20-09-2013, 01:08 PM
Here is the CS/FIDE correspondence on the issue from early August.
CS to FIDE
I wonder if you could please confirm the following new regulation will be strictly enforced.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=161&view=article">http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html? ... ew=article</a><!-- m -->
0.3 All arbiters of a FIDE rated tournament shall be licensed otherwise the tournament shall not be rated.
This regulation presents a real problem for our federation since we had hoped to submit our top knock out club competition in Scotland for FIDE rating.
These matches are played at appropriate time controls in the home premises of each of the competing clubs.
Our federation just does not have sufficient licensed arbiters to go round all these matches which usually take place in multiple locations around Scotland on the same day.
Is it valid for the team captains to act as arbiters?
If not then I think we will have to no longer proceed with the idea of FIDE rating our top club competition.
*****
FIDE to CS
I believe that as a solution could be accepted that the Captains will be appointed by your Federation as National Arbiters, but they need to be licensed. It means that your Federation has to register them to FIDE, by paying the license fee of 20 euros per National Arbiter.
The registration could be made by sending an email to FIDE ( to FIDE Office and to Arbiters' Commission ) and asking for licenses, including the names of the National Arbiters that will get the License. The invoice will be sent by FIDE to the Federation later.
Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters' Commission
and with a follow up comment to clarify CS asking if the "arbiters" could play in the match.
I mean non playing captains of course.
It is not possible to accept arbiters who are playing at the same time in the games.
For sure your Federation has to chose people and appoint them as national Arbiters to get license by FIDE, but they must not be players at the same time.
I understand how difficult it is for your Federation, but we cannot bypass the FIDE regulations on this issue.
CS to FIDE
I wonder if you could please confirm the following new regulation will be strictly enforced.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=161&view=article">http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html? ... ew=article</a><!-- m -->
0.3 All arbiters of a FIDE rated tournament shall be licensed otherwise the tournament shall not be rated.
This regulation presents a real problem for our federation since we had hoped to submit our top knock out club competition in Scotland for FIDE rating.
These matches are played at appropriate time controls in the home premises of each of the competing clubs.
Our federation just does not have sufficient licensed arbiters to go round all these matches which usually take place in multiple locations around Scotland on the same day.
Is it valid for the team captains to act as arbiters?
If not then I think we will have to no longer proceed with the idea of FIDE rating our top club competition.
*****
FIDE to CS
I believe that as a solution could be accepted that the Captains will be appointed by your Federation as National Arbiters, but they need to be licensed. It means that your Federation has to register them to FIDE, by paying the license fee of 20 euros per National Arbiter.
The registration could be made by sending an email to FIDE ( to FIDE Office and to Arbiters' Commission ) and asking for licenses, including the names of the National Arbiters that will get the License. The invoice will be sent by FIDE to the Federation later.
Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters' Commission
and with a follow up comment to clarify CS asking if the "arbiters" could play in the match.
I mean non playing captains of course.
It is not possible to accept arbiters who are playing at the same time in the games.
For sure your Federation has to chose people and appoint them as national Arbiters to get license by FIDE, but they must not be players at the same time.
I understand how difficult it is for your Federation, but we cannot bypass the FIDE regulations on this issue.