Steven Bellens 21.01.2025
With the general meeting from November 2024 two months in the past, I’d like to take the time to provide a brief overview of where we are in terms of the national ELO system, the plans to migrate to FIDE ELO only, and the changes that have been voted.
Every 3 months, our national ELO system gets a ranking update. Each tournament organizer can submit games for processing (right now, for the April 1ste update). Everyone (players & tournament organizers) can check the current list of games to be processed on the checklist page. You can filter the page by entering the player name. Alternatively, you can click on any tournament name to view the complete list of games reported in that tournament.
Errors on the checklist page are to be reported, also through ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be before the publication of the next rating list. It is the responsibility of the tournament organizer to ensure correctness and completeness of games in the checklist, and report any errors.
For all questions or remarks regarding our national ELO system, please reach out through ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be.
During the general meeting of November 23rd, 2024, the intention to migrate to FIDE was approved by the majority of clubs.
Do you agree with abolishing the national ELO system in favor of the international FIDE ELO system?
The practical proposal to execute this migration was however rejected. Meaning that your rating officer had to go back to the drawing table to come up with a better proposal to execute this migration. Your rating officer is improving the proposal in order to meet the club demands better. Roughly the main objections can be summarized as:
As these objections need a clear answer first – and approval afterwards – there is no set date as to when FIDE migration will be carried out.
The General Assembly did approve important changes in the way national ELO reporting needs to be carried out:
You can read more about the implementation guidelines on the National ELO rating system information page. These adjustments aim to create a better-structured national ELO system that is fair, transparent, and protects against misuse, such as late submissions. By standardizing timelines, we ensure correct processing for all players. Additionally, these changes are a step towards greater alignment with FIDE ELO processing requirements.
We are currently facing technical limitations in the regular reporting process. In SWAR, rounds can only be reported if all results for that round are entered, and all previous rounds are fully completed*. To address this, the above rule changes are being applied flexibly while your ranking officer develops new reporting support. You may delay submitting your round report until all results for the round are available and all prior rounds are completed.
*There are technical possibilities to nullify open games, and submit partial round results. These solutions require you to follow-up game reporting manually, and are considered an advanced practice. They are not the first recommended way of reporting for standard users.
Steven Bellens 03.01.2025 11
Our quarterly ranking update (January) has just been published. You can find the new rankings here. The General Assembly approved important changes in the way national ELO reporting needs to be carried out.
Read moreThis article contains information about common questions on national rating calculation.
Read moreSteven Bellens 26.12.2024 1
Your Player Manager is busy on the FIDE world Rapid & Blitz Championship in New York. We expect a slight delay in the publication of the new ELO rankings for beginning of 2025. You can expect an updated ranking list by January 3rd.
Read moreSteven Bellens 12.12.2024 23
January 1st, our national ELO rankings get their 3-monthly update. In order for games to be processed, the tournament reports need to be submitted to ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be at latest 28.12. Furthermore, the General Assembly approved important changes to the national ELO processing (from 01.01.2025 onwards).
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