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is there any more news on the grades if the draft grades will be out for the 10th August? before the final list which is due end of month?

Ian Lamb wrote:is there any more news on the grades if the draft grades will be out for the 10th August? before the final list which is due end of month?

Patience, they'll be out when they're out.

This question has been answered in another thread. There is also an announcement on the ECF website, of limited use admittedly since it disappeared from the front page some time ago. See http://www.englishchess.org.uk/index.ph ... s&catid=47.

Richard Haddrell
Grading Administrator, ECF

Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

Ben Purton wrote:Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

My own "copy" Ben (I am afraid to report...) sort of indicates that you are going to be slightly disappointed, as expected really

Carl Hibbard wrote:

Ben Purton wrote:Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

My own "copy" Ben (I am afraid to report...) sort of indicates that you are going to be slightly disappointed, as expected really

My attitude of drinking etc at the board cost me my aim, so I guess giving that up is first lesson

Carl Hibbard wrote:

Ben Purton wrote:Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

My own "copy" Ben (I am afraid to report...) sort of indicates that you are going to be slightly disappointed, as expected really

Do the rest of us who use this forum have anything to be disappointed about in the new grades?

Alex Holowczak wrote:

Carl Hibbard wrote:

Ben Purton wrote:Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

My own "copy" Ben (I am afraid to report...) sort of indicates that you are going to be slightly disappointed, as expected really

Do the rest of us who use this forum have anything to be disappointed about in the new grades?

You will have to wait since I am not going to be quoting numbers, sorry

Ben Purton wrote:

Carl Hibbard wrote:

Ben Purton wrote:Thats cool, so 2-3 more days!

My own "copy" Ben (I am afraid to report...) sort of indicates that you are going to be slightly disappointed, as expected really

My attitude of drinking etc at the board cost me my aim, so I guess giving that up is first lesson

You didn't look that strong grade wise when we met recently, I could take you easy

How do you look strong grade wise?

Ive got the specs mate, thats +100 ecf alone

Ben Purton wrote:How do you look strong grade wise?

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a certain stereotypical image of chess players.

So when I see a certain type of opponent, I think "wow, he must be good".

Which may explain my appalling record vs players younger than me (=1 -2).

Carl Hibbard wrote:

Alex Holowczak wrote: Do the rest of us who use this forum have anything to be disappointed about in the new grades?

You will have to wait since I am not going to be quoting numbers, sorry

Ah well. It was worth a try.

Ben Purton wrote:Ive got the specs mate, thats +100 ecf alone

Exactly.

Maybe I should start wearing mine.

Plus, I may see the board better as well.

Well I had very unofficially heard that Callum Kilpatrick came out as 243 and Felix Ynojosa as 237, which although they are very promising, is patently ludicrous. After all, I beat them both reasonably recently, and I'm a patzer! Whoever dreamt up these new grades was living out a Hieronymus Bosch type of reality, either that or they were on the wacky.