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RULES FOR THE REGISTERING AND RATING OF FIDE-RATED TOURNAMENTS
The following procedures for the rating and registration of FIDE tournaments will be in effect from 08 August 2024.
No FIDE rated tournaments will be registered for all clubs, regions and provinces with outstanding FIDE debt.
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Rated tournaments
|
80
1.27%
compared to 2023 (79)
Rated tournaments
|
2 674
22.38%
compared to 2023 (2185)
Active players
|
2 552
51.45%
compared to 2023 (1685)
Active players
|
27 993
11.74%
compared to 2023 (25053)
Rated games
| History
819 669
1-0:
388 572 (47.41%)
0-1:
365 111 (44.54%)
½-½:
65 986 (8.05%)
Rated games
|
181 371
1-0:
86 259 (47.56%)
0-1:
81 043 (44.68%)
½-½:
14 069 (7.76%)
Rated games
|
7 319
1-0:
3 413 (46.63%)
0-1:
3 195 (43.65%)
½-½:
711 (9.71%)
Rated tournaments per month for
Rated tournaments
|
#
Tournament
Start
End
Host
Rnds
Plrs
Type
Time
Weight
MAvg
TAvg
80
Chess at Elijah Barayi 2024
2024/12/14
2024/12/14
GWR
5
32
Standard
60
0.83
1317.9
1316.1
79
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (A)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1720.3
1714.1
78
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (B)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1561.4
1535.9
77
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (C)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
5
Standard
70
0.87
1470.7
1440.7
76
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (D)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1421.7
1407.9
75
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (E)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1383.5
1352.4
74
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (F)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1334.7
1298.5
73
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (G)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
5
Standard
70
0.87
1278.5
1245.8
72
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (H)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1233.4
1195.1
71
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (I)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1186.4
1203.3
70
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (J)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1151.2
1163.3
69
2nd Strategize To Win Round-Robin Tournament ACL 2024 (K)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
WCT
5
6
Standard
70
0.87
1194.8
1200.0
68
Sihlangu Chess Tournament 2024 (B)
2024/12/04
2024/12/04
MEN
5
16
Rapid
30
0.60
1239.9
1218.0
67
Sihlangu Chess Tournament 2024 (C)
2024/12/04
2024/12/04
MEN
5
24
Rapid
30
0.60
1209.9
1187.4
66
Sihlangu Chess Tournament 2024 (D)
2024/12/04
2024/12/04
MEN
5
18
Rapid
30
0.60
1179.5
1191.8
65
2024 Eduvos Durban Book Fair Chess Tournament
2024/12/01
2024/12/01
KED
6
64
Rapid
15
0.39
1319.0
1279.5
64
Township Chess 204 (A)
2024/11/29
2024/11/30
ENM
5
11
Standard
60
0.83
1395.8
1368.2
63
Township Chess 204 (B)
2024/11/29
2024/11/30
ENM
5
21
Standard
60
0.83
1204.8
1198.3
62
Township Chess 204 (C)
2024/11/30
2024/11/30
ENM
5
6
Standard
60
0.83
1225.5
1225.7
61
EL Junior Closed 2024 (U18+U20)
2024/11/23
2024/11/23
EBC
5
18
Standard
60
0.83
1316.2
1320.0
60
EL Junior Closed 2024 (U16)
2024/11/23
2024/11/23
EBC
5
10
Standard
60
0.83
1370.5
1368.0
59
EL Junior Closed 2024 (U14)
2024/11/23
2024/11/23
EBC
5
22
Standard
60
0.83
1335.8
1335.5
58
EL Junior Closed 2024 (U12)
2024/11/23
2024/11/23
EBC
5
17
Standard
60
0.83
1280.8
1282.5
57
EL Junior Closed 2024 (U10)
2024/11/23
2024/11/23
EBC
5
20
Standard
60
0.83
1239.4
1235.6
56
Gordons Bay Primary Chess Championship 2024 (U7)
2024/11/09
2024/11/09
WCT
5
7
Standard
60
0.83
1173.6
1189.1
55
2024 Kimberley Chess Club Christmas Open (Kings)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NCF
5
8
Standard
62
0.84
1619.0
1619.5
54
2024 Kimberley Chess Club Christmas Open (Queens)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NCF
5
7
Standard
62
0.84
1361.0
1360.8
53
2024 Kimberley Chess Club Christmas Open (Rooks)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NCF
5
10
Standard
62
0.84
1376.3
1370.2
52
2024 Kimberley Chess Club Christmas Open (Bishops)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NCF
