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Last update: Friday June 3, 2005 9:44
A player's BCF Grade is an indication of his/her strength. With each Grade is a category, which indicates the extent to which games from earlier years have been incorporated into the Grade. The categories are as follows: -
A |
BCF Grade based on 30 or more games in 2001/2002. |
B |
BCF Grade based on 30 games in 2001/2002 and 2000/2001, of which at least 20 were played in the current year. |
C |
BCF Grade based on 30 games in 2001/2002, 2000/2001 and 1999/2000, of which at least 10 were played in the current year. |
D |
BCF Grade based on 15 or more games in 2001/2002, 2000/2001 and 1999/2000, of which at least 5 were in the current year. |
E |
BCF Grade based on 10 or more games in 2001/2002, 2000/2001 and 1999/2000, of which at least 1 was played in the current year. |
Junior players are indicated in the Grading List by an entry in the column headed 'Jnr'. A figure there indicates the junior's age on 1st September 2001. As the junior 'enhancement' is based on age (see below), I would appreciate the correct information for juniors of unknown age.
Points are allocated in respect of each game recorded. For a win the points are the opponent's Grade plus 50, for a draw the points are the opponent's Grade and for a loss the points are the opponent's Grade minus 50. The opponent's Grade is taken from the appropriate current Grading list subject to the proviso that if a difference in Grade is greater than 40 it is assumed to be exactly 40. This is to prevent a player increasing his Grade by losing to a much stronger player, or decreasing his Grade by beating a much weaker player. If the opponent is ungraded, his Grade is estimated, using available information. Finally, the Grade is calculated by dividing the total number of points gained by the number of games played.
If there are thirty or more games in the current period, then the Grade is based on all the games played in the current period.
If there are less than 30 games in the current period, a proportion of earlier results are brought forward to make the total up to 30.
For juniors under the age of 18, an enhancement is added to their Grade to take into account their expected improvement over the year. This enhancement is six (for juniors of age 15 to 17), eight (for juniors of age 11 to 14) and ten (for juniors under the age of 11) points and is included in the published Grade.
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