FIDE Rapid & Blitz Rating Regulations Update 2022
Updates to FIDE Rapid & Blitz rating regulations effective from 1st January 2022 include changes in qualification criteria, hybrid event approval process, round-robin tournament player rating requirements, match rating rules, handling of rating differences, and reporting procedures.
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B.02 FIDE Rapid & Blitz Rating Regulations from 1 January 2022 Qualification Commission
Hybrid events Old New 0.2 From 1 January 2022 All tournaments played under Hybrid conditions as described in 2.1 must be approved individually by the QC Chairman. Play shall be governed by the FIDE Laws of Chess or the Regulations for Hybrid Chess Competitions (Part IIIb within the FIDE Online Chess Regulations). 2.1
Round Robins (1) Old 6.2 Till 31 December 2021 In a round-robin tournament at least one-third of the players must be rated. Subject to this requirement, If the tournament has less than 10 players, at least 4 must be rated. In a double round-robin tournament with unrated participants, there must be at least 6 players, 4 of whom must be rated. New From 1 January 2022 6.21 6.22
Round Robins (2) Old 8.2 Till 31 December 2021 Determining the Rating 'Ru' in a given event of a previously unrated player. The results of both rated and unrated players in a round-robin tournament are taken into account. If the opponent is unrated, then the rating is determined at the end of the event. Determining the Ratings in a round- robin tournament. Where unrated players take part, their ratings are determined by a process of iteration. These new ratings are then used to determine the rating change for the rated players New From 1 January 2022 8.21 (b) 8.52 8.58
Matches Old 6.5 Till 31 December 2021 Where a match is over a specific number of games, those played after one player has won shall not be rated, if the match was scheduled for more than 8 games. New 5.1 From 1 January 2022 Where a match is over a specific number of games, those played after one player has won shall not be rated. This requirement may be waived by prior request.
Rating difference > 400 Old 8.54 Till 31 December 2021 A difference in rating of more than 735 points shall be counted for rating purposes as though it were a difference of 735 points. New 7.31 From 1 January 2022 A difference in rating of more than 400 points shall be counted for rating purposes as though it were a difference of 400 points. In any tournament, a player may benefit from only one upgrade under this rule, for the game in which the rating difference is greatest.
Reporting Procedures Old 9.1 Till 31 December 2021 The Chief Arbiter of a FIDE registered tournament has to provide the tournament report (TRF file) within 7 days after the end of the tournament to the Rating Officer of the federation where the tournament took place. The Rating Officer shall be responsible for uploading the TRF file to the FIDE Rating Server not later than 30 days after the end of the tournament. New 8.1 From 1 January 2022 The Chief Arbiter of a FIDE registered tournament must provide the tournament report (TRF file) to the Rating Officer of the federation where the tournament took place. Once satisfied that the tournament was conducted in accordance with all relevant FIDE Regulations, the Rating Officer shall be responsible for uploading the TRF file to the FIDE Rating Server. This should be done in time for the tournament to be rated in the monthly list in which the tournament is registered or, if there are five days or less from the last day of the tournament to the end of the month, for the following list. If the tournament report is not submitted in time to be included in the third rating list after it ends, the tournament will not be rated.
Various Old 10 Till 31 December 2021 Monitoring the Operation of the Rating System The requirements for the FIDE Rating System Administrator Some comments on the Rating system New From 1 January 2022 11 12
