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24th November 2009, 02:42pm
#1
by 64_block_square
Calamba City Philippines
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 106

What does FIDE stands for? I know its french right??

24th November 2009, 02:46pm
#2
by NM OmarCayenne
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 12607

Federation Internationale des Echecs (I think there's probably a couple accent marks in there that I'm leaving out).

24th November 2009, 02:47pm
#3
by PrawnEatsPrawn
Davy Jones' Locker England
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 11104

Fédération Internationale des Échecs.

24th November 2009, 02:47pm
#4
by oinquarki
The finest city in the United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 16513

Fédération Internationale des Échecs

 

edit: rats! too slow!Laughing

24th November 2009, 02:49pm
#5
by goldendog
beertopia United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 9110

Low hanging fruit never lasts long here.

25th November 2009, 12:37pm
#6
by artfizz
South (GMT) +rT United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 8363

FIDE - the organisation - seems to stand for unification. It's motto translates as: "We are one people".

26th November 2009, 04:04am
#7
by Dakota_Clark
Chicago United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 684

You don't put accents when the letter is capitalized, in French.

26th November 2009, 04:11am
#8
by artfizz
South (GMT) +rT United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 8363

I hate le French (language not people).

26th November 2009, 07:44am
#9
by marvellosity
Portsmouth United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2077

Yes you do, Dakota.

 
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