ECF Rating of Late Results

[Ian Thompson]

Is there a time limit after which the rating of late results won't be processed? I'd have thought there would be, but can't find anything saying so in the online help.

[Brian Valentine]

All results are processed. The latest database is used to recalculate ratings going back 13 months.

We have not changed the old grading requirement of expecting submission within 6 months, but there are a surprising number of corrections that come to light, principally on merging duplicate records. Practically, very few results come in after the month following a game, and with increasing use of LMS lots are with us within 7 days.

[Ian Cross]

Yesterday's Chiltern league match result appears on the Oxford Fusion website:

Berkshire 13 Buckinghamshire 7

Please does anyone know when the games will be submitted for ECFGrading?

Thanks

[Roger de Coverly]

Please does anyone know when the games will be submitted for ECFGrading?

On past performance, we will be lucky if it makes the 1st January 2026 list.

The Chiltern grader has metaphorically been shouted out for late submission of results almost since the ECF LMS got established and up to date reporting became the norm for most leagues and Congresses. It doesn't seem to have resulted in any meaningful action though.