GSC Report on the current activities 2021 – 2

by Pavel Tregubov, GSC Secretary, 17 June 2021

In the second quarter 2021 GSC is being involved in the following activities and projects:

• World Championship Match 2020 – negotiations with EXPO and with a number of commercial, broadcasting and media partners

• Preparation of the various FIDE presentations, including “FIDE World Championship” presentation, General, Youth, Women GP, Senior etc…

• Negotiations with the organisers of the Women Grand Prix tournament in Gibraltar.

• Preparation and holding meetings with (potential) partners and sponsors – MTS, Mahindra, Motiva, Visa, Tinkoff and Chevron

• Preparation of the draft contract with Motiva

• Negotiations with potential organisers of the Candidates and Women’s Candidates Tournaments 2022

• Drafting a contract with NBC on the World Championship Match broadcast

• Preparation of the agreement with Chess.com on online broadcast of major FIDE events

• Preparation the update for the FIDE Online Chess Rules within the Task Force group

• Preparation of the FIDE bidding procedures within the Task Force group

• Work on revising and approving “D” Chapter of the FIDE Handbook

• Preparation of the update for the Regulations for the Grand Swiss and WGS 2021

• Consultations with the organisers of the Grand Swiss and WGS 2021

• Preparation of the Regulations for the Chess Olympiad 2022

• Preparation of the World Teams 2021 Format

• Preparation and holding of the FIDE bidding procedure for the FIDE Women’s World Team Championship 2021

• Preparation of the Online Women Speed Chess Series

• Discussion with the four Continents on the World Cup 2021 qualifiers structure

• Preparation of American, Asian and European hybrid qualifies for the FIDE World Cup 2021

• Supervision of American, Asian and European hybrid qualifies for the FIDE World Cup 2021

• Preparation of the specific requirements for the FIDE World Cup qualifiers held in Hybrid format 

• Preparation of the FIDE World Cup in coordination with other FIDE departments and CFR

• Preparation of contracts between FIDE and Open tournaments awarded with FIDE Aid Packages