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| FIDE Excellence Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2026 FIDE Excellence Awards | |
| Awarded for | The best players, teams, federations, creators, events and initiatives in chess over the preceding years. |
| Presented by | International Chess Federation |
| First award | 25 September 2026 |
| Website | excellence |
The FIDE Excellence Awards are a biennial set of sports awards for international and multi-format chess events around the world, which recognise and honour the best players, teams, federations, creators, events and initiatives in chess over the preceding years. The awards were introduced by International Chess Federation (FIDE) in 2026.[1]
Individual awards
[edit]Best Chess Player (Male)
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Javokhir Sindarov |
[2][3] |
Best Chess Player (Female)
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Divya Deshmukh |
[4][5] |
Best Chess Player with a disability
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Lukasz Nowak |
Best Breakthrough
[edit]The award is also known as Rookie of the Year.
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus |
Best Comeback
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Levon Aronian |
Mixed awards
[edit]Best Creator
[edit]The award is also known as Daniel Naroditsky Best Creator Award. It was created by FIDE in 2026 and named after Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster, commentator and content creator.[6]
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ChessBase (India) |
Other awards
[edit]Best Tournament (Open)
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Qatar Masters Open (Qatar) | [7] |
Best Tournament (Round-Robin)
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Norway Chess (Norway) |
Best Federation
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Uzbekistan |
[8] |
Best Team
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | India- Open & Women |
Best Chess Initiative
[edit]| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chess in Schools and Communities (United States) |
Methodology
[edit]The selection process undergoes a structured, three-stage administrative framework to recognize outstanding contributions to global chess.
The initial phase comprises an open online nomination window accessible to the public and the international chess community. After completion of this window, the jury evaluates all the submissions against established criteria to compile preliminary longlists. In the second phase, they conduct a systematic review of the longlisted candidates and, evaluate them across each designated category to establish an official shortlist comprising ten nominees per category, which is subsequently published publicly.
In the final stage, the panel members vote to determine the winners and the announcement is made during the official ceremony in that year's Chess Olympiad.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE launches Excellence Awards – International Chess Federation". International Chess Federation. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Abrorjonov, Akbarjon (27 September 2026). "Javokhir Sindarov named FIDE's best male chess player". UzDaily. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Javokhir Sindarov named Best Male Chess Player by FIDE". Gazeta. 28 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Divya Deshmukh? All about India's chess star named Best Female Player at 2026 FIDE Excellence Awards". mint. 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ Halder, Jyotirmoy (29 September 2026). "Divya Deshmukh named best female player; India complete Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy hat-trick at Chess Olympiad". The Times Of India. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "FIDE names Best Creator Award in honour of Daniel Naroditsky – International Chess Federation". International Chess Federation. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Qatar Masters named Best Open Tournament in the World at FIDE Awards 2026". Qatar Tribune. 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ Abrorjonov, Akbarjon (25 September 2026). "Uzbekistan Chess Federation wins FIDE Excellence Award". UzDaily. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Javokhir Sindarov nominated for two FIDE awards". Gazeta. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Last call for FIDE Excellence Awards nominations – International Chess Federation". International Chess Federation. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
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