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==Role== FIDE's most visible activity is organizing the [[World Chess Championship]] since 1948. FIDE also organizes world championships for [[Women's World Chess Championship|women]], [[World Junior Chess Championship|juniors]], [[World Senior Chess Championship|seniors]], and the [[Disability|disabled]], as well the world championships for the shorter time formats [[World Rapid Chess Championship|rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship|blitz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9126-world-chess-championship-for-disabled-2015-has-come-to-an-end.html|title=International Chess Federation β FIDE|website=fide.com|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084601/https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9126-world-chess-championship-for-disabled-2015-has-come-to-an-end.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another flagship event is the [[Chess Olympiad]], a biennial chess tournament organized since 1924, in which national teams compete. In alternate years, FIDE also organizes the [[World Team Chess Championship|World Team Championship]], in which the best teams from the previous Olympiad compete. As part of the World Chess Championship cycle, FIDE also organizes the [[Candidates Tournament]], which determines who will challenge the reigning World Champion, and the qualifying tournaments for the Candidates, such as the [[Chess World Cup]], the [[FIDE Grand Prix]], and the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]]. FIDE is recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) as the supreme body responsible for the organization of chess and its championships at global and continental levels.<ref>{{cite web | title=ARISF Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations | url=https://www.arisf.sport/members.aspx | access-date=28 October 2019 | archive-date=January 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122114531/https://www.arisf.sport/members.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref> Other tournaments are not overseen directly by FIDE, but they generally observe FIDE rules and regulations. Some national chess organizations such as the [[US Chess Federation]] use minor differences to FIDE rules. FIDE defines the [[rules of chess]], both for individual games (i.e. the board and moves) and for the conduct of international competitions. The international competition rules are the basis for local competitions, although local bodies are allowed to modify these rules to a certain extent. FIDE awards a number of organizational titles, including [[International Arbiter]], which signifies that the recipient is competent and trusted to oversee top-class competitions.<ref name="FIDEHandbookContents">{{cite web | url=http://www.fide.com/info/handbook | title=FIDE Handbook | publisher=FIDE }} (contents page)</ref> FIDE calculates the [[Elo rating]]s of players<ref name="FIDERatingsPortal">{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/ | title=FIDE Ratings | publisher=FIDE }} (portal to other FIDE ratings-related pages)</ref> and awards [[FIDE titles|titles]] for achievement in competitive play, such as the [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] title. It also awards titles to composers and solvers of [[chess problem]]s and [[chess study|studies]]. FIDE funds and manages outreach programs, such as the Chess for Freedom program<ref>{{cite web | title=About the Chess for Freedom program | url=https://chessforfreedom.fide.com/ }}</ref> and awards such as, since 2020, the Svetozar Gligoric Award for fair play.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fide.com/news/205 | title=Svetozar Gligoric Award for fair play }}</ref> [[Correspondence chess]] (chess played by post, email or on online servers) is regulated by the [[International Correspondence Chess Federation]], an independent body that cooperates with FIDE where appropriate. The FIDE budget for 2022 was {{Euro|12.84 million|link=yes}}, an increase from the 2021 budget which was {{Euro|4 million}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=92nd FIDE General Assembly: results and decisions | url=https://fide.com/news/1506 | date=29 December 2021 | access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=FIDE in good financial shape | url=https://mailchi.mp/fide/newsletter-020#TREASURER | date=8 December 2020 | access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> Income is primarily from rights to tournaments such as the Olympiad and World Championship, from various fees and commissions, and from corporate sponsorship and donations.
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