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:
- The event name and location
- 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.
- The number of rounds
- The number of days that have more than one game per day
- The format – round robin or swiss
- The expected number of players
- The time control – standard / rapid / blitz, plus an English description of time for moves and any increments
- The arbiter(s) FIDE Code and name (who must be licensed with FIDE)
- The organisers FIDE code and name
- The pairing software being used (in NZ this is most often Vega)
- The principal tie-break system being used (in NZ this is usually Direct Encounter)
- Any age restrictions – junior/senior
- Any sex/gender restrictions
- 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
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.
| IA | FA | NA |
|---|---|---|
| 4303660 Keong Ang | 14309386 Martha Maria Calitz | 12417246 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy) |
| 4300700 Robert Gibbons | 4307470 Richie Christie | 4303440 John Ansell |
| 4301030 Craig Hall | 4309065 Tingling (Lynn) Wei | 4304462 Jacob Barry |
| 2401312 Helen Milligan | 4302699 Anthony Booth | |
| 4303164 Bruce Pollard | 4317220 Cory Broad | |
| 4307011 Ying Wang | 4307305 Oliver Dai | |
| 4300572 Tony Dowden | 4300467 Michael Freeman | |
| 4301358 Bill Forster | 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 | ||