New FIDE rating changes for July 1

[MichaelAtkins]

Effective July 1, unrated players who earn a ratable performance in a FIDE-rated Swiss event, will effect their rated opponents. Currently, a rated player can lose to an unrated player and it will have no effect at all on the rated player’s rating. Starting in July, an unrated player who scores at least ½ point against three or more FIDE-rated players will have their performance rating count versus the rated player. This was confirmed today in a conversation with Stewart Reuben and is reflected in the new wording of FIDE rating regulations effective 7/1/2009:

6.4 In a Swiss or team event:
6.41 For an unrated player’s performance to count he must play at least three games against rated opponents; score at least ½ point; and the rating based on the tournament result at its conclusion be above the rating floor.
6.42 For rated players, all games against rated opponents are counted, and also all games against unrated players who get a performance rating in the tournament as described in 6.41.

So, gone are the days that rated players can rest or take it easy against an unrated player as well as throw a game to help an unrated’s first rating. I like this change

Michael Atkins

[Sevan_Muradian]

@MichaelAtkins

Effective July 1, unrated players who earn a ratable performance in a FIDE-rated Swiss event, will effect their rated opponents. Currently, a rated player can lose to an unrated player and it will have no effect at all on the rated player’s rating. Starting in July, an unrated player who scores at least ½ point against three or more FIDE-rated players will have their performance rating count versus the rated player. This was confirmed today in a conversation with Stewart Reuben and is reflected in the new wording of FIDE rating regulations effective 7/1/2009:

6.4 In a Swiss or team event:
6.41 For an unrated player’s performance to count he must play at least three games against rated opponents; score at least ½ point; and the rating based on the tournament result at its conclusion be above the rating floor.
6.42 For rated players, all games against rated opponents are counted, and also all games against unrated players who get a performance rating in the tournament as described in 6.41.

So, gone are the days that rated players can rest or take it easy against an unrated player as well as throw a game to help an unrated’s first rating. I like this change

Michael Atkins

Yes and there are well more changes than just this that affect title norm purposes.

And the Myanmar Federation was relisted with all players chopped 100-200 FIDE rating points for their rating baking activities.