NZCF Ratings

[Adamski]

1	(unc)	KER, ANTHONY F                	WE	2479
2	(+ 1)	DIVE, RUSSELL              	CA	2332...
12	(new)	WANSINK, ROBERT               	OT	2328
13	(+ 2)	MCLAREN, LEONARD J            	HP	2318
14	(- 3)	WATSON, BRUCE R               	AC	2307
15	(- 2)	NOBLE, MARK F                 	UH	2300
16	(+ 1)	SPAIN, GRAEME A               	GA	2263
17	(+ 1)	HART, RALPH                   	NS	2262
18	(+ 1)	SUTHERLAND, JOHN L            	OT	2258
19	(+ 5)	THOMAS, BENJAMIN              	UH	2244
20	(+ 2)	KRSTEV, ANTONIO               	NS	2237
21	(+ 2)	HAN, DANIEL                   	AC	2236
21	(unc)	THORNTON, GINO A              	NS	2236
23	(- 7)	SHEN, DANIEL                  	AC	2231
24	(+ 22)	LI, LUKE (ZUHAO)              	HP	2223
25	(+ 1)	WHEELER, BRUCE                	AC	2209
26	(+ 2)	NIJMAN, BRIAN                 	WE	2196
27	(unc)	DOWDEN, R ANTHONY             	OT	2188
28	(+ 7)	ANSELL, ALAN                  	NP	2183
29	(+ 2)	VAN DER HOORN, MARK W         J                	WA	2119
46	(- 4)	CHEN, ANDREW G                	HP	2116
47	(+ 2)	QI, CHAO                     	CA	2115
48	(- 3)	MCDONALD, JOHN A              	WA	2114
48	(- 14)	POMEROY, ARTHUR J             	WE	2114
50	(- 2)	MCNABB, MATTHEW D             	CA	2105

OK better late than never. I Just noticed my mate from my youth, Bob Wansink, made it into active list top 50 at a very respectable rating. Good to see him active again. Excellent endings player.

[ER]

clubs: WE=Wellington, CA=Canterbury etc

Oh ok thanks Qbert! Cheers!

[CivicChessMan]

Clubs in the top 50:

WE = Wellington, CA = Canterbury, MM = Mount Maunganui, AC = Auckland, OT = Otago, HP = Howick-Pakuranga, UH = Upper Hutt, GA = Gambit, NS = North Shore, NP = New Plymouth, HA = Hamilton, PT = Papatoetoe and WA = Wanganui.

[CivicChessMan]

Here is the list of the top 50 active standard-rated players for period 3 of 2011.

The top three are unchanged with NZ Champion IM Anthony Ker ahead of clubmate IM Russell Dive and IM Ben Martin. Scott Wastney and Nic Croad move up three places each to fourth and fifth, giving Wellington four of the top five. That should settle any debate on which club is the strongest. Big movers are NZ Junior Champion Luke Li up 11 places to 13th, John Duneas up 16 to 20th, Noel Pinic up 8 to 22nd and John McDonald up 7 to 43rd. Ben Hague is in 10th place, after NZCF gave the all-clear for him to be included on the rating list. New entries include Quentin Johnson at 27 and Richard Stuart at 30. Robert Wansink is still provisionally rated so is not included in the top 50. He will become established in the next period and most likely will be in the top 20.

