Counties Chess
Union
2013 Annual Meeting |
Page published 14 June 2013
Report of the Grading Director Season 2012-13
I am happy to continue as Grading Director for the coming season.
All matches in the MCCU preliminary stages were received and forwarded to Richard Haddrell for grading. As per the ECF directive the matches played before Christmas were forwarded in time for the January grading list with the rest forwarded in March.
A total of 44 matches were played with a further 4 matches being conceded and 1 match not played.
A total of 1274 halfgames played by 527 players were submitted for grading showing a significant decrease in activity from last year.
A table of the current and previous years is as follows
| Season | Matches | Half-games | Players |
| 2012-13 | 44 | 1274 | 527 |
| 2011-12 | 53 | 1532 | 548 |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 1404 | 545 |
| 2009-10 | 57 | 1658 | 585 |
| 2008-09 | 56 | 1612 | 571 |
| 2007-08 | 52 | 1480 | 579 |
As at the end of May there were 26 players out of 527 who have not joined the ECF although they have until August 31 to join.
The breakdown by county is as follows
| County | No of Players | Total Games Played |
| Greater Manchester | 1 | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 2 | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 11 | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 | 9 |
| Shropshire | 1 | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 2 | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 2 | 5 |
The names of the players concerned are available on request.
Peter Sherlock June 2013