FIDE General Assembly

26-27 September 2026

AGENDA

1. Roll-call
2. FIDE Interim President’s address
3. Obituaries
4. Report of the Chairman of the Electoral Commission 
5. Confirmation of the list of eligible voters

Section 1- Elections

1.1 Elections of the 3 Scrutineers

1.2 Election of the combined Presidential tickets

Presidential ticket of Mr. Wadim Rosenstein

1. President – Mr. Wadim Rosenstein
2. Deputy President – Mr. Gordon Tang

Presidential ticket of Mr. Jan Henric Buettner 

1. President – Mr. Jan Henric Buettner
2. Deputy President – Mr. Malcolm Pein

Presidential ticket of Mr. Timur Turlov

1. President – Mr. Timur Turlov
2. Deputy President – Mr. Viswanathan Anand

1.3 Election of four Vice Presidents.

1.4 Elections of the Treasurer, the Secretary of the Council and of three Vice Presidents.

The newly elected President shall nominate one person for the position of the Treasurer, three (3) persons for the position of Vice Presidents and one person for the position of the Secretary of the Council.

1.5 Election of the Constitutional Commission member

1.6 Acknowledgment of the elections for the Continental and Zonal Presidents.

Section 2 – Reports and Financial matters – I part

2.1 Report of FIDE Interim President

2.2 Report of the FIDE Treasurer Annex 2.2

2.3 Verification Commission’s report Annex 2.3

2.4 Discharge of the Treasurer. 

The General Assembly is requested to discharge the Treasurer from the responsibilities for the financial year 2025.

Section 3- Membership issues

3.1 Membership  issues

3.1.1 The Chess Federation of Russia

3.1.1.1 Letter from Armenian Chess Federation Annex 3.1.1.1

3.1.1.2 Letter from Belarus Chess Federation Annex 3.1.1.2 Annex 3.1.1.2a

3.1.1.3 Letter from Cuban Chess Federation Annex 3.1.1.3  Annex 3.1.1.3a

3.1.1.4 Letter from Nicaraguan Chess Federation Annex 3.1.1.4  Annex 3.1.1.4a

3.1.1.5 Other materials Annex 3.1.1.5a  Annex 3.1.1.5b 

3.1.2 The Rwanda Chess Federation

Section 4 – Financial matters – II part

4.1 Budget 2027-2028

4.1.1 Mandate of the Council to adopt the FIDE budget for the year 2027 and provisional FIDE budget for the year 2028. Annex 4.1.1

4.2 Appointment of External Auditor for annual audit of FIDE accounts for 2026.

Section 5 – Administrative matters

5.1 Changes in the FIDE Handbook 

5.1.1 The FIDE Council’s proposal regarding the FIDE Charter. Annex 5.1.1a  Annex 5.1.1b 

5.1.2 The FIDE Council’s proposal regarding the FIDE Electoral Rules. Annex 5.1.2 

5.1.3 The AIDEF’s proposal regarding the inclusion of FIDE’s bilingual institutional designation in the FIDE Charter. Annex 5.1.3a  Annex 5.1.3b

5.1.4 The German, Iceland, Norwegian, Faroe Island Chess Federations’ and Irish Chess Union’s proposal regarding introduction of the Chess960 FIDE rating. Annex 5.1.4a  Annex 5.1.4b

5.1.5 The Icelandic Chess Federation’s proposal regarding Fast Standard time limits. Annex 5.1.5a  Annex 5.1.5b

5.1.6 The Netherland Chess Federation’s proposal regarding inclusion of the gender designation “X” to the FIDE Rating Database. Annex 5.1.6a  Annex 5.1.6b

5.1.7 Proposals regarding the FIDE Transfer Regulations & Rules of Eligibility for Players.

5.1.7.1 The Monaco Chess Federation’s proposal regarding the article 1.1 of the FIDE Transfer Regulations & Rules of Eligibility for Players. Annex 5.1.7.1

5.1.7.2  The Syrian Chess Federation’s proposal regarding the art. 3.3 of the FIDE Transfer Regulations & Rules of Eligibility for Players. Annex 5.1.7.2

5.1.7.3 Other materials Annex 5.1.7.3 

5.2 Constitutional Commission’s report  Annex 5.2

Section 6 – FIDE Calendar

6.1 FIDE Chess Olympiad 2030

6.2 FIDE Major tournaments 2026/2030

6.3 FIDE Chess Olympiad 2028 presentation

Section 7 – Continental Associations

7.1 Report of Continental Association for Europe. Annex 7.1  

7.2 Report of Continental Association for Americas.  

7.3 Report of Continental Association for Asia.  

7.4 Report of Continental Association for Africa.        

Section 8- Miscellaneous

8.1 FIDE Awards  Annex 8.1

8.2 Other matters

Closure