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FIDE Handbook D. Regulations for Specific Competitions / 04. Other FIDE Competitions / 14. Bids Evaluation Criteria / Bids Evaluation Criteria (effective from 1 December 2023) /
International Chess Federation
FIDE Handbook
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D. Regulations for Specific Competitions / 04. Other FIDE Competitions / 14. Bids Evaluation Criteria / Bids Evaluation Criteria (effective from 1 December 2023) /

Bids Evaluation Criteria (effective from 1 December 2023)

N   POINTS
(According
to the BID & Inspection)
POINTS
(After the event)
1 GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT

1.1. Local or regional governmental organazing committee, general security in ensured, high ranking officials attend opening/closing ceremonies, celebrites, welcome speeches, financial support
and so on:  + 30
1.2. No activites from 1.1: 0
   
2 VISA SUPPORT

1.1. Governmental support (including Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for Visa obtaining process: + 30
1.2. Federation support for Visa obtaining process: + 15
1.3. No support for Visa obtaining process:  0
   
3 REGISTRATION FEE

1. Ordinary: 0
2. No FEE: + 20
   
4 TRANSPORTATION FEE

1. Adequate: + 10
2. High: - 10

   
5 WAITING TIME IN THE AIRPORT

1. Almost immediate transportation: + 20
2. One hour waiting: + 10
3. Two hour waiting:  - 10
   
6 TRAVEL TIME : MAIN AIRPORT * - HOTELS (BY GOOGLE)

1. Around 15/30 minutes: + 25
2. Around 30 minutes/1 hour: + 15
3. More than 1 hour:  0
4. More than two hours:  - 5
   
7 HOTEL STARS & NUMBER OF ROOMS IN HOTELS

5 star hotel - key factor 0.06 (example : 200 rooms X 0.06 = 12) 
4 star hotel - key factor 0.04 (example : 300 rooms X 0.04 = 12) 
3 star hotel - key factor 0.02 (example : 400 rooms X 0.02 = 8)  
   
8 SIZE & Number of ROOMS

From 25 to 35 sq.m - key factor 0.06 (example : 200 rooms X 0.06 = 12) 
From 20 to 25 sq.m - key factor 0.04 (example : 300 rooms X 0.04 = 12) 
From 16 sq.m to 20 sq.m - key factor 0.02 (example : 400 rooms X 0.02 = 8)  
   
9 HOTEL QUALITY
(Hotels average evaluation according to booking.com. Key factor is 4 )

Example if one hotel's evaluation is 9.2 and another one's 7.8, average evaluations will be (9.2+7.8) :2 X 4= 34 
   
10 ROOM RATES IN EACH OFFICIAL HOTELS (based on FB)

1. EXCELLENT: + 30
2. GOOD: + 15
3. HIGH:  0
   
11 HOTEL - FOOD (FB)

1. Open buffet (breakfast, lunch and dinner) - according to EVE menu or similar: + 30
2. Open buffet (breakfast, lunch and dinner) - limited menu: + 15
3. A La Carte menu (including open buffet breakfast): + 10
   
12 PLAYING HALL AREA - GENERAL IMPRESSIONS

1. Excellent: + 30
2. Acceptable: + 15

(if a playing hall's location, look and other factors do not exhibit a positive and desirable impression, the organizer cannot gain  the right to organize a championship)
   
13 PLAYING HALL - SPACE, TOILETS, LIGHT, INTERNET

1. Excellent: + 30
2. Accepatble: + 15

(if a playing hall is not up to standards, the organizer cannot gain the right to organize a championship)
   
14 OFFICIAL ROOMS/SPACES - SECRETARIAT, ARBITERS, TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, FIDE, LIVE GAMES,
LIVE COMMENTS


1. Excellent: + 30
2. Acceptable: + 15
(if there are no offficial rooms/spaces in the vicinity of the playing hall, the organizer cannot obtain the right to organize a championship)
   
15 DISTANCE BETWEEN HOTELS AND VENUE

1. The same buiding: + 30
2. Walking distance not more than 5 minutes: + 20
3. Walking distance not more than 15 minutes: + 10
4.
Walking distance more than 15 minutes but free bus transportation: 0
5. Walking distance more than 15 minutes and no transportation even in the rainy days: - 30
   
16 MEDICAL SERVICE

1. Doctor at/nearby by the playing + 15
2. Ambulance's fast availability as well as mediacal first aid + 15

(If the organizer cannot guarantee the above medical services for the participants of the competitions, the organizer cannot obtain the right to organise the championship).
   
17 LIVE GAMES

1. All or almost all boards in LIVE: + 30
2. More than 50 % of boards in LIVE: + 10
3. More than 10 % of boards in LIVE: + 0
4. No live boards: - 30
   
18 MEDIA

1. Website of the event: + 10
2. Electronic boards, billboards in the city: + 10
3. Official photograpper: + 10
4. Everyday reports: + 10
5. Video Live Transmission with Comments: + 10
   
19 FAIR PLAY EQUIPMENT

1. Security Frame Scanners: + 10
2. Security Hand Scanners: + 5

(if an organizing committee of the competition cannot quarantee neither security frame scanners nor security hand scanners, such an organizer can not gain the right to organize championship).
   
20 MONEY PRIZES & GIFTS

1. Cadets, Youth, Junior individual and team events prizes or gifts for more than 50 000 €: + 40
2. Cadets, Youth, Junior individual and team events prizes or gifts for more than 20 000 €: + 20
3. Cadets, Youth, Junior individual and team events prizes or gifts - cups, medals, diplomas and symbolic gifts:  0
4. Amateur events prizes and gifts for more than 30 000 €: + 40
5. Amateur events prizes and gifts for more than 15 000 €: + 10
6. Seniors events prizes and gifts for more than 50 000 €: + 40
7. Seniors events prizes and gifts for morre than 15 000 €: + 10
   
21 PARALLEL ACTIVITIES

1. Blitz tournament with prize fund at least 2000 $ for offical coaches and head of delegations during Cadets, Youth events: + 10
2. Chess Composition championships during Cadets, Youth events: + 10
3. Cultural/sport program, excursions: + 5
4. FIDE Seminars: + 5
   
22 OTHER FREE OFFERS

1. Exellent: +10
2. Good: + 5
   
       
       

* The main airport, where the highest number of people arrive 
An inspector is entitled to give average points between evaluated points 

Based on the number of points the organizer will get stars and bonus points for the next biddings:
More than 450  points -  5 stars, 50 bonus points
Between 375 - 450 points  - 4 stars, 10 bonus points
Between 300 - 375 points  - 3 stars
Between 200 - 300 points  - 2 stars