FIDE General Assembly

17 December 2023

14:00 CET 

AGENDA

1. FIDE President’s address

2. Obituaries

3. Rollcall 

 Section 1- Report of FIDE President

 Section 2 – Financial matters

2.1 Report of the FIDE Treasurer Annex 2.1

2.2 Verification Commission’s report Annex 2.2

2.3 Discharge of the Treasurer.

The General Assembly is requested to discharge the Treasurer from the responsibilities for the financial year 2022.

2.4 Budget 2024.

Presentation of the Budgetary framework for 2024-2025

The GA is invited to approve the FIDE budget for the year 2024 and provisional FIDE budget for the year 2025. Annex 2.4

2.5 Reappointment of External Auditor for annual audit of FIDE accounts for 2023

2.6 Update of the Financial Rules regarding the tournaments fees Annex 2.6

Section 3- Federation and Membership issues

3.1 Admission of new member federations of FIDE

3.1.1 The Tonga Chess Federation applied to become a member federation of FIDE Annex 3.1.1

3.1.2 The Vanuatu Chess Federation applied to become a member federation of FIDE Annex 3.1.2

3.1.3 Bulgarian Chess Federation Annex 3.1.3

3.1.3.1 The expulsion of the current member federation and admission of a new member federation.

3.1.3.1.1 The Bulgarian Sports Chess Federation applied to become a member federation of FIDE Annex 3.1.3.1.1

3.2 Admission of a new Affiliated Organization of FIDE

3.2.1 The New Caledonia Chess Federation applied to become an Affiliated Organisation of Annex 3.2.1

3.2.2 The ISCU applied to become an Affiliated Organisation of Annex 3.2.2

3.3 Federations issues

3.3.1 South African Chess Federation Annex 3.3.1 Annex 3.3.1a

3.4 Other matters

Section 4- Administrative matters

4.1 Constitutional Commission’s report Annex 4.1

4.2. The Federations’ proposals regarding Article 18.12 of the FIDE Charter. Annex 4.2

4.3 The Lesotho Chess Federation’s proposal regarding Article 17.6 of the FIDE Charter Annex 4.3

4.4 The FIDE Council’s proposal regarding Article 13.7 of the FIDE Charter. Annex 4.4

Section 5- FIDE Calendar

5.1 FIDE Chess Olympiad 2028

Following the bidding procedure which ended on November 7th   2023, the following valid bids have been received:

Abu Dhabi, UAE Annex 5.1.1

Genoa, Italy Annex 5.1.2 Annex 5.1.2.1

Bid Inspection Visits – reports Annex 5.1.3a  Annex 5.1.3b

5.2 FIDE Calendar 2023-2025

Section 6- Continental Associations

6.1 Report of Continental Association for Europe.

6.2 Report of Continental Association for Americas Annex 6.2

6.3 Report of Continental Association for Asia.

6.4 Report of Continental Association for Africa  Annex 6.4

Section 7- Miscellaneous

7.1 The Norway Chess Federation’s proposal Annex 7.1

7.2 FIDE 100 Years Anniversary

7.3 FIDE Awards Annex 7.3

7.4 FIDE Congress 2024

7.5 Other matters

Closure