How does FIDE handle corrections? I ask this because the expert section of the WA Class Championships I played in, ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=109512 has several things wrong.
It has the wrong Eric Zhang.
The tournament had two schedules. A 3-day schedule with all 6 rounds at 40/120,SD/60;d5 and a 2-day schedule with rounds 1-3 at G/60;d5. The G/60;d5 games aren’t FIDE ratable so those are omitted from the FIDE report. The FIDE report shows up backwards. Everyone in the 3-day schedule has had their first three rounds omitted and everyone in the 2-day schedule has had all their games included.
For the first item, assuming the USCF ID in the USCF rating report for Eric Zhang is correct, there are two possibilities: When preparing the rating report, the office used an incorrect FIDE ID (belonging to a different Eric Zhang), or the wrong FIDE ID associated with the correct Eric Zhang. In either case, the chief TD needs to contact the office (fide@uschess.org) to request a correction.
For the second item (incorrectly handling the first three rounds), the chief TD needs to contact the office (fide@uschess.org) to request a correction.
The USCF ID in the USCF rating report for Eric Zhang is correct but an incorrect FIDE ID, belonging to a different Eric Zhang, was used for the FIDE report.
I’ve contacted the chief TD about it but he almost never responds to emails.
I would suggest checking the FIDE ID listed on the player’s MSA page. If that ID is incorrect (and you are certain it is incorrect), you should contact fide@uschess.org with your evidence to report the incorrect ID.
Hm, the FIDE ratings web site shows five USA players named Eric Zhang, three of whom have no middle initial, all under 21 years of age. The player with FIDE ID 30907667 is FIDE unrated and lives in WA; the player with FIDE ID 2072840 is FIDE rated 1469 and lives in NY.
The chief TD / chief arbiter should contact the office with the correction.
I’ve contacted the Chief TD about this. The reason I posted here on the forum was basically to ask how FIDE handles corrections in general since they don’t do re-rating like USCF does.
What if the TD does not try to seek correction, or is late in doing so? Isn’t the next step then for a player in the event, especially Eric Zhang, to seek corrective measures? It is laudable for Micah to find the mistake, but unfortunately, a person with “standing” is going to have to seek correction.
Does FIDE see this type of issue differently? Does it have its own correcting procedure or does it merely rely on the host federation and organizer for the information it receives?
About 10 years ago, a tournament in Europe used my FIDE ID instead of a different player with the same name and rating within 100 points of mine. Since I had no contact info for the arbiter, I simply emailed the FIDE rating official and he made the necessary adjustments. My record and rating were corrected within a week, without waiting for the next rating list.
A lot has changed in 10 years, and it is possible that this procedure no longer works.
Micah, did you take the proper first step and notify the tournament organizer and chief tournament director of your concerns?? Second point-- does this personally involve you??