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.

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4303660 Keong Ang14309386 Martha Maria Calitz12417246 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
4300700 Robert Gibbons4307470 Richie Christie4303440 John Ansell
4301030 Craig Hall4309065 Tingling (Lynn) Wei4304462 Jacob Barry
2401312 Helen Milligan4302699 Anthony Booth
4303164 Bruce Pollard4317220 Cory Broad
4307011 Ying Wang4307305 Oliver Dai
4300572 Tony Dowden
4301358 Bill Forster
4300467 Michael Freeman
4306880 Roshan Gallage
4302460 Hans Gao
4303962 Daniel Gong
4313119 Ronald Hamalala
4306325 Barry Hooton
4317696 Aidan-Barrett Howard
4302508 Alex Huang
4303296 Daniel Johns
4301480 Quentin Johnson
4317688 Gordon Lyall
4303148 Simon Lyall
4301277 Paul Macdonald
4300319 Mark Noble
4305248 Henrik Nylund
4300416 Arthur Pomeroy
4313283 Alexander Postma
4315090 Ramiro Riachi
4301455 Philip Rossiter
4300610 Ian Sellen
4300190 Bob Smith
4308840 Scott Smith
4311280 Hao Tang
4302370 Christoph Thurner
4318021 Peggy Wang
4311272 Jingbo Wei
4310225 Dan Ru Yang
4301170 Stanley Yee
4313542 Hong Yuan