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Immense consequences - but only one incorrect button clicked

Looks like I will have to abort and start again, or... At this point, bearing in mind how much work was involved in inputting all of the non-rated players, perhaps entering everything via Excel for a manual submission of the ECF rating file would be the most sensible course of action.

Follow-on question. I'm trying to set up teams (retrospectively as gave up and ran everything manually with pairing cards, etc). This includes new players that are on ECF list but not the one imported into SM as they did not have a rating yet. Unfortunately I tried to add a new Li, H but pressed the...

Finding Swiss Manager almost impossible to use for what I have needed it for over the last 6 weeks. I thought UTU was a bit more hassle than ideal (unintuitive and buggy) until I switched to Swiss Manager. How on earth has this become the standard software? I guess it supports FIDE events very well....

I'm really pleased that this thread has turned to a lot more positive discussion after unfortunate negative posts that I do not believe represent the underlying sentiments of either "side" in the argument. As another of "the team" involved in co-ordinating EJCOA, I would not have wanted to be involv...

Entry for the tournament will be closing at 17:00 on Friday 18 October to allow time for the relevant tournament files to be set up. Still two days left! Please visit https://www.englishchess.org.uk/Juniors ... hips-2019/ before then to enter.

Entries are coming in regularly but there is plenty of room for more, especially for the Sunday Minor Under 11 and Under 18 tournaments. Invitations for the Saturday evening simul will be sent out this weekend (12-13 October) based on the entries received up to that point, so those wishing to be con...

For anyone who is interested where at Blenheim Palace the playing venues will be , the Minor sections will be playing in the very impressive and spacious Orangery (see e.g. the photo at https://www.blenheimpalace.com/hospitality/private-events/ ), while the Championship will take place in the more i...

The list of entries so far confirmed is now posted on the ECF Juniors website at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/Juniors ... hips-2019/.
It is expected that this will be updated at least weekly from now on and more frequently closer to the event.

After getting agreement from the ECF, I'm pleased to be able to announce that the Championship prizes will include an invitation to play for England Juniors at a 2019-20 international tournament in their relevant age group for the top U18, U16, U14 and U12. In this context, top U18 is for U17-18, to...

Especially when you consider it was the second game of the day, the first lasting nearly 4 hours in Sarah Longson's case and Katarzyna Toma's a decent 45 moves.

The ECF Girls' Chess Championships (incorporating the inaugural Oxfordshire Girls' Chess Championships) is being held at Blenheim Palace on the weekend of 19-20 October. As well as the main 2-day Championship, there are one-day Rapid Play Minor sections for U9, U11, U14 and U18. A simul with former ...

I wonder if we can work anything out, by retrograde analysis, about which White pawn under-promoted?

I expect that there are various reasons, but could it be explained at least to a large degree by travel times to the venues?
Travel time to the venue weighted by population density would give a similar looking map, I think.

I don't have nearly as many years experience, nor am I at the same level, in teaching chess as the likes of Andrew Martin or Richard James, so please excuse me if what I say is too specific to the area and level I teach at. My children got me into my new career and right from the beginning I have ap...