3rd leg of Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Date: Friday to Sunday, September 04th – 06th 2026, 6 PM
Venue: Semeli Hotel, Nicosia
Format: 5 round ‘Swiss’ Classical (RATED Tournament)
Time Control: 60′ + 30”
Fee: €35 – (Free entrance to titled players and reduce fee for Kaissa Chess Club athletes)
Regulations: You can find the tournament regulations here.

PRIZES

• 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).
• A player may receive only one prize. If a player qualifies for more than one prize or special category, he or she shall receive only the higher prize.
• The tournament is the 3rd 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.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

SPECIAL ACCOMODATION RATES AT SEMELI HOTEL

Following an agreement with Semeli Hotel, the Official Hospitality Sponsor of the tournament, special preferential accommodation rates have been arranged for tournament participants and accompanying persons during the tournament period. Eligible guests may reserve their accommodation at the special tournament rates directly through our official accommodation booking page. All reservations are subject to room availability and the applicable hotel booking conditions.

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.

CALCULATION OF GRAND PRIX POINTS

• Grand Prix points (GPP) are calculated based on a player’s score and the number of rounds played in an event.
• For each event, Grand Prix points are calculated using the following formula:GPP = 20 + 80 × (Score ÷ Total Rounds)
• The formula ensures that all players receive Grand Prix points for participation and higher scores result in proportionally higher points.
• After calculating the base Grand Prix points, the result is multiplied by an event multiplier, depending on the event format. For the specific event the multiplier is 1.6
• Final Grand Prix points for an event are calculated as: Final GPP = Base GPP × Event Multiplier
• Final Grand Prix points are rounded to the nearest whole number.
  Example calculation:

  Score: 3.5 points out of 5 rounds

  Calculation: GPP = 20 + 80 × (3.5 ÷ 5) = 76

  Final Grand Prix points: 76 × 1.6 = 121.6 ≈ 122

REGISTRATION FORM