  1 (unc) KER AF               WE 2492 
  2 (unc) DIVE RJ              WE 2440 
  3 (unc) MARTIN BMS           CA 2431 
  4 (+ 3) WASTNEY S            WE 2367 
  5 (+ 3) CROAD N              WE 2357 
  6 (unc) SMITH RW             MM 2354 
  7 (+ 3) STEADMAN MVR         AC 2348 
  8 (+ 1) GARBETT PA           NS 2343 
  9 (+ 2) LUKEY SG             CA 2337 
 10 (+ 2) HAGUE B              PN 2329 
 11 (+ 2) MCLAREN LJ           HP 2317 
 12 (+ 2) WATSON BR            AC 2314 
 13 (+11) LI L                 HP 2305 
 14 (+ 1) NOBLE MF             PN 2300 
 15 (+ 2) HART R               NS 2260 
 16 (+ 1) SUTHERLAND JL        OT 2255 
 17 (+ 5) HAN D                AC 2251 
 18 (+ 1) THOMAS B             UH 2244 
 19 (+ 4) SHEN D               AC 2243 
 20 (+16) DUNEAS J             MM 2226 
 21 (- 1) THORNTON GA          NS 2222 
 22 (+ 8) PINIC N              MM 2220 
 23 (+ 3) NIJMAN B             WE 2206 
 24 (- 4) KRSTEV A             NS 2205 
 25 (unc) WHEELER B            AC 2199 
 26 (+ 2) ANSELL A             NP 2198 
 27 (new) JOHNSON Q            OT 2189 
 28 (- 1) DOWDEN RA            OT 2188 
 29 (unc) VAN DER HOORN MW     WE 2183 
 30 (new) STUART R             AC 2172 
 31 (+ 2) DORDEVIC I           NS 2164 
 32 (- 1) KRSTEV M             NS 2157 
 33 (- 1) BARLOW MJ            NS 2151 
 34 (unc) LAMONT I             OT 2146 
 35 (unc) TURNER MG            WE 2144 
 36 (+ 1) MACHDOEM KA          CA 2130 
 37 (unc) BROWNE JA            HA 2129 
 38 (+ 1) MARNER G             WE 2128 
 39 (+ 3) GIBBONS RE           PT 2125 
 40 (unc) BENNETT HP           HA 2122 
    (+ 3) HILL M               WE 2122 
 42 (+ 2) QI C                 CA 2121 
 43 (+ 3) BURNS CJ             PN 2119 
    (+ 7) MCDONALD JA          PN 2119 
    (+ 3) MCNABB MD            CA 2119 
 46 (+ 3) POMEROY AJ           WE 2114 
 47 (new) MCCRONE J            NS 2097 
    (new) WILSON J             WE 2097 
 49 (new) MILLIGAN H           NS 2092 
 50 (new) MAROROA SY           HP 2089

[Walden]

you have a very good point about wellington chess club been top in new zealand on rating
But as we all know this means nothing if they can't win 1 event in a year so just like the mighty all blacks who have been the top rated rugby side for 28 years and only 2 world cups to show for it.
also remeber about 6 years ago you gave all currant active players some 100 rating point gain for some reason have no idea what that was about and why.

just some points i have right or wrong.

Cheers Mark

[CivicChessMan]

you have a very good point about wellington chess club been top in new zealand on rating. But as we all know this means nothing if they can't win 1 event in a year

Not quite sure what you mean by winning one event in a year. Here is a list of the tournaments from 2009 to 2011 where Wellington chess club players have done just that. I'm sure that this will continue in 2012.

2009:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ player and NZ Champion in Queenstown Classic 
2.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ player and NZ Champion in NZ Rapid Championship.    
3.	IM Russell Dive 1st North Island. 
4.	Nic Croad 1st South Island and 1st= South Island Rapid.
5.	Ross Jackson 2nd All-Canterbury behind GM Gawain Jones.
6.	IM Anthony Ker 1st Gordon Hoskyn Memorial.
7.	IM Anthony Ker 1st Kapiti Open.

2010:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Championship. Nic Croad 2nd.
2.	Nic Croad 1st NZ Rapid Championship.
3.	Nic Croad 1st= Wellington Open Rapid with GM Gawain Jones.
4.	IM Anthony Ker 2nd Wellington Open behind GM Gawain Jones.
5.	IM Russell Dive 2nd= Waitakere Trust Open behind GM Gawain Jones.
6.	IM Anthony Ker and IM Russell Dive 1st= Kapiti Open.

2011:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Championship.
2.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Rapid Championship.
3.	Scott Wastney 1st Upper Hutt Rapid.
4.	Scott Wastney 1st South Island Rapid.

[Walden]

cool Rowan happy to see Wellington doing so well maybe I have missed the last 4 tourney results or something but i guess that is another story

ohhh BTW second is not winning

Cheers Mark

[CivicChessMan]

also remember about 6 years ago you gave all currant active players some 100 rating point gain for some reason have no idea what that was about and why. just some points i have right or wrong.

Actually, a change to the ratings system was approved by NZCF in July 2009. This saw the implementation of intermediate ratings. While ratings did increase, the increases were hardly of the magnitude of 100 points for all players! In fact, the higher a player's rating was before the change, the fewer points the player gained.

The following report was published in the NZ Chess magazine.

