amateur 2020); to postpone the 2021 competitions to 2022; to postpone the bidding procedure of 2023 events to 2021.

    Q2OC-2020/32 To approve the Medical Commission report and the Medical security policy and protocol for upcoming over-the-board chess events subject to updates based on the situation changes.

    Q2OC-2020/33 To approve the Planning and Development Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/34 To note that the proposal of Mr. Vega requires further consideration and flexibility in respect of the financial ways to support National Federations and Continents.

    Q2OC-2020/35 To approve the amendments to the Title Regulations proposed by the QC, with an editorial change that would clarify the terms used.

    Q2OC-2020/36 To approve the amendments to the Rating Regulations proposed by the QC.

    Q2OC-2020/37 To approve new QC titles.

    Q2OC-2020/38 To approve the Qualification Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/39 To approve the Rules Commission report and to further discuss the proposal on Appendix E – Online chess.

    Q2OC-2020/40 To approve the Systems of Pairings and Programs Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/41 To note the personal changes in the Social Commission.

    Q2OC-2020/42 To approve the Technical Commission report; to request that the final proposal regarding changes in Handbook shall be prepared for the next GA.

    Q2OC-2020/43 To approve new TRG titles.

    Q2OC-2020/44 To approve new FIDE Chess Academies.

    Q2OC-2020/45 To postpone making a decision on the Trainers’ Commission regarding a new system of titles and licenses; to ask all interested parties to cooperate with TRG in drafting a final proposal.

    Q2OC-2020/46 To approve the Data Protection Committee report and the GDPR-related amendments to the Handbook.

    Q2OC-2020/47 To approve the Constitutional Commission report.

    Q2OC-2020/48 To note the Media and Marketing report.

    Q2OC-2020/49 In the light of exceptional circumstances, the Council has approved the granting the GM title to Mr. Brandon Jacobson.

    Q2OC-2020/50 To request the Qualification Commission to revise a paragraph regarding the required number of foreign players number in view of the current situation.

    Q2OC-2020/51 To hold the next FIDE Council meeting online by the end September 2020.

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