National ELO rating system

This article contains information about the national ELO rating system.

What is the national ELO rating system

The national ELO rating system is a ranking system for all chess players registered with the Royal Belgian Chess Federation. It is updated every 3 months (Jan 1^st, Apr 1^st, Jul 1^st and Oct 1^st), based on the official games reported by tournament organizers. The national ELO rating system only processes chess games with a standard time control. (no rapid or blitz).

The current national ELO ranking list is available here.

Processing requirements

In order for games to be eligible for national ELO calculation:

• the game is played using a standard time control
• the game is played between two registered players. At least one of them needs to be registered through the RBCF. If the other player is registered abroad, we will use his/her FIDE ELO for rating calculations.

Article 10 of the competition rules describes how players are ranked and how the ELO is calculated.

How to submit games for national ELO processing

The preferred way to submit games for national ELO processing is using the tournament pairing software SWAR.

Use the ‘EloN’ menu button or via the ‘Lists’ > ‘ELO calculation -> KBSB’ menu. SWAR generates the ELO file which you then send manually or via SWAR to ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be.

The submission deadline for games to be taken into account in the current ranking period is 3 days before the publication of the next ranking.

Confirmation: for each submission that reaches BCF, a processing stage and a confirmation of submission follow. After submission, it is still your responsibility to check the processing and report any errors no later than 3 days before publication of the new ranking. The processing stage is carried out manually and generally takes no more than 3 days.

List of games to be processed

Each ranking is preceded by the entry of tournaments and games. It is always possible to request and search the current list of games submitted via the ELO checklist.

In case you notice incorrect results or missing games, please get in touch before the next ranking update.

Contact

If you have any questions about the national ELO rating system, please contact us via ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be.