ECF 2018 rapidplay grades

The rapid play grades for Colchester players on the July ECF Grading List are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		163E	170E
186371L	Stemp, Matt		159D	162E
314943C	Lee, Dominic		155E
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		154D	157E
274746H	Catabay, Michael		152E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		152E	149D
301977A	Schnell, Felix		142F
213710A	Smith, Peter		114D	103E
117812L	Remmer, Brian		109D
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		108E	92F
293018D	Johnson, Mark		107A	113A
155695C	Daley, Phil		107E	115F
314944E	Bradshaw, Craig		102E
253530A	Johnson, Zoe	10	92D	108E
307566H	Catabay, Mae	8	76A	54A
298999C	Catabay, Asci	15	74A	51A

A number of players appear on the list (or have non-F grades) for the first time (or reappear after dropping off the list) - Dom Lee (going in with the 3rd highest rapidplay grade in the club following an unbeaten 2nd place in the Tony Locke Rapidplay and a number of wins in the NECL rapidplay league), Michael Catabay, Felix Schnell, Brian Remmer and Craig Bradshaw.

There were significant increases for Asci Catabay (+23), Mae Catabay (+22), John Duff-Cole (+15) and Pete Smith (+11).

July 2018 ECF grades

The July 2018 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
316761G	Cesenek, Jan		201F
186371L	Stemp, Matt		196C	196C
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		176E	178C
139627E	Gooding, Ian		175C	170C
274746H	Catabay, Michael		169D	170E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		164B	162B
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		161A	163A
301977A	Schnell, Felix		154C	152C
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		147D	147C
286077G	Tihov, Emil		143E
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		135C	136C
117812L	Remmer, Brian		116C	114C
293018D	Johnson, Mark		114C	113C
155695C	Daley, Phil		110D	117D
213710A	Smith, Peter		103C	111B
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		103C	102C
253530A	Johnson, Zoe	10	82E
314944E	Bradshaw, Craig		73F
307566H	Catabay, Mae	8	66E
298999C	Catabay, Asci	15	48F

A few players have increased their grades with Ian Gooding (+5) having the most significant increase.

Zoe Johnson and Mae Catabay appear on the list for the first time; Jan Cesenek, Craig Bradshaw, Asci Catabay also get provisional F grades and appear on the list for the first time.

Emil Tihov gets his highest ever grade, his first grade as a Colchester player; slight increases for Svein Kjenner, Mark Johnson and John Duff-Cole also see them reach their highest ever standard play grade.

Rapidplay grades

The rapid play grades for active Colchester players on the July ECF Grading List are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		170E
274746H	Catabay, Michael		164F
186371L	Stemp, Matt		162E
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		158E	150E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		150D	151E
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		140E
293018D	Johnson, Mark		117B	118B
155695C	Daley, Phil		106E
213710A	Smith, Peter		99E
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		97E
256466L	Goodman, Ed		67E	70E

A number of players appear on the list (or have non-F grades) for the first time.

July 2017 Grades

The July 2017 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
186371L	Stemp, Matt		183D	175D
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		177C	174D
139627E	Gooding, Ian		175C	187C
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		164A	156B
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		162C	157C
301977A	Schnell, Felix		155D	155E
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		149C	145C
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		136C	131C
155695C	Daley, Phil		118C	113C
117812L	Remmer, Brian		112C	108C
293018D	Johnson, Mark		111B	113A
213710A	Smith, Peter		110B	115B
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		100B	95C
256466L	Goodman, Ed		93C	88D
308949G	Catrinar, Adrian		73F

A few players have increased their grades - with Matt Stemp, Nathan Barnes (both +8), Svein Kjenner, Clive Bellinger, Phil Daley, John Duff-Cole and Ed Goodman (all +5) having the most significant increases. Adrian Catrinar appears on the list for the first time.