5
9
Standard
62
0.84
1235.9
1234.4
51
Chess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
MEN
11
12
Rapid
15
0.39
1460.2
1350.5
50
Westville Chess Club Championship 2024
2024/11/15
2024/12/06
KED
5
13
Standard
60
0.83
1280.0
1260.6
49
2024 SALGA KZN DSAC Games
2024/12/06
2024/12/08
KED
7
72
Standard
60
0.83
1313.1
1294.6
48
CCC Blitz 2024
2024/12/04
2024/12/04
GTP
9
26
Blitz
5
0.18
1421.7
1248.9
47
USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open)
2024/11/29
2024/12/03
GTP
9
209
Standard
120
1.00
1453.3
1450.9
46
USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Ladies)
2024/11/29
2024/12/03
GTP
9
104
Standard
120
1.00
1194.4
1196.3
45
USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Blitz)
2024/12/01
2024/12/01
GTP
9
52
Blitz
5
0.18
1620.4
1408.4
44
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (Adult+Senior)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
68
Standard
90
0.94
1582.0
1588.3
43
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U20)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
36
Standard
90
0.94
1469.0
1473.7
42
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U18 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
59
Standard
90
0.94
1491.1
1494.6
41
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U18 Candidates)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
58
Standard
90
0.94
1302.8
1298.7
40
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U16 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
60
Standard
90
0.94
1469.8
1471.8
39
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U16 Candidates)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
59
Standard
90
0.94
1302.6
1296.8
38
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U16+U18 Girls)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
60
Standard
90
0.94
1321.0
1313.4
37
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U14 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
60
Standard
90
0.94
1504.3
1505.6
36
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U14 Candidates)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
128
Standard
90
0.94
1258.5
1255.3
35
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U14 Girls)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
42
Standard
90
0.94
1348.3
1346.2
34
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U12 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
61
Standard
90
0.94
1429.5
1426.7
33
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U12 Candidates)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
100
Standard
90
0.94
1226.0
1220.7
32
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U12 Girls)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
42
Standard
90
0.94
1334.8
1330.5
31
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U10 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
60
Standard
90
0.94
1413.5
1408.9
30
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U10 Candidates)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
78
Standard
90
0.94
1221.6
1217.7
29
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (u10 gIRLS)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
24
Standard
90
0.94
1268.9
1268.1
28
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U8 Open)
2024/12/07
2024/12/08
GJM
5
36
Standard
90
0.94
1261.8
1256.8
27
Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U8 Mixed)
2024/12/06
2024/12/07
GJM
5
36
Standard
90
0.94
1168.7
1162.8
26
Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Queens)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NBR
5
14
Standard
60
0.83
1721.4
1726.2
25
Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Rooks)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NBR
5
18
Standard
60
0.83
1276.9
1270.3
24
Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Knights)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NBR
5
18
Standard
60
0.83
1298.8
1287.4
23
Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Center Panws)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NBR
5
7
Standard
60
0.83
1463.7
1456.7
22
Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Big Pawns)
2024/12/07
2024/12/07
NBR
6
4
Standard
60
0.83
1241.8
