FIDE CALENDAR 2000

Tournament Place Date 
World 
World Men's Individual Championship several bids 23 November - 20 December 2000 
World Junior (Girls) Championship 2000 Yerevan, Armenia 17.09. - 02.10. 2000 
World Senior Championship (men and women) Rowy, Poland 10-24 September 2000 
Chess Olympiad for Men and Women (every 2 years) Istanbul, Turkey 27 October to 13 November 2000 
71st Congress Istanbul, Turkey 2-13 November 2000 
Children's Olympiad Bid : Artek, Ukraine 24 Sept - 4 October 2000 
Individual World Cup for Rapid Chess Cap d'Agde, France 
World Boys Girls U-18 Championship Oropesa del Mar, Spain Oct/Nov 
World Boys Girls U-16 Championship Oropesa del Mar, Spain Oct/Nov 
World Youth U-10, U-12, U-14 Championship Oropesa del Mar, Spain Oct/Nov 
World Junior U-20 Team Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 - 12 August 2000 
World Amateur Men & Women Championship Spain 29 December 1999 to 6 January 2000 
World Amateur Men & Women Championship Spain in 2000 
Europe 
European Youth Championship Halkidiki, Greece 01.09.2000 
Individual European Championship Bid by the end of October 99 
Individual European Women Championship Baden Baden, Germany 3 - 17 February 2000 
European Club Cup 
European Junior Ch (U-20) 
2nd European Open Senior Team Championship Dresden, Germany 1 to 8 March 2000 
Americas 
Caribbean Open Trinidad & Tobago 11-17 January 2000 
PanAmerican Team Championship Venezuela 19.01.1999 
Panamerican Ladies Overall Championship Venezuela July-August 
Panamerican Amateur Championship Venezuela August 
Panamerican University Team Championship Venezuela August-September 
Central America & Caribbean Junior/Girls Championship Venezuela August-September 
PanAmerican Junior/Girls Ecuador (Venezuela - 2nd option) July-August 
PanAmerican Youth Festival Brazil May 
Asia 
Asian Cities Team Championship-Dubai Cup Beirut, Lebanon 18 - 26 March 2000 
Asian Women Individual Chess Ch. Option : India 
Asian Youth Chess Championship U-10, 12 and 14 Iran (confirmed) 
Asian Junior Boys and Grils U-20 India (confirmed) 
3rd Asian Individual Chess Ch. for Men Uzbekistan (option) 
Asian Boys and Grils U-16 UAE confirmed 
Africa 
Zonal Tournaments 
3.2a (Men & Women) Mongolia 
3.1a Qatar (confirmed), Iran (2nd option) 
3.1.b Pakistan 1st option, India 2nd 
3.2.a Philippines (option) 
3.2 b New Zealand 
3,3 China 
3,4 Uzbekistan if no other proposal 
 2001 
Tournament Place Date 
World Team Championship (every 2 years) Yerevan, Armenia Sept. 2001 
World Youth U-10, U-12, U-14 Championship Bid : Spain Oct/Nov 
World Boys Girls U-18 Championship Bid : Spain Oct/Nov 
World Boys Girls U-16 Championship Bid : Spain Oct/Nov 
Europe 
European Grand Prix 01.09.2000 
 2002 
Tournament Place Date 
World Boys Girls U-18 Championship Yerevan, Armenia September 2002 
World Boys Girls U-16 Championship Yerevan, Armenia September 2002 
World Youth U-10, 12, 14 Festival Yerevan, Armenia September 2002 
Olympiad Bled, Slovenia