Originally Posted by
Félix Dumont
The solution is actually rather simple : why wouldn't we use FIDE ratings?
It would be much better and simpler... I still can't believe we consider CFC ratings for the Olympiads, while we all know that they are not accurate at all and highly depend on the number of tournaments a player participates in every year.
Because your FIDE rating also depends highly on the number of tournaments you participate in, and some players have better access to FIDE events than others.
I will be interested to see if the upwards trend in the number of FIDE events in Canada is affected by the ridiculous new arbiter tax FIDE has decided on. I for one have no intention of paying for the "privilege" of running events which funnel even more money into FIDE.
Christopher Mallon
FIDE Arbiter