FIDE

See also: fide

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːdeɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːdeɪ

Proper noun

FIDE

1. The International Chess Federation.
   • 2018, Michael Palmer, Daniel Palmer, The First Family, St. Martin's Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 32:

     “You're pretty good at this game,” Lee said.¶ “Got an Elo rating over twenty-six hundred.”¶ “Elo? What's that?”¶ “The FIDE uses it to rank players.”¶ “FIDE?”¶ “Fédération Internationale des Échecs,” Cam said, speaking in an exaggerated French accent.

   • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 March 2025, page 2:

     A necessary condition for a game to be rated by FIDE is that it shall be played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess.

French

Proper noun

FIDE f

1. acronym of Fédération Internationale des Échecs (International Chess Federation)
   • 2023 April, “Les règles du jeu d’échecs 2023”, in FIDE‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 April 2024, page 2:

     La FIDE demande à tous les joueurs et joueuses d'échecs et à toutes les fédérations de bien vouloir accepter ce point de vue.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• → English: FIDE
• → German: FIDE
• → Polish: FIDE
• → Spanish: FIDE

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE.

Proper noun

FIDE f (proper noun, genitive FIDE)

1. Internationaler Schachverband (International Chess Federation)
   • 2023 April, “Übersetzung der FIDE-Schachregeln gültig ab 1. Januar 2023”, in FIDE‎^[3], archived from the original on 26 May 2024, page 3:

     Die FIDE appelliert an alle Schachspielerinnen und Schachspieler sowie an alle Föderationen, sich dieser Auffassung anzuschließen.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.dɛ/
• Rhymes: -idɛ
• Syllabification: FI‧DE

Proper noun

FIDE m inan (indeclinable)

1. FIDE (International Chess Federation)

Further reading

• “FIDE”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• FIDE in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfide/ [ˈfi.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ide
• Syllabification: FI‧DE

Proper noun

FIDE f

1. La Federación Internacional de Ajedrez (The International Chess Federation)
   • 2023 April, “Leyes Del Ajedrez 2023”, in FIDE‎^[5], archived from the original on 26 May 2024, page 3:

     La FIDE hace un llamamiento a todos los jugadores de ajedrez y federaciones para que acepten este criterio.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)