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Adam Raoof wrote: How can we persuade more events to become FIDE rated?

Is it really difficult to make the switch? The main issue appears to be time controls in Open sections, meaning that events might only be able to fit in two rounds in a day - but would that be such as problem?

Whether or not an event is FIDE rated is surely irrelevant to whether the arbiters are prepared to run the event using a pairing and results program.

Think of an event like Kidlington. That has three rounds on Saturday with a G/105 time limit. A G/120 limit could be theoretically possible, but means an earlier start and later finish. I doubt reducing to four rounds or playing on Friday evenings are really options. When e2e4 events take place locally, they have Friday evening rounds. The 35 minute drive on a Saturday or Sunday can take double that time in Friday rush hour traffic. Kidlington already uses computer pairings and has done so for some years.

By not having an event FIDE rated, organisers will also avoid the potentially onerous or expensive FIDE Regulations on Registration and Licensing of players.

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Published.... now

James Byrne wrote:Does anyone know when the new grading list will be published? Can't remember if it's end of July or end of Aug, hopefully the former.

end July

Mick Norris wrote:

James Byrne wrote:Does anyone know when the new grading list will be published? Can't remember if it's end of July or end of Aug, hopefully the former.

end July

In other words, 20 minutes ago.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/grading/ ... -database/

still showing the June revision of the January list on my computer

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecfgradi ... w/menu.php

Perhaps this is not officially linked in yet??

well my new grade is there. It says it is a preview dated 24/07/13.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/grading/gradingdatabase/

a subtly different url from the one Mick posted above.

brilliant, can see that now

The redirect from the old ECF grading website isn't quite working, or the side button on the page it sends you to. The link from the bar at the top of the ECF website seems OK though. Not totally sure about the new look but the cross tables should be good fun and probably genuinely useful at times.

Phil Neatherway wrote: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/grading/gradingdatabase/.

It's there all right. Some observations

There's a bug or at any rate a feature in the calculations for Juniors. At the London Classic I lost to a Mongolian Junior who is showing as E193 in the January list and E191 in the July list despite not playing any more English games or indeed having any removed.

Whilst it's nice to again see a whole season's league results in one place, it now makes it more difficult to audit a grade calculation since you don't know with certainty which results went into which season.

Juniors and new players are not showing the grade used in calculations. For juniors that may not be the published grade.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/grading/database/ seems to be right now

Nice user-friendly format. Well done to the ECF team.

Mike Truran wrote:Nice user-friendly format. Well done to the ECF team.

I agree. And many thanks also.

I like the new format - but not quite sure why my January grade has fallen (from 178 to 176)?