This article contains information about 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 1st, Apr 1st, Jul 1st and Oct 1st), 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.
The General Assembly approved important changes in the way national ELO reporting needs to be carried out:
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.
In order for games to be eligible for national ELO calculation:
Article 10 of the competition rules describes how players are ranked and how the ELO is calculated.
For tournaments using the tournament pairing software SWAR, announce your tournament by means of uploading the tournament information to the RBCF SWAR results server. You can do so by entering all required tournament information in SWAR, and hitting the publish tournament button inside SWAR. Do this at least 14 days before the tournament start, and at least 21 days before the tournament start for tournaments in which norms can be scored.
Note: SWAR needs at least one participant registered in the tournament before publication can be processed.
Minimum information to be shared in the tournament announcement:
For tournaments not using SWAR, send an e-mail to ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be, with your tournament information.
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.
For tournaments lasting more than 30 days, intermediate results per round need to be reported. (Tournament rules article 12 c.). The tournament pairing software SWAR allows for easy intermediate reporting. A result report can be generated for a round, as soon as all games of that round are played. Proceed as normal to submit this report to KBSB.
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.
If you have any questions about the national ELO rating system, please contact us via ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be.
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.
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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 more Steven 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 more Steven 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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Nicolas Rauta
16.12.2024 - 22:50Nous employons régulièrement un programme “fait maison”, autre que Swar pour nos appariements. Certains de nos joueurs appellent cela un système suisse dirigé.
Lors du dernier tournoi dans ce cas, j’ai fait un double encodage dans Swar à la fin du tournoi pour simplifier l’envoi, en l’ayant déclaré comme système Suisse dans Swar.
Je n’ai pas nécessairement envie de le faire après chaque ronde.
Si nous n’employons pas Swar, quel doit être le format du fichier à envoyer et à quelle adresse doit-on l’envoyer?
Steven Bellens
17.12.2024 - 08:10Nicolas, je vous fournirai en privé plus d’informations concernant les exigences du rapport ELO. Il existe encore des clubs qui établissent ce rapport à l’aide de leur propre software.
Nicolas Rauta
17.12.2024 - 19:26Mail bien reçu et transmis
Bart Persoons
16.12.2024 - 17:44Ons open clubkampioenschap duurt typisch 5 maanden. Als er halverwege een nieuwe speler zich aanmeldt en ik die (voor het begin van de ronde) registreer op de KBSB website (player manager), hoe lang duurt het om de player database te updaten? Maw kan ik binnen de gestelde 3 dagen llimiet nog de gespeelde partij laten meetellen voor elo of moet ik die partij verwijderen alvorens die specifieke ronde van ons open clubkampioenschap door te geven?
2e scenario: er valt een ronde weg wegens onbeschikbaarheid van ons lokaal of planning andere activiteit -> volstaat dan een update van de tornooi gegevens in SWAR of stuur ik een email naar ratings@ ?
mvg
Bart