Qualifiers For The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Play-In Paris This Weekend
The second Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event is scheduled to take place in Paris between April 7 and 14. As part of our announced partnership with Freestyle Chess, we offer a qualification path for each event to any of our members. The Qualifiers for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris are happening this weekend!
Since you are a member of this 2025 Freestyle Chess—Open Qualifier club, you do not have to fill out the registration form again and meet all eligibility requirements.
A reminder that all players in the club must have their real name listed in their profile.
Date and times of the Qualifiers for the Freestyle Chess Play-In Paris:
- March 8, Saturday: 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CET/ 9:30 p.m. IST / 00:00 (+1) China
- March 9, Sunday: 5 a.m. PT / 8 a.m. ET / 13:00 CET/ 5:30 p.m. IST / 20:00 China
*** Please note that daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. in the U.S. However, the rest of the world does not adjust their clock until later in the month! Please make sure to check your local start time because it might be different than the previous event.
Format of the Qualifiers:
- Each qualifier will be a nine-round Swiss tournament, with all games at the 10+2 time control.
- There is a scheduled 6-minute break after round 4 and round 7.
- Players will earn 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.
- The top three players from each Open Qualifier will be eligible to participate in the corresponding Swiss Stage.
- The final result is based on game points and tiebreak scores.
You can find the complete details in the official rulebook.
Titled Players are ineligible to participate in the Open Qualifiers as they are pre-qualified into the Swiss Stage.
