My Organisations

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Bug Reports

There is a list of LMS bug reports here

If you notice a problem with the LMS please look at this list to check that the problem has not been reported already. If you wish to report a new problem request a new feature please use the main Ask for help link.

There is a list of LMS new feature requests here

Volunteers

Would anyone be interested in volunteering to:

  • Test changes to the system
  • Update the help files
  • Create new logins
  • Help new league organisers
  • Software development (needs good PHP skills and be willing to learn drupal)

If so contact Malcolm

LMS Features

  • Team captains login and update match results to which they have been given access. Players are selected from predefined drop down lists.
  • Can be used for Team Leagues, Team knockouts, Individual Swiss, Individual All play all.
  • League tables updated automatically
  • Administrators login to define the league structure, events, teams, number of boards etc.
  • Automatic generation of file for ECF grading
  • Automatic League Fixture generation taking into account dates to avoid and teams to avoid clashes with.
  • Reports to track games played by none-members, Late matches, adjournments. 
  • Keep track of club details, team captains, and all the information to manage your league

ECF League Management System

Welcome to the English Chess Federation League Management System (LMS). See the ECF privacy statement The LMS is free to use for ECF affiliated Leagues, Clubs, Counties and Congresses. If you want to use the LMS:

  • Apply for a login here
  • Request a new organisation here

To get help:

For more general queries on English chess playing for new players and membership and fining clubs you should refer to the English Chess Federation web page  

To report bugs, please first check here to see if it has been reported already, then use the contact form under the Ask for help option at the top. For a detailed explanation of the  recent changes to the LMS see this page This link to the help has a table of the new access rules

News

Updates December 22nd
  • Add ECF Blitz rating as an option for display on match card
  • Bug fix - headings missing for standings in all play all individual event
  • Bug fix - cross table for team event, when some teams have no results
  • More protection for invalid urls and bug fix for logging.
Updates December 3rd
  • Speed up unrated players report to fix slow loading of organisation admin tab
  • Change link in status update email to admin tab
  • Make player stats sortable
  • Fix Excel on Knockout table so it shows something
  • Change match verify match to tell you if you are not logged on.
  • Upgrade to Drupal 10.3.10
Updates November 28th
  • users can edit and delete their own comments on matches
  • bug fix - match card colour flip for over 10 boards
  • allow any user to view player list as Excel or PDF
  • bug fix - season team order now works with a large number of teams
  • bug fix - email club contacts now lists correct users
  • bug fix - player list access
  • bug fix - cross table now showing correct scores and links 
Updates November 15th
  • Link to change date added to event fixture list ( save as in Edit Fixtures ) 
  • Bug Fix - Number of times players play event setting was not saving properly
  • Bug Fix - Event Cross Table sometimes not showing all teams
  • Bug Fix - Player stats was not showing players who had played for more than 1 team in the event and also sort by performance was not working
Wordpress Plugin

There is a Wordpress plugin that uses the LMS API to display league tables and fixtures. It has been written by volunteer Duncan White who has also helped with the recent LMS development.