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Rules
1.2 The Australian Chess Federation (ACF) has appointed Brian Jones of Australian Chess Enterprises
as the Grand Prix Director.
Event classes will be determined by the table below.
Non-cash prizes will be excluded from the total cashpool.
1. Introduction
1.1 The Australian Chess Grand Prix is a series of rated weekend (or extended weekend)
chess tournaments held across Australia throughout the calendar year.
Tournament organisers register for the Grand Prix (GP) in advance and pay a GP registration fee.
Individual players score points in their best events and the GP standings are published thoughout the year.
All prizewinners must be Australian residents approved by their State Associations.
In the event of ties, prizes will be shared.
2. Tournament Classes
2.1 There are five classes of tournament. Eligibility is determined by the cash value of the guaranteed main prizes offered in the Open section. (Rating prizes, non-cash prizes and sections other than Opens do not count and are not included in the eligibility calculation).
| Class | Tournament Eligiblity | Grand Prix Entry Fee |
| 1 | $0000 - $0999 | $0 |
| 2 | $1000 - $1999 | $100 |
| 3 | $2000 - $2999 | $200 |
| 4 | $3000 - $3999 | $300 |
| 5 | $4000 - $10000 | $400 |
2.2 Each state can nominate one Class 4 event for the fee of $300 even if the main prize fund is low.
3.2 Entries to the Grand Prix will be accepted at the discretion of the Grand Prix Director, who reserves the right to refuse entry or transfer tournaments between classes as necessary. There are no fee reductions or discounts. Late entries may be accepted on payment of a late entry fee of $100.
4.2 A list of Grand Prix tournaments will be published on or before 1 January.
3. Tournament Registration
3.1 Tournaments must be registered with the Grand Prix Director no later than 15 December
and the official form (attached) must be accompanied by the appropriate Entry Fee, payable to Australian Chess Enterprises.
4. Marketing of the Grand Prix
4.1 The main source of information about the Grand Prix will be the Grand Prix website at
www.chessaustralia.com.au
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 | Class 5 | |
| Place 1 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Place 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Place 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Place 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| Place 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Place 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Place 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Place 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Place 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Place 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Where a tournament is itself divided into sections, then the GP points may be awarded in these sections, provide that this is advertised in advance. For example, at the Doeberl Cup, U2000 points will be awarded in the U2000 event and U1600 points will be awarded in the U1600 event. The tournament Class remains based on the Open.
5.6 Tournament organisers must send a list of the prize winners and an indication
of which players are juniors and which are female
within 72 hours of the completion of the event, so that GP scores can be updated and published.
6.2 Players may only win one cash prize.
The Non-Cash prizes (ie. airfares) are bonus prizes additional to the cash prize.
Non-Cash prizes (ie. airfares) cannot be redeemed for cash or for anything other than the intended prize.
Consolation prizes can only be won by players who have not won a cash prize.
MAIN CASH PRIZES ($10,000)
6. Prizes
6.1 Prizes will be dependent on sponsorship monies received and will be published on the Grand Prix website.
| Open | Junior | Women | Girls | U2000 | U1600 | |
| Place 1 | 1000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Place 2 | 950 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Place 3 | 750 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Place 4 | 600 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Place 5 | 500 | |||||
| Place 6 | 400 | |||||
| Place 7 | 300 | |||||
| Place 8 | 250 | |||||
| Place 9 | 150 | |||||
| Place 10 | 100 |
NON-CASH PRIZES ($5,000)
Four airfares ($1250 each) to KL (1st Open, 1st Junior, 2nd Junior, 1st Women)
CONSOLATION PRIZES ($1,000)
Consolation prizes will be awarded for:
Top Unrated $100
Top Tasmanian $100
Top Western Australian $100
Top South Australian $100
Top ACT Player $100
Top Under 1800 $150
Second Under 1800 $100
Top Under 1400 $150
Second Under 1400 $100
6.3 Players must be members or players registered with their state chess association.
6.4 Players finishing on the same number of points will share prizes where applicable. For display purposes, the player with the least number of events will be displayed first. If still tied, the player with the lower rating shall be displayed first. If still tied, players will be displayed in last name sequence.