Carroll Garden Brooklyn Grand Prix + ICN Elite Quads (1000+ USCF)
Carroll Garden Brooklyn Grand Prix + ICN Elite Quads (1000+ USCF)
About Saturday Carroll Garden Brooklyn Scholastic Grand Prix
Our In-Person Saturday Carroll Garden Brooklyn Scholastic Grand Prix provides the (weekly) opportunity to play three equally rated players in both a competitive and supportive environment.
Players will be paired in groups of fours, starting with our 4 highest rated players based on their LIVE rating and continuing down to our lowest rated players. We will be use only live OTB ratings
Please note that we will use LIVE OTB ratings for pairing purposes.
Tournament Details:
Scholastic Grand Prix (AM/PM Session)
Parents are welcome to pack NUT FREE home lunch & snack
Lunch & Snacks will not be served/provided (unless full day signup)
Rookie Academy (9 AM - 12 PM) for players rated U300 includes a morning lesson and 3 rated rounds. It offers a comfortable learning environment for our new and/or young players to explore competitive chess with clocks and notation, more than the once a month Rookie Academy.
Lunch nor snacks will not be served (Parents are welcome to pack NUT FREE home lunch & snack)
Location: PS 32, 420 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Fall 2024 Season Dates: *Please note, dates are subject to change
October 12th, 19th, 26th
November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
December 14th, 21st
January 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
Open to all USCF rated players Kindergarten - 12th Grade
Cost:
$49 per player (AM, PM Grand Prix)
Weekly USCF Rating Reports:
Tournament Rules:
Pairings: Quads + Small Swiss Sections:
Grand Prix
Rounds: 3 Rounds Time Control:
Grand Prix G/25 d5
Drop off:
8:45 am - AM Grand Prix
8:45 am - AM + PM Grand Prix
11:30 am - PM Grand Prix
Round Times:
Grand Prix Schedule (G/25 d5):
AM Session
8:45 am - check in
9:00 am - 1st round
10:00 am - 2nd round
11:00 pm - 3rd round
11:30-12:00 pm - Analysis and free play
12:00 pm - Pickup
PM Session
11:30 am - check in
12:00 pm - 1st round
1:00 pm - 2nd round
2:00 pm - 3rd round
2:30 - 3:00 pm - Analysis and free play
3:00 pm - Pickup
8:45 am - check in
9:00 am - 1st round
2nd & 3rd rounds will start 5 minutes after the completion of the previous rounds.
Players may leave directly after the completion of their 3rd round.
Notes: Each Quad will play 3 Rounds G60, D5
Pickup:
Grand Prix & Elite Quads Pick Up -
AM Session - 12:00 pm
PM Session - 3:00 pm
Awards:
$10 for quad winners,
$25 for Knockouts,
Plaques for top 5 individual Grand Prix finishers
Plaques for winners of Special Awards (determined at end of season)
Trophies for top 3 schools.
The Brooklyn Scholastic Grand Prix Team Plaque will be assigned to the school with the highest combined scores at the end of the season.
Team Rooms: Analysis Areas, Team Room for select schools
In-Person Saturday Brooklyn Scholastic Grand Prix - Individual & Team Standings
Drop-off Event
The event is a drop-off event. Parents are required to drop-off kids at the school entrance at 9 am and pick them up at the conclusion of the event.
Register for the USCF:
Become a USCF member or renew membership
Things to Note:
TD has discretion to move players to avoid sibling pairing
No more than 2 players from the same school in the same Group.
No byes permitted
Lunch will not be served
All players must have a valid USCF ID #
Please bring your own clocks
Pairings will be based on live ratings
If a player is late for the start of a round (indicated by the TD) their clock will be started
2nd and 3rd rounds will begin at the completion of your section’s previous round
TDs reserve the right to modify quads to avoid sibling pairing or to accommodate special requests (TD discretion)
100 point rating variance to accommodate sibling players
NUT Free:
All ICN Chess Programs are NUT FREE.