One unrated player played in the following tournaments after each other in March 2025, what will be his rating in 1 April 2025 (8)

You are running a small 5 round Swiss tournament.  Enter the following 10 players into suitable software.

Do the round 1 pairing with the top seed having Black.

The results are as follows:

         Board 1 0-1; Board 2 ½-½; Board 3 0-1 ; Board 4 1-0; Board 5  ½-½.

         Enter these results and do the Round 2 pairing. (7)

A WFM player meets the following opposition in an 11 round Swiss tournament.

Does she achieve a WIM or WGM norm?

Since she is not still a WIM she asked if she got WGM Norm, you can also  give her a WIM norm as well?

Would your answer be different if it was a Round Robin?  Explain your answer. (8)

A player insists that his opponent is using a device (mobile/cell phone) to get advice.  He insists that he should be searched immediately and that he should be awarded the game.

What do you do? (3)

Over the Board chess has resumed.  In one of the countries the government has a Track and Trace system in operation.  This means that mobile phones run an app which records other phones in the area.  If the owner of one of these phones gets the disease then all of those he has been in contact with are notified and asked to self isolate.

         Some players ask that they are allowed to have their phones with them and on during play. 

         What would you say? (3)

White returns to the board and picks up the pawn as shown and tries to capture the piece on d4.

Realising that he has picked up the wrong piece he instead lifts the knight on f3 and captures d4.  Black calls the arbiter.

What should the arbiter do? (3)

You are the Chief Arbiter at the event.  The following happens during round 4 on board 2 of the Open section.  It is White to move.  Black is not at the board (he went to the bathroom).  White makes his move with a bishop but before he completes the move, he realises that this will result in him being checkmated.  He places the bishop back and moves another piece and completes his move.  None of the arbiters saw what happened.  Only the players playing on board 3 saw what happened.  Eventually White wins the game.  After the players on board 3 completed their game, they come to you and inform you what they have witnessed.

         You approach White and asked him if this is true. 

         What will your ruling be in each of the following cases: (3)

         a. White denies that he touched and moved his bishop.

        b. White admits that this is what happened

The rules of a tournament say that no draws can be agreed until both players have made 30 moves.  White plays 30 Be4 and offers a draw.  Black accepts.  The arbiter arrives at the board and asks both players to sign the scoresheets.

         What, if anything, is wrong with this?

         The error is spotted by the Chief Arbiter when he checks the scoresheets 30 minutes later.  What can be done?  Is a result of 0-0 acceptable? (3)

A player picks up his queen.  The queen makes brief contact with an opponent’s bishop.  The player realises that completing the capture would result in a lost game so moves the queen to another square. 

The opponent claims touch moves but the player disputes this as his hand did not touch the bishop his queen move should be allowed.  What is the arbiter’s decision? (3)

In a Blitz game, Player A offers Player B a draw and starts his clock.  Player B’s flag falls.  Before Player A can claim the win on time, Player B accepts the draw offer. 

The arbiter is called.  What is the decision?  Would the decision be different if the arbiter had witnessed the events? (3)