January 2017: ECF grades

The January 2017 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
139627E	Gooding, Ian		187C	191B
186371L	Stemp, Matt		175D	176D
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		174D	184D
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		157C	152B
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		156B	148A
301977A	Schnell, Felix		155D	155E
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		145C	144C
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		131C	129C
213710A	Smith, Peter		115B	108C
155695C	Daley, Phil		113C	119C
293018D	Johnson, Mark		113A	105B
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		111A	104A
117812L	Remmer, Brian		108C	110C
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		95C	92C
256466L	Goodman, Ed		88D	86C

A few players have increased their grades - with Nathan Barnes (+8), Mark Johnson (+8), Pete Smith (+7), Mo Jaufarally (+7) and Svein Kjenner (+5) having the most significant increases.

July ECF Grades

The July 2016 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
139627E	Gooding, Ian		191B	189B
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		184D	182E
186371L	Stemp, Matt		176D	172D
297026A	Orava, Aleksandr		162D	163D
301977A	Schnell, Felix		155E	167E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		152B	154D
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		148A	146A
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		144C	148C
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		129C	133C
155695C	Daley, Phil		119C	121C
150405J	Harris, Martin		116A	118A
117812L	Remmer, Brian		110C	107C
213710A	Smith, Peter		108C	111C
293018D	Johnson, Mark		105B	104B
283272A	Harris, Peter		105D	95D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		104A	102A
301854E	Gonzales, Denzel		96F	105F
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		92C	93B
256466L	Goodman, Ed		86D	84C

A few players have increased their grades - with Peter Harris (+10) and Matt Stemp (+4) having the most significant increases.

 

The rapidplay grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
186371L	Stemp, Matt		175F	180F
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		149E	155E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		149D	148D
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		139F	136F
293018D	Johnson, Mark		108D	109D
150405J	Harris, Martin		102D	101D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		97A	91B
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		92F	87F
155695C	Daley, Phil		85F	85F
256466L	Goodman, Ed		70E	74F
283272A	Harris, Peter		62E	68E
301407B	Parker, Leon	17	48F	54F

There are other Colchester players who have played some rapidplay graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

 

A few players have increased their grades - with Mo Jaufarally (+6) and John Duff-Cole (+5) having the most significant increases.

January ECF grades

The January 2015 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
256466L	Gooding, Ian		189B	190B
302172L	Voelker, Norbert		182E
186371L	Stemp, Matt		172D	174E
301977A	Schnell, Felix		167E
297026A	Orava, Aleksandr		163D	165E
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		154D	147E
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		148C	147C
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		146A	158B
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		133C	130D
155695C	Daley, Phil		121C	120D
150405J	Harris, Martin		118A	120A
213710A	Smith, Peter		111C	119C
117812L	Remmer, Brian		107C	109D
301854E	Gonzales, Denzel		105F
293018D	Johnson, Mark		104B	100B
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		102A	100A
283272A	Harris, Peter	17	95D	91D
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		93B	89C
256466L	Goodman, Ed		84C	74B
290797F	Wood, Dave		26A	24A

A few players have increased their grades - with Ed Goodman (+10) and Svein Kjenner (+7) having the most significant increases.

 

The following players have a standard play grade for the first time (or reappear on the list) - Félix Schnell, Norbert Voelker and Denzel Gonzales.

 

The rapidplay grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
186371L	Stemp, Matt		180F
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		155E	160F
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		148D	151F
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		136F	136F
293018D	Johnson, Mark		109D	107D
150405J	Harris, Martin		101D	94E
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		91B	101A
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		87F
155695C	Daley, Phil		85F
256466L	Goodman, Ed		74F	78F
283272A	Harris, Peter	17	68E	39F
301407B	Parker, Leon	16	54F	46F
290797F	Wood, Dave		58A	52A

There are also a number of other Colchester players who have played some rapidplay graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

 

A few players have increased their grades - with Peter Harris (+29), Leon Parker (+8), Martin Harris (+7) and Dave Wood (+6) having the most significant increases.

 

The following players have a rapidplay grade for the first time (or reappear on the list) - Matt Stemp, Phil Daley and John Duff-Cole.