1229.7
21
MCC World AIDS Day RAPID Tournament 2024 (Open)
2024/12/06
2024/12/06
NNM
5
23
Rapid
30
0.60
1246.2
1188.0
20
MCC World AIDS Day RAPID Tournament 2024 (U9)
2024/12/06
2024/12/06
NNM
5
16
Rapid
30
0.60
1184.8
1200.0
19
Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (Championship)
2024/12/03
2024/12/03
WCT
6
10
Rapid
20
0.47
1805.7
1764.0
18
Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (Intermediate)
2024/12/03
2024/12/03
WCT
6
21
Rapid
20
0.47
1437.4
1364.9
17
Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (Open)
2024/12/03
2024/12/03
WCT
6
52
Rapid
20
0.47
1204.1
1212.9
16
Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (U12)
2024/12/03
2024/12/03
WCT
6
12
Rapid
20
0.47
1179.2
1205.3
15
Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (U10)
2024/12/03
2024/12/03
WCT
6
10
Rapid
20
0.47
1222.1
1229.7
14
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 7)
2024/11/16
2024/11/16
KIK
5
32
Rapid
30
0.60
1215.4
1218.2
13
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 6)
2024/11/26
2024/11/26
KIK
5
62
Rapid
30
0.60
1205.4
1207.8
12
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 5)
2024/11/16
2024/11/16
KIK
5
47
Rapid
30
0.60
1194.0
1198.4
11
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 4)
2024/11/26
2024/11/26
KIK
5
79
Rapid
30
0.60
1202.3
1200.0
10
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 3)
2024/11/27
2024/11/27
KIK
5
60
Rapid
30
0.60
1208.0
1211.8
9
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 2)
2024/11/27
2024/11/27
KIK
5
55
Rapid
30
0.60
1198.9
1201.5
8
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade 1)
2024/11/27
2024/11/27
KIK
5
50
Rapid
30
0.60
1203.9
1199.8
7
Umhlali Preparatory Inter House Chess 2024 (Grade R)
2024/11/27
2024/11/27
KIK
5
25
Rapid
30
0.60
1200.0
1200.0
6
East Rand Chess Year end Open 2024 (B)
2024/11/30
2024/11/30
GE
5
13
Standard
60
0.83
1288.4
1277.9
5
East Rand Chess Year end Open 2024 (C)
2024/11/30
2024/11/30
GE
5
29
Standard
60
0.83
1329.1
1326.4
4
East Rand Chess Year end Open 2024 (D)
2024/11/30
2024/11/30
GE
4
6
Standard
60
0.83
1356.1
1338.7
3
Gordons Bay Primary Chess Championship 2024 (U13)
2024/11/09
2024/11/09
WCT
5
11
Standard
60
0.83
1258.3
1230.6
2
Gordons Bay Primary Chess Championship 2024 (U11)
2024/11/09
2024/11/09
WCT
5
18
Standard
60
0.83
1239.7
1231.5
1
Gordons Bay Primary Chess Championship 2024 (U9)
2024/11/09
2024/11/09
WCT
5
16
Standard
60
0.83
1191.5
1198.0
Top 10 regions most tournaments
|
#
Region
Province
Total
Standard
Rapid
Blitz
1
Cape Town (WCT)
Western Cape (WC)
20
15
5
0
2
Johannesburg Metro (GJM)
Gauteng (GT)
18
18
0
0
3
iLembe (KIK)
KwaZulu Natal (KZ)
8
0
8
0
4
Bojanala Platina (NBR)
Northwest (NW)
5
5
0
0
5
Buffalo City (EBC)
Eastern Cape (EC)
5
5
0
0
6
Frances Baard (NCF)
Northern Cape (NC)
4
4
0
0
7
Tshwane (GTP)
Gauteng (GT)
4
2
0
2
8
Ehlanzeni (MEN)
Mpumalanga (MP)
4
0
4
0
9
Ekurhuleni (GE)
Gauteng (GT)
3
3
0
0
10
Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)
Eastern Cape (EC)
3
3
0
0
Top 10 regions most tournaments
|
#
Region
Province
Total
Standard
Rapid
Blitz
1
Tshwane (GTP)
Gauteng (GT)
302
297
0
5
2
Cape Town (WCT)
Western Cape (WC)
256
157
96
3
3
Johannesburg Metro (GJM)
Gauteng (GT)
205
147
50
8
4
Ekurhuleni (GE)
Gauteng (GT)
171
104
67
0
5
Eden (WEG)
Western Cape (WC)
155
134
11
10
6
Bojanala Platina (NBR)
Northwest (NW)
144
136
8
0
7
Sedibeng (GSV)
Gauteng (GT)
126
105
21
0
8
West Coast (WCU)
Western Cape (WC)
106
27
74
5
9
Buffalo City (EBC)
Eastern Cape (EC)
104
87
12
5
10
Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)
Eastern Cape (EC)
96
76
20
0
Top 10 Regions most acive players
|
#
Region
Province
Total
Male
Female
Junior
Adult
Senior
1
Cape Town (WCT)
Western Cape (WC)
2886
2302
584
2386
386
109
2
Tshwane (GTP)
Gauteng (GT)
2783
2078
705
2538
205
37
3
Johannesburg Metro (GJM)
Gauteng (GT)
2335
1810
525
2052
231
49
4
Ekurhuleni (GE)
Gauteng (GT)
2319
1701
618
2229
81
8
5
Eden (WEG)
Western Cape (WC)
1357
966
391
1268
80
8
6
Sedibeng (GSV)
Gauteng (GT)
1156
879
277
1034
103
17
7
Ethekwini (KED)
KwaZulu Natal (KZ)
1061
790
271
826
210
21
8
Cape Winelands (WCW)
Western Cape (WC)
1029
735
294
935
69
24
9
Bojanala Platina (NBR)
Northwest (NW)
991
732
259
912
71
8
10
West Coast (WCU)
Western Cape (WC)
908
670
238
853
48
6