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The ECF Online Grand Prix Series 2023 starts on 8th January 2023 and runs for 10 months.
The ECF Online Blitz and Rapid Grand Prix events are held at 2.00pm on the first Sunday of each month (for the blitz tournaments) and the third Sunday of each month (for the rapid tournaments) from January to October 2023. The leaderboards and schedule can be found below. Email enquiries should be directed to director.homechess@englishchess.org.uk or office@englishchess.org.uk
| Find the 2023 Blitz leader boards here |
| Find the 2023 Rapid leader boards here |
You must be a member or supporter of the ECF to enter. Entry for a single event costs £5.00, or £25.00 for a season ticket (click here to become a member)
Entry is free to titled players (i.e. holders of ECF National Master/CM/FM/WFM/IM/WIM/GM/WGM titles)
Online Blitz Grand Prix Series 3
This will take place on the first Sunday of the month with various time controls and formats as follows –
| Event | Date | Style | Duration | Time | Berserk |
| 1 | 8th January | Arena | 90 mins | 5+0 | Off |
| 2 | 5th February | Swiss | 9 rounds | 3+2 | N/A |
| 3 | 5th March | Arena | 90 mins | 3+0 | Off |
| 4 | 2nd April | Swiss | 9 rounds | 5+0 | N/A |
| 5 | 7th May | Arena | 90 mins | 3+2 | Off |
| 6 | 4th June | Swiss | 9 rounds | 3+0 | N/A |
| 7 | 2nd July | Arena | 90 mins | 5+0 | On |
| 8 | 6th August | Arena | 90 mins | 3+2 | On |
| 9 | 3rd September | Arena | 90 mins | 3+0 | On |
| 10 | 1st October | Swiss | 9 rounds | 3+2 | N/A |
There will be trophy prizes for the top three players in each of the nine Grand Prix categories as follows – Open, Senior (Over 50), Women’s, Junior (U18), U2000, U17000, U1400, U1100. Prizes will be awarded to the highest scoring player in each category based on total cumulative points scored at the end of the events based on the player’s best six scores across all events. Detailed regulations – Online Blitz Grand Prix Regulations 2023
Online Rapid Grand Prix Series 3
Each event will start at 2.00pm on the third Sunday of every month
| Event | Date | Style | Duration | Time | Berserk |
| 1 | 15th January | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 2 | 19th February | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 3 | 19th March | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 4 | 16th April | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 5 | 21st May | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 6 | 18th June | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 7 | 16th July | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 8 | 2oth August | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 9 | 17th September | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
| 10 | 15th October | Swiss | 6 rounds | 10+5 | N/A |
There will be trophy prizes for the top three players in each of the nine Grand Prix categories as follows – Open, Senior (Over 50), Women’s, Junior (U18), U2000, U17000, U1400, U1100. Prizes will be awarded to the highest scoring player in each category based on total cumulative points scored at the end of the events based on the player’s best six scores across all events. Detailed regulations – Online Rapid Grand Prix Regulations 2023