Ecf rating

With Brexit becoming reality, you may think this is the week Britain moves out of step with the rest of the ecf rating community.

Chess definitely can still be fun without them, but they are useful. Ratings are there because there are situations where using them can improve the chess playing experience. It helps that FIDE, the world body uses this system. While there are differences, people only have to familiarise themselves with one process. The ECF wants to support all its members. FIDE does not rate all results: excluding some games against new players, those players with too low a rating and games that do not meet the full rules of chess. FIDE discard results against unrated players, so why complicate by attempting to rate such results?

Ecf rating

On the topic of ECF grades, what determines the 'category'? I've seen a category D player with a rating of and a category A player with a rating of Both go to the same club as me. Here A through F are youth player age groups; an A player is I think between 16 and 20 years old, B is , C is , etc. Ok, I found out how categories work now. They are based on how many games were used to calculate the rating, or how 'active' a player is:. A - Grade based on 30 or more games in the latest season B - Grade based on 30 games in the two latest seasons, of which at least 20 were played in the latest season C - Grade based on 30 games in the latest three seasons, of which at least 10 were played in the latest season D - Grade based on 15 or more games in the latest three seasons, of which at least 5 were in the latest season E - Grade based on 9 or more games in the latest three seasons, of which at least 1 was played in the latest season. Amnesiac, rapidplay and slowplay are two different sets of grades. All grades will be the 'new grades'. The number in red currently is your new grade from last year, which they will be basing your changes upon.

Secondly I have noticed that the Harrogate list contains many supposedly active players who are many years deceased.

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In , I wrote an article aimed at helping people get involved in over-the-board OTB chess. The article was well-received, but only covered how to play an OTB game. It did not talk about wider matters like ratings, tournaments and events. We get a lot of questions about those, so I decided to write this follow-up! In this article, I try to cover the information which is most important for people new to playing rated chess events in England. If you intend to play rated chess in England — either at a club like Hendon or in tournaments — you should probably be an ECF member. The level of ECF membership you should get depends on the types of event you want to play in.

Ecf rating

Chess definitely can still be fun without them, but they are useful. Ratings are there because there are situations where using them can improve the chess playing experience. It helps that FIDE, the world body uses this system.

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The ECF has decided that as many games as possible should be rated. While there are differences, people only have to familiarise themselves with one process. I know that at times in the past, i went for mate in 20 every game, i had some great wins, but half the time i lost, now i have learnt to be more patient, and although i still love to sac and attack, i wont play anything too weakening unless its a concrete win. The number in red currently is your new grade from last year, which they will be basing your changes upon. Gumpty, in your experience, what would you say are the main aspects of chess that separate a ecf player to a ? Puzzle Board. Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 04, pm. Edward Correa Why do juniors have an alternative k-factor? This prevents players increasing their grade by losing to much higher-graded players and also means that the stronger player notes 10 points higher for their annual points tally grade when winning.

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In reply to your question, i would say the main difference between a ecf and a ecf players is 1 cutting down on the amount of 'game losing' one move blunders. James Marshall I expect to be less active now than I was then, so it will take a while for changes to show up. Contents move to sidebar hide. Neil Jackson That is because in the week Britain steps out of the EU the English Chess Federation is taking the first real step towards converging with the rest of the world. Locked Topic. Under the new plans, tournament organisers and league controllers up and down the country will be required to report results promptly in order to get them lodged in time before the monthly deadline. Post by Brian Valentine » Wed Oct 04, pm Death is not the only reason for a record changing and we will act on any email. Non-necessary Non-necessary. Tony Ashton It is based on computer analysis of a large database of games and is intended to be more accurate than the Elo system. FIDE discard results against unrated players, so why complicate by attempting to rate such results? Due to the inherent simplicity, a benefits it has over the Elo rating system used by FIDE , is scores are simple after each result without coded software or a calculator, and retention of personal grades over a cycle of typically at least 30 games. Players with rapidplay ratings only.