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Each FIDE-recognized chess association can enter a team into the Olympiad. [1] Each team is made of up to five players, four regular players and one reserve (prior to the tournament in Dresden 2008 there were two reserves [17]). [1] Initially each team played all other teams but as the event grew over the years this became impossible. [1]
The strongest national teams in the world participate, and also some teams represent an entire continent. A full round is played by the teams, meaning that each team plays against every other team. At the first tournament, in 1985, teams consisted of six players; since then, teams have been reduced to four players. Reserve players are permitted.
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.
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The team with the highest number of team points became the rapid world champion. The FIDE World Blitz Team Championship was played with a time control of "3+2" (3 minutes per game with a 2-second increment per move starting from the first). It consisted of two phases.
The 2025 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2025, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament.
Chess is played all over the world. The dominant international governing body of chess is FIDE, which confers titles and conducts world championship tournaments. [1] The first Official World Championship was held in 1886, and there has always been at least one world champion since then. [2]
The 45th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 23 September 2024.. The total number of participants was 1,884: 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women's event.
The World Amateur Chess Championship is a tournament organised by FIDE and Amateur Chess Organisation (ACO). The world governing body intended to promote amateur chess play by holding championship tournaments linked to the Olympic Games, but only two events were held. Since 1996, it has been an annual FIDE event.