{"id":46060,"date":"2026-05-04T11:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=46060"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:37:16","slug":"fide-open-aid-project-returns-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-open-aid-project-returns-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE Open Aid Project returns in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46060\" class=\"elementor elementor-46060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7adebc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7adebc\" 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-ad9f58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9f58a\" 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=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Aid.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Aid.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Aid-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Aid-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Aid-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\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-f7e8c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e8c64\" 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><strong>FIDE Open Aid Project returns in 2026<\/strong><\/p><p>The FIDE Open Aid Project was launched during the pandemic to help tournaments stay afloat and to support chess professionals through a difficult period. Over four editions, the programme has grown into one of FIDE&#8217;s most consistent forms of direct support for the open circuit, reinforcing the value of classical tournaments as the backbone of competitive chess.<\/p><p>Following numerous requests from around the world, FIDE announces the return of the Open Aid Package Project in 2026. The programme is run by FIDE with the support of Freedom Holding Corp, official Partner of FIDE for chess development programmes in 2026. Open tournaments held from June to December 2026 are eligible.<\/p><p>Tournament organizers are now invited to submit their applications for the Aid Package. Applicants must accept the conditions, meet the requirements listed below, and complete the application form.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Conditions &amp; Requirements <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An application for the Aid Package shall be sent to<strong> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:gsc@fide.com\">gsc@fide.com<\/a><\/strong> by May 15, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Aid Package cannot exceed 20% of the initially planned prize fund and 10% of the total budget indicated in the application form; it cannot exceed \u20ac5,000<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At least 10% of the total prize fund shall be allocated for women\u2019s prizes and at least 5% of the total prize fund shall be allocated for veterans\u2019 prizes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIDE may require the tournament to establish the lower fees (or absence of fees) for the agreed categories of participants (veterans, youth, women, representatives of developing countries)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mention \u201cFinancially supported by FIDE Open Aid Project\u201d shall be visible on the tournament\u2019s media resources (e. g. webpage, social media pages)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIDE may require that FIDE and its sponsors be reasonably represented at the tournament<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Application form <\/strong><\/p><p>The Organiser is requested to fill out the following <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AidPackage2026ApplicationForm.docx\">APPLICATION FORM<\/a><\/strong>. All provided data will remain confidential.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Selection criteria <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Events with classical time control will be prioritised<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Event&#8217;s history<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Event&#8217;s strength<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geographical location<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amount of the prize fund and its distribution<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fair Play measures<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>The list of selected Open tournaments will be announced by June 1, 2026.<\/p><p>For any questions, organisers may contact <strong><a href=\"mailto:gsc@fide.com\">gsc@fide.com<\/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 Open Aid Project returns in 2026 The FIDE Open Aid Project was launched during the pandemic to help tournaments stay afloat and to support chess professionals through a difficult period. Over four editions, the programme has grown into one of FIDE&#8217;s most consistent forms of direct support for the open circuit, reinforcing the value of classical tournaments as the backbone of competitive chess. Following numerous requests from around the world, FIDE announces the return of the Open Aid Package Project in 2026. The programme is run by FIDE with the support of Freedom Holding Corp, official Partner of FIDE for chess development programmes in 2026. Open tournaments held from June to December 2026 are eligible. Tournament organizers are now invited to submit their applications for the Aid Package. Applicants must accept the conditions, meet the requirements listed below, and complete the application form. \u00a0Conditions &amp; Requirements An application for the Aid Package shall be sent to gsc@fide.com by May 15, 2026 The Aid Package cannot exceed 20% of the initially planned prize fund and 10% of the total budget indicated in the application form; it cannot exceed \u20ac5,000 At least 10% of the total prize fund shall be allocated for women\u2019s prizes and at least 5% of the total prize fund shall be allocated for veterans\u2019 prizes FIDE may require the tournament to establish the lower fees (or absence of fees) for the agreed categories of participants (veterans, youth, women, representatives of developing countries) Mention \u201cFinancially supported by FIDE Open Aid Project\u201d shall be visible on the tournament\u2019s media resources (e. g. webpage, social media pages) FIDE may require that FIDE and its sponsors be reasonably represented at the tournament Application form The Organiser is requested to fill out the following APPLICATION FORM. All provided data will remain confidential.\u00a0 Selection criteria Events with classical time control will be prioritised Event&#8217;s history Event&#8217;s strength Geographical location Amount of the prize fund and its distribution Fair Play measures The list of selected Open tournaments will be announced by June 1, 2026. For any questions, organisers may contact gsc@fide.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[446],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-46060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fide-news","tag-fide-open-aid-project"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46060","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=46060"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46134,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46060\/revisions\/46134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46060"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=46060"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=46060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}