Fide

//ˈfiːdeɪ// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The International Chess Federation.

    "“You're pretty good at this game,” Lee said.¶ “Got an Elo rating over twenty-six hundred.”¶ “Elo? What's that?”¶ “The FIDE uses it to rank players.”¶ “FIDE?”¶ “Fédération Internationale des Échecs,” Cam said, speaking in an exaggerated French accent."

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).

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