Registration Open for 2025 FIDE World Youth Chess Championships

Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2025. The international event, organized by FIDE, The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the Albania Chess Federation, will take place October 4 - October 16, in Tirana, Albania.

US Chess will be accepting registrations for eligible U.S. participants until Friday, July 11, 2025, 5PM Central time.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS AND ELIGIBILITY

There will be six sections: Open and Girls in age categories Under 18, Under 16, and Under 14.

A player's age as of Jan. 1, 2025 determines their age eligibility for a section.

• Under 18: Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2007
• Under 16: Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2009
• Under 14: Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2011

Each event will be an 11-round Swiss system tournament, using a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes, plus an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Direct titles shall be awarded according to the FIDE regulations.

The full schedule for all rounds can be viewed within the regulations document at https://www.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/Invitation-World-Youth-Albania-2025.pdf 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION - DEADLINE IS July 11!

US Chess is accepting entries for eligible U.S. players until Friday, July 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CDT. Interested and eligible U.S. players must register with US Chess to participate. No registrations will be accepted after July 11, 2025. The July 11 deadline is set to provide for administrative actions to meet the organizers' deadline.

REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/uLgVW36ke4XK9PLt5

Upon completion of the registration form, US Chess will send an invoice which must be paid by the July 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CDT deadline.

Please note, the following fees will be charged:

• Tournament registration fee - $135/player
• FIDE entry fee - $155/player
• Special accreditation fee for accompanying persons - $135/accompany person (without this accreditation you cannot access the playing venue or the free transport from the hotel to the venue)
• Accommodations 
• US Chess administrative fee - $400/player

Other fees for optional services may include:

• US Chess coaching fee - $1,400/player (optional)

All U.S. participants are required to having the following:

• A current US Chess membership, valid through the end of the tournament.
• A U.S.A.-flagged FIDE ID. (If you do not currently have a FIDE ID, please complete our FIDE ID Request Form at https://forms.gle/fCCTis7WgtJEb2rv6)

ACCOMMODATIONS

As per FIDE regulations, all players and accompanying persons must be accredited and stay at the official hotels of the event. All accommodations must be booked through US Chess at the time of registration.

Meals are included "Full Board - 3 meals / per person / per day" --- Grand Blue FAFA Resort Hotels - 5***** (Playing Venue)

Single (1 person) - $120 / night

Double (2 people) - $105 / person / night

Triple (3 people) - $98 / person / night

Family (4 people) / 2 Connected Rooms - $105 / person / night

COACHING

As part of our delegations to such events, US Chess offer virtual coaching, available to players who opted to receive such services. Any player opting to receive this service can sign up by opt-in on the registration form. The coaching fee is $1,400/player. Coaches will provide pre-game preparation and post-game analysis on an one-on-one basis.

TRAVEL WAIVERS

All players will be required to sign a waiver for participation before their entry into the tournament is confirmed. Please visit the USA State Departments Travel Advisory website for the latest information regarding traveling to Albania.
 

OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND PERSONAL RIGHTS PLAYERS

US Chess Federation is pleased to announce that six players have qualified as Official Representatives (OR) players for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2025.

If an OR in an age category (listed below) declines to attend, then the highest rated player, according to the 2025 Invited Player List in that category, who is registered and fully paid with US Chess by July 18, 2025, will be considered the OR.

All OR and PR players who plan to attend must be registered and fully paid with US Chess by the July 18, 2025 deadline.

OR and PR players receive a travel stipend and free coaching, and are reimbursed for hotel, entry fees, and administrative fees. Travel and all fees for accompanying persons are the player’s responsibility.

Dimitar Mardov (IL) - OR

Zoey Tang (OR) - OR

Abhimanyu Mishra (NJ) - OR

Alice Lee (MN) - OR

Ryan Sun (MA) - OR

Megan Paragua (NY) - OR

Personal Rights Players (PR):

The players placed 1-3 in the previous U14, U16, U18 World Youth Championships, and the respective Champions of the last Continental Youth Championships (for this year, it was the 2024 Pan-American Youth Championship), shall have the personal right to participate in the World Youth Championships of the corresponding age-category or a higher age-category if the age stipulation of Art. 2.1 above is met. Such players shall also be classified as Official Players and have to be registered by the national federation.

Under-18 Open: CM Eshaan Hebbar
Under-18 Girls: FM Ruiyang Yan
Under-16 Open: IM Eric Liu
Under-16 Girls: (none)
Under-14 Open: FM Henry Deng
Under-14 Girls: Jenny Qi

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Brian Yang, US Chess FIDE Events Manager at Click here to show email address.