>>>When does a new player get a grade? I have a younger brother who has just started. He played 6 games last season. Does he get a grade as soon as he has played 2 more games or in 1 year's time? If the latter, is there some way to get an interim grade to use for congresses etc.?
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Players need 8 eligible games and at least half a point to get a grade.
Players who have recorded 5-7 eligible games may get a temporary interim grade. Congress organisers and area graders who use the CS grading program can view temporary interim gradings in the player file. Temporary ratings for ungraded players are shown within playing records of opponents.
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How do I get a grade?
If you play at least 8 gradeable games and score at least half a point you will get a grade of 100 or more. Grades are computed and fixed officially once a year when the new grading list is published in August. These "published grades" are based on games between July 1 to July 1 of the year preceding publication, so a grade published in the grading book in August 2010 was based on games played July 1 2009 to July 1 2010. Graded players should quote this published grade when entering tournaments.
New (fluctuating) grades are continually displayed throughout the year in the Online grading system (see below). Therefore you do not have to wait until August to see your new grade - but only until you have the minimum number of games and points when your new grade will appear immediately in the online display (assuming the games have been submitted for grading).
A "gradeable" game is one against a player who has a published rating in the most recent grading list or an ungraded player who has been awarded a temporary grade (see next item). Only games which are played in official tournaments or leagues in Scotland, club events, or recognised events outside Scotland and are submitted by the event organiser (or the individual for outside Scotland games) will count.
If you don't manage to get a grade in one season or don't manage to record the minimum 8 games then your results will be carried forward until a second season.
You need 8 games which count separately for the Main List or for the Allegro List ie so it is possible , but unlikely, that you could have 7 games for the Main List and 7 for the Allegro List and not be published in either.
