About Saturday Manhattan Upper East Side Scholastic Grand Prix

Our In-Person Saturday Manhattan UES Scholastic

Grand Prix provides a weekly opportunity to play three similarly rated players in both a competitive and supportive environment. (Quad format means players are grouped into round robins with the three players closest to them in rating.)

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)

• Pizza lunch will be served to any students staying for the full day (Elite Quads or the AM+PM Full Day session).

  • Lunch will NOT be provided to students playing only one of the 3 hour sessions (AM or PM only).

  • Parents are welcome to pack NUT FREE home lunch & snack

Location: Trevor Day School - 312 E 95th St, New York, NY 10128

Fall Saturday 2026 Season Dates: 

*Please note, dates are subject to change

• October 3rd, 10th (SOLD OUT), 17th, 24th

• November 7th, 14th

• December 5th 

• January 9th, 16th, 23rd

Open to all USCF rated players Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Cost:

• $59 per player (AM & PM Grand Prix)

• $69 per player (Elite Quads)

• $109 per player (AM + PM Grand Prix)

Weekly USCF Rating Reports: USCF Rating Reports

Tournament Rules:

Pairings: Quad + Small Swiss Sections:

• Grand Prix

3 Rounds, Time Control:

• Grand Prix G/25 d5

• Elite Quads (1000 + USCF) G60 d5

Drop off:

• AM Grand Prix + Elite Quads: 8:45 am

• AM + PM Grand Prix: 8:45 am

• PM Grand Prix: 11:45 am

Round Times:

• Elite Quads (1000 +) 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM with lunch after round # 2.

• 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

• 11:45 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

Grand Prix Pick Up -

• AM Session - 12:00 pm

• Elite Quads + PM Session - 3:00 pm

Team Rooms: Analysis Areas, Team Room for select schools

In-Person Saturday Manhattan 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.

USCF Membership REQUIRED:

Click here to 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.

• Lunch will only be served to Elite Quad Players and AM + PM Full Day Players

• All players must have a valid USCF ID #

• You are encouraged to bring your own clocks if you have, but are not required to do so

• 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.