This season Bexhill will once again be offering a series of ECF-rated rapid events that will make up our summer Grand Prix season. This year we will have a total of 7 events. Each event will be a four round Swiss tournament with a time control of 15+5. Points will be collected throughout the summer with each player’s top 5 performances counting towards their Grand Prix total. The tournaments will take place during normal Friday evening meetings and are open to all Bexhill chess club members.
Dates will be as follows:
Grand Prix 1: May 15th 2026
Grand Prix 2: June 5th 2026
Grand Prix 3: June 26tth 2026
Grand Prix 4 :July 17th 2026
Grand Prix 5: August 7th 2026
Grand Prix 6: August 28th 2026
Grand Prix 7: September 18th 2026
Each member is welcome to play in as many or as few events as they like. However the top five scores will contribute to a player’s Grand Prix total.
Awards for a variety of performance measurements are under consideration following the reduction from 10 to 7 events this year.
Rating aspects depending on ECF category of membership is also being reviewed.
Registration for each event will be at 7pm prompt. With rounds commencing at approximately 7.15, 7.55, 8.35 and 9.15.
We will try to publish an/or update the results of each Grand Prix and the ongoing Grand Prix tables promptly on this Bexhill chess club website.
In the event of ties, the tie-break process should be clarified in due course.