The Shropshire Junior Grand Prix consists of 6 qualifying tournaments held across the season (January-December). Each qualifer consists of either an arena or a swiss held online on Lichess. The top 2 scorers after the qualifiers will go head-to-head in a speed chess match.
Eligibility
To be eligible for prizes Junior players must either be:
Born in Shropshire
Resident in Shropshire
At School in Shropshire
Attend a Chess Club in Shropshire
A player is a junior if their age at 1st September 2024 is below 18.
Entry Fee
There is no entry fee.
Schedule of Tournaments
6 tournaments will be held across the year on lichess. A link to the tournament’s will be emailed out by the Head of Junior Chess ([email protected]).
Tournament 1 (Arena): Saturday 21st February 6.30pm
Open – https://lichess.org/tournament/RMUHSs69
Tournament 2 (Arena): Thursday 9th April 7.30pm
Open – https://lichess.org/tournament/JX6IJGnq
Tournament 3 (Swiss): Saturday 30th May 7.30pm (to enter this tournament players must join Team Shropshire)
Open – https://lichess.org/swiss/13V7hWTv
Tournament 4 (Arena): Wednesday 29th July 7.30pm
Open – https://lichess.org/tournament/Z9c725LQ
Tournament 5 (Swiss): Saturday 29th August 7.30pm (to enter this tournament players must join Team Shropshire)
Open – https://lichess.org/swiss/V2fxG7Kt
Tournament 6 (Arena): Thursday 29th October 7.30pm
Open – TBA
Finals (Speed Chess Match): Xmas Holiday
Prizes for each tournament
1st Place – Gold Medal
2nd Place – Silver Medal
3rd Place – Bronze Medal
Grand Prix Scores
A player’s qualifying grand prix score will be the sum of the players 4 highest tournament scores.
Top placement in a swiss tournament will score 50 points. 2nd place will score 40 points, 3rd place will score 30 points etc…. The minimum score is 10 pts.
Top placement in the 6-hour arena will score 50 points, 2nd place will score 40 points, 3rd place will score 30 points etc… The minimum score is 10pts.
The top 2 scorers will go head to head in a final match. The players will play 60 minutes of 5+1, 40 minutes of 3+1 and 20 minutes of 1+1.
The overall winner of the grand prix will receive the Online Shropshire Junior Grand Prix Trophy to be presented at the Shropshire Junior Chess Championships.
Disclaimer
The Shropshire Head of Junior Chess reserves the right to make decisions on situations not covered by these rules, or to amend these rules during the season.