The world governing body intended to promote amateur chess play by holding championship tournaments linked to the Olympic Games, but only two events were held.
The second championship was held at the 1928 Summer Olympics in The Hague, in conjunction with the 2nd Chess Olympiad.
However, in 1995 FIDE has revamped it to celebrate the centenary of the Hastings International Chess Congress[2] and since then it has been held annually.
The first renewed edition, held concurrently with the 1995/96 Hastings Congress from 28 December 1995 to 5 January 1996, was restricted to non-FIDE rated players.
[4] According to the current FIDE regulations, the winners of the U-2300 and the U-2000 sections are awarded with the title of FIDE Master (FM), while the winner of the U-1700 category, the runner-ups and bronze medallists of the U-2300 and the U-2000 categories receive the Candidate Master (CM) title.