Q4PB-2018/01 To approve the opening of a FIDE office in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Q4PB-2018/02 To approve the 2019 FIDE budget and to grant the President and the Treasurer the right to re-allocate budget expenses by joint decisions.

Q4PB-2018/03 To request the next GA to amend Financial Regulations regarding the reduction of fees charged by FIDE, as proposed by the President.

Q4PB-2018/04 To allow the FIDE President to sign any documents which financially engage FIDE for any amount of under 50,000 Euros.

Q4PB-2018/05 To approve the proposal to perform detailed repeat audits for four (4) years and to upgrade FIDE accounting practices in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Q4PB-2018/06 To research the purchase of liability insurance for FIDE Directors and Officers (D&O) and report to the next PB.

Q4PB-2018/07 To approve an amendment that allows to appoint Ashot Vardapetyan the FIDE Supervisor for the 2018 World Championship Match.

Q4PB-2018/08 To confirm that the FIDE President has an absolute authority to hire and dismiss FIDE employees who are not FIDE officials.

Q4PB-2018/09 To appoint Arkady Dvorkovich and Emil Sutovsky as new members of the FIDE-World Chess Interface.

Q4PB-2018/10 To approve Willy Iclicki as a new Legal Representative in order to represent FIDE with a Greek bank and the Greek authorities.

Q4PB-2018/11 To approve that FIDE will only claim a 250 Euro notification fee and will waive a transfer fee in the transfer of A. Shirov to the Spanish federation.

Q4PB-2018/12 To approve the exclusion of U. Katashuk from the rating list under Belarus, with a stipulation that he can apply to become a member of any other federation.

Q4PB-2018/13 To approve the model Agreement concerning the Assistance provided by FIDE for the Development of Chess.

Q4PB-2018/14 To approve a system wherein members of the Presidential Board and other FIDE employees as appointed by the President would monitor the implementation of Agreements signed with specific groups of countries.

Q4PB-2018/15 To review a procedure regarding the approval of new FIDE membership, and to request that all federations submit their statutes to FIDE.

Q4PB-2018/16 To approve amendments regarding future Presidential Board meetings, including the President’s right to define a meeting schedule, rules for submitting proposals to PB, a possibility to hold meetings by means of tele- and video conferencing, and to take decisions by remote voting.

Q4PB-2018/17 To approve а request from the Portuguese-speaking Federations Association тo become an affiliated member of FIDE and to recommend to the GA to approve the request.

Q4PB-2018/18 То confirm that any member of the FIDE commissions can be appointed only upon an approval by the FIDE President.

Q4PB-2018/19 To give the FIDE President the authority to dismiss any commission member. Such dismissal shall be done in consultation with a Commission Chairman or Continental President if a member was appointed in the same way.

Q4PB-2018/20 To refer to the General Assembly a proposal that all members of elected commissions (CON, ETH, VER) shall obtain endorsements from their national federations.

Q4PB-2018/21 To approve the decision which requires the FIDE President to establish a paid task force for review of all FIDE regulations that would work on a permanent basis to check completeness and consistency of all FIDE docs.

Q4PB-2018/22 To create the Global Strategy Commission and to acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Mr. Emil Sutovsky as chairman.

Q4PB-2018/23 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Ozgur Solakoglu as chairman of Events Commission.

Q4PB-2018/24 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Smbat Lputian as chairman of Chess in Education Commission.

Q4PB-2018/25 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Eva Repkova as chairwoman of Women’s Chess Commission.

Q4PB-2018/26 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Thomas Luther as chairman of Disabled Commission.

Q4PB-2018/27 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Mahdi Abdulrahim as the chairman of Rule Commission.

Q4PB-2018/28 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Maciej Cybulski as chairman of System of Pairings and Programs.

Q4PB-2018/29 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Nick Faulks as chairman of Qualification Commission.

Q4PB-2018/30 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Bharat Singh as chairman of Technical Commission.

Q4PB-2018/31 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Ilya Gorodetsky as chairman of Online Commission.

Q4PB-2018/32 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Jacob Aagaard as chairman of Trainers’ Commission.

Q4PB-2018/33 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Marape Marape as chairman of Medical Commission.

Q4PB-2018/34 To approve the creation of Honorary Commission Chairman positions and to acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Takis Nikolopoulos, Adrian Mikhalchishin, Werner Stubenvoll and Ashot Vardapetyan as Honorary Chairman of ARB, TRG, QC and RC, respectively.

Q4PB-2018/35 To confirm the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Victor Bologan as the FIDE Executive Director.

Q4PB-2018/36 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Emil Sutovsky as the FIDE Director General.

Q4PB-2018/37 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Willy Iclicki as the FIDE Chief Operating Officer.

Q4PB-2018/38 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Mohd Al-Mudahka as the FIDE International Director.

Q4PB-2018/39 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Berik Balgabaev as the Advisor to the FIDE President.

Q4PB-2018/40 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to appoint Aleksandr Martynov as the Legal Advisor.

Q4PB-2018/41 To acknowledge the FIDE President’s decision to create the FIDE Management Board that would combine all key members of the Executive. The list of MB members appointed by the President is attached.

Q4PB-2018/42 To approve the title recommendations by the following commissions: QC, ARB, CIS, TEC and EVE.

Q4PB-2018/43 To confirm the President’s authority to make a final decision about the four wildcards to be given at the next FIDE World Chess Cup.

Q4PB-2018/44 To approve the increase in the minimal prize fund in Women’s World Championship Match from 300,000 to 500,000 Euros.

Q4PB-2018/45 To approve the new regulations for the 2019 Women’s Candidates tournament including a decision to have no wildcards.

Q4PB-2018/46 To improve the FIDE Calendar in order to avoid clashes between tournaments.

Q4PB-2018/47 To confirm the President’s authority to appoint members of the Presidential Board and any other FIDE employees at his sole discretion as FIDE supervisors to monitor and report on all aspects of the FIDE Calendar tournaments.

Q4PB-2018/48 To postpone the decision regarding the Ivory Coast Chess Federation’s dispute until the decision of local court is received.

Q4PB-2018/49 To acknowledge the President’s report on the status of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2018 and FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2018.

Q4PB-2018/50 To settle the CAS case between Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and FIDE as soon as possible.

Q4PB-2018/51 To appoint Mohd Al-Mudahka and Emil Sutovsky as the FIDE representatives for IMSA.

Q4PB-2018/52 To appoint Willy Iclicki as the FIDE Liaison to the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Q4PB-2018/53 To introduce and execute a non-disclosure agreement for PB members, Executive Directors and other FIDE staff.

Q4PB-2018/54 To maintain the FIDE Office in Moscow in perpetuity while attempting to minimize FIDE expenses.

Q4PB-2018/55 To investigate the reports of organizers’ shortcomings at the 2018 World Cadets Chess Championships in Spain and to review the decision to award the 2019 World Youth Rapid and Blitz U14/U16/U18 Championships to Spain once such investigation is completed.

Q4PB-2018/56 To approve the use of a specific expense reimbursement claim form in order to help the Treasurer, the accountants, and the office.