{"id":45686,"date":"2026-04-23T15:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=45686"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:53:51","slug":"fide-opens-applications-for-olympiad-training-support-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-opens-applications-for-olympiad-training-support-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE opens applications for Olympiad Training Support Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45686\" class=\"elementor elementor-45686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947d4b8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"947d4b8\" 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-bf11283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf11283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympiad-2026-Support-Program.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympiad-2026-Support-Program.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympiad-2026-Support-Program-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympiad-2026-Support-Program-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympiad-2026-Support-Program-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f625c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f625c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIDE is pleased to invite federations to apply for the Olympiad Training Support Program ahead of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.<\/p><p>This well-established and highly regarded initiative has earned strong appreciation from participating federations. Building on its success, the 2026 edition is delivered within the framework of cooperation between FIDE and Freedom Holding Corp., aimed at supporting developing chess nations.<\/p><p>A total of <strong>over 100 federations<\/strong> across FIDE development levels 3, 4, and 5 are eligible to apply for this year\u2019s program.<\/p><p>Participating federations will benefit from a structured preparation program delivered in two phases:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Online phase<\/strong>: Each team will receive up to <strong>10 hours of training<\/strong> conducted by professional coaches selected by the FIDE Trainers Program.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>On-site phase<\/strong>: During the Olympiad, federations will receive <strong>co-financing for the presence of their assigned coach<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich emphasizes the importance of the program:<\/p><p>\u201cOver the past editions, the Olympiad Training Support Program has proven to be an impactful and widely appreciated initiative. It demonstrates FIDE\u2019s commitment to supporting developing federations and ensuring that players have access to professional preparation. We are pleased to further expand this program in cooperation with Freedom Holding Corp. and look forward to another successful edition in 2026.\u201d<\/p><p>Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., added:<\/p><p>\u201cSupporting developing chess federations is an investment in the future of the game. Access to high-quality training and professional guidance helps unlock talent in regions where opportunities may be limited, creating a more inclusive and competitive global chess community. We are proud to contribute to this initiative together with FIDE.\u201d<\/p><p>Federations in development levels 3, 4, and 5 wishing to participate must confirm their interest in both the online and on-site phases and indicate their preferred language of instruction no later than <strong>May 22, 2026<\/strong>. Based on the number of applications and development levels, the FIDE Trainers Commission will design and allocate training resources accordingly.<\/p><p><strong>Olympiad Training Support Application Form (for Federations)<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243554\">https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243554<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>FIDE-licensed trainers interested in supporting participating teams are also invited to apply by <strong>May 15, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Olympiad Trainer Application Form (for Trainers)<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243553\">https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243553<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Eligible federations:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Chess Development Level 5 Federations<\/strong><\/p><p>Antigua and Barbuda<br \/>Burundi<br \/>Bhutan<br \/>Belize<br \/>Burkina Faso<br \/>Central African Republic<br \/>Cambodia<br \/>Chad<br \/>Cameroon<br \/>Democratic Republic of the Congo<br \/>Comoros Islands<br \/>Djibouti<br \/>Dominica<br \/>Eritrea<br \/>Ethiopia<br \/>Fiji<br \/>Gabon<br \/>Gambia<br \/>Equatorial Guinea<br \/>Ghana<br \/>Greenland<br \/>Grenada<br \/>Guinea<br \/>Isle of Man<br \/>British Virgin Islands<br \/>Kiribati<br \/>Liberia<br \/>Macau, China<br \/>Marshall Islands<br \/>Mali<br \/>New Caledonia<br \/>Niger<br \/>Papua New Guinea<br \/>Rwanda<br \/>Senegal<br \/>Seychelles<br \/>Sierra Leone<br \/>Solomon Islands<br \/>Somalia<br \/>South Sudan<br \/>Sao Tome and Principe<br \/>Sudan<br \/>Syria<br \/>Tanzania<br \/>Tonga<br \/>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<br \/>Yemen<\/p><p><strong>Chess Development Level 4 Federations<\/strong><\/p><p>Brunei Darussalam<br \/>Cote d\u2019Ivoire<br \/>Haiti<br \/>Hong Kong, China<br \/>Japan<br \/>Saudi Arabia<br \/>Kuwait<br \/>Libya<br \/>Lesotho<br \/>Mauritania<br \/>Namibia<br \/>Nepal<br \/>Oman<br \/>Palestine<br \/>Saint Kitts and Nevis<br \/>Wales<\/p><p>\u00a0<strong>Chess Development Level 3 Federations<\/strong><\/p><p>Netherlands Antilles<br \/>Albania<br \/>Algeria<br \/>Andorra<br \/>Angola<br \/>Aruba<br \/>Australia<br \/>Bahamas<br \/>Bangladesh<br \/>Bermuda<br \/>Bolivia<br \/>Botswana<br \/>Bahrain<br \/>Cayman Islands<br \/>Chile<br \/>Cape Verde<br \/>Cyprus<br \/>Dominican Republic<br \/>Egypt<br \/>El Salvador<br \/>Faroe Islands<br \/>Guernsey<br \/>Guatemala<br \/>Guam<br \/>Guyana<br \/>Honduras<br \/>Iraq<br \/>US Virgin Islands<br \/>Jamaica<br \/>Jersey<br \/>Jordan<br \/>Kenya<br \/>South Korea<br \/>Kosovo*<br \/>Laos<br \/>Lebanon<br \/>Saint Lucia<br \/>Madagascar<br \/>Morocco<br \/>Malawi<br \/>Maldives<br \/>North Macedonia<br \/>Malta<br \/>Mozambique<br \/>Mauritius<br \/>Myanmar<br \/>Nicaragua<br \/>Nigeria<br \/>Nauru<br \/>New Zealand<br \/>Pakistan<br \/>Panama<br \/>Palau<br \/>Puerto Rico<br \/>Qatar<br \/>Scotland<br \/>San Marino<br \/>Sri Lanka<br \/>Suriname<br \/>Eswatini<br \/>Thailand<br \/>Tajikistan<br \/>Timor-Leste<br \/>Togo<br \/>Chinese Taipei<br \/>Tunisia<br \/>Uganda<br \/>Vanuatu<br \/>Zambia<br \/>Zimbabwe<\/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 is pleased to invite federations to apply for the Olympiad Training Support Program ahead of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This well-established and highly regarded initiative has earned strong appreciation from participating federations. Building on its success, the 2026 edition is delivered within the framework of cooperation between FIDE and Freedom Holding Corp., aimed at supporting developing chess nations. A total of over 100 federations across FIDE development levels 3, 4, and 5 are eligible to apply for this year\u2019s program. Participating federations will benefit from a structured preparation program delivered in two phases: Online phase: Each team will receive up to 10 hours of training conducted by professional coaches selected by the FIDE Trainers Program. On-site phase: During the Olympiad, federations will receive co-financing for the presence of their assigned coach. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich emphasizes the importance of the program: \u201cOver the past editions, the Olympiad Training Support Program has proven to be an impactful and widely appreciated initiative. It demonstrates FIDE\u2019s commitment to supporting developing federations and ensuring that players have access to professional preparation. We are pleased to further expand this program in cooperation with Freedom Holding Corp. and look forward to another successful edition in 2026.\u201d Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., added: \u201cSupporting developing chess federations is an investment in the future of the game. Access to high-quality training and professional guidance helps unlock talent in regions where opportunities may be limited, creating a more inclusive and competitive global chess community. We are proud to contribute to this initiative together with FIDE.\u201d Federations in development levels 3, 4, and 5 wishing to participate must confirm their interest in both the online and on-site phases and indicate their preferred language of instruction no later than May 22, 2026. Based on the number of applications and development levels, the FIDE Trainers Commission will design and allocate training resources accordingly. Olympiad Training Support Application Form (for Federations): https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243554 FIDE-licensed trainers interested in supporting participating teams are also invited to apply by May 15, 2026. Olympiad Trainer Application Form (for Trainers): https:\/\/formdesigner.pro\/form\/view\/243553 Eligible federations: Chess Development Level 5 Federations Antigua and BarbudaBurundiBhutanBelizeBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicCambodiaChadCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoComoros IslandsDjiboutiDominicaEritreaEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaEquatorial GuineaGhanaGreenlandGrenadaGuineaIsle of ManBritish Virgin IslandsKiribatiLiberiaMacau, ChinaMarshall IslandsMaliNew CaledoniaNigerPapua New GuineaRwandaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSao Tome and PrincipeSudanSyriaTanzaniaTongaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesYemen Chess Development Level 4 Federations Brunei DarussalamCote d\u2019IvoireHaitiHong Kong, ChinaJapanSaudi ArabiaKuwaitLibyaLesothoMauritaniaNamibiaNepalOmanPalestineSaint Kitts and NevisWales \u00a0Chess Development Level 3 Federations Netherlands AntillesAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArubaAustraliaBahamasBangladeshBermudaBoliviaBotswanaBahrainCayman IslandsChileCape VerdeCyprusDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorFaroe IslandsGuernseyGuatemalaGuamGuyanaHondurasIraqUS Virgin IslandsJamaicaJerseyJordanKenyaSouth KoreaKosovo*LaosLebanonSaint LuciaMadagascarMoroccoMalawiMaldivesNorth MacedoniaMaltaMozambiqueMauritiusMyanmarNicaraguaNigeriaNauruNew ZealandPakistanPanamaPalauPuerto RicoQatarScotlandSan MarinoSri LankaSurinameEswatiniThailandTajikistanTimor-LesteTogoChinese TaipeiTunisiaUgandaVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[158,364,18],"regular":[361],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-45686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fide-news","tag-chess-olympiad","tag-conferences-and-seminars","tag-official","regular-regular"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45686"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45698,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45686\/revisions\/45698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45686"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=45686"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=45686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}