According to page 4 of the FIDE FAQs page, American players should submit a Google form for the FIDE Events Manager to assign a new USA-flagged FIDE ID number.
Alas, the link to that Google form is broken.
Advice?
Try going and registering through FIDE on-line arena at chessarena.com
I still didn’t figure out how to get my portrait in.
The current link seems to be https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc60v_VmaEiYBG0uMWJJ46mMOVnPEzpw1b2kG5ZMcw_SOvQvg/viewform?usp=send_form and in general the FIDE info is more up to date at Information on FIDE Rated Tournaments in the USA | US Chess.org
I’ve passed this broken link on to the publications department to fix.
The FIDE FAQ document was replaced by a webpage at Information on FIDE Rated Tournaments in the USA | US Chess.org which has the correct link in the FIDE ID section.
The document you found just needs removing from the US Chess site as it contains some out of date information.
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There are two other out of date versions of that document on the US Chess Website that I know about:
new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022_fide_faqs.pdf (which is found by clicking on “FIDE Information” on the bottom of the US Chess home page and then clicking “2022 FIDE FAQs”)
and
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | US Chess.org (which is found by going to the “ABOUT” tab at the top of the home page of the US Chess website and clicking on “FAQ’s”)
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The page says that “US Chess requires at least 7 days advance notice for all non-norm tournaments” but isn’t it 6 days?
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The page says “All FIDE rated tournaments must use the FIDE Laws of Chess.” There has been some confusion (including amongst some experienced arbiters) as to whether FIDE pairing rules must be used at a FIDE rated tournament since the FIDE pairing rules aren’t part of the FIDE Laws of Chess. I think it would be good to clarify on the page if FIDE pairing rules must be used at a FIDE rated tournament.
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There has been confusion (including amongst some experienced arbiters) about the time control regulations that I think would be good to clarify on the page. For example, if a tournament has a time control of say G/90;inc10 and one player rated 2400+ shows up and plays, does that make the entire tournament FIDE unratable or only the 2400+ players games unratable?
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The following links given on the page are now out-of-date: https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B022022, https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B02RBRegulations2022, and, FIDE Handbook B. Permanent Commissions / 01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) / FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2023 till 31 December 2023 /
Note that although I authored the document when I was FIDE Events Manager, I no longer am in that position with US Chess and do not update that page. Whether the current FIDE Events Manager feels the following clarifications are necessary on that page is up to them.
It is 7 days. It used to be 6, but was updated at some point last summer I think.
There is no requirement within the FIDE regulations to actually use FIDE pairings (shock, horror!), although many would naturally make that assumption.
For non-norm events, you can use US Chess pairings and even make adjustments to avoid pairing say family members. For norm events, the expectation is that pairings are done exactly per the FIDE pairing regulations, and no alterations should be made to achieve or avoid pairings.
FIDE’s philosophy on this is pairings need to be done in a fair manner and in case of issues, they need to be able to recreate them using whatever program and settings you used. If you make manual adjustments, especially if they favor players somehow, then they’ll have issues.
Nowhere in the FIDE rating regulations does it say a player of 2400 makes a whole event unratable. Games involving that specific player cannot be rated and so those games are removed by the FIDE Events Manager prior to submitting the event to FIDE for rating.
Of course, as an organizer you run the risk of alienating your customers if they think they are getting FIDE rated games, but you allow someone to play in your event whose games cannot be FIDE rated at a specific time control.
I’ve informed the current FIDE Events Manager of these updates that are needed, thanks.
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I just sent you a PM about this.
Exactly, and this is why clarifying this in the document would be very good.
True, but that’s what most people (including arbiters) seem to believe is the case if the “total playing time” for each player isn’t at least two hours. That’s why I think a simple clarification on this in the document would be very good.
Something similar to this happens in FIDE rated tournaments all the time due to unrated players. If you play an opponent without a FIDE rating, the game doesn’t affect your FIDE rating (it can help the unrated player get their initial FIDE rating though).