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- Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:03 am
- Forum: Online Grading Database
- Topic: Beta XML Interface
- Replies: 35
- Views: 22711
Re: Beta XML Interface
Just out of interest, what would you be using it for? I actually have the ECF grading data in my online chess match results site, and I was curious to see how the drupal soap service module worked, so I set one up. The php code you would need to access it is below... If anyone is interested, we cou...
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:47 pm
- Forum: Online Grading Database
- Topic: Beta XML Interface
- Replies: 35
- Views: 22711
Re: Beta XML Interface
What is the status of this SOAP interface? I can access the test server (e.g. to fetch a list of club names), but I'm not getting any results back for individual players. If this was put live can you provide the URL/URI? Still hasn't gone live, probably because a lack of use / demand. It's nice to ...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: question for you all
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4064
Re: question for you all
10.1 A `quickplay finish` is the phase of a game, when all the (remaining) moves must be made in a limited time. B1. A ‘Rapidplay’ game is one where either all the moves must be made in a fixed time from 15 to 60 minutes; or the time allotted + 60 times any increment is from 15 to 60 minutes. R...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: question for you all
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4064
Re: question for you all
But this is a quickplay finish, does appendix B5 not apply?
When we discussed 10.2, it was confirmed that B7 applies to quickplay finishes.B5. The arbiter shall make a ruling according to Article 4 (The act of moving pieces), only if requested to do so by one or both players.
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:58 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Lowenthal Trophy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5954
Re: Lowenthal Trophy
Thanks to David Sedgwick, I googled "Mike Conroy" and was able to find some photographs of the Lowenthal Trophy on the ECF website. Here is the best one: http://www.bcf.org.uk/assets/images/c-champs_05/trophy.JPG Nice photo, fantastic trophy! It is obviously the same trophy that Edward Tandi provid...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:08 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Imperial Chess Club Tournament 1927
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7366
Re: Imperial Chess Club Tournament 1927
In other words, the British Empire Club Tournament is what he already has. It is the Imperial Chess Club Tournament that he needs to learn more about. Apologies, I must have read through it too quickly. Out of curiosity, is the Keene book, Keene's own research conducted by trawling through old news...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:34 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Lowenthal Trophy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5954
Re: Lowenthal Trophy
It was the English County Trophy:
http://www.westlondonchess.com/history/middx1925.jpg
It was probably lost in the big one of September 1940:
http://www.westlondonchess.com/node/134
http://www.westlondonchess.com/history/middx1925.jpg
It was probably lost in the big one of September 1940:
http://www.westlondonchess.com/node/134
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:09 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Imperial Chess Club Tournament 1927
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7366
Re: Imperial Chess Club Tournament 1927
It just so happens that I have a book titled "London 1927" British Empire Club Tournament, by a certain Raymond D. Keene. It has the games in it. Good photos too.
ISBN 900846 40 2
ISBN 900846 40 2
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:57 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Game Fee v Membership
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8010
Re: ECF Game Fee v Membership
Last season there were 201'459 standard play games and 259'117 rapidplay games included in the grading. Unfortunately, these numbers are not broken down by season... I don’t know where these figures are from, but they don’t look right. Standardplay games always far outnumber Rapidplay in the gr...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Game Fee v Membership
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8010
Re: ECF Game Fee v Membership
But this will distort the grading system, probably resulting in some inflation, because it is most likely the weaker players who will avoid membership. And what if player B is ungraded? More complication.. If player B is ungraded, its no different under this scheme than it is under game fee. It's d...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:05 am
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Game Fee v Membership
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8010
Re: ECF Game Fee v Membership
Thanks for clarifying what you do regarding grading. But say player A has ECF membership and player B does not, what would be the outcome of A vs B? Would player A's grade be adjusted?? At the moment, if the event is a "regional special" (that is an event which doesnt pay game fee but is held in an...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:20 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Game Fee v Membership
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8010
Re: ECF Game Fee v Membership
I'll stick my head above the parapit on this one also. ... Let me deal with some of Edwards points :- IMHO, the introduction of a membership fee just complicates things. The way chess is organised today, a chess player will join one or more clubs, pay the clubs membership and the clubs in turn pay ...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:29 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Game Fee v Membership
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8010
Re: ECF Game Fee v Membership
Well, someone has to stick their head out. IMHO, the introduction of a membership fee just complicates things. The way chess is organised today, a chess player will join one or more clubs, pay the clubs membership and the clubs in turn pay the Leagues. The Leagues then pay the ECF grading fees. This...
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:14 am
- Forum: Online Grading Database
- Topic: New Grades
- Replies: 38
- Views: 24953
Re: New Grades
Unfortunately the spreadsheet does not show the number of games played... For what it's worth, the CSV file does contain the number of games considered in the calculation: Cat Games Players Per-Player (rounded) A: 90325 1911 47 B: 39688 1647 24 C: 36079 2449 15 D: 24394 2433 10 E: 10190 1821 6 O: 7...
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:50 pm
- Forum: Online Grading Database
- Topic: New Grades
- Replies: 38
- Views: 24953
Re: New Grades
Wow, the 50th percentile, which used to be 110 is now raised to 135.
More interestingly, the distribution curve is more peaky -see the diagram (attached):
More interestingly, the distribution curve is more peaky -see the diagram (attached):