The World Chess Federation-FIDE was founded in 1924 and is recognized by the IOC as an International Sport Federation since 1999. With 182 member federations, FIDE is among the biggest sports organizations in the world, proud of organizing over forty official championships. FIDE aims to achieve significant growth in the number of people of all ages participating in chess events and develop chess by increasing the level of tournament participation globally. The objective is twofold, to assist the best players to continue to achieve new peaks of excellence and increase the pool of talent from which new champions will emerge.