Player Registration

Leamington and District Chess League Player Registrations for the 2026-2027 season is managed online via the link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AD4UgyTSHsFfyWlSSCB0v5jqV8cx3pnYNAp5wpU7iKM/edit?usp=sharing

Board order for League Matches is subject to the August 1st 2026 ratings as published. This will hold true until 1st January 2027.

Board order in matches played after that date will be subject to the ECF's January 1st 2007 ratings; estimates for unrated players and those with estimated and P ratings will be reviewed at this time, in accordance with Rule 14 b. and c.

If a player is issued with a standard rating at any time during the season this must be used immediately to determine board order.

Board order for both League Matches and KO Cup matches should comply with all parts of Rule 14. Compliance is the responsibility of the club.

LMS System.

• When registering players please up date and use the Club Player List from the ECF LMS System.
• Remove any players no longer playing for your club.
• Remove LMS Local Ratings if a player now has a Standard (A to K) Rating.
• Unrated and 'P' rated players MUST have an approved estimated rating, which MUST be entered as a Local Rating in the LMS system.

Always use the LMS Stnd. Rating Column to establish Team selection.

• Registrations must be submitted to the Registrations Officer using the above link. Additional later registriations should be added to the bottom of the form.
• Players should be registered in decreasing order of strength according to the August 2026 ECF Standard Rating Listed on the LMS System.
• Eligibility to play in a team in a KO Cup is determined by rating at the time of registration, as stated in Rule 22.
• All teams must have the required minimum number of players registered, as per Rule 7 a.