Grand Prix: special rules

In the FIDE Grand Prix series, of which the first event is officially opened on Sunday in Baku, special rules apply.

Here you'll find some interesting rules applying in this Grand Prix Series:

Time control: 120 minutes for the first forty moves, 60 minutes for the next twenty moves and then each player will be allotted 15 minutes after the second time control and an increment of 30 seconds per move will be allowed from move 61 onwards.

Players will not be allowed to offer draws directly to their opponents. Any draw claim will be permitted only through the Chief Arbiter in the following cases:

• a triple-repetition of the position,
• a perpetual check,
• in theoretically drawn position and
• applying the rule of 50 moves (he writes his move on his scoresheet, and declares to the arbiter his intention to make this move which shall result in the last 50 moves having been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture, or the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture).

The Chief Arbiter may consult with the Technical Adviser before accepting any claim by players for a draw. The Chief Arbiter is the only authority who can acknowledge the final result of the game in these cases.

The players are required to make themselves available for short interviews immediately after each game. In general, both players shall be available for the daily press conference.

Players are required to be present at all official functions approved by FIDE President or his representative during the Tournament including official receptions and the opening and closing ceremonies.

Players are specifically requested to note the requirements of FIDE Regulations C.01 (Article 8.1) in respect of their dignified appearance at all times during the event.

Prize money

The recommended prize money which will be offered by host city organisers for each tournament is 212,000 Euros and is split 162,000 Euros as direct prize money for the tournament and 50,000 Euros towards an accumulated prize fund for the players at the end of the series:

Place	Euros	GP Points
1st	30,000	140 points + 40 bonus
2nd	22,500	130 points + 20
3rd	20,000	120 points + 10
4th	15,000	110 points
5th	12,500	100 points
6th	11,000	90 points
7th	10,000	80 points
8th	8,500	70 points
9th	7,500	60 points
10th	6,000	50 points
11th	5,500	40 points
12th	5,000	30 points
13th	4,500	20 points
14th	4,000	10 points
Total	162,000

In the case of any tie in any tournament, the Grand Prix ranking points and prize money will be split equally. The overall winner of the Grand Prix will be the one who will score the most number of cumulative points. The cumulative score will be calculated from the best three results for each player. The winner of the Grand prix agrees to play a match against the winner of the 2009 World Cup.