About Saturday Manhattan Midtown East Scholastic Grand Prix

Location: PS 281, 425 E 35th St, New York, NY 10016

Our In-Person Saturday Manhattan Midtown East 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)

• Elite Quads (1000+ through 1499 USCF)

• 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).

Fall Saturday 2026 Season Dates:
*Please note, dates are subject to change

• October 17th, 24th

• November 7th, 14th

• December 5th 

• January 9th, 16th, 23rd

Spring Saturday 2027 Season Dates:
*Please note, dates are subject to change

• February 6th, 13th

• March 20th

• April 3rd, 10th

• May 8th, 15th, 22nd 

• June 5th

Open to all USCF rated players Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Cost:

• $59 per player (AM or PM Grand Prix)

• $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

Drop off:

• AM Grand Prix: 8:45 am

• AM + PM Grand Prix: 8:45 am

• PM Grand Prix: 12:00 pm

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

• 12:00 pm - 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

• PM Session - 3:00 pm

Elite Quads 1000+

• 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

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 9:00am 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.

• No byes permitted.

• Lunch will not be served for half sessions (will be served for full day only)

• 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 or forfeited.

• 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.