Arbiters & Organiser Resources

Arbiters & Organiser Resources

For arbiters and organisers – rating lists in native Vega format

Anyone running tournaments with Vega should get into the habit of checking for Vega updates (Menu Help> Check Update, the “online” version is Vega parlance for the latest version), new FIDE rating files, and new NZCF rating files before every event!

NZCF Ratings (Period 3, 2024, Updated 04/10/2024)

NZCF Standard Ratings | NZCF Rapid Ratings

Note that it is quite common for new New Zealand Players to appear in the FIDE database before they appear in the New Zealand database. So for FIDE rated tournaments, arbiters please get in the habit of checking the FIDE database for new New Zealand players as well as foreign players.

FIDE rating files (TXT format)

The most recent FIDE files can be downloaded from the following links, note that these files are not hosted or maintained by NZCF.

Combined list (STANDARD, BLITZ, RAPID)
STANDARD | RAPID | BLITZ

All files in TXT format, other formats available at FIDE’s Download’s page.

Vega Resources

Vega: download link
https://www.vegachess.com/download/SetupVega8_x64.exe
(if the link above doesn’t work, the most likely explanation is that the Vega website has been reorganised, look for a Windows 64 bit download on the Vega website).

NZ registration code:
download text file here.


Vega basic instructions:
read this text file.


Full Vega instructions (pdf document):
download here.


A new NZCF Vega guide (Updated 2024).

Registering an event for FIDE rating

Prior to registering an event for FIDE rating, the entry form must be listed online on the calendar page of the NZCF website – www.newzealandchess.co.nz. The contact email address for organisers to submit entry forms to is: NZCFcalendar@newzealandchess.co.nz.

The following information is essential and should be provided to Richie Christie at least one month before the event:

  1. The event name and location
  2. The start and finish dates. For tournaments lasting more than 30 days, interim results must be reported on a monthly basis, and the dates of each round supplied.
  3. The number of rounds
  4. The number of days that have more than one game per day
  5. The format – round robin or swiss
  6. The expected number of players
  7. The time control – standard / rapid / blitz, plus an English description of time for moves and any increments
  8. The arbiter(s) FIDE Code and name (who must be licensed with FIDE)
  9. The organisers FIDE code and name
  10. The pairing software being used (in NZ this is most often Vega)
  11. The principal tie-break system being used (in NZ this is usually Direct Encounter)
  12. Any age restrictions – junior/senior
  13. Any sex/gender restrictions
  14. The email of someone who can be contacted if required.

Once the event has been completed, rating reports should be emailed immediately. The FIDE rating report should be emailed to Richie Christie, the NZCF rating report should be mailed to Rowan Wood. Events spanning more than one month require interim FIDE reports each month.

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the 1st of each month and closes rating report submissions three days prior. So, avoid having events finishing near the end of the month.

Organisers are reminded that all non-NZL players must have a FIDE ID and that dates of birth must be provided for every NZL player without a FIDE ID.

More information is provided in Step 6 of the NZCF Vega guide Getting Started With Vega.

Charges for FIDE Rating: these are payable by the tournament organiser to NZCF within two weeks of the tournament finishing – see the “Payments to NZCF” section below. Currently the charge per player in both Swiss-system and Round Robin events is $2.50 per player. Please make payment into the NZCF bank account and e-mail to advise the NZCF Treasurer treasurer@newzealandchess.co.nz.

Prior to registering an event for FIDE rating, the entry form must be listed online on the calendar page of the NZCF website – www.newzealandchess.co.nz. The contact email address for organisers to submit entry forms to is: NZCFcalendar@newzealandchess.co.nz.

FIDE Resources

Arbiters Manual (2022)

FIDE Handbook

FIDE Arbiters Commission (ARB)

FIDE Accredited Arbiters

All FIDE (World Chess Federation) rated events require an Arbiter who is licensed with FIDE. There are one-off payments due to FIDE when an arbiter first qualifies for the title of National Arbiter, FIDE Arbiter and International Arbiter. Current NZCF policy is that the New Zealand Chess Federation will cover these initial FIDE title fees.

FIDE IDNameTitle
4303660Ang, KeongIA
4300700Gibbons, RobertIA
4301030Hall, CraigIA
2401312Milligan, HelenIA
4307011Wang, YingIA
4307470Christie, RichieFA
4309065Wei, TinglingFA
4303962Gong, Daniel HanwenNA
4303440Ansell, JohnNA
4304462Barry, JacobNA
4302699Booth, AnthonyNA
4305337Braganza, NadiaNA
4306791Braganza, PierreNA
4317220Broad, CoryNA
4300874Charomova, EvgueniaNA
4317670Chen, Michael XiNA
4307305Dai, OliverNA
4300572Dowden, R.A. TonyNA
4301358Forster, WilliamNA
4300467Freeman, Michael RoyNA
4306880Gallage K G, RoshanNA
4302460Gao, HansNA
4303962Gong, Daniel HanwenNA
4328949Guo, JingqiNA
12417246Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)NA
4313119Hamalala, RonaldNA
4306325Hooton, Barry RNA
4317696Howard, Aidan-BarrettNA
4302508Huang, AlexNA
4324900Jin, YanboNA
4303296Johns, DanielNA
4301480Johnson, Quentin J.F.NA
4305469Lourenco, EvaNA
4317688Lyall, GordonNA
4303148Lyall, SimonNA
4301277Macdonald, PaulNA
4305485McDougall, WayneNA
4300181Metge, J. NigelNA
4300319Noble, Mark FrederickNA
4305248Nylund, HenrikNA
4300416Pomeroy, Arthur JNA
4313283Postma, AlexanderNA
4304306Qin, Nicole Shu YuNA
4315090Riachi, RamiroNA
4301455Rossiter, PhilipNA
4300610Sellen, IanNA
4321669Shi, Huiyi (Janice)NA
4300190Smith, Robert WNA
4308840Smith, Scott RNA
4301935Smith, Vivian JNA
4317874Sussex, TaylorNA
4311280Tang, HaoNA
4315448Thorburn, EmmaNA
4302370Thurner, ChristophNA
4318021Wang, FeifeiNA
4311272Wei, JingboNA
4308174Xie, FelixNA
4310225Yang, Dan RuNA
4301170Yee, StanleyNA
4313542Yuan, HongNA
4328957Zhong, ZheNA