Grand Prix – Point Structure

 

 

 

Points	Island Jr. Open   (5 Events)		City Championship   3 Sections			Regional Championships
Place	Points	Opens Total	K-3	4-7	8-12	By Grade   Chess Challenge (12 Sections)	Age Groups   CYCC   (6 Sections Girls and Boys combined in each section)
1st	30	150	10	25	35	30 each grade	40 each section
2nd	25	125	8	20	30	25 each grade	35 each section
3rd	20	100	7	15	25	20 each grade	30 each section
4th	15	75	5	10	20	10 each grade	20 each section
5th	12	60	5	5	15	5  each grade	10 each section
6th	10	50	5	10	10	5  each grade	5 each section
7th	10	50	5	10	10	5  each grade	5  each section
8th	10	50	5	10	10	5  each grade	5  each section
9th	10	50	5	10	10	5  each grade	5  each section
10th	10	50	5	10	10	5  each grade	5  each section
11th on	5	25	5	5	5

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

Island Open Rated Sections

 

·         Where an Island Junior Open event is divided into two or more sections based on Rating (other than Novice), the lower rated sections will receive ½ of the normal point structure.

 

 

Island Open Novice Section

 

Where a Novice section is created at any Island Junior Open event, the Novice point structure below will apply. Novice players are defined as unrated beginners, or players rated 750 or below. Players with a higher provisional rating may be allowed to play as Novices at the Tournament Director’s discretion.

·         Novice Section Points:

 

1^st          –  10 pts

2^nd         –  8 pts

3^rd          –  7 pts

4^th on    – 5 pts

 

 

Tie Breaks

At all eligible Grand Prix tournaments, tie breaks will be by 5 minute blitz knockout. Tie breaks are for the three place medals only, they do not affect grand prix point assignment.

 

 

Tie Points

 

At all eligible Grand Prix tournaments, all players tied after completion of tournament rounds share equally in the tied place grand prix points. 

For example, two players are tied for first and three players are tied for third, the first two share the grand prix points for first and second place. The next three share the grand prix points for third, fourth and fifth place.