My next grading goal is to break through the 100 ECF barrier, but it would seem that my grade of 83 is somewhat deflated and actually I should be there already!

From what they are saying over at the Streatham & Brixton blog, next season I will have two grades, the official one (probably about 95) and an unofficial corrected one (about 125). The season after that the corrected grade will be the one used.

Confused?

Apparently the grades have been suffering from deflation over several years. Having no idea what a 100 ECF grade player was like 20 years ago I can’t personally give an opinion as how now and then would compare, but some seem to think it’s the ECF handing out an ego boost to those whose grades have slipped rather than a deflation correction.

It makes you wonder what the ECF would have done if the grades had been inflated - I seriously doubt they would have lowered them as that would have demoralised many players, causing them to abandon league chess in their droves. However, as they are in the process of messing with the grades I can’t see why they didn’t just take the opportunity to switch over to the Elo system.

Whatever happens, looks like I’ll make 100 ECF by Summer 2009!

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