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Subject: Re: FIDE restriction

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 08:13:22 10/13/00

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On October 13, 2000 at 11:03:14, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 13, 2000 at 08:39:31, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On October 13, 2000 at 08:26:34, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>>The 2001 Corus-Wijk aan Zee tournament will have an average fide rating of 2713
>>>>a category 19 event. The Dortmund 2000 Super GM tournament had an average fide
>>>>rating of 2702 also a category 19 event.
>>>>Mark
>>>
>>>The Kasparov site states that the top 9 players in the World have confirmed
>>>entry. Wouldn't this be a dream tournament for any program to participate in?
>>
>>There is a FIDE restriction that forbids programs/companies to take part in
>>official FIDE tournaments.
>
>It is not important if the tournament is rated for Fide.


Yes it is.
But I cannot remember if this decision was made while the Dortmund tourney was
held or thereafter.


>Dortmund was not rated for Fide and it did not do the tournament less
>interesting.
>
>Uri


But Wijk is...



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