Answers.Body: <p>It says the exact opposite.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>C.04.2 A It is <strong>not allowed</strong> to alter the correct pairings in favour of any player. </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>So no, you can't.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Where it can be shown that modifications of the original pairings were made to help a player achieve a norm or a direct title, a report may be submitted to the QC to initiate <strong>disciplinary measures</strong> through the Ethics Commission.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>FIDE could try to punish the player or you.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <blockquote>
    <p>I mean, can you give an example of altering the pairings and it gets
    approved by FIDE? Put in another way, in what way can the arbiter
    alter the pairings without getting penalised?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>OK, this is the scenario.</p>
  
  <p>You are the chief arbiter of a norm tournament. It is the last round. One of the players has norm chances, say if he/she wins his/her last game against a player with a rating above a certain rating. The default time is 30 minutes. </p>
  
  <p>After 30 minutes the opponent has not turned up and is defaulted. In these circumstances you should have some spare players who act as "fillers". These players do not play in the full tournament but are on standby in case something like this happens. In this case you may choose a "filler" who has a high enough rating for the norm to still be possible. This is a change to the original pairings and is acceptable.</p>
  
  <p>As a side note this business of repairing in the case of a default is a tricky business. In general if you want to force the player to accept a new opponent then this must be stated in the terms and conditions for the tournament before the tournament starts. If this is not done then the player can refuse and must then be awarded the full point for the default. If it means a cash prize then obviously the player is going to take the point for a default.</p>
  
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Body: <p>The <a href="https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=84&amp;view=article" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE Rules for Swiss Systems</a> state:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong>C.04.2 A</strong> It is not allowed to alter the correct pairings in favour of any player.  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and then further state:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Where it can be shown that modifications of the original pairings were made to help a player achieve a norm or a direct title, a report may be submitted to the QC to initiate disciplinary measures through the Ethics Commission.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>What I can get from this is that (for example) if my friend, who is one point away in the final round to achieve a title, is a player in a tournament, and I am the arbiter of that tournament, I can alter the pairings in such a way that he plays an 1100 player and have an easy title shot.</p>
  
  <p>Is this what can be concluded from the above section of the rules? If not, what is meant by "modifications" there?</p>
  
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Title: In what way is it allowed to alter tournament pairings in favor of a player?
ThreadText: # In what way is it allowed to alter tournament pairings in favor of a player?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-27)
  
  The [FIDE Rules for Swiss Systems](https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=84&view=article) state:
  
  > **C.04.2 A** It is not allowed to alter the correct pairings in favour of any player.
  
  and then further state:
  
  > Where it can be shown that modifications of the original pairings were made to help a player achieve a norm or a direct title, a report may be submitted to the QC to initiate disciplinary measures through the Ethics Commission.
  
  What I can get from this is that (for example) if my friend, who is one point away in the final round to achieve a title, is a player in a tournament, and I am the arbiter of that tournament, I can alter the pairings in such a way that he plays an 1100 player and have an easy title shot.
  
  Is this what can be concluded from the above section of the rules? If not, what is meant by "modifications" there?
  
  **Tags:** rules, tournament, fide, swiss-pairing
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It's a loaded question.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2019-01-27. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  It says the exact opposite.
  
  > C.04.2 A It is **not allowed** to alter the correct pairings in favour of any player.
  
  So no, you can't.
  
  > Where it can be shown that modifications of the original pairings were made to help a player achieve a norm or a direct title, a report may be submitted to the QC to initiate **disciplinary measures** through the Ethics Commission.
  
  FIDE could try to punish the player or you.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2019-10-09. Score: 1
  
  > I mean, can you give an example of altering the pairings and it gets
  > approved by FIDE? Put in another way, in what way can the arbiter
  > alter the pairings without getting penalised?
  
  OK, this is the scenario.
  
  You are the chief arbiter of a norm tournament. It is the last round. One of the players has norm chances, say if he/she wins his/her last game against a player with a rating above a certain rating. The default time is 30 minutes.
  
  After 30 minutes the opponent has not turned up and is defaulted. In these circumstances you should have some spare players who act as "fillers". These players do not play in the full tournament but are on standby in case something like this happens. In this case you may choose a "filler" who has a high enough rating for the norm to still be possible. This is a change to the original pairings and is acceptable.
  
  As a side note this business of repairing in the case of a default is a tricky business. In general if you want to force the player to accept a new opponent then this must be stated in the terms and conditions for the tournament before the tournament starts. If this is not done then the player can refuse and must then be awarded the full point for the default. If it means a cash prize then obviously the player is going to take the point for a default.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Are these "spare players" paid to be on standby?  
  
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