What does FIDE stand for in chess?
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What does. FIDE stand for and what do they do
Fédération Internationale des Échecs which is French for "International Federation of Chess"
leoultimater wrote:
Fédération Internationale des Échecs which is French for "International Federation of Chess"
Oh... that makes more sense. I thought it was the Federal Institute of Decrepit Englishmen.
leoultimater wrote:
Fédération Internationale des Échecs which is French for "International Federation of Chess"
So why is it not called IFOC then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE
In 1922, the Russian master Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, while participating in an international tournament in London, announced that a tournament would be held during the 8th Sports Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 and would be hosted by the French Chess Federation. On July 20, 1924 the participants at the Paris tournament founded FIDE as a kind of players' union.[12][15][16] In its early years, FIDE had little power, and was poorly financed.
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
leoultimater wrote:
Fédération Internationale des Échecs which is French for "International Federation of Chess"
So why is it not called IFOC then?
Perhaps it should. Ifoc sounds hilarious!
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
leoultimater wrote:
Fédération Internationale des Échecs which is French for "International Federation of Chess"
So why is it not called IFOC then?
Probably because in french it would be FIDE and its organization name is french
