US Chess Announces 2020 World Youth Championships Invitees

The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the list of players who are officially invited to participate in the 2020 World Youth (Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18) Chess Championships to be held in Mamaia, Romania, from September 7-20, 2020.

These students earned this honor by meeting the peak-post tournament (PPT) rating and activity criteria in their age and gender categories according to the Scholastic National Invitational Event and Award Requirements based on the 12-month period prior to the February 1, 2020 rating supplement. The top players by PPT rating in each age category are considered the United States Official Representatives (OR) by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, but all USA players may compete in the event as part of the US Chess delegation.

Additionally, players may qualify as Personal Rights (PR) players by winning a gold medal at the 2020 Pan-American Youth Championship or if they won a medal at the 2019 World Youth or World Cadet tournaments (subject to organizer's regulations). Official representatives and personal rights players receive a travel stipend as well as free high-level coaching, waived or discounted entry fees, waived administrative fees, and their portion of the room and board fees are also covered for the dates of the event. Travel, accommodation and all fees for accompanying persons are the player’s responsibility and note should be made of the US Chess Unaccompanied Minor Policy.

All other invited players are responsible for all fees, plus a US Chess administrative fee, and are welcome to pay for the same high-level coaching. All other players who did not make the invited list should note that the FIDE World Youth is an open tournament and any US Chess member who meets the age and eligibility requirements may participate as a regular player and pay their own way to play. A player's age for this tournament is his/her age as of January 1, 2020 and the age/gender categories are Open and Girls, Under 18, Under 16 and Under 14.

Details and regulations concerning the 2020 World Youth are not yet posted by the organizers, but will be posted here when they become available. Once the regulations are posted, US Chess will open up a registration period which players can use to register for the event. No advanced registrations will be accepted.

More information about international youth events can be found here. Please contact Chris Bird, FIDE Events Manager at Click here to show email address if you have any questions regarding this event.

Congratulations to the following players who are invited to be the Official U.S. Representatives to the 2020 World Youth!