Arpad Elo wrote in his book, The Rating of Chessplayers: “An underrated player truly victimizes his opponents regardless of the outcome of the game. A difference between actual strength and indicated rating can result in each opponent losing points, undeservedly. The loss may not be great at any one time but small losses could accumulate into significant amounts.”

Over the past few years, there has been a gradual decline in the distribution of the rating pool of approximately 10%. At the same time, the number of juniors has increased significantly. In period 3 of 2006, there were 213 juniors, in period 3 of 2009, there are 437 juniors in the active rating pool. Juniors usually start with a low rating because they play in low-rated junior tournaments. Most will improve and some will improve significantly, sometimes even in a single rating period.

To counteract this deflation, intermediate ratings for players with exceptional performances have been introduced. There are now four phases in the rating calculation. Phase 1 calculates ratings for unrated and provisionally rated players while phase 2 calculates ratings for established players. Players with an exceptional performance (bonus point gain) in phase 2, get an intermediate rating that equals the pre-period rating plus the basic rating points change. Phases 3 and 4 are repeats of 1 and 2, this time using the intermediate ratings for a player’s opponents.

Using intermediate ratings significantly reduces the negative impact that underrated players have had on the rating pool. The new calculation has been applied retroactively. The cumulative rating point changes therefore have resulted in the sizable increases in ratings for this period.

[CivicChessMan]

ohhh BTW second is not winning

One point you did get right . I included 2nd where the winner was an overseas GM!

[Tony Dowden]

Not quite sure what you mean by winning one event in a year. Here is a list of the tournaments from 2009 to 2011 where Wellington chess club players have done just that. I'm sure that this will continue in 2012.

2009:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ player and NZ Champion in Queenstown Classic 
2.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ player and NZ Champion in NZ Rapid Championship.    
3.	IM Russell Dive 1st North Island. 
4.	Nic Croad 1st South Island and 1st= South Island Rapid.
5.	Ross Jackson 2nd All-Canterbury behind GM Gawain Jones.
6.	IM Anthony Ker 1st Gordon Hoskyn Memorial.
7.	IM Anthony Ker 1st Kapiti Open.

2010:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Championship. Nic Croad 2nd.
2.	Nic Croad 1st NZ Rapid Championship.
3.	Nic Croad 1st= Wellington Open Rapid with GM Gawain Jones.
4.	IM Anthony Ker 2nd Wellington Open behind GM Gawain Jones.
5.	IM Russell Dive 2nd= Waitakere Trust Open behind GM Gawain Jones.
6.	IM Anthony Ker and IM Russell Dive 1st= Kapiti Open.

2011:
1.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Championship.
2.	IM Anthony Ker 1st NZ Rapid Championship.
3.	Scott Wastney 1st Upper Hutt Rapid.
4.	Scott Wastney 1st South Island Rapid.

Yes, I don't think very many people doubt Anthony deserves to be NZ's No. 1 rated player at present!

[CivicChessMan]

Here is the list of the top 50 active standard-rated players for period 1 of 2012.

No change in the top five although the gap between Anthony Ker and Russell Dive has narrowed considerably. 2012 NZ Champion Mike Steadman moves up one place to 6th. Robert Wansink debuts at 19th while Noel Pinic continues his climb up the rankings, up 7 places to 15th. Hans Gao, Scott Yang and Peter Stuart are also new top 50 entries.

