New FIDE Commissions

Chess in Schools Commission

Name Position
Kevin O’Connell (IRL) Chairman
Sainbayar Tserendorj (MGL) Secretary
Tshepo Sitale (BOT) Councillor
Bernardo Roselli (URU) Councillor
Ravindra Dongre (IND) Councillor
Hadi Karimi (IRI) Councillor
Christos Pilalis (GRE) Councillor
Jawher Ben Fredj (TUN) Member
Cristobal Vega (PRO) Member
Philip Ameku (GHA) Member
Sophia Rohde (USA) Member
Hou Yifan (CHN) Member
Kgaugelo Mosetlhe (RSA) Member
Jamal Al Midfa (UAE) Member
Vlad Ugreanu (ROM) Member
Rohan Waithe (BAR) Member

Arbiters’ Commission

Name Position
Takis Nikolopoulos (GRE) Chairman
Aris Marghetis (CAN) Secretary
Jesus Mena (ESP) Councillor
Mahdi Adbulrahim (UAE) Councillor
Rathinam, Anantharam (IND) Councillor
Alexander Tkachev (RUS) Member
Werner Stubenvoll (AUT) Member
Omar Salama (ICE) Member
Carlos Dias (POR) Member
Klaus Deventer (GER) Member
Sultan Al Taher (UAE) Member
Elias Khairallah (LIB) Member
Zhu Jaqi (CHN) Member
Guran Unal (TUR) Member
Anemone Kulzcak (FRA) Member
Anastasia Sorokina (AUS) Member
Hassan Khaled (EGY) Member
Haroon or Rashid (BAN) Member
Ivan Syrovy (SVK) Member
Jose Martinez (MEX) Member

Anti-Cheating Commission

Name Position
Israel Gelfer (ISR) Chairman
Yuri Garrett (ITA) Secretary
Klaus Deventer (GER) Member
Andy Howie (SCO) Member
Laurent Freyd (FRA) Member
Konstantin Landa (LAT) Member
Yuliya Levitan (USA) Member
Salomeja Zaksaite (LTU) Member
Sait Yalazay (TUR) Member
Nizar Ali Elhaj (LBA) Member

Commission of Chess Journalists

Name Position
Georgios Makropoulos (GRE) Chairman
Anastasia Karlovich (UKR) Secretary
Mark Glukhovsky (RUS) Councillor
Goran Urosevic (SRB) Councillor
Kevin Spraggett (CAN) Councillor
Shalala Oliver Sepiso (ZAM) Member
Fatma Ozturk (TUR) Member
Yulia Razmetaeva (UKR) Member
Otto Z. Nakapunda (NAM) Member
Gary Lane (AUS) Member
Steil-Antoni Fiona (LUX) Member
Blas Pingas (ARG) Member

Commission for Women’s Chess

Name Position
Martha Fierro (ECU) Chairman
Susan Polgar (USA) Chairman
Anastasia Sorokina (AUS) Secretary
Keenese Katiseng (BOT) Councillor
Zhu Chen (QAT) Councillor
Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) Councillor
Steil Antoni Fiona (LUX) Member
Nilüfer Çınar (TUR) Member
Damaris Abarca (CHI) Member
Irine Sukandar (INA) Member
Anémone Kulczak (FRA) Member
Evita Simango (MOZ) Member
Dina Fang or Wang She-Yung Christina (TPE) Member
Aleksandra Milović (MNE) Member
Sonia Zepeda (ESA) Member
Hou Yifan (CHN) Special Adviser
Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO) Special Adviser
Xie Jun (CHN) Special Adviser
Xu Yuhua (CHN) Special Adviser
Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) Special Adviser
Anna Ushenina (UKR) Special Adviser

Commission for World Championships & Olympiads

Name Position
Georgios Makropoulos (GRE) Chairman
Israel Gelfer (ISR) Secretary
Erald Dervishi (ALB) Member
Emil Sutovsky (ISR) Member

Technical Commission
Name Position
Bharat Singh (IND) Chairman
Andrzej Filipowicz (POL) Secretary
Jan Mazuch (CZE) Councillor
Sultan Al Taher (UAE) Councillor
Chanda Nsakanya (ZAM) Councillor
Karol Pekar (SVK) Member
Mohamed El Huseini (EGY) Member
Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI) Member
K.K. Chan (HKG) Member
IA Antonio Bento (BRA) Member

Rules and Tournament Regulations

Name Position
Ashot Vardapetyan (ARM) Chairman
Sevan Muradian (USA) Secretary
Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI) Councillor
Stewart Reuben (ENG) Councillor
Franca Dapiran (ITA) Councillor
Stephane Escafre (FRA) Member
Alex McFarlane (SCO) Member
Jesus Mena (ESP) Member
Ozgur Solakoglu (TUR) Member
Hans Stummer (AUT) Member
Robert Wheeler (JAM) Member
Tomazs Delega (POL) Member
Dr. Jose Junqueira (ANG) Member
Lars-Henrik Bech Hansen (DEN) Member
Carol Jarecki (IVB) Member

Trainers’ Commission

Name Position
Adrian Mikhalchishin (SLO) Chairman
Efstratios Grivas (GRE) Secretary
Uwe Boensch (GER) Councillor
Arshak Petrosian (ARM) Councillor
Jovan Petronic (SRB) Councillor
Sergey Janovsky (RUS) Member
Hassan Khaled (EGY) Member
Kevin O’Connell (IRL) Member
Sahu Sekhar Chandra (IND) Member
Sainbayar Tserendorj (MGL) Member
Ye Jiangchuan (CHN) Member
Alonso Zapata (COL) Member
Watu Kobese (RSA) Member
Sami Khader (JOR) Member
Helgi Olafsson (ISL) Member
Sergio Slipak (ARG) Member
Bojkov Dejan (BUL) Editor
Bosch Jeroen (NED) Editor
Glek Igor (GER) Editor
Gurevich Mikhail (TUR) Editor
Illescas Miguel (ESP) Editor
Mohr Georg (SLO) Editor
Martha Fierro (ECU) Editor
Susan Polgar (USA) Editor
Niro Frank (USA) Research Chairman
Frank Bjoern (GER) Research Member
Kende Gyorgy (HUN) Research Member
Matros Alexander (KAZ) Research Member
Suarez Roa Jose Francisco (ESP) Research Member
Truong Paul (CAM) Research Member

Marketing Committee

Name Position
Diego Salazar (FRA) Chairman
Jawher Ben Fredj (TUN) Secretary
Paul Truong (CAM) Councillor
Ilya Merenzon (RUS) Councillor
Mohamed Al Modiahki (QAT) Councillor
Selçuk Burak Haşiloğlu (TUR) Member
Hélène Rossinot (FRA) Member
Tshenolo Maruatona (BOT) Member
Jinwoo Song (KOR) Member
Robert Zifkovits (AUT) Member