The FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championship 2023 will be held from September 20 to October 2, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico.
The event will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with increment of 30 seconds for each move starting from the move one. No draw offers are allowed before 30 moves by both players, without the consent of the arbiter.
The total prize fund of the Championships (Open and Girls) is 10.000 euros, with 3.000 EUR reserved for the new U20 World Junior Champion, and 2.000 EUR for the new U20 World Girls Junior Chess Champion.
Each National Federation can register one player born on or after January 1, 2003, in each of two categories โ Open and Girls, with a maximum of two invited players and send as many additional players as they wish.
Players who have personal right, according to FIDE rules, will also be accepted as invited players:
- Top 3 players of the previous edition of FIDE World Junior Championships.
- The Continental Junior Champions of the year preceding this edition. If a continent did not hold a continental Junior Championship, then the Continental Under 18 Champions of the year preceding this edition.
- The first three players in the starting list of both the Open and Girls tournaments, using the current rating list as a reference.
- World Youth U18 and U16 champions of the year preceding this edition.
The deadline of the registration is July 20, 2023.
FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2023 official websiteย