  1 (unc) 3383AM KER, ANTHONY F              WE  2451 
  2 (unc) 3459AM DIVE, RUSSELL J             WE  2440 
  3 (unc) 3552AM MARTIN, BENJAMIN M S        CA  2431 
  4 (unc) 3830AM WASTNEY, SCOTT              WE  2372 
  5 (unc) 5083AM CROAD, NICHOLAS             WE  2357 
  6 (+ 1) 3201AM STEADMAN, MICHAEL V R       AC  2353 
  7 (- 1) 3088AM SMITH, ROBERT W             MM  2347 
  8 (unc) 3002SM GARBETT, PAUL A             NS  2345 
  9 (+ 1) 8070AM HAGUE, BEN                  AC  2340 
 10 (- 1) 3696AM LUKEY, STEPHEN G            CA  2324 
 11 (+ 1) 3206AM WATSON, BRUCE R             AC  2323 
 12 (- 1) 3314AM MCLAREN, LEONARD J          HP  2317 
 13 (unc) 7155JM LI, LUKE (ZUHAO)            HP  2308 
 14 (unc) 3255AM NOBLE, MARK F               PN  2300 
 15 (+ 7) 7311AM PINIC, NOEL                 MM  2267 
 16 (- 1) 3507UM HART, RALPH                 NS  2260 
 17 (+ 1) 5599SM THOMAS, BENJAMIN            UH  2254 
 18 (- 1) 5349AM HAN, DANIEL                 AC  2246 
 19 (new) 3009AM WANSINK, ROBERT             OT  2245 
 20 (- 4) 3454AM SUTHERLAND, JOHN L          OT  2237 
 21 (- 2) 6142JM SHEN, DANIEL                AC  2234 
 22 (- 2) 7039AM DUNEAS, JOHN                MM  2224 
 23 (- 2) 5620AM THORNTON, GINO A            NS  2222 
 24 (+ 2) 6360JM ANSELL, ALAN                NP  2207 
 25 (- 1) 5104AM KRSTEV, ANTONIO             NS  2205 
 26 (- 3) 3394UM NIJMAN, BRIAN               WE  2199 
    (- 1) 3394UM WHEELER, BRUCE              AC  2199 
 28 (unc) 3148AM DOWDEN, R ANTHONY           OT  2188 
 29 (+ 2) 5142AM DORDEVIC, IVAN              NS  2182 
 30 (unc) 7103UM STUART, RICHARD             AC  2172 
 31 (- 4) 3632AM JOHNSON, QUENTIN            OT  2170 
 32 (unc) 5776AM KRSTEV, MARIO               NS  2157 
 33 (- 4) 3617AM VAN DER HOORN, MARK W       WE  2153 
 34 (- 1) 3291AM BARLOW, MATTHEW J           NS  2151 
 35 (- 1) 4045AM LAMONT, IAIN                OT  2146 
 36 (- 1) 3417AM TURNER, MICHAEL G           WE  2144 
 37 (unc) 5645AM BROWNE, JEREMY A            HA  2129 
 38 (unc) 3253AM MARNER, GAVIN               WE  2128 
 39 (- 3) 6366AM MACHDOEM, KARMA A (ANDY)    CA  2123 
 40 (unc) 4426UM HILL, MARTIN                WE  2122 
 41 (+ 1) 7032UM QI, CHAO                    CA  2121 
 42 (+ 1) 3987AM MCNABB, MATTHEW D           CA  2119 
 43 (new) 7004JM GAO, HANS                   AC  2118 
 44 (- 4) 3089AM BENNETT, HILTON P           HA  2116 
 45 (+ 5) 5648AF MAROROA, SUE Y              HP  2102 
    (new) 5648AF YANG, SCOTT                 WT  2102 
 47 (- 4) 3648UM MCDONALD, JOHN A            PN  2101 
 48 (new) 3005SM STUART, PETER W             NS  2099 
 49 (unc) 6468SF MILLIGAN, HELEN             NS  2098 
 50 (- 7) 4300AM BURNS, CHRIS J              PN  2097 
    (- 3) 4300AM WILSON, JESSE               WE  2097

[CivicChessMan]

Here is the list of the top 50 active rapid-rated players for period 1 of 2012.

Ben Hague is the new number one, moving up 2 places, ahead of Anthony Ker and Russell Dive. Quite a volatile list this time. Daniel Shen moves up a whopping 35 places to 10th while Hans Gao climbs 24 places to 18th. There are six new entries, with Bruce Wheeler the highest of these at 28th.

