FIDE: what is it?

If you're playing chess for enough time,then you have probably heard about something named "FIDE". But do you know,what does it mean?
In this blog,I'll tell you what is FIDE and where it comes from!

FIDE is the governing body of the sport of chess, and it regulates all international chess competitions. Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.
FIDE currently has its headquarters in Lausanne, but it was initially founded in 1924 in Paris under the motto “Gens una Sumus” (“We are one Family”). It was one of the very first International Sports Federations, alongside the governing bodies of the sports of Football, Cricket, Swimming, and Auto Racing. It is now one of the largest, encompassing 199 countries as affiliate members, in the form of National Chess Federations. Chess is nowadays a truly global sport, with dozens of millions of players in all the continents, and more than 60 million games on average played every day.

In french FIDE translates as "Fédération Internationale des Échecs",in english it is "The International Chess Federation".

Candidates tournaments orginized by FIDE

Olympiad orginized by FIDE

FIDE's most visible activity is organizing the World Chess Championship since 1948. FIDE also organizes world championships for women, juniors, seniors, and the disabled.Another flagship event is the Chess Olympiad, a biennial chess tournament organized since 1924, in which national teams compete. 
In alternate years, FIDE also organizes the World Team Championship, in which the best teams from the previous Olympiad compete.
As part of the World Chess Championship cycle, FIDE also organizes the Candidates Tournament, which determines who will challenge the reigning World Champion, and the qualifying tournaments for the Candidates.

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