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Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. [1]
The 2024 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 4th edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in New York City, United States, from 30 to 31 ...
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, [3] [4] commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (/ ˈ f iː d eɪ / FEE-day, Fédération Internationale des Échecs), [5] is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.
The winners, Gukesh and Tan Zhongyi, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2024 and Women's World Chess Championship 2025 respectively. The winner of the 2024 FIDE Circuit, which encompasses major tournaments held in 2024, will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. The World Championship runner-up, Ding Liren, will no longer get an ...
The relevant rules in the FIDE laws of chess are summarized as: [3] ... This page was last edited on 28 December 2024, at 00:40 (UTC).
The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation ...
In June 2024, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky announced that FIDE had received three bids to host the championship, two from India (Chennai and New Delhi), and one from Singapore. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In July 2024, FIDE announced that the match would take place in Singapore from 20 November to 15 December 2024, with four venues being considered.