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A.Administrative Subjects

01. FIDE Statutes

02. Standing Orders

03. Financial Regulations

04. Electoral Regulations

05. Diploma Awards to Active Federations

06. Option form to hold a FIDE Meeting/Competition

07. Option Form to Offer/Bid to hold a FIDE Meeting/Competition

08. FIDE Congress Regulations

09. Regulations on Organization of Presidential Board Meeting

10. FIDE Code of Ethics

B.Permanent Commissions

01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission)

02. FIDE Rating Regulations (Qualification Commission)

03. FIDE Registration of International Competitions

04. CACDEC Statutes (Committee for Assistance to Chess Developing Countries)

05. Rapid Chess Competitions

C.General Rules and Recommendations for Tournaments

01. Recommendations for Organization of Top-level Tournaments

02. Standards of Chess Equipment for FIDE Tournaments

03. Guidelines for Tournament Invitation Agreement

04a. FIDE Swiss Rules

04b. The Dubov Swiss Pairing System

05. General Rules for Participation in FIDE Events

06. FIDE Tournament Rules

07. Restricted Drawing of Lots

D. Regulations for Specific Competitions

D.I.01 World Championship General Provisions

D.I.02 Zonal Tournament

D.I.03 World Championship

D.I.04 Women`s World Championship

D.II.01-06 Cycle for Team Competitions

D.II.07-08 Chess Olympiad and World Team Championship

D.III. Chess Olympiad

D.IV.01-02 Other Continental Club Cups

D.IV.03 World Cities Team Championship

D.V. Junior Individual Championship

D.VI Youth Team Events

D.VII Other Individual Tournaments

D.VIII. World Championship for Rapid Chess

D.IX. Regulations for the Grand Prix

E. Miscellaneous

E.Ia. Laws of Chess

E.Ib. Laws of Chess - Appendix

E.II. Handicapped Players

E.III. Regulations for Play with Computers

E.IV. Telechess

F. Administration

F.I. Boycotts

F.II. Resolutions

F.III. Date Limit for Age in Junior Tournaments