🏁 The Chess Grand Prix 2024 events are regular standalone chess tournaments that are connected to become the Grand Prix series, where each event contributes to the overall ranking of participants at the end of the season when prize money are awarded. At the end of the CGP 2024 Season, bonus payments totalling EUR 300 will be paid out to the top 3 finalists based on the accumulated CGP Points over the season. One goal of the CGP 2024 is to promote chess tournaments in Cyprus and to have fun and add excitement and significance to each competition. Play in one event or all six, and follow the progress of the race on our scoreboard! Have a look at last season’s CCT2023 scoreboard to see how things played out in 2023. We’ll unveil a new scoreboard in 2024.
All Chess Grand Prix events will take place at the premises of our Club, in the fully renovated hall of Sia Community Council. The full schedule for the CGP 2024 season is as follows:
- March 31st, 1st leg of CGP - Rapid
- May 12th, 2nd leg of CGP - Rapid
- June 16th, 3rd leg of CGP - Blitz
- Sept 15th, 4th leg of CGP - Rapid
- Oct 20th, 5th leg of CGP - Blitz
- Dec 1st, 6th leg of CGP - Rapid
CGP Points shall be awarded based on the final ranking of player in each event as set out below. The same point allocations shall apply to both the rapid and blitz events.
PRIZES
- The organiser shall award trophies to the players taking the first three places in each event. (additional trophies will be awarded in the special u12 category and unrated category)
- The first U12 player of each CGP 2024 event will be awarded with a 20 euro ChessBase voucher offered by Simba Trainers Chess Academy .
- The three players who score the most CGP Points over the course of the 2024 Season shall be awarded Bonus Payments as follows: 1st: EUR 180, 2nd: EUR 80, 3rd EUR: 40 (Total: EUR 300)
- The first U12 player who will accumulate the most CGP points during the 2024 season will be awarded with a 100 euro ChessBase voucher offered by Simba Trainers Chess Academy .
FAQ
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- What are the tournament rules & formats?
- Kaissa Chess Club will use the Swiss System. In this system, players will play against each other. No one is eliminated. In fact, as you continue to win games, you face progressively stronger opposition players and those who were not so successful play against each other. Towards the end of the event, you are likely to face players at your level.
- Is it mandatory to participate in all events of the Chess Grand Prix 2024?
- No, it is not compulsory to participate in all events of CGP 2024, but your absence will deprive you of the right to earn more tour points. To qualify for prizes, you must play at least 18 games in the series.
- How are the players paired with each other?
- Players are paired with each other according to the following general principles: (a) A player is not paired with any other player more than once. (b) Players with the same score are paired whenever possible. (c) Colors are assigned as fairly as possible. Alternating the colors is ideal. (d) For the first round, the players are ranked according to their last official rating. If you are an UNRATED player, then you might be paired randomly. (e) The top player in the upper half is then paired against the top player in the lower half of the field, and so on. The top-ranked player’s color in the first round is normally allocated by lot, and then colors alternate down the halves. (f) In the second round, swiss system uses the same principles to pair each of the three score groups (those who won, those who drew, and those who lost). These pairing procedures will continue through the rest of the tournament.
- Where can i locate the pairings?
- Pairings (match-up) will be automatically posted before and after each round. This can be seen in the chess-results webpage.
- How are scores determined?
- For every win, you receive 1 point. For draw, you receive ½ point and for every loss, you receive 0 point.
- How are tie breaks calculated?
- If there is a tie for first three places in the overall standings of the CGP 2024 at the end of the series, the tie(s) shall be broken by playoff. For more information you can read the CGP 2024 tiebreak regulations. In case of ties in any of the CGP 2024 events, the tie shall be broken in priority according to the following criteria for Swiss events:(a) Direct Encounter (only if all tied have played each other) (b) Buchholz Cut 1 (c) Buchholz (d) Sonneborn-Berger score (e) The greater number of wins
- Can players request a bye for a specific round in a classical chess tournament?
- Yes, from rounds 1 to 5, players may request a half point bye where they know they will not be able to come due to other commitments or other unforeseen circumstances. Bye request is only allowed once during the tournament.
- Is it possible for a player to get 2 awards?
- No, If a player wins two categories prices, he/she takes the bigger one. For example, if a player is 2nd in the overall championship standings and first in his/her age group, then he/she will receive a trophy for second place in the overall standings (overall standings > age category).
- Is Chess Grand Prix 2024 a FIDE rated tournament?
- No, CGP 2024 is not a FIDE-rated tournament.
- Will you publish the results? How?
- Yes, winner's names will be announced on Website Hall of Fame, in the chess-results webpage and on our Social Media.
