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There are two major changes to this season's Saskatoon CC Rapid Grand Prix events:
This season’s upcoming SCC Rapid Grand Prix dates are as follows:
Location Saskatoon Bridge Club, 3041 Louise Street, Saskatoon, SK S7J 3L1 Registration will be opened the two weeks prior to each tournament date. Please watch this space for online registration instructions. Participants must arrive no later than 9:45am to hear pre-tournament announcements and to re-confirm their attendance. Round 1 will begin at 10:00am sharp. To register for the 2nd leg, November 16, 2025: https://forms.gle/gAejYxf8nDgnvApv7 Time control: 25 minutes per game + 10 second increment beginning on move one. NEW! Entry fee is $35 per tournament with a prize fund divided among the total entrance fees for each tournament separately. The fine print: An up-to-date Canadian Chess Federation membership is required as all tournaments are CFC rated (quick rating). Each tournament is a five-round, Swiss System format with no tie-breaks. Each participant is guaranteed at least four games per tournament; all byes are awarded a half-point. Grand Prix points are cumulative. Qualifying for The SCC Rapid Grand Prix Superfinal: A final championship tournament will be a six-player, Closed event by invitation and will be played Sunday, May 26, 2026. This event will have a guaranteed minimum prize fund:
More fine print: To qualify, a player must win clear-first in any of the previous legs of the Grand Prix. For example: 5 different Grand Prix winners + the next highest qualifying player based on cumulative points will participate. If a particular leg of the Grand Prix concludes with shared first place then no automatic qualification is awarded and a second total-points qualifier will be invited. Similarly, if an individual player collects two (2) separate clear-first place results then the second total points qualifier again will be invited.
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Chess Friends, here is the required link to register for the Second Leg of the Rapid Grand Prix 2023-24 event to be held on Sunday, 5 March 2024:
https://forms.gle/T3tBKxs8euPLRAjG8 This is an Open Section event for all Canadian Chess Federation members. For this event we will limit registration to Forty (40) players. The link will expire the evening before the tournament so don't delay! Mark your calendars for the return of the SCC Rapid Grand Prix! This season’s upcoming dates are as follows:
Location Place Riel, lower level, University of Saskatchewan. Registration is from 9-9:45am with Round 1 beginning at 10am sharp. Please arrive no later than 9:45am to hear pre-tournament announcements. Time control is 25 minutes per game + 10 second increment beginning on move one. Entry fee is $30 per tournament with a prize fund divided among the total entrance fees for each tournament awarded:
The fine print: An up-to-date Canadian Chess Federation membership is required as all tournaments are CFC rated (quick rating). Each tournament is a five-round, Swiss System format with no tie-breaks. Each participant is guaranteed at least four games per tournament; all byes are awarded a half-point. Grand Prix points are cumulative. NEW THIS SEASON: The SCC Rapid Grand Prix Superfinal This special championship final tournament will be a six-player, Closed event by invitation and will be played Sunday, June 4th, 2023. This event will have a guaranteed minimum prize fund:
More fine print: To qualify, a player must win clear-first in any of the previous legs of the Grand Prix. For example: The 5 different Grand Prix winners + the next highest qualifying player based on cumulative points will participate. If a particular leg of the Grand Prix concludes with shared first place then no automatic qualification is awarded and a second total points qualifier will be invited. Similarly, if an individual player collects two (2) separate clear-first place results then the second total points qualifier again will be invited. These five CFC rated events, held throughout the season, serve as our club championship. Each event is a one-day, five round, Swiss System tournament. Time controls are: Game in 25 minutes with a 10 second increment for each player starting from move 1.
Please visit Saskatoon Chess Club on facebook for further details and registration 2019 - 2020 Grand Prix dates are as follows: September 10, 2019 November 17, 2019 January 12, 2020 March 8, 2020 May 3, 2020  To Register, please click http://bit.ly/2mQV5np The club is planning an active tournament (25/5 per game) in late July as well an online challenge versus the Regina chess club. Check here and our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2342759894/) for information updates.
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