FIDE
International chess governing body
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| January 1 2025 | FIDE published its monthly federation rankings, with the United States leading the top 20 national chess federations with an average top 10 player rating of 2731. |
| January 1 2025 | FIDE published the top 20 rankings for girls under 21 years old, with Divya Deshmukh from India ranking first with a rating of 2490. |
| January 1 2025 | FIDE Junior Rankings released, with Gukesh Dommaraju from India ranked as the top junior at 2783 rating points, followed by R Praggnanandhaa (also from India) at 2741 rating points. |
| January 1 2025 | FIDE rankings for top 20 women chess players released, with Hou Yifan of China ranked first with a rating of 2633. |
| January 1 2025 | FIDE World Rankings list published, with Magnus Carlsen of Norway maintaining the top position with a rating of 2831, followed by Fabiano Caruana of the United States at 2803. |
| 2023 | French transgender player Yosha Iglesias competed as a woman and was awarded the Woman International Master title following FIDE's policy announcement. |
| 2023 | English, Finnish, and US chess federations released statements supporting transgender players and opposing FIDE's restrictive policy. |
| 2023 | German Chess Federation stated they would not exclude transgender women from women's tournaments, referencing Annemarie Sylvia Meier's 2003 German Women's Chess Championship win. |
| August 2023 | The French Chess Federation publicly rejected FIDE's transgender player policy, declaring it transphobic and refusing to implement the restrictions. |
| August 2023 | FIDE ruled to exclude transgender women from women's chess tournaments, including the Women's World Chess Championship and related qualification events. The policy also mandates stripping transgender men of women's titles earned before gender transition. |
| July 30 2023 | FIDE Congress elects Arkady Dvorkovich for a second term as FIDE President, confirming his continued leadership of the international chess governing body. |
| August 2022 | Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected as FIDE President at the general assembly in Chennai, India, winning 157 votes to 16 against Andrii Baryshpolets. |
| August 2022 | FIDE announces a major transformation in its approach to international chess competitions, introducing new regulations and competition formats to modernize the sport. |
| July 2022 | FIDE suspends Russian and Belarusian chess players from international competitions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, marking a significant political stance in the organization's history. |
| July 2022 | Arkady Dvorkovich is re-elected as FIDE President during the FIDE Congress, continuing his leadership of the international chess governing body. |
| March 22 2022 | FIDE imposed a six-month ban on Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin from competing in rated tournaments due to his controversial Twitter statements supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. FIDE determined that Karjakin's statements violated the FIDE code of ethics and negatively reflected on chess and the federation. |
| February 27 2022 | FIDE issued an official statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, banning Russia and Belarus from hosting official events and revoking the 2022 Chess Olympiad and FIDE congress in Moscow. Russian and Belarusian national teams were banned from FIDE tournaments, with individual players allowed to compete under strict regulations. |
| 2020 | FIDE established the Svetozar Gligoric Award for fair play in chess. |
| January 2019 | FIDE signed a new contract with World Chess, scaling back their relationship and reasserting control over the World Championship cycle through 2021. |
| 2018 | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov of Russian Federation becomes FIDE president, serving until 2018 |
| 2018 | FIDE begins to experience significant challenges, including financial difficulties and governance issues that impact the international chess organization's operations and reputation. |
| 2018 | FIDE begins a period of leadership transition and strategic planning under its governing structure. |
| October 2018 | Arkady Dvorkovich was elected as FIDE President in Batumi, Georgia, defeating Georgios Makropoulos with 103 votes to 78, after Nigel Short withdrew his candidacy. |
| July 2018 | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was ousted as FIDE President after 23 years in office, due to US sanctions for business dealings with the Syrian government. |
| September 2016 | At the FIDE General Assembly, it was resolved that Agon should institute a corporate presence in a more transparent locale, leading to the creation of World Chess Limited. |
| September 2015 | FIDE Ethics Commission rules that Ilyumzhinov did not violate the FIDE Code of Ethics regarding the Agon contract controversy |
| 2014 | A purported agreement between Paulson and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was leaked and published by Chess.com, alleging that Paulson was a front man for Ilyumzhinov in Agon |
| 2014 | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was again re-elected as FIDE President, maintaining his long-standing leadership of the organization. |
| October 2014 | Agon was sold to its current CEO Ilya Merenzon for the sum of one pound. |
| November 2013 | Agon organized the Chennai World Chess Championship. |
| March 2013 | Agon organized the London Candidates Tournament. |
| 2012 | Bulgarian Chess Federation disputes Agon's sole organizing rights for the Candidates matches |
| September 2012 | The FIDE General Assembly approved the agreement with Agon, and Agon organized the London FIDE Grand Prix event. |
| February 20 2012 | An agreement was made between Agon and FIDE, subject to approval by the 2012 FIDE General Assembly. |
| 2010 | FIDE introduced more standardized rating systems and regulations for international chess competitions. |
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