29/05/2026
♟️🔥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬! 🔥♟️
🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
https://forms.gle/BN9BzwvKJRps5AXq6
The 2nd leg of the 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 is coming soon - and this time we are bringing classical chess to the heart of Paphos!
📍 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬
📅 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟓–𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
This event is organised by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲, with the support of 𝐏𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐏𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛.
The tournament consists of two separate 5-round Swiss events:
🏆 𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧
Open to all players with a valid FIDE ID.
The tournament will be submitted for FIDE standard rating.
🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
For young players under 18 who do not have any FIDE rating yet — a great opportunity to experience a serious classical tournament atmosphere.
⏱️ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥:
60 minutes per player + 30 seconds increment from move 1.
💰 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
🥇 1st place — €200
🥈 2nd place — €100
🥉 3rd place — €70
👑 Best Woman — €70
Trophies and medals will also be awarded in different categories.
✨ New prizes added:
🏆 3 extra prizes in the Under 1500 rating category
💰 Money prizes in the age categories:
• U12
• U15
• U18
🏆 As part of the Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026, players in the FIDE Rated Open will collect Grand Prix points towards the overall standings.
This is a great chance to play serious classical chess, gain valuable tournament experience, fight for prizes, and collect important Grand Prix points.
⚠️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟐:𝟎𝟎
The organiser reserves the right to close registration earlier if the venue capacity is reached.
🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
https://forms.gle/BN9BzwvKJRps5AXq6
Don’t miss the 2nd leg of the Cyprus Chess Grand Prix 2026 — see you in Paphos! ♟️