New ECF grades

The July 2015 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
256466L	Gooding, Ian		190B	183C
186371L	Stemp, Matt		174E
295981B	Ruano Marco, Javier		173F
297026A	Orava, Aleksandr		165E	148F
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		158B	152B
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		147E
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		147C	148D
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		130D	138D
155695C	Daley, Phil		120D	123C
150405J	Harris, Martin		120A	121A
213710A	Smith, Peter		119C	119D
268163J	Denney, Simon		118B	114D
117812L	Remmer, Brian		109D	109D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		100A	99A
293018D	Johnson, Mark		100B	71D
297586F	Jaufarally, Nadia	11	98A	97A
283272A	Harris, Peter	17	91D	76D
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		89C	87C
297619F	Jaufarally, Shazia	14	80A	77D
256466L	Goodman, Ed		74B	73C
297620B	Jaufarally, Zahra	9	72A	55D

There are also a number of other Colchester players who have played some standard play graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

 

A few players have increased their grades - with Mark Johnson (+29), Zahra Jaufarally (+17), Alex Orava (+17), Peter Harris (+15), Ian Gooding (+7) and Nathan Barnes (+6) having the most significant increases.

 

The following players have a standard play grade for the first time (or reappear on the list) - Matt Stemp, Javier Ruano Marco and Svein Kjenner.

 

The rapidplay grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		160F	153F
299554C	Kjenner, Svein		151F
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		136F
268163J	Denney, Simon		119D
297586F	Jaufarally, Nadia	11	114A	100A
293018D	Johnson, Mark		107D	103D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		101A	97A
150405J	Harris, Martin		94E	96E
297619F	Jaufarally, Shazia	14	82A	74A
256466L	Goodman, Ed		78F
297620B	Jaufarally, Zahra	9	72A	58A
301407B	Parker, Leon	16	46F
283272A	Harris, Peter	17	39F

There are also a number of other Colchester players who have played some rapidplay graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

 

A few players have increased their grades - with Zahra Jaufarally (+14), Nadia Jaufarally (+14), Shazia Jaufarally (+8) and Nathan Barnes (+7), having the most significant increases.

 

The following players have a rapidplay grade for the first time (or reappear on the list) - Svein Kjenner, Clive Bellinger, Simon Denney, Ed Goodman, Leon Parker and Peter Harris.

New ECF grades

The January 2015 ECF Grading List has been published. The standard play grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous
295637J	Lachinov, Eldar		198D	198D
256466L	Gooding, Ian		183C	185C
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		152B	146D
297026A	Orava, Aleksandr		148F
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		148D	147D
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		138D	139D
155695C	Daley, Phil		123C	123C
150405J	Harris, Martin		121A	120A
213710A	Smith, Peter		119D	123C
268163J	Denney, Simon		114D	115D
117812L	Remmer, Brian		109D	110D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		99A
297586F	Jaufarally, Nadia	10	97A
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		87C	90B
297619F	Jaufarally, Shazia	13	77D
283272A	Harris, Peter	16	76D	69E
256466L	Goodman, Ed		73C	71C
293018D	Johnson, Mark		71D	69D
297620B	Jaufarally, Zahra	8	46D
286563E	King, John		25E	26E
290797F	Wood, David		20A	19A

There are also a number of other Colchester players - like Javier Ruano Marco, Svein Kjenner and Matt Stemp - who have played some standard play graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

Several players appear on the list for the first time: Aleksandr Orava, Mohammud Jaufarally, Nadia Jaufarally, Shazia Jaufarally and Zahra Jaufarally.

A few players have increased their grades - with Peter Harris (+7) and Nathan Barnes (+6) having the most significant increases.

 

The top 3 "biggest scalps" achieved by current Colchester Club players in standard play games in the January 2015 grading period:

1. Graham Moore (197) v Ian Gooding (185)
2. Nathan Barnes (146) v Jonathan Burrows (164)
3. Nathan Barnes (146) v Ed Kirkham (155)

The top 3 "biggest grading upsets" achieved by current Colchester Club players (players with estimated grades not included, wins only) in standard play games in the January 2015 grading period:

1. Martin Harris (120) v Mark Johnson (69) - grading difference of 51
2. Simon Denney (115) v Paul Seymour (134) - grading difference of 19
3. Nathan Barnes (146) v Jonathan Burrows (164) - grading difference of 18

 

