Welcome to the English Chess Federation League Management System (LMS). Please see the ECF Privacy Statement.
LMS is free to use for ECF affiliated Leagues, Clubs, Counties and Congresses. If you want to use LMS:
- Apply for a login here
- Request a new organisation here
- Please note that if you are a brand new Club you will first need to register with the ECF and obtain a 4 digit Club Code. To do this you should email either lmsadmin@english chess.org.uk or rating@englishchess.org.uk, giving the name of your Club and the County that you come under. Please note that this is not the same as adding your Club to the ECF Club Finder.
To get help:
- see the context sensitive help link below the user login at the top right hand side
- outdated introduction video from old LMS
- outdated setting up a new league video from the old LMS
- Look at the settings on the test league for an example of use
- Request a password reset link via the sign in option on the top right
- Use the Ask For Help link on the top menu - please do NOT contact the ECF Office for LMS queries as they will not be able to assist you. The ECF Office do not provide LMS support. You MUST use the Ask For Help link and a member of the LMS team will deal with your request.
- Guide to running online events and help for lichess events
- Guide for running a league
- Guide for running a club championship
For more general queries regarding English chess, such as ECF Membership and finding local clubs, you should refer to the English Chess Federation web page . For information about specific leagues, use the contact link on their own LMS 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 LMS see this page This link to the help has a table of the new access rules