GSC Report on current activities 2023 – 3

by Pavel Tregubov, GSC Secretary, 1 October 2023

In the third quarter 2023 GSC has been involved in the following activities and projects:

• Preparation and holding of the World Cups 2023

• Preparation and holding of the World Rapid Team Championship 2023

• Preparation of the World Women’s Team Championship 2023

• Negotiations with potential Organisers of the World Rapid and Blitz 2023

• Selection, coordination and payment arrangements with Open tournaments granted FIDE Aid Packages 2023

• Coordination of the FIDE Circuit 2023 project

• Working in the “Rating deflation” and “Transfer” Task Force groups

• Preparation and holding meetings with (potential) partners and sponsors – Freedom Finance, WR Group, Coca-Cola, Mahindra, Ava Labs, Motiva and others

• Implementation of Chess NFT project

• Preparation of joint projects with chess.com

• Negotiations with IMG on World Championship cycle sponsoring

• Consulting on the Rapid&Blitz Manual for organisers

• Conducting a poll on Women’s Grand Prix Series format 2024-25

• Conducting a poll on Candidates Tournaments and World Championship Matches 2024 format

• Preparation of the Grand Swiss 2023