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FIDE Laws of Chess cover over-the-board play. The Laws of Chess have two parts: 1. Basic Rules of Play and 2. Competitive Rules of Play. The English text is the authentic version of the Laws of Chess (which were adopted at the 93rd FIDE Congress at Chennai, India) coming into force on 1 January 2023.
- 2023 Laws of Chess
On this page, you can read and download the 2023 Laws of...
- 2023 Laws of Chess
4 sty 2023 · During the last days of the year, the FIDE Rules Commission completed the administrative check on the 2023 Laws of Chess, which were approved at the 93rd FIDE General Assembly in Chennai, India, and came into force on January 1, 2023.
On this page, you can read and download the 2023 Laws of Chess, and the changes table. Translations will come soon!
1 sty 2023 · This document contains the full text of the FIDE Laws of Chess that took effect from January 1, 2023 as approved by the FIDE General Assembly. The laws are divided into basic rules of play and competitive rules of play.
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FIDE published new Laws of Chess, which came into the force on 1 January 2023. This is a good example of publishing changes by FIDE, as new rules are published with a table of changes and also with a comment about main changes. The most important change is:
1 sty 2018 · FIDE has released its latest version of the Laws of Chess - FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023. What are the main differences from the previous version( Laws of Chess: For competitions starting from 1 January 2018 till 31 December 2022 )?