Answers.Body: <p>We have a <a href="https://fide.com/news/796" rel="nofollow noreferrer">partial answer</a> from FIDE:</p>
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  <p>WHEREAS, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been possible for only a reduced number of FIDE rated tournaments to take place. As a result, it is likely that many players who would under normal conditions be playing rated games will find that they are unable to do so and will therefore be marked as inactive.</p>
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  <p>The FIDE Council has considered this problem and has decided on the advice of the Qualification Commission (QC) that, from the November 2020 list UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, <strong>the period specified in the definition of inactivity will be increased from 12 months to 24 months.</strong></p>
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Body: <p>We already know that there has been <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/29402/how-much-fide-rated-chess-was-played-in-april-2020">very little FIDE rated chess played in April</a>. There are a number of areas where FIDE has time limits. For example:</p>
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  <li>Unrated players have <a href="https://old.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=197&amp;view=article" rel="nofollow noreferrer">26 months to get results</a> which qualify them for a FIDE rating</li>
  <li>Players are <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B02RBRegulations" rel="nofollow noreferrer">classed as &quot;inactive&quot;</a> if they don't play any FIDE rated chess for 1 year</li>
  <li>Arbiters are <a href="https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/RegsClassChessArbiters.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">classed as &quot;inactive&quot;</a> if they don't arbit any FIDE rated competitions for 2 years.</li>
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  <p>Will FIDE look at extending these time limits in view of the current Covid-19 suspension?</p>
  
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Title: Will FIDE extend time limits on certain qualifications given the suspension of chess during Covid-19?
ThreadText: # Will FIDE extend time limits on certain qualifications given the suspension of chess during Covid-19?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-06)
  
  We already know that there has been [very little FIDE rated chess played in April](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/29402/how-much-fide-rated-chess-was-played-in-april-2020). There are a number of areas where FIDE has time limits. For example:
  
  1. Unrated players have [26 months to get results](https://old.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=197&view=article) which qualify them for a FIDE rating
  2. Players are [classed as "inactive"](https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B02RBRegulations) if they don't play any FIDE rated chess for 1 year
  3. Arbiters are [classed as "inactive"](https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/RegsClassChessArbiters.pdf) if they don't arbit any FIDE rated competitions for 2 years.
  
  Will FIDE look at extending these time limits in view of the current Covid-19 suspension?
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2020-11-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  We have a [partial answer](https://fide.com/news/796) from FIDE:
  
  > WHEREAS, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been possible for only a reduced number of FIDE rated tournaments to take place. As a result, it is likely that many players who would under normal conditions be playing rated games will find that they are unable to do so and will therefore be marked as inactive.
  
  > The FIDE Council has considered this problem and has decided on the advice of the Qualification Commission (QC) that, from the November 2020 list UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, **the period specified in the definition of inactivity will be increased from 12 months to 24 months.**
  
  
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