Any difference or error is FIDE's mess, not the arbiter's. The arbiter just needs to accept the pairings done by the FIDE endorsed pairings program that is officially used by the tournament. So what if pairings between Swiss Master and Swiss Manager are different? Even pairings between different versions of Swiss Manager can be different. Computer generated pairings by FIDE endorsed programs must be accepted as correct by FIDE.

The pairings program used is declared when the tournament report is submitted. If the arbiter accepts the pairings generated by a FIDE endorsed program, when all data and settings had been entered properly, the arbiter cannot be blamed by FIDE if the pairings were subsequently found to be wrong. That's what has been communicated to arbiters. Given that Swiss Master, Swiss Manager actually generate different pairings can generate different pairings then one of them must be wrong.Check out FIDE Handbook C.04.5.C and C.04.5.DĪrbiters cannot be disciplined by FIDE if they accepted pairings that were generated by programs that are FIDE endorsed. Where is this stated in the FIDE Regulations. Where does this appear ion the FIDE regulations. or more likely keep it consigned to inconsequential tournaments. We're currently trying to get Vega to generate the required data extracts and then we will happily ditch Swiss Perfect. Instead we use Vega (Dubov swiss) or Swiss Manager (Dutch swiss) to generate pairings, then painstakingly manually pair in Swiss Perfect and then enter the results just so that we can have our own data extract for internal use. We no longer use it to generate pairings for FIDE rated swiss events. In NZ, the only reason Swiss Perfect is still used is because it generates the required output for NZCF ratings. Arbiters are prohibited from changing pairings generated by FIDE endorsed programs and therefore cannot be blamed. The most effective way for arbiters to avoid any dispute about how correct the pairings are, is to use a FIDE endorsed program.

Since Swiss Perfect does not pair correctly according to FIDE rules, the arbiter could get into trouble. If there were complaints to FIDE about unfair pairings, the arbiter would need to prove that they are correct. Since Swiss Perfect is not FIDE endorsed, the arbiter that uses Swiss Perfect is essentially declaring that the pairings were done manually. If Swiss Perfect was used to generate the pairings, the arbiter would be taking responsibility for getting the pairings correct. Fair enough, since arbiters are prohibited from altering computer generated pairings (done by FIDE endorsed programs). If the tournament is a FIDE rated swiss, the arbiter should be using a FIDE endorsed pairing program.Īrbiters cannot be held responsible for the correctness of computer generated pairings that are done by FIDE endorsed programs.

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