Summary of Minutes (Online Qualification Commission Meeting 29 January 2023)
Attendance
Present: Sabrina de San Vicente (Chair), Shaun Press (Secretary), Nick Faulks, Paloma Gutierrez Castillo, Gunther van den Bergh, Irina Semenova, Lorenginis Berti Contreras, Casto Abundo, Cristobal Vega Adorno, Kumar Dharmendra, Elena Polovina, Walter Brown Jr, Edgardo Campora and Arno Eliens
Apologies: Amadou Lamine Cisse
Report of the Chair
The Chair lists a number of current issues that the Qualification Commission (QC) is dealing with. These include – next to items that are discussed later – the FIDE Council decision to allow the FID-flag to be valid for title norms (under certain circumstances) and the proposal for training of federation ratings officers.
The Chair presents a list of current responsibilities of QC members:
| Direct titles | Walter Brown |
| Rating system, transfers | Nick Faulks |
| Approval of tournaments | Gunther van den Bergh (Shaun Press) |
| Title Applications | Walter Brown (Arno Eliens, Irina Semenova, Lorenginis Berti Contreras, Paloma Gutierrez Castillo, Elena Polovina, Gunther van den Bergh) |
| Hybrid | Arno Eliens (Gunther van den Bergh, Shaun Press) |
| Website | Gunther van den Bergh, Arno Eliens |
| QC Guidelines | Shaun Press |
| Statistics | Edgardo Campora |
| Schiller & Scheveningen | Arno Eliens |
| Table of direct titles update | Shaun Press, Paloma Gutierrez Castillo |
| Transgender Policy | Nick Faulks |
| Direct Titles Forms | Kumar Dharmendra, Edgardo Campora |
Investigation and Enforcement Policy
A response from the Chairman of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (Francois Strydom) has been received concerning QC’s questions about the investigation of players and events and the enforcement of penalties and sanctions.
Current Rating and Title Investigations
Several events are considered re non-rating and non-registration. After a discussion it is agreed by QC that the decision to rate events and games played within a Federation’s territory lies with the Federation. QC does not have the authority to override the decision of member federations. QC will ask the FIDE Council to rule on appeals from players and organisers concerning the non-rating and non-registration of events.
Title application issues
Several current title application issues are discussed within the team.
Possible changes to regulations
There is a proposal to alter the required number of titled players in a 6-player double round robin to 3 (down from 4), in line with the wording of the title regulations (article 1.45).
Other Business
Request the FIDE Ratings Office to develop software to automatically check the validity of title norms.
Update the table for Direct Titles to include explanatory notes for some cases.
