The regulations for the FIDE New Year's 2016 Grand Prix have been published and can be found here.
Provisional results are going to be published 5 to 10 minutes after the completion of each tournament here.
Fast facts:
- Only for players with a FIDE Online Arena membership and existing Online Blitz/Bullet rating.
- Prizes for the winners of each individual tournament as well as the Grand Prix winners.
New Year 2016 GP Prize Winners
The following players win a free extension of their FIDE Online Arena membership according to the individual tournament results and the final standings of the Christmas 2015 Grand Prix.
FM Paulsen, Dirk (GER) wins 14 months of FIDE Online Arena membership
Mr. Munoz, Jhon Edison (COL) wins 7 months of FIDE Online Arena membership
Mr. Ratkus, Laimonas (LTU) wins 5 months of FIDE Online Arena membership
Mr. Dong, Bao Nghia (VIE) wins 3 months of FIDE Online Arena membership
AGM Gavilan Jr, Arnulfo (PHI) wins 1 month of FIDE Online Arena membership
Mr. Coca Cubillos, Jesus Alberto (COL) wins 1 month of FIDE Online Arena membership
Mr. Novak, Ratko (CRO) wins 1 month of FIDE Online Arena membership
New Year 2016 GP Statistics
A total of 271 players from 62 Federations (including 46 FIDE flag players) participated in the New Year's 2016 GP.
19 players have a higher FIDE title: 2 GM, 5 IM, 8 FM, 1 WFM, 2 CM, 1 WCM
94 players have an Arena title: 14 AGM, 47 AIM, 28 AFM, 5 ACM
New Year's 2016 GP Final standings
Final standings of New Year's 2016 GP
1st - FM Paulsen, Dirk (GER) with 36,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (53,5 total points).
2nd - Mr. Munoz, Jhon Edison (COL) with 36,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (37,5 total points).
3rd - Mr. Ratkus, Laimonas (LTU) with 36,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (36,5 total points).
4th - AGM Gavilan Jr, Arnulfo (PHI) with 35,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (50,5 total points).
5th - Mr. Coca Cubillos, Jesus Alberto (COL) with 34,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (51 total points).
6th - Mr. Dong, Bao Nghia (VIE) with 34,5 points in his best-5 tournaments, (34,5 total points).
The full list of the New Year's 2016 GP Provisional Standings can be found here.
New Year's 2016 GP Regulations
The New Year's 2016 GP regulations are published here.