The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE, is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France, in 1924. Its motto is Gens una sumus, Latin for 'We are one Family'. In 1999, FIDE was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As of December 21, 2023, there are 201 member federations of FIDE.
Zdenko Kožul is a Croatian chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster and was the 2006 European champion.
Evgeny Vladimirovich Alekseev is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian champion in 2006. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
Bassem Amin is an Egyptian chess grandmaster and medical doctor. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player and the only medical doctor to have a FIDE peak rating of 2700+. Amin has also won the African chess championship seven times, doing so in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2024.
Alexandr Hilário Takeda Sakai dos Santos Fier is a Brazilian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023.
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001.
Simon Kim Williams is an English chess grandmaster and author who is best known under the pseudonym and Chess Server Nickname "GingerGM".
Zeng Chongsheng is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He played for the bronze medal-winning Chinese team at the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad in 2006. In 2016, Zeng shared second place at the Chinese championship with Bai Jinshi, and at the 20th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament in Vlissingen with Alberto David and Sipke Ernst.
Lei Tingjie is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. She was the 2021 Women's Grand Swiss champion, the 2017 Chinese women's national champion and the 2022–23 Women's Candidates winner. Lei earned the Grandmaster title in 2017 at age 19, and was the sixth woman to obtain the title as a teenager.
Yusup Atabayev is a Turkmenistani chess grandmaster.
Andrzej Filipowicz is a Polish chess player. He received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1975, International Arbiter in 1984, and FIDE Honorary Member in 2006.
Ralf Appel is a German chess grandmaster.
Georgy Arzumanian is a Georgian-Armenian chess grandmaster. Since 2009 he has the title grandmaster.
Hilda Vukikomoala is a Fijian chess player, who holds the International Chess Federation title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She is also President of the Fiji Chess Federation.
Chiletso Chipanga is a Malawian chess player. He was awarded the tile of Candidate Master in 2010.
Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera is a Chilean chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master title by FIDE in 2017.
Umida Omonova, is an Uzbekistani chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 2023.
Boban Bogosavljevic was the Serbian Chess Champion. He obtained FIDE Master title in 2005. In 2008, FIDE awarded him with Chess Grandmaster title. He won the Serbian Chess Championship in 2013.
Simona Limontaitė is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. She is three time winner of Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.
Titas Stremavičius is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. He is winner of Lithuanian Chess Championship (2021).