  1 (+ 2) 8070AM HAGUE, BEN                  AC  2388 
  2 (- 1) 3383AM KER, ANTHONY F              WE  2378 
  3 (- 1) 3459AM DIVE, RUSSELL J             WE  2356 
  4 (+ 2) 3178AM NOKES, ROGER I              CA  2332 
  5 (unc) 3002SM GARBETT, PAUL A             NS  2327 
  6 (+ 1) 3255AM NOBLE, MARK F               PN  2313 
  7 (+ 1) 3830AM WASTNEY, SCOTT              WE  2278 
  8 (+ 3) 3206AM WATSON, BRUCE R             AC  2274 
  9 (+ 3) 3460AM DREYER, MARTIN P            HP  2258 
 10 (+35) 6142JM SHEN, DANIEL                AC  2253 
 11 (+ 2) 3148AM DOWDEN, R ANTHONY           OT  2244 
 12 (- 3) 3088AM SMITH, ROBERT W             MM  2239 
 13 (+ 6) 3507UM HART, RALPH                 NS  2238 
 14 (+ 1) 6598AM LEE, EDWARD                 WE  2227 
 15 (- 5) 3201AM STEADMAN, MICHAEL V R       AC  2206 
 16 (+ 2) 3314AM MCLAREN, LEONARD J          HP  2197 
 17 (unc) 7311AM PINIC, NOEL                 MM  2168 
 18 (+24) 7004JM GAO, HANS                   AC  2163 
 19 (+ 3) 3009AM WANSINK, ROBERT             OT  2161 
 20 (- 4) 5620AM THORNTON, GINO A            NS  2160 
 21 (unc) 5349AM HAN, DANIEL                 AC  2156 
 22 (+ 1) 3617AM VAN DER HOORN, MARK W       WE  2141 
 23 (+ 1) 3291AM BARLOW, MATTHEW J           NS  2125 
 24 (+10) 5104AM KRSTEV, ANTONIO             NS  2123 
 25 (- 1) 3025UM CARPINTER, ANTHONY L        NS  2117 
 26 (+ 1) 5776AM KRSTEV, MARIO               NS  2115 
 27 (+ 1) 4617UM CUMMINGS, NICK              CA  2113 
 28 (new) 3386AM WHEELER, BRUCE              AC  2098 
 29 (new) 6203JM LI, WILLIAM (XIANG WEI)     AC  2094 
    (+ 1) 6203JM MAROROA, SUE Y              HP  2094 
 31 (- 5) 6360JM ANSELL, ALAN                NP  2088 
 32 (+ 1) 3454AM SUTHERLAND, JOHN L          OT  2081 
 33 (- 2) 3394UM NIJMAN, BRIAN               WE  2080 
 34 (- 5) 7039AM DUNEAS, JOHN                MM  2074 
 35 (+ 1) 3648UM MCDONALD, JOHN A            PN  2067 
 36 (new) 7155JM LI, LUKE (ZUHAO)            HP  2064 
 37 (- 6) 3005SM STUART, PETER W             NS  2059 
 38 (- 3) 5645AM BROWNE, JEREMY A            HA  2039 
    (- 1) 5645AM NYBERG, MICHAEL             WE  2039 
 40 (unc) 4300AM BURNS, CHRIS J              PN  2021 
 41 (- 1) 5599SM THOMAS, BENJAMIN            UH  2016 
 42 (- 5) 3089AM BENNETT, HILTON P           HA  2015 
 43 (- 4) 4309AM EVANS, DAVID J              NS  2009 
 44 (- 1) 3632AM JOHNSON, QUENTIN            OT  2006 
 45 (new) 3665AM GOODHUE, NATHAN             AC  1999 
 46 (new) 4302AM DAVIS, JUSTIN M             GA  1993 
 47 (- 1) 3013AM POMEROY, ARTHUR J           WE  1985 
 48 (- 1) 3253AM MARNER, GAVIN               WE  1978 
 49 (unc) 6366AM MACHDOEM, KARMA A (ANDY)    CA  1975 
 50 (new) 3293UM VAN GINKEL, JOHN P          NE  1971

[Tony Dowden]

Here is the list of the top 50 active rapid-rated players for period 1 of 2012.

Ben Hague is the new number one, moving up 2 places, ahead of Anthony Ker and Russell Dive. Quite a volatile list this time. Daniel Shen moves up a whopping 35 places to 10th while Hans Gao climbs 24 places to 18th. There are six new entries, with Bruce Wheeler the highest of these at 28th.

