Bob Gillanders
09-20-2008, 05:16 PM
I have concluded some research into what FIDE charges the CFC for rating tournaments, and what CFC charges TD's to recover these costs. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of Alberta's ED Tony Ficzere.
We reviewed the FIDE rating fees for last year (April 2007 to January 2008). The FIDE formulas are convoluted and don't allow for an easy calculation of per tournament costing. However, the CFC pricing as set out in motion 2003-05 (Stockhausen/Smith) appears appropriate and adequate to fully recover FIDE charges from our CFC TD's.
Motion 2003-05 read as:
Round Robin & matches
Category 0-3 $ 55
Category 4-5 $ 110
Category 6-7 $ 165
Category 8-10 $ 220
Category 11+ $ 44 x category
Swiss tournament under 300 players $ 2.20 per player
Swiss tournaments over 300 players $ 1.10 per player
Team tournaments $ 33 per team.
CFC Handbook (section 790) read as such except for the additional of a flat fee of $100 for swiss tournaments. The exact origin of this item is unclear to me. However, I do believe it was meant to recover FIDE late charges. Tournaments submitted late (over 60 days) are subject to a late fine of 70 Euros.
The new policy will be to impose this $ 100 flat fee for all tournaments where the TD is negligent in either advising the CFC office that the tournament is to be FIDE rated and/or is slow in providing all necessary information.
I hope everyone will find this fair and equitable.
Comments /Questions?
We reviewed the FIDE rating fees for last year (April 2007 to January 2008). The FIDE formulas are convoluted and don't allow for an easy calculation of per tournament costing. However, the CFC pricing as set out in motion 2003-05 (Stockhausen/Smith) appears appropriate and adequate to fully recover FIDE charges from our CFC TD's.
Motion 2003-05 read as:
Round Robin & matches
Category 0-3 $ 55
Category 4-5 $ 110
Category 6-7 $ 165
Category 8-10 $ 220
Category 11+ $ 44 x category
Swiss tournament under 300 players $ 2.20 per player
Swiss tournaments over 300 players $ 1.10 per player
Team tournaments $ 33 per team.
CFC Handbook (section 790) read as such except for the additional of a flat fee of $100 for swiss tournaments. The exact origin of this item is unclear to me. However, I do believe it was meant to recover FIDE late charges. Tournaments submitted late (over 60 days) are subject to a late fine of 70 Euros.
The new policy will be to impose this $ 100 flat fee for all tournaments where the TD is negligent in either advising the CFC office that the tournament is to be FIDE rated and/or is slow in providing all necessary information.
I hope everyone will find this fair and equitable.
Comments /Questions?