15-04-2014, 02:44 PM
That seems to be quite clear Dougie - I only mentioned the possibility because Nick Faulks on the ECForum had mentioned an (old, probably) laxness in attitude and/or the practical regulation of such FIDE rules.
I attended a Czech ExtraLiga match back in January. I'm pretty sure there was a dedicated arbiter present (no idea if he was licensed or not, but I will try to find out), but I also know that their league matches are played on weekends simultaneously around the country (similar to our CS events).
Looking up their FIDE rating report we see this.
Tournament Details April 2014
Detailed Information
Event code 86099
Tournament Name Extraliga 2013/2014
City Various
Country CZE
Number of players 180
System t
Category 0
Start Date 2013-11-02
End Date 2014-03-23
Date received 2014-03-25
Date registered 2013-09-08
Type
Time Control Standard 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 s / move
Zone
Chief Arbiter Palovsky, Ladislav (CZE) IA
Deputy Arbiter Simecek, Alexej (CZE) FA Prokopova, Jirina (CZE) FA
Chief Organizer Smajzr, Martin (CZE)
Organizer
Crosstable Size: 41842 bytes
PGN file
View Report Rated for April 2014 as Standard
It certainly doesn't say that there were (say)12 licensed arbiters over the year at different matches. Perhaps there were, and notwithstanding this point there is the issue, as you mention, of what happens when somebody does complain to FIDE?! I would be very surprised if every nation's leagues, etc. were complying with the FIDE rules on this - not to say we shouldn't of course, but if there is a grey area in practice we should consider 'exploiting' it. :-?
I attended a Czech ExtraLiga match back in January. I'm pretty sure there was a dedicated arbiter present (no idea if he was licensed or not, but I will try to find out), but I also know that their league matches are played on weekends simultaneously around the country (similar to our CS events).
Looking up their FIDE rating report we see this.
Tournament Details April 2014
Detailed Information
Event code 86099
Tournament Name Extraliga 2013/2014
City Various
Country CZE
Number of players 180
System t
Category 0
Start Date 2013-11-02
End Date 2014-03-23
Date received 2014-03-25
Date registered 2013-09-08
Type
Time Control Standard 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 s / move
Zone
Chief Arbiter Palovsky, Ladislav (CZE) IA
Deputy Arbiter Simecek, Alexej (CZE) FA Prokopova, Jirina (CZE) FA
Chief Organizer Smajzr, Martin (CZE)
Organizer
Crosstable Size: 41842 bytes
PGN file
View Report Rated for April 2014 as Standard
It certainly doesn't say that there were (say)12 licensed arbiters over the year at different matches. Perhaps there were, and notwithstanding this point there is the issue, as you mention, of what happens when somebody does complain to FIDE?! I would be very surprised if every nation's leagues, etc. were complying with the FIDE rules on this - not to say we shouldn't of course, but if there is a grey area in practice we should consider 'exploiting' it. :-?