The all-Russian rapid chess competitions "RAPID Grand Prix of Russia 2024" consist of regional tournaments, which have a status of the GP stages, and the final tournaments (open and women's).
Tournament Calendar 2024:
1. Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov Memorial, 24-27 December 2023, Rostov-on-Don
2. Dmitry Scherbin Memorial, 12-15 January, Yekaterinburg
3. Vladimir Startsev Memorial, 3-6 February, Ufa
4. Ruvim Kur Memorial, 23-26 February, Barnaul
5. Sagaakha-2024, 14-18 March, Ulan-Ude
6. Alexander Khasin Memorial, 26-29 April, Novosibirsk
7. Prikamye Chess Federation President Cup, 17-20 May, Perm
8. "Sokol" Group of companies Cup, 24-27 May, Rostov-on-Don
9. Valery Zilberstein Memorial, 6-9 June, Bryansk
10. Peter the Great Memorial, 20-23 June, Voronezh
11. Moscow Open, 18-21 July, Moscow
12. Petr Izmailov Memorial, 15-18 July, Tomsk
13. Seaside city, 19-22 July, Vladivostok
14. Gidrostroy Cup, 24-27 July, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
15. Evgeny Zudov Memorial, 26-29 July, Nizhny Tagil
16. Yekaterinburg Cup, 10-13 August, Yekaterinburg
17. St. Petersburg Summer, 23-25 August, Saint Petersburg
18. Polar lights, 4-7 September, Novy Urengoy
19. Igor Kurnosov Memorial, 5-8 September, Chelyabinsk
20. Rapid in Cherepovets, 12-16 September, Cherepovets
21. Sergey Oschepkov Memorial, 27-30 September, Izhevsk
22. Krasnoyarsk bridges, 11-14 October, Krasnoyarsk
23. Tournament named after Mikhail Naidov, 20-23 October, Kemerovo
24. Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov Memorial, 25-28 October, Rostov-on-Don
25. Nurbagand Gapizov Memorial, 25-28 October, Makhachkala
26. Maximum of Ural, 15-18 November, Chelyabinsk
27. Yugra Cup, 25-26 November, Khanty-Mansiysk
28. Final ("Top 28), 4-8 December, Sochi.
A player has a right to take part in an unlimited number of the Russian Rapid Grand Prix stages during the year. The GP points, scored by participants in all stages, are summed up. The points are awarded only to participants who have Russian citizenship and who represent Russia in the FIDE rating list (RUS or FID).
The final tournaments are round-robin events with 14 participants in the open and the women's sections. Twelve best players qualify for the Final from the GP stages. A boy and a girl under 19 years old, which showed the best results in the series, are entitled to play in the Final. The CFR Trainers Council nominates two players for the final events as well.