30 Nov 2026
Monday · 19:00
ELO Rapid Tournament in Lichtenrade
- Audience
- open
- Mode
- Rapid 12+37 rounds
- Format
- Swiss system
- Rating
- FIDE
- Register by
- open
- Organizer
- Schachclub Schwarz-Weiß Lichtenrade e.V.
- Entry fee
- 5 euros (prize fund)
- Time control
- 12 minutes plus 3 seconds per move
- Registration contact
- eloturniere@sw-lichtenrade.de
- Source
- Register Flyer (PDF) Source 1 Source 3 Source 5 Source 6
Tournament information
Structured tournament details.
ELO rapid tournament on 30 November 2026 from 19:00 at Gemeinschaftshaus Lichtenrade. The event has seven Swiss-system rounds with 12 minutes plus 3 seconds per move; maximum 30 participants. A valid FIDE ID and pre-registration are required.
Stale title metadata on the organizer detail page: The HTML title of the organizer-specific page still says 24 November 2025. Its visible heading and navigation say 30 November 2026, which is also confirmed by the flyer, series page and BSV announcement.
At a glance
- Event status
- Scheduled
When and where
The tournament takes place in the senior leisure facility on the right-hand side of the entrance to the Large Hall.
- Address
- Barnetstr. 11, 12305 Berlin
- District
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Organizers and officials
- Organizer
- Schachclub Schwarz-Weiß Lichtenrade e.V.
- Referee
- Erdal Caglar (FA)
- Tournament director
- Klemens Hippel
Eligibility, divisions and teams
All chess players are welcome; no age or rating threshold is published.
ELO rapid tournament: The announcement states no age or rating threshold.
- Gender
- Open
- Club membership required
- No
- FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Invitation only
- No
- Team event
- No
- ELO rapid tournament · Gender
- Open
- ELO rapid tournament · Club membership required
- No
- ELO rapid tournament · FIDE ID required
- Yes
- ELO rapid tournament · Invitation only
- No
- ELO rapid tournament · Team event
- No
Tournament format, ratings and rules
ELO rapid tournament: Seven-round Swiss system · Rounds: 7 · Time control: 12 minutes plus 3 seconds per move · Rating: FIDE
First tie-break in the Swiss system.
Second tie-break for tied scores.
The first win decides; colors alternate, with colors reversed from the tournament in the first game.
Registration is possible only with a valid FIDE ID; applying for an ID requires lead time.
If fewer than ten players have pre-registered by 18:00 on the previous day, the tournament may be cancelled.
The prize fund is adjusted to the field; three main prizes and two rating prizes are planned.
- ELO rapid tournament · Tie-breaks
- Opponent average by tournament performance rating, Number of games won, Blitz playoff
Series, stage and qualification
ELO tournaments 2026/2027 in Lichtenrade
2026/2027
2 of 4 chronologically
standalone
No qualification; an individual event in a series of two blitz and two rapid tournaments.
Registration, availability and costs
Pre-register by email at eloturniere@sw-lichtenrade.de by 12:00 on the tournament day.
Register onsite by 18:40.
5 euros for the prize fund.
- Capacity
- 30
- Required registration details
- Valid FIDE ID
- Entry fee
- 5 EUR
- Deposit
- No
- Email pre-registration by 12:00 on the tournament day.
- 30 Nov 2026, 12:00
- Onsite registration by 18:40.
- 30 Nov 2026, 18:40
- If fewer than ten players have pre-registered by this time, the tournament may be cancelled.
- 29 Nov 2026, 18:00
Schedule
30 Nov 2026
19:00
ELO rapid tournamentEmail pre-registration by 12:00 on the tournament day; onsite registration by 18:40. No end time is published.
Prizes and awards
The prize fund is adjusted to the field; three main prizes for places 1 to 3 and two rating prizes are planned.
Conditions: The exact distribution depends on the number of participants.
The linked distribution table shows a total prize fund of 75 to 150 euros for 15 to 30 participants; individual main and rating prizes increase with the field.
Conditions: The table is a participant-count-dependent distribution and not a guaranteed fixed prize fund.
Practical information
The venue is the senior leisure facility in Gemeinschaftshaus Lichtenrade, on the right-hand side of the entrance to the Large Hall.
The tournament may be cancelled if fewer than ten players have pre-registered by 18:00 on the previous day.
The announcement notes that no ELO fees are charged for blitz and rapid tournaments through 31 December 2026; without an extension, they are expected to return to 10 euros from 2027.
Sources and updates
Additional information
- ELO fee note
- The announcement states that ELO fees for blitz and rapid tournaments are waived through 31 December 2026 and, without an extension, return to 10 euros from 2027.
- Participant and results source
- This pass found no exact Chess-Results or trusted participant/results page for this tournament.