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Last update: Thursday July 10, 2008 10:44

Charges for FIDE Rated Events

The charging structure for events ending after 01/09/2008 will be as follows:

All-play-all events:

Average rating Charge (£)
under 2301 £50
2301-2400 £100
2401-2500 £150
2501-2600 £200
Over 2600 £300

Matches: As per All-play-all events above.
Scheveningen events: £2 per player
Swiss events: £2 per player

New events, and existing events which are not currently FIDE rated, may be FIDE rated without charge for the first year.

Note that in order to comply with FIDE regulation B.02.16.1, which states that “To be included in the FIDE Rating List, a player must be a member of a national chess Federation.”, event organisers must ensure that all English players are current ECF Members (of any membership category).

If you have any questions on this, please contact Howard Grist, the ECF International Rating Officer: .

Dave Thomas
ECF Manager of Grading & Rating