International Youth Events
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Three Americans made podium (top-three) finishes at the 2024 FIDE World School Championship, held May 1 through 9 in Lima, Peru.
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Two Americans are bringing home first-place trophies from the 2024 World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships held April 25 through 29 in Durres,… Read More »
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The 2024 North American Junior Chess Championships, Open U-20 and Girls U-20, will be held August 14-18, 2024 at the The Best Western Premier Calgary… Read More »
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Update: The tournament’s event regulations were posted on Sunday, 17 Mar 2024 and are available here.
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Update: The tournament’s event regulations were posted on Saturday, 16 Mar 2024 and are available here.
FIDE and the Peruvian Chess Sports… Read More »
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US Chess is pleased to announce the list of players who are officially invited to participate in the 2024 World Youth (Under 14, Under 16 and Under… Read More »
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The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the US Chess Federation (USA) have announced the XXXIV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will be… Read More »
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like… Read More »
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FIDE, in conjunction with the Albanian Chess Federation, have announced that the FIDE World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024 will be… Read More »
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The 2023 North American Junior U20 Championships were held from December 19 through 23 in Dulles, Virginia. Organized by Capital Area Chess with… Read More »