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
