FIDE, the International Chess Federation, refused to allow this proviso, and FIDE declared that Fischer forfeited his crown.

International Master John L. Watson has dubbed the line 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 the " Nimzo-English ", employing this designation in Chapter 11 of his recent book Mastering the Chess Openings, Volume 3.

Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee, and international chess competition is sanctioned by the World Chess Federation.

Correspondence chess ( chess played by post or email ) is regulated by the International Correspondence Chess Federation, an independent body that co-operates with FIDE where appropriate.

The International Correspondence Chess Federation awards the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster ( ICCGM ).

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The International Chess Federation would not permit the Polgárs to play against men in team competitions.

* No Regrets: Fischer – Spassky by Yasser Seirawan ; International Chess Enterprises ; March 1997.

* 1977, The International Computer Chess Association is established.

for Dynamic Leadership, Women in Science & Engineering, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Capoeira Club, Chess Club, Coro Santa Maria, Non-traditional Students, Society of Poets & Writers, Swim Club, Fiesta Physics, Society for Applied Ethics.

* Boris Gulko ( born 1947 ), International Grandmaster and former winner of the U. S. Chess Championship.

Just as in over-the-board play, the titles International Grandmaster, International Master and FIDE Master are awarded by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions ( PCCC ) for especially distinguished problem and study composers and solvers ( unlike over-the-board chess, however, there are no women-only equivalents to these titles in problem chess ).

The title International Judge of Chess Compositions is given to individuals considered capable of judging composing tourneys at the highest level.

* Rice, John ( 1996 ), Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems, Batsford / International Chess Enterprises.

* International Chess Open

Junior won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1997 and 2001 and the World Computer Chess Championship in 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2011 ; both organised by the International Computer Games Association.

The most famous tournament held in Britain is probably the Hastings International Chess Congress, which runs from late December to early January.

The annual CHIO ( short for the French term Concours Hippique International Officiel ) is the biggest equestrian meeting of the world and among horsemen considered to be as prestigious for equitation as the tournament of Wimbledon for tennis.

The Great Britain team won the last MacRobertson International Croquet Shield tournament, which is the major international test tour trophy in association croquet.

The rules and tournament regulations are now maintained by the International Laws Committee, established by the croquet associations of England and Wales ( CA ), Australia ( ACA ), New Zealand ( CNZ ) and the United States ( USCA ).

The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council ( ICC ), with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years.

The One Day International playing nations automatically enter the final qualification tournament, the World Cup Qualifier, along with other nations who have qualified through separate competitions.

The tournament must be at least eleven rounds with seven or more players, 80 percent or more being International Grandmasters or International Masters.

Recommendations were based on performance in qualifying tournaments, with the required score depending on the percentage of Grandmasters and International Masters in the tournament.

Scores at least the number of points in a tournament corresponding to the total of a 55 percent score against grandmasters plus 75 percent against International Masters ( IM ) plus 85 percent against other players ( a GM " norm ").

She holds the title of International Master ( IM ), and has one of three tournament results ( norms ) necessary to qualify for the International Grandmaster ( GM ) title.

In October 1997, she tied for second in a double round-robin tournament of four grand masters in the VAM International Tournament in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands.

In June 2003, Polgár finished tied for third with Boris Gelfand, in the Enghien-les-Bains International Tournament in France, scoring 5½ – 3½, behind Evgeny Bareev who won the tournament and GM Michael Adams.

Instead, he became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) tournament when, as an almost unknown youngster, he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Andre Agassi in the semifinals.

In February and March 1985 the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was played at the MCG, a One Day International tournament involving all of the then Test match playing countries to celebrate 150 years of the Australian state of Victoria.

Extemporaneous speaking is split into two events, International ( Foreign ) Extemp, and United States ( Domestic ) Extemp, and Extemp Commentary is offered at the national tournament as a supplemental event, while Impromptu Speaking and Storytelling are offered limited preparation consolatory events.

* Welsh International Open, a tennis tournament held only in 1997

In 1974, the IRA organized the first professional tournament, and is a founding member of the International Racquetball Federation ( IRF ).

's-Hertogenbosch is home to a variety of events such as the theatre festival Boulevard, Jazz in Duketown, and hip hop in duketown, the start of the Tour de France ( 1996 ), Tour Feminine ( 1997 ), the International Vocal Competition, November Music ( a contemporary music festival ) and the UNICEF Open ( formerly the Ordina Open ) grass court tennis tournament ( in the nearby town of Rosmalen ).

The Bulgarian Volleyball Federation is the world's second-oldest, and it was an exhibition tournament organised by the BVF in Sofia that convinced the International Olympic Committee to include volleyball as an olympic sport in 1957.

The International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) promised to allow Canada to use a limited number of minor professional players at the 1970 tournament but later reneged, leading Hockey Canada to withdraw the nation from all international competition in 1970.

In 1993, he captured the triple crown of amateur boxing: the Junior Olympics Box-Offs, the Junior Olympics, and the Junior Olympics International tournament.

* Won the Junior Olympics Box-Offs, the Junior Olympics, and the Junior Olympics International tournament ( 1993 )

The Altamont Lions Club currently operates the youth basketball and soccer programs, have an annual Fishing Rodeo, sponsor a golf tournament, participate in Lions International Candy Day each fall, sponsor local youth for trips abroad and within the USA, and contribute toward Ballard Nature Center and the local parks.

* Tean International – Challenger level ATP Tour tennis tournament, played at the Alphense Tennis Club, from 30 August to 8 September 2008.

Aurangabad also has 5 star hotels like ITC Welcomgroup's The Rama International, The Ajanta Ambassador, The Taj Residency, The Lemontree ( formerly The President Park ), Vits ( formerly Hotel Vedant ), The Aures ( Pride Biznotel ) and the Aurangabad Gymkhana

Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts | ITC Welcomgroup's The Rama International, Ajanta Ambassador & Cidco Town Center – Aerial view

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