FIDE Information for membership records.

We receive a data file from FIDE every 6 months. The file will contain

FIDE ID Number various length number normally 7 or 8 digits - leave 9 digits available.

FIDE rating 4 digit number

FIDE Name may be different from USCF name

Birthdate

Federation 3 letter code

Gender 1 letter code

Title 1 letter code

# Games 3 digit number or may be INAC

The ratings must be kept separate because tournaments must use the correctly dated rating especially if a report must be corrected.

Top 50 lists must exclude USCF members whose federations are other then USA

Need a program to check and identify potential members for USCF to FIDE cross reference. I will provide the initial cross reference as known. Should use rating and birthdate information to help cross reference.