FIDE World School Chess Championships 2025 - Registration Information

FIDE and the Vrnjacka Banja Municipality have announced the 2025 World School Chess Championships will be held from March 19-29th at the Hotel “Zepter”, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.

There will be 12 sections in the tournament, Open and Girls for each age category: Under 17, Under 15, Under 13, Under 11, Under 9 and Under 7. A player's age as of January 1, 2025 determines their age eligibility for a section.

Players entitled to participate in each category are:

Under 07: Players born on or after 1 January 2018
Under 09: Players born on or after 1 January 2016
Under 11: Players born on or after 1 January 2014
Under 13: Players born on or after 1 January 2012
Under 15: Players born on or after 1 January 2010
Under 17: Players born on or after 1 January 2008

Direct titles shall be awarded according to the FIDE regulations and the complete regulations for the event can be viewed at Event Regulations.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Each event will be nine rounds, using a time control of Game/90 minutes with a 30-second increment. The full schedule for all rounds can be viewed on page three of the Event Regulations.

ACCOMMODATION

All participants must stay in the official hotel booked through US Chess. The organizer offers the following accommodation option, 4**** Zepter (US Chess's first choice) and then 4**** Fontana if rooms run out:

Single Room 1 person ($102/night - must be 18+ years old)
Double Room 2 people ($163/night for 2 people)
Triple Room 3 people ($232/night for 3 people)

The organizers will provide transportation from airport-hotel-airport from Belgrade "Nikola Tesla" airport, from Nis "Konstantin Veliki" airport and from Kraljevo "Morava" airport to the official hotels on March 19th as well as the departure transfer on March 29th free of charge, for players and accompanying persons.

REGISTRATION - DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31!

US Chess is accepting entries for USA players up until Friday, January 31, 2025, 5:00PM Central time USA. This deadline is imposed due to the organizers' registration deadline of February 28.

Registration Link: FIDE World School Championships 2025 (google.com)

Once you have completed the form, US Chess will send you an invoice which must be paid no later than Friday, February 7, 2025, 5:00PM Central Time.

The following fees will be charged:

Tournament Registration Fee - $105.00/player
FIDE Entry Fee - $45.00/player
Special Fee for Accompanying Persons - $105.00/accompanying person
US Chess Administrative Fee - $300.00/player
Accommodation Fees

A current US Chess membership through the end of the tournament (March 2025) is required for all USA participants. A USA-flagged FIDE ID is required for all USA players. If you do not currently have a FIDE ID, please complete our FIDE ID Request Form at https://forms.gle/fCCTis7WgtJEb2rv6.

WAIVERS

While US Chess has to collect registrations on behalf of our federation and submit them to the organizer, we cannot accept responsibility for the health and well being of any players who choose to travel to this event. As such, all players will be required to sign a waiver for participation before their entry into the tournament is confirmed. Please check out the USA State Departments Travel Advisory website for the latest information regarding traveling to Serbia.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Brian Yang, US Chess FIDE Events Manager at mailto:brian.yang@uschess.org