I’m submitting a tournament report, and I’m failing to pass the validation because of an error. The error asks to confirm a player’s ID because of an exceptional performance. I’ve gone to the page to correct the entry, and I know I’m getting older and senile every minute, but I’m not spotting a way to confirm that this is the correct ID and to override this error.
Chuck
You should find a little square box next to the player in question. If the results are correct, click in the box, save, and then resubmit the tournament.
That’s what I was looking for – but I can’t find that confirmation box.
Here’s a picture.
Am I looking in the wrong place?
Is this listed in the validation report as an error, a warning, or a cautionary note? There is a difference. A typical error is “membership expired.” Errors must be corrected in order to submit the rating report. Warnings are likely to be TD mistakes and must either be corrected or overridden. A cautionary note does not prevent submission of a rating report; however, you should check your cautionary notes anyway just to be sure there isn’t a TD mistake (such as an incorrect USCF ID).
Does your tournament appear as “ready to submit” in the list of tournaments on your TD/A area page when you go to tournament rating reports?
If there is a “not a member” error, there will be a check box under the player’s name offering the option to add either $12 or $7 for a tournament membership (depending on the player’s age). If there is a warning, there will be a check box under the player’s name to override the warning. By checking that box, you’re basically saying “don’t worry, be happy, I’ve rechecked and I’m sure this is correct.”
If the player about whom you are receiving the message is Kevin Xu, the lack of a check box suggests this is a cautionary note rather than an error or a warning. In that case, the cautionary note is not causing your tournament to fail validation.
Note that errors, warnings, and cautionary notes are covered in items 5, 6, and 7 under “How do I submit a rating report online” in the Frequently Asked Questions for the USCF TD/Affiliate Support Area document.
I think your advice is correct – the error refers to a different item.
I think that it’s angry because I submitted a Game/45 event for regular rating instead of dual-rating. This wasn’t supposed to be a quick-chess event, but do we not have a choice – if it’s Game/45, are we required to submit it as a dual-rated event?
Yes. (Unless the delay or increment is more than 15 seconds – in which case it is regular rated only. I assume the delay is five seconds.)
On the FAQ page:
“If all games are at primary Sudden Death time controls of between Game/30 and Game/60, then it must be dual-rated. This is not an option that the organizer or TD can choose, it is a USCF regulation. Contrary to what it may say on older rating report forms (which may also have the wrong fees on them), there is no additional fee to dual rate events, even if submitting them on paper.”
That’s correct, once the decision as to the time control is made (usually by the organizer, not by the TD), that determines whether the event is quick rated, dual rated or regular rated. The TD and/or the players don’t get to make that decision, the controlling factor is the time control used.
As a reminder, here are the current rules:
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If the event has increment or delay of 16 or more seconds, it will be regular rated only regardless of the total time per player. (However, there must always be at least five minutes per player or the event is not USCF ratable.)
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If the event does not have increment or delay of 16 or more seconds, then we look at the total time per player (before subtracting any time on a delay-capable clock):
A. Total time per player > 60 minutes: Regular rated only
B. Total time per player between 30 and 60 minutes: Dual rated
C. Total time per player at least 5 minutes but less than 30 minutes: Quick rated only
If an event is played with some rounds at a faster time control than others, then we look at the SLOWEST time control that was used for any round. However, in such a case, if ANY of the games are quick ratable only, then ALL of the games must be quick ratable only, or the quick-ratable only games must be entered and rated as a separate section.
Sometimes events which were submitted to the USCF Office for rating on paper or on disk, without listing any time control, have only been regular-rated.
That may have been true several years ago, I think these days if such a report is received in the mail, the office attempts to contact the TD to find out what the time control was.