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It's an issue if the player isn't on the drop-down list. Whilst that may result in a forfeit for the match result, the actual game played is still likely to count for grading. It's also an issue if the unreadable scribble might be more than one person on the drop-down list Agree, that's the issue w...

ECF League Management System provides a far better interface. Apologies for my almost total ignorance on this subject, but is this the system used by the London Chess League and others around here, or something different? I'm fairly sure that London, like Manchester and many others, uses John Upham...

Adams up to number 10 on the blitz ratings

Feedback from our grader

I personally don't see the point in, say monthly league submissions, as for most players this would only equate to one or two games. Congresses, however, submit as soon as possible after an event, where 5 or 6 results are significant.

which seems sensible

I am of course about to lay into the London Classic four player event and the ridiculous prize money. 1st $120,000 2nd $ 80,000 3rd $ 60,000 4th $ 40,000 Some ham could have lost every game and walk away with $40,000 (that is now impossible and the draws have already started to pile up.). Well no, ...

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The 6 monthly updates apply to longplay, not just rapidplay

Howell wins the first rapid with white, and looks like going through

Today's games started at 11 am (same format as yesterday)

Game 1
Williams - Adams
Howell - Haria
Jones - Merry
Hawkins - McShane

Game 1
1. Jonathan Hawkins v Jovanka Houska 1-0
2. John Nunn v Alan Merry 0.5 - 0.5
3. Matthew Turner v Ravi Haria 0.5 - 0.5
4. Simon Williams v Harriet Hunt 1-0

Game 2 in progress

From the December ECF newsletter Why am I always the only person who can't find these things? You don't actually have to answer that, just tell me where it is. The newsletter was emailed to me by the ECF yesterday afternoon I copied the whole of the text about grading for those who hadn't seen the ...

FIDE Regs on the Rapid & Blitz World Championships to be held in St Petersburg and the prize fund is $700,000 not the hoped for $2 million but does compare reasonably well with pre-Saudi events. So is St Petersburg a suitable venue for all potential participants? Ukraine being the obvious but not o...

The calculation of grades for players and the publication of grading lists is recognised as being a core function of the Federation. Annual grading lists have been published since time immemorial, and for the past few years the time interval has been six-monthly. The Board recognise that there is a...