ECF Ratings...
The English Chess Federation issue a players' rating list every month. Â However, due to league competitions taking place over several months, the ratings used to establish a player's standard for the entire competition are geneally those issued in July, just prior to the commencment of the season.
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For other events (ie weekend congresses) the organisers usually specify which month's ratings are to be used for seeding and match pairing purposes.
ECF ratings for 3Cs' players as per the list issued in August 2026.
These ratings will be used by the Manchester League to detemine board order for matches throughout the 2026-267season.
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Ratings shown in blue are provisional.
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(NB This list just includes those players with a Standard Play rating).
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Standard (Rapid)
Stephen Gordon 2492 (2411)
Andy Horton 2458 (2495)
Adam Ashton 2306 (2299)
Alex Longson 2249 (2182)
Edward Jackson 2241 (2126)
Robert McLean 2199
Greg Eageton 2151 (2151)
John Tompson 2134 (2084)
John Bentley 2111
Alan Walton 2094 (2037)
John Bentley 2113
Mitchell Burke 2066
Alannah Ashton 2041 (1894)
Joao Rita 2040
Phil Adams 2028
Dale James 2026
Kyle Pelling 2022 (1899)
Sarah Longson 2021
Tim Hilton 2010 (1928)
Ben Newton 1995 (1814)​
Andy Lewis 1988
Kevin Ye 1970 (1859)
David Ashton 1918
Ved Boganadham 1911 (1708)
Shever Mapira 1901​
Nathan Butterworth 1899
Hunain Malik 1866 (1598)
Yavuz Kocak 1861 (1752)
Michael Tebelev 1853
Beyazid Kocak 1820 (1798)
Seny Denisov 1811
Mikhail Ali 1771
Marlon Espiritu 1755 (1591)
Helal Ahmed 1750
Jade Drummond 1738 (1717)
James Marshall 1731 (1505)
Declan Johnston 1678 (1507)
Mohammed Rohman 1670 (1449)
Jonathan Miller 1638 (1750)
Nana Frimpong 1608
Karl Moorcroft 1576 (1591)
Sam Owen 1589 (1306)
Neil Jackson 1583 (1561)
Suleiman Nisar 1576 (1566)
Jonathan Miller 1573 (2114)
Karl Moorcroft 1596 (1571)
Sebastian Kearns 1596 ( 968)
Neil Jackson 1571 (1561)
​Claire Kerton 1545 (1555)
Mike Howarth 1543 (1126)
Suleiman Nisar 1516 (1522)
Charlie Locke 1499 (1520)
Rebecca Correa 1496 (1467)​
Everson Correa 1485
Noah Hicks 1401 (1280)
Abbas Ali 1393 ( 577)
Edward Correa 1382 (1330)
Hafsa Riaz 1356 (1154)
John Walton 1346 (1335)
Mason Yui 1343 ( 568)
Jayden Cheung 1333 (1041)
Aaron Lewis 1321 (1210)
Kingsley Au 1321 ( 793)
Ryan Ainley 1320 ( 539)
Sean Hicks 1314 (1037)
Jack Gladwin 1275 (1394)
Kai Fitton 1240 ( 965)
​Vic Pelling 1191
Tisha Boganadham 1185 ( 935)
Marvis Yui 1157 ( 676)
Ibrahim Riaz 1137 ( 901)
Kingston Au 1071 ( 601)
Sachin Osmond 1054 (1020)
Samuel Singleton 1007
Will McGrath 879
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​​Players with rapidplay ratings only
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Yussuf Taher ( 716)
Elliott Pilkington ( 268)
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The full 3C's list - updated every month and including online ratings - can be seen via the following link ...
11 September 2020
The English Chess Federation have now revised their grading system so that a player's grade will now be shown as a four-figure number. Furthermore the list wil be updated every month.
However, although such frequent changes will give a more accurate assessment of a player's current standing for when competing as an individual in congresses, most local leagues will probably maintain the current format of teams being selected throughout the season on the bassis of their players' grades at the start of that particular competition (ie: the July grades prior to the start of the season).
The latest monthly list can be seen via this link ...
Follow the procedure below to access a player's individual record...
1 Click on the "Monthy Grades" link above
1 Click on "Players" (top left)
2 Type a surname in the search box and then click "Go".
3 Click on their "ECF Code" (far left) to show their individual details.
4 Click on "Games" (top right) to show their playing record.
5 Click on arrow under "2020-21" to show a drop-down box of seasons
6 Click on "All seasons" for a full list of their games since 2002
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Follow the next procedure to show a full list of players at an individual club ...
1 Click on the "Monthly Grades" link above
2 Click on "Clubs" (top left)
3 Type the name of the club in the search box and then click "Go".
3Cs have two players in the top 100 on the September 2026 ECF grading list ...
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28th= Stephen Gordon 2458
28th= Andy Horton 2458
3Cs have three players in the top 100 on the September 2026 ECF rapidplay list ...
7th Andy Horton 2495
22nd Stephen Gordon 2396
43rd Adam Ashton 2299
The former 3-digit player grading system used by the ECF has been changed to one of 4 digits to keep more in line with those of many other countries.
Therefore, if anyone is unsure as to how their new rating compares to that under the previous scheme then a conversion table ( by courtesy of South Hams Chess Club) should help and can be seen via the following link ...