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1st leg of Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026
Venue: Cosmopolis Multi-Venue, Kornos
Format: 7 round ‘Swiss’ Rapidplay (RATED Tournament)
Time Control: 10′ + 3”
Fee: €15 – (Free entrance to titled players and reduce fee for Kaissa Chess Club athletes)
- The organiser shall award trophies to the winner of the Championship.
- In addition, trophies will be awarded to the best junior (U12 category) and to the best female player of the tournament.
- Medals will be awarded to the best three players of each category (open, women, U18, U15 and U12 boys & girls).
- The tournament is the first of the 6 stops of the Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026 and the scores of this tournament will be added to the scores of the other 5 tournaments of CGP2026. At the end of the season the best athletes in various categories will share cash prizes totalling €5000.
GRAND PRIX POINT SYSTEM
- Players earn Grand Prix points based on their final ranking in each Grand Prix event that counts towards the overall standings.
- Points earned in different events are added together to form a player’s total Grand Prix score.
- Only a player’s best four (4) event results are counted towards the overall Grand Prix standings.
- If a player participates in more than four Grand Prix events, only the four events with the highest points will be taken into account.
1 .Grand Prix points (GPP) are calculated based on a player’s score and the number of rounds played in an event.
2. For each event, Grand Prix points are calculated using the following formula:
GPP = 20 + 80 × (Score ÷ Total Rounds)
3. The formula ensures that:
* all players receive Grand Prix points for participation,
* higher scores result in proportionally higher points.
Calculation: GPP = 20 + 80 × (5.5 ÷ 7) = 82.86
5 .The following event multipliers apply:
- Unrated events: × 1.0
- Freestyle / Chess960 & Blitz: × 1.2
- Rapid: × 1.4
- Classical (3-day events): × 1.6
- Grand Finale: × 2.0
6. Final Grand Prix points for an event are calculated as:Final GPP = Base GPP × Event Multiplier
7. Final Grand Prix points are rounded to the nearest whole number.
🏅 Trophies will be awarded to the best boy and best girl in each age category:
Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, and Under 18
🎖️ Participation medals will be given to all children