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UCU WINTER GRAND PRIX CYBER BLITZ 2020

A 7 round, online blitz grand prix event hosted on Lichess.org A drop-in, drop out series of 5+0 blitz arena tournaments from 4:15-5:30 every Sunday beginning from 1st November and ending on 20th December.

A 7 round, online blitz grand prix event hosted on Lichess.org

A drop-in, drop out series of 5+0 blitz arena tournaments from 4:15-5:30 every Sunday beginning from 1st November and ending on 20th December.

Entries to join ‘UCU Winter Grand Prix’ team on lichess.org, where they will be able to play the tournament from there.

Break in between rounds 3 & 4 for the Virtual Ulster Masters over the weekend of 21th-22nd November

Grand Prix points allocated at the end of every arena to the top 8 finishers;

1st 40 points, 2nd 35 points, 3rd 30 points, 4th 25 points, 5th 20 points, 6th 15 points, 7th 10 points, 8th 5 points.

Schedule:

Round 1: Sunday November 1st, 4.15-5.30

Round 2: Sunday November 8th, 4.15-5.30

Round 3: Sunday November 15th, 4.15-5.30

Round 4: Sunday November 29th, 4.15-5.30

Round 5: Sunday December 6th, 4.15-5.30

Round 6: Sunday December 13th, 4.15-5.30

Round 7: Sunday December 20th, 4.15-5.30

Contact: UCU Tournament Director: Alex Goss  alexegoss01@gmail.com

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