On recommendation of Commission chairmen and the FIDE General Secretary and confirmed by FIDE President, the following shall take effect from 1st January 2012:
| Commission | Delete | Add | ||
| Technical | Damir Vrhovnik | |||
| Rajai Al-Susi | Sultan Al-Taher (UAE) | |||
| Rules & Tournament Regulations | Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh | Viron Tsorbadzoglou (GRE) | ||
| Boris Budimir | Macieja Bartlomiej (POL) | |||
| Women | Alexandra Kosteniuk | |||
| Chairman | Susan Polgar (USA) | |||
| Events | Rajai Al-Susi (PLE) | |||
| Schools | Christos Pilalis |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Good addition and subtraction.
Why was Kosteniuk deleted?