  1 (+ 2) 8070AM HAGUE, BEN                  AC  2388 
  2 (- 1) 3383AM KER, ANTHONY F              WE  2378 
  3 (- 1) 3459AM DIVE, RUSSELL J             WE  2356 
  4 (+ 2) 3178AM NOKES, ROGER I              CA  2332 
  5 (unc) 3002SM GARBETT, PAUL A             NS  2327 
  6 (+ 1) 3255AM NOBLE, MARK F               PN  2313 
  7 (+ 1) 3830AM WASTNEY, SCOTT              WE  2278 
  8 (+ 3) 3206AM WATSON, BRUCE R             AC  2274 
  9 (+ 3) 3460AM DREYER, MARTIN P            HP  2258 
 10 (+35) 6142JM SHEN, DANIEL                AC  2253 
 11 (+ 2) 3148AM DOWDEN, R ANTHONY           OT  2244 
 12 (- 3) 3088AM SMITH, ROBERT W             MM  2239 
 13 (+ 6) 3507UM HART, RALPH                 NS  2238 
 14 (+ 1) 6598AM LEE, EDWARD                 WE  2227 
 15 (- 5) 3201AM STEADMAN, MICHAEL V R       AC  2206 
 16 (+ 2) 3314AM MCLAREN, LEONARD J          HP  2197 
 17 (unc) 7311AM PINIC, NOEL                 MM  2168 
 18 (+24) 7004JM GAO, HANS                   AC  2163 
 19 (+ 3) 3009AM WANSINK, ROBERT             OT  2161 
 20 (- 4) 5620AM THORNTON, GINO A            NS  2160 
 21 (unc) 5349AM HAN, DANIEL                 AC  2156 
 22 (+ 1) 3617AM VAN DER HOORN, MARK W       WE  2141 
 23 (+ 1) 3291AM BARLOW, MATTHEW J           NS  2125 
 24 (+10) 5104AM KRSTEV, ANTONIO             NS  2123 
 25 (- 1) 3025UM CARPINTER, ANTHONY L        NS  2117 
 26 (+ 1) 5776AM KRSTEV, MARIO               NS  2115 
 27 (+ 1) 4617UM CUMMINGS, NICK              CA  2113 
 28 (new) 3386AM WHEELER, BRUCE              AC  2098 
 29 (new) 6203JM LI, WILLIAM (XIANG WEI)     AC  2094 
    (+ 1) 6203JM MAROROA, SUE Y              HP  2094 
 31 (- 5) 6360JM ANSELL, ALAN                NP  2088 
 32 (+ 1) 3454AM SUTHERLAND, JOHN L          OT  2081 
 33 (- 2) 3394UM NIJMAN, BRIAN               WE  2080 
 34 (- 5) 7039AM DUNEAS, JOHN                MM  2074 
 35 (+ 1) 3648UM MCDONALD, JOHN A            PN  2067 
 36 (new) 7155JM LI, LUKE (ZUHAO)            HP  2064 
 37 (- 6) 3005SM STUART, PETER W             NS  2059 
 38 (- 3) 5645AM BROWNE, JEREMY A            HA  2039 
    (- 1) 5645AM NYBERG, MICHAEL             WE  2039 
 40 (unc) 4300AM BURNS, CHRIS J              PN  2021 
 41 (- 1) 5599SM THOMAS, BENJAMIN            UH  2016 
 42 (- 5) 3089AM BENNETT, HILTON P           HA  2015 
 43 (- 4) 4309AM EVANS, DAVID J              NS  2009 
 44 (- 1) 3632AM JOHNSON, QUENTIN            OT  2006 
 45 (new) 3665AM GOODHUE, NATHAN             AC  1999 
 46 (new) 4302AM DAVIS, JUSTIN M             GA  1993 
 47 (- 1) 3013AM POMEROY, ARTHUR J           WE  1985 
 48 (- 1) 3253AM MARNER, GAVIN               WE  1978 
 49 (unc) 6366AM MACHDOEM, KARMA A (ANDY)    CA  1975 
 50 (new) 3293UM VAN GINKEL, JOHN P          NE  1971

I'm astounded to find myself on this list. Apparently my (completely unintentional) strategy is to play one rated game every five years and win it! (Meanwhile I remain unrated in Australia, having only played four rated rapid games in 7 years).

[CivicChessMan]

I'm astounded to find myself on this list. Apparently my (completely unintentional) strategy is to play one rated game every five years and win it! (Meanwhile I remain unrated in Australia, having only played four rated rapid games in 7 years).

I think I can fix that for you . One game in six rating periods hardly makes a player active so there needs to be a minimum number of games to qualify. Likely minimum is 5 games.

[Tony Dowden]

I think I can fix that for you . One game in six rating periods hardly makes a player active so there needs to be a minimum number of games to qualify. Likely minimum is 5 games.

Thanks Rowan. I can't recall playing in any rapid events in NZ since before I moved to Tasmania in 2005. I did win a rapid with 4.5/5 in Dunedin a couple or so years ago but I thought it was meant to have been unrated.