Documentation

In this section, you can find the current versions of the Laws of Chess and other Regulations for which the Rules Commission is responsible.

There are two types of documents: the Regulations and the Guidelines.

The Regulations are official FIDE Rules. The same documents are available in the FIDE Handbook.

The Guidelines are best practices and indications to set a standard which is suggested by the Rules Commission: organisers, arbiters and players are encouraged to follow them to set some international standards valid in all competitions.

The Rules Commission is open to proposals; if you wish to suggest any change in the Laws of Chess, feel free to fill out the relevant form!

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