The following time controls have been approved by the FIDE Presidential Board for FIDE World Events:
| No | EVENT | TIME CONTROL |
| 1. | World Championship Match | 100’/40+50’/20+15’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 2. | Candidates Tournament | 100’/40+50’/20+15’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 3. | World Cup | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 4. | Grand Prix | 100’/40+50’/20+15’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 5. | Women’s World Championship Match | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 6. | Chess Olympiad | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 7. | World Team Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 8. | Women’s World Team Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 9. | Women’s Grand Prix | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 10. | World Senior Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 11. | World Senior Team Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 12. | World Juniors and Girls U-20 Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 13. | Continental Individual Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 14. | Continental Team Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 15. | World Youth 14-16-18 Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 16. | World Cadets 08-10-12 Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 17. | World Schools Individual Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 18. | World Schools Team Championships | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 19. | World Amateur Championship | 90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 20. | World Olympiad
U-16 |
90’/40+30’/end
with incr. 30”/move, starting from move 1 |
| 21. | World Rapid Championships | 15’ with incr. 10” per move, starting from move 1 |
| 22. | World Blitz Championships | 3’ with incr. 2” per move, starting from move 1 |