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.
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