LMS - Merseyside Chess Association

Notifications:

30th October 2023 by Russell Cowel - Hoylake 1
Please note that Hoylake 1 have withdrawn their team from Division 1. This means there will be no matches involving Hoylake 1 in that division. If you are due to play Hoylake 1 in Division 1 of the Merseyside League, at some point in the future, the game will no longer go ahead.
This is only applicable to the team in Division 1 of the Merseyside League. Other competitions are not affected.

4th October 2023 by Russell Cowell - 6000 and 7200 Upper Grading Limits
Captains are reminded that there are upper grading limits for eligibility to play in the 6000 and in the 7200 leagues.
For the 6000 league, no player may play if their grade is above 1700.
For the 7200 league, no player may play if their grade is above 2000.

9th September 2023 by Russell Cowell - 6000 and 7200 Default Grades
Captains are reminded that there are minimum grades for both the 6000 and 7200 competitions of 1300 and 1600 respectively. If you select a player whose grade is below the default grade then the players grade will be set to the default grade. Captains should take account of this when calculating the team total. This means that 1300 and 1600 are are minimum grades of all players in those competitons regardless of their actual grade.

7th September 2023 by Russell Cowell - Competition Controllers
Competition Controller for Division 4 has now been confirmed. Competition Controllers for all competitions are as follows:
Division 1 - Davie Whitby
Division 2 - Tom Webb
Division 3 - Peter Jenner
Division 4 - Phil Ramsey
7200 League - Dave Whitby
6000 League - Steve Kee
John Ripley and Knotty Ash Cup - Tom Webb
Controllers can be contacted via the contact page
https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/89486/league/admin/contacts

6th September 2023 by Russell Cowell - Entering Results (New Players)
When entering results into the system, please ensure that players in both teams are actually named when it is verified. Teams with 'New Player' should not be verified until that player has been correctly identified in the system. If you are unsure how to add a player to the system please contact the relevant controller.

24th July 2023 by Russell Cowell - Introduction of Incremental Time Controls
A change in the rules for season 2023/2024 means that Divisions 1 and Division 2 will play be played under a default increment time control of 80 mins + 10 secs. Players in these divisions may still play under the previous time control of 90 mins + 0 secs, by mutual agreement. All other competitions will have the default non-increment time control of 90 mins + 0 secs.