Junior Grand Prix rules

and junior participation in the Main Grand Prix

2009-2010

Junior GP rules and prizes: Players aged J16 and younger and with a published Main List grade of less than 1350 are eligible for points in the Walter Munn Junior Grand Prix.

Players will be eligible ONLY for the Junior Grand Prix in the appropriate age section [Pawns, Knights, Bishops or Rooks].

There will be one prize for the top player in each of the following age ranges in the current Grading List.

PAWNS: J5-J9 (covering roughly up to Primary 5)
KNIGHTS: J10-J11 (covering roughly Primaries 6 & 7)
BISHOPS: J12-J13 (covering roughly Secondary 1 & 2)
ROOKS: J14-J16 (covering roughly Secondary 3 - 5)

Each of the four winners will receive a Grand Prix Shield [for annual retention] and a £25 Chess Scotland prize.

In addition, the highest player at each age [J5, J6, J7 etc up to J16] will receive a small trophy for permanent retention.

Junior GP point scoring:

The Junior Grand Prix will operate a different points system from the main Grand Prix.

Scores of 25% or more will be eligible for inclusion

Junior GP Multipliers

Scores in junior one day events will be unadjusted
Scores in junior two day events (non allegro) will be doubled
Scores in adult weekend events will be quadrupled
Scores in adult allegro events will be doubled
Scores in adult one round a week events will be doubled

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Juniors J16 and younger with a grade of 1350 or more will be placed in the adult Grand Prix sections.

The highest placed junior in the four Main ChessBase Grand Prix sections (Candidates, Challengers, Major and Minor) will win a specific junior prize. Juniors (J16 and younger) will not be eligible to win the main prizes.

Junior prizes are ChessBase software, £25 Chess Scotland voucher plus book and mag.

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Notes (applying to all J16 and below):

1) A junior whose age is not known (J??) will not appear in the Grand Prix until their age status is known. Please inform grading@chessscotland.com if you know the age of a player listed as J??

2) Only Main List grades are used to determine eligibility for the Grand Prix - allegro grades are ignored.

3) Nov 2008: A junior event for GP purposes is classed as a tournament where 75% of the players are J16 or younger AND under 1350. Otherwise an event will be classed as "adult" event for GP purposes. Juniors 1350 and above can only gain GP points from "adult" events.

4) All the rules of the "adult" Grand Prix apply unless specifically altered by the junior rules above.

Adult GP rules

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