{"id":42831,"date":"2026-01-12T08:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=42831"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:07:16","slug":"call-for-bids-fide-amateur-world-championships-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/call-for-bids-fide-amateur-world-championships-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Bids: FIDE Amateur World Championships 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42831\" class=\"elementor elementor-42831\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede1a42 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ede1a42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c5dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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Commission is pleased to announce \u201c<strong>Call for Bids for FIDE Amateur World Championships 2026<\/strong>\u201d and invite FIDE member Federations to participate.<\/p><p>\u00a0The deadline for submissions is <strong>January 26<\/strong>, <strong>2026<\/strong>, 15:00 CET.<\/p><p>\u00a0Two competitions included in this call:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">World Amateur Chess Championships (in a new format)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">World Amateur Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships (a new event)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Interested bidders can find detailed information about the bidding procedure \u2013 including the <strong>Bidding Form<\/strong>, <strong>Bid Form Annex<\/strong>, and applicable <strong>Bid<\/strong> and <strong>Deposit Fees<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Call-for-Bids-Amateurs-2026.pdf\">[HERE]<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDE Events Commission is pleased to announce \u201cCall for Bids for FIDE Amateur World Championships 2026\u201d and invite FIDE member Federations to participate. \u00a0The deadline for submissions is January 26, 2026, 15:00 CET. \u00a0Two competitions included in this call: World Amateur Chess Championships (in a new format) World Amateur Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships (a new event) Interested bidders can find detailed information about the bidding procedure \u2013 including the Bidding Form, Bid Form Annex, and applicable Bid and Deposit Fees \u2013 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