In August 2020 the ECF Rating system was changed from an historic 3 digit grading system to a 4 digit ELO type rating system.
The fundamental change being that in the new system a player's rating is adjusted after every match based on the relative rating to the opponent. The calculation is the result ( 1 , 0.5 or 0) less the expected score (from rating table) and times a constant k (40 for juniors 20 for adults)
So on winning against a player of an equal rating the expected score is 0.5 and therefore if an adult the live rating will increase by 10.
At the end of every month the official ratings are published and used in tournaments entered.
For a full explanation visit ECF Ratings Calculation
To see how our club members' ratings have changed over time click on their rating in the Table below.
If you wish to see the pre August 2020 3 digit grades just click the 'official Revised Ratings' radio button.
Standard Ratings are for games with an expected 2 hour+ playing session such as our team league matches while Rapid Ratings are for games typically with an expected 1 hour playing session such as 25 minutes + 10 seconds. The new ECF Blitz Rating is for a 60 move game lasting less than 20 minutes such as 5 minutes + 3 Seconds
The FIDE column shows the player's International rating if they have one.