3rd leg of Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Date: Friday to Sunday, September 04th – 06th 2026, 6 PM
Venue: POED
Format: 5 round ‘Swiss’ Classical (RATED Tournament)
Time Control: 60′ + 30”
Fee: €25 – (Free entrance to titled players and reduce fee for Kaissa Chess Club athletes)

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 boys & girls).
• 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

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.

Example calculation:
Score: 5.5 points out of 7 rounds
Calculation: GPP = 20 + 80 × (5.5 ÷ 7) = 82.86

• After calculating the base Grand Prix points, the result is multiplied by an event multiplier, depending on the event format.
• The following event multipliers apply:

1. Unrated events: × 1.0
2. Freestyle / Chess960 & Blitz: × 1.2
3. Rapid: × 1.4
4. Classical (3-day events): × 1.6
5. Grand Finale: × 2.0

• 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.

REGISTRATION FORM

Registrations will open soon….