GSC Report on current activities 2026 – 2
by Pavel Tregubov, GSC Secretary, 18 June 2026
In the second quarter 2026, GSC has been involved in the following activities and projects:
- Coordinating of the FIDE Circuit and Women’s Circuit 2026 projects
- Preparing and holding meetings with (potential) partners and sponsors – Freedom Finance, Scheinberg family, Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort Google, Korinthia Group, Mahindra, NRK, ChessBase India, Total Sports, Salesforce and others
- Negotiating with potential organisers of the World Championship Match 2026 and Women’s Grand Prix Series 2026-27
- Negotiating with Norway Chess regarding the Total Chess project
- Organising the FIDE Candidates 2026
- Negotiating with P11 regarding the FIDE World Championship Match 2026
- Negotiating and reaching an agreement with Chess.com
- Participating in the organisation of the World Team R&B Championships 2026
- Drafting the new format proposal for the World Cup 2027
- Negotiating with the Organiser of the Grand Swiss 2027 in IOM, adjusting the Regulations
- Participating in the planning of the two online stages of the FIDE University Team Championship 2026
- Registering Federations’ requests for DGT boards to be distributed after the Olympiad 2026
- Elaborating the qualification systems for the Candidates and Women’s Candidates 2028
- Preparing and implementing the Open Aid Project 2026. Communicating with the organisers
