The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award "Grand Prix" points.[1]

USCF chess grand prix tournament

At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most points. The first prize is usually $10,000.

These prizes provide incentives to grandmasters to play in small regional tournaments which they would otherwise avoid.

The Grand Prix of chess was started in the 1980s by Church's Chicken. As a result, the points awarded at these tournaments were called "chicken points" and the tournaments at which these points were awarded was called the "Chicken circuit".

As years passed, the sponsorship has changed. For several years the sponsor was Novag, a maker of chess computers. Currently, the sponsor is ChessCafe.

The late Grandmaster Igor V. Ivanov won the Grand Prix of chess nine times. In more recent years, the usual winner had been the late Grandmaster Aleksander Wojtkiewicz.

Also, recently, a Grand Prix for younger chess players has been started, through the online chess site World Chess Live, with online tournaments where players earn points based on how they do.[1]

How Prix Points are Awarded

Grand Prix Points are awarded based off of place in tournament and prize amount.

For example, if you place 7th first round in a tournament with $5500 grand prize you will gain 6 points for that round.[2]

2020 USCF Chess Grand Prix Results

[3]
Place Name ID State Grand Prix Points Prize
1st JAVAKHADZE, ZURABI 15574183 TX 80 $5000
2nd BRYANT, JOHN DANIEL 12796667 CA 66.5 $2500
3rd SHLYAKHTENKO, ROBERT 14951916 CA 58.5 $1000
4th SHABALOV, ALEXANDER 12544264 PA 57.5 $900
5th GRABINSKY, AARON 14456386 OR 48.6 $800
6th RAMBALDI, FRANCESCO 13962544 MO 44 $700
7th CORRALES JIMENEZ 14958890 MA 42 $600
8th NIEMANN, HANS 15041466 CT 39.43 $500
9th-10th BALAKRISHNAN, PRAVEEN 14056673 VA 38 $250
9th-10th JACOBSON, BRANDON 14160065 NJ 38 $250

2021 USCF Chess Grand Prix Results

  1. GM Vladimir Belous – 227.18
  2. GM Illia Nyzhnyk – 170.67
  3. GM Hans Niemann – 168.04
  4. GM Brandon Jacobson – 152.08
  5. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez – 141.00
  6. GM John Michael Burke – 110.53
  7. GM Christopher Repka – 104.83
  8. GM Benjamin Gledura – 103.29
  9. GM Andrew Hong – 101.13
  10. IM Brian Escalante – 100.70 [4]

2022 USCF Chess Grand Prix Results

  1. IM Jason Liang – 222.68
  2. GM Brandon Jacobson – 177.20
  3. IM John D Bryant – 166.43
  4. IM Semen Khanin – 152.35
  5. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez – 137.17
  6. IM Mykola Bortnyk – 127.25
  7. FM Danila Poliannikov – 124.26
  8. GM Mark Paragua – 121.20
  9. GM Alexander Fishbein – 103.43
  10. GM Andrew Tang – 103.28 [5]

The Junior Grand Prix (JGP)

The JGP was created in 2008 to aid young skillful players in honing their skills with longer time controls and change kids from causal players to life-long ones.[6]

Characteristics of Tournament

Tournaments will always have less than 65 minutes per person and there are always 4 or more rounds.[7]

How JGP Points are Awarded

Eligible US Chess members earn points by winning or drawing against higher rated players, based on the pre-event ratings for both players.

For a win against a higher rated player, the number of JGP points earned is 2X the ratings difference, up to a maximum of 700 points per game.

Example: A 1200 player who defeats a 1350 player earns 2X the difference in ratings (150) or 300 points.

For a draw, the number of JGP points earned is the ratings difference, up to a maximum of 350 points per game.

Example: A 1200 player who draws a 1350 player earns the difference in ratings, or 150 points. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US CHESS GRAND PRIX PROGRAM". US Chess Federation. February 28, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lucas, Daniel (2021-08-19). "US Chess Grand Prix Program". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  3. ↑ Hartmann, John (2021-03-30). "Statement on Calculation of 2020 US Chess Grand Prix Prizes". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  4. ↑ Monta, Matt (2022-02-28). "GM Vladimir Belous Wins US Chess 2021 Grand Prix". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ↑ Lang, J. J. (2023-04-10). "Jason Liang wins US Chess 2022 Grand Prix". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ↑ "The United States Chess Federation - Curtis Winter's Junior Grand Prix Odyssey". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ↑ Lucas, Daniel (2021-08-19). "US Chess Grand Prix Program". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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