The rapidplay grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Rapidplay	Previous
295637J	Lachinov, Eldar		159F
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		153F
293018D	Johnson, Mark		103D
297586F	Jaufarally, Nadia	10	100A	80D
298130A	Jaufarally, Mohammud		97A
150405J	Harris, Martin		96E
213710A	Smith, Peter		85E	113E
297619F	Jaufarally, Shazia	13	74A	71E
297620B	Jaufarally, Zahra	8	58A	14E
290797F	Wood, David		45A	43A
295877G	Welge, Alex	11	35D	34D
297977K	Tatchell, Luke	12	15F

There are also a number of other Colchester players - like Phil Daley, Clive Bellinger, Svein Kjenner, John Duff-Cole and Ed Goodman - who have played some rapidplay graded games in the last half-season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

Several players appear on the list for the first time: Eldar Lachinov, Nathan Barnes, Mark Johnson, Mohammud Jaufarally and Luke Tatchell.

A few players have increased their grades - with two juniors, Zahra Jaufarally (+44) and Nadia Jaufarally (+20), having the most significant increases.

New ECF grades

The July 2014 ECF Grading List has been published. The grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Age	Standard	Previous	Rapidplay	Previous
140673F	Barnes, Nathan		146D
250046C	Bellinger, Clive		139D	139D
155695C	Daley, Philip		123C	124D
227455D	Duff-Cole, John		90B	90B
292991A	Glenn, Samuel		121E	121E
139627E	Gooding, Ian		185C	176C
256466L	Goodman, Ed		71C	77D
150405J	Harris, Martin		120A	139D		89E
283272A	Harris, Peter	16	69E	57E		52E
297586F	Jaufarally, Nadia	10			80D
297619F	Jaufarally, Shazia	13			71E
293018D	Johnson, Mark		69D	49E
286563E	King, John		26E	26D
292992C	Kolomvas, Dimitrios		158E	158E
295637J	Lachinov, Eldar		198D
117812L	Remmer, Brian		110D	109E
213710A	Smith, Pete		123C	122B	113E	113E
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael		147D	145D
295877G	Welge, Alex	11			34D
290797F	Wood, David		19A	21A	43A	38A

There are also a number of other Colchester players - like Javier Ruano Marco, Aleksandr Orava, Mohammud Jaufarally, Rob Smith, Jake Stones and Luke Tatchell - who have played some graded games in the last season (but not enough to have a grade yet).

Several players appear on the list for the first time: Eldar Lachinov, Nadia Jaufarally, Shazia Jaufarally and Alex Welge.

A number of players have increased their grades - with Mark Johnson (+20) and Ian Gooding (+9) both improving their grade by a large margin. Ian scored 4/6 in NECL matches this year and 6.5/9 in the 4NCL (Four Nations Chess League) where he plays for Cambridge University. Below is a minature won by Ian in the 4NCL earlier this year.

ECF Grades

The July 2013 ECF Grading List has been published. The grades for active Colchester players are:

Ref	Name	Sex	Age	Standard	Previous	Rapidplay	Previous
250046C	Bellinger, Clive	M		143D	143E
155695C	Daley, Philip	M		124D	124C
227455D	Duff-Cole, John A	M		91B	91B
292991A	Glenn, Samuel	M		118E
139627E	Gooding, Ian	M		167D	174C
256466L	Goodman, Ed	M		82D
286563E	King, John	M		26D	26E
213710A	Smith, Peter	M		111C	114B		117D
119459J	Sowerby, John G	M		103C	101C
272685D	Taylor, Adam C	M	15	190X	187X	194A	193X
282343D	Taylor, Nathalie	F			71D	67D	72D
276510L	Thrower, Adrian	M				67E	69E
275674C	Thrower, Ethan J	M	14			92A	87A
120924D	Wagstaff, Michael K	M		142E	142E
269649G	West, Graham	M		141E	141B
147307E	Williams, Stephen M	M		169E
290797F	Wood, David C	M		19A	19E	34X	35X

There are also a number of other Colchester players - like Dimitrios Kolomvas and Mark Johnson - who have played some graded games in the last season (but not enough to have a grade yet).