Junior Events

Midlands and national junior events

Upcoming events

Where information has been received by the webmaster, links (in bold coloured type) are provided to the organiser’s e-mail, the organisation's website or an entry form. Midlands players who are under eleven year old and who aim to represent England in junior international events should ask their parents to contact Ray Dolan, the MCCU Chief Executive.

By playing in the competitions hosted on this website you agree that your name, chess grade and your membership status with the English Chess Federation (ECF) may be published on this website for the purposes of recording the results of the competitions. You also agree that such information will be passed to the ECF, the governing body, for rating purposes, and published on their website.

• Sat 15 Feb 2025, Leicestershire EJCOA Zonal at Fairfield Prep Sch, Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leics. Starts 10am, under-8, -10, -12, -14, -16, -18 and -20 five-round rapidplay tournaments, 20+5 time control, medals for top three places and first placed players qualify for the national finals.
• Sat 1 Mar 2025. Nottinghamshire Primary Schools Chess Association Individual County Championships at Nottingham High Sch, NG1 4HH, 9:30am-4:15pm. For children in school years 2, 3, 4, and 5. Six rounds, time control 15 min + 10sec, Prize giving at about 4pm.
• Sun 23 Mar, Coventry Junior Open at Meadow park school, Abbey Road, Coventry CV3 4BD, starts at 11 am, prize giving 4pm. Five rounds, time control 15 min + 10 seconds for your moves. Under-11 Open, u1000 and u600 sections and under-18 Open, u1400 and u1000 sections. Medals for players scoring 3 points and more.
• Sun 11 May, Delancey UK Chess Challenge Birmingham Megafinal at King Edward VI Five Ways School, Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BTand Herefordshire Megafinal at Hereford Cathedral School, The Zimmerman Building, Church Street, Hereford, HR1 2LT. Megafinals start at 9:30am, six rounds rapidplay, time control 15 min + 10 sec, Prizes for highest boy and girl scorers in each year group.
• Sat 28 Jun, Delancey UK Chess Challenge Worcestershire Megafinal at St John’s Campus, University of Worcester. Megafinal begins at 10am, six round rapidplay, time control 15 min + 10 sec, Prizes for highest boy and girl scorers in each year group.
• Sun 29 Jun, Solihull Junior Open, at Light Hall School, Hathaway Road, Shirley B90 2PZ. Five rounds, time control 15 min + 10 seconds for your moves. Under-11 Open, u1000 and u600 sections and under-18 Open, u1400 and u1000 sections. Medals for players scoring 3 points and more.
• Sat 14 Jun, UK Chess Challenge Online Megafinal 1 under-8 (10am) and under-10 (2pm).
• Sun 15 Jun, UK Chess Challenge Online Megafinal 1 under-12 (10am), under-14 and under-18 (2pm)
• Sat 28 Jun. Delancey UK Chess Challenge Worcestershire Megafinal at St John’s Campus, University of Worcester. Megafinal begins at 10am, six round rapidplay, time control 15 min + 10 sec, Prizes for highest boy and girl scorers in each year group.
• Sat 28 Jun, UK Chess Challenge Online Megafinal 2 under-14 and under-18 (10am), under-12 (2pm)
• Sat 29 Jun, UK Chess Challenge Online Megafinal 2 under-10 (10am), under-8 (2pm)
• Fri 11 to Sun 13 Jul, EJCOA Youth Championships at Nottingham High School, Waverley Mount, Nottingham NG7 4ED. Five rounds, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20 sections, half point byes available in rounds 1-4, time control 90 min + 30 sec increment. Fourteen workshops presented by titled players during the congress, and simuls with IMs.
• Sat 6 & & Sep, UK Chess Challenge Online Gigafinal, the Saturday stage qualifies for Sunday.
• Sat & Sun 18 & 19 Oct, UK Chess Challenge Terafinal by invitation at Blenheim Palace
• Sat 29 Nov. Midlands Juniors vs Wales Juniors match in Shropshire