Could everyone lose their grade

[Mick Norris]

Interesting quote from back then, not much different now?

As far as I recall, that quote is from the late 1960s or early 1970s, just before the Fischer inspired boom.

1969 according to Mike

[Neill Cooper]

It appears quite possible that there will no OTB chess in the UK in second half of 2020.

It is also possible that some households with at least 2 graded players could play arrange to play some graded chess.

[Mike Gunn]

Ah, but it's well known that grading systems don't work for lighthouse keepers!

[David Sedgwick]

Ah, but it's well known that grading systems don't work for lighthouse keepers!

The late Dennis Hemsley's grade seemed to me to be a pretty accurate reflection of his true strength.

[Simon Rogers]

I hope I don't lose my grade. I had a very decent season before lockdown.

[Paul Dupré]

Ah, but it's well known that grading systems don't work for lighthouse keepers!

Thanks Mike, you know I was going to say that. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4935&start=15#p104454

[Joey Stewart]

Looks like a lot of players did lose ratings due to "inactivity" - hopefully leagues and tournaments will use these lost ratings for eligibility or the lower grading band tournaments are going to get a battering in September

[Brian Valentine]

I have no idea why particular players lost their rating, but numbers have held up quite well. The number of A-F Category players have fallen from 10,824 to 10,231; from January to July In 2019 the drop was about 80.

Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF rating

[Paul Dupré]

Shall I give you the gender of all the players I know where you currently have nothing?

[Brian Valentine]

Shall I give you the gender of all the players I know where you currently have nothing?

Paul, If a grader thinks something is wrong with the list, then as you are one, I encourage you to email Matt or myself and we can work on it.

[Ian Thompson]

Shall I give you the gender of all the players I know where you currently have nothing?

Paul, If a grader thinks something is wrong with the list, then as you are one, I encourage you to email Matt or myself and we can work on it.

An obvious question before anybody spends time doing that is whether gender information obtained from ECF membership records has been added to grading records where it was missing? The same question would apply to date of birth.

[Paul Dupré]

Shall I give you the gender of all the players I know where you currently have nothing?

Paul, If a grader thinks something is wrong with the list, then as you are one, I encourage you to email Matt or myself and we can work on it.

An obvious question before anybody spends time doing that is whether gender information obtained from ECF membership records has been added to grading records where it was missing? The same question would apply to date of birth.

I know for sure that's not been done.

[Reg Clucas]

The ECF has announced a one year extension to the rating category periods, see https://www.englishchess.org.uk/rating- ... xtensions/.

The final sentence of the article states "The extended periods are now active with player categories amended as specfied in the online rating system." However, from a quick inspection of some ratings, that does not appear to have happened. Have I understood the final sentence correctly? (ignoring the typo)

[Brian Valentine]

There is a problem with last night's update, which failed. The new categories should be included when this is fixed.

Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF Rating