My Organisations

No organisations or not logged in

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). 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  • outdated introduction video from old LMS
  • outdated setting up a new league video from the old LMS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

News

  • Separate options for adding new league or club organisations (for LMS administrator )
  • Prevent organisation owner from changing its type
  • Prevent organisation owner from changing a clubs club code
  • Add PDF and Excel links to Admin/Players/All Players
  • Prevent surname being blank when pressing Add New Player button
  • Minor bug fixes
  • bug fix - game updates from individual cross table were not updating date to trigger auto rating
  • latest third party software updates
  • updates to fix warnings showing in log files
  • prune list access updated to match the organisations player list access setting
  • titles on club in organisation changed for clarity
  • auto rating report line breaks
  • changed graded to rating in various places
  • bug fix - match card update not showing for users not logged in
  • bug fix - list of player lists was showing inactive clubs
  • bug fix - rating code validation was not working ( in player edit )
  • Fix bugs in New Fixture Generation option
  • Upgrade to Drupal 10.4.1.
  • Ensure "list player is in" field in player view wraps
  • Fix some Cancel buttons that were not working
  • Include defaults and new player matches in reports/extract and add a result field
  • Bug fixes to remove log errors.