FIDE Premier Organizer

FIDE, the International Chess Federation, uses the FIDE Premier Organizer title to recognize organizers with an outstanding record in its highest-level events. An organizer does not decide moves or rule on playing disputes. The role is to plan and operate the competition, coordinating the venue, staff, players, arbiters, media, sponsors, broadcasts, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Within the FIDE organizer hierarchy, this title stands above FIDE International Organizer and FIDE Associate Organizer. Under the ordinary route, a candidate must have held the International Organizer title for at least four years and documented service as tournament director or chief organizer across a demanding combination of Olympiads, world championships, World Cups, Grand Prix events, Grand Swiss events, and continental championships. Those events must have been successful and conducted to FIDE's highest standards.

The regulations also allow the FIDE President to grant the title directly to someone who played an exceptional role in activities connected with FIDE tournaments. A title holder may be appointed to direct certain events, lecture, sign bids, inspect events, or oversee an event's technical requirements as a FIDE delegate. The title certifies qualification, but it does not replace the separate appointment required for a particular event.