Founded
July 20, 1924 in
Paris,
France, the
Fédération Internationale des Échecs (or the
World Chess Federation) is the chess world's governing body. It maintains the rules of
chess and oversees all world championship activities. Currently, 156 national/regional
federations are members along with around 5
million registered
players.
The FIDE awards the chess titles of Grandmaster, International Master, FIDE Master, Woman Grandmaster, International Woman Master, FIDE Woman Master, International Arbiter, et. al.
The FIDE motto is "Gens Una Sumus" (We are one family.)
FIDE
Avenue de Beaumont 9
CH-1012 Lausanne
Switzerland
postal address:
FIDE
P.O.Box 166
CH-1000 Lausanne 4
Switzerland
http://www.fide.org