The Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament will be the second event on the 2020 GCT tour and the first of three rapid and blitz tournaments. Held again at the Vivendi offices in downtown Paris, this tournament will feature seven of the ten full tour participants with three wildcards. Like last year's format, competitors will square off in 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess for a total prize fund of $150,000.
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DATES |
June 24 – 28, 2020 |
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VENUE |
Vivendi Head Office, 6 Rue de Tilsitt, 75008, Paris, France |
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FORMAT |
10 Player Round Robin |
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PRIZE FUND |
$150,000 |
Rapid
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Time (CET) |
June 24 |
Time (CET) |
June 25 |
Time (CET) |
June 26 |
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15.00 |
Round 1 |
15:00 |
Round 4 |
15:00 |
Round 7 |
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16.30 |
Round 2 |
16:30 |
Round 5 |
16:30 |
Round 8 |
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18.00 |
Round 3 |
18:00 |
Round 6 |
18:00 |
Round 9 |
Blitz
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Time (CET) |
June 27 |
Time (CET) |
June 28 |
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15:00 |
Round 1 |
14:00 |
Round 10 |
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15:30 |
Round 2 |
14:30 |
Round 11 |
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16:00 |
Round 3 |
15:00 |
Round 12 |
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16:30 |
Round 4 |
15:30 |
Round 13 |
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17:00 |
Round 5 |
16:00 |
Round 14 |
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17:30 |
Round 6 |
16:30 |
Round 15 |
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18:00 |
Round 7 |
17:00 |
Round 16 |
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18:30 |
Round 8 |
17:30 |
Round 17 |
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19:00 |
Round 9 |
18:00 |
Round 18 |
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19:00 |
Playoffs / Prizegiving |