Registration

Registration for the 2026 Australian Junior Chess Championship is now open.

Registration will close Monday the 12th of January, 2026.

    
            Division
            Price
        
            U8 & U10 Girls/Open
            $105
        
            U12 & U14 Girls/Open
            $135
        
            U16 & U18 Girls/Open
            $155
        
            Lightning
            $30
        
            Problem Solving
            $30

U18-U12 Girls/Open will be FIDE rated.
U8 & U10 Girls/Open will be FIDE rated if there are enough entrants with FIDE ratings in those sections.

Eligibility

The Australian Junior Chess Championship is conducted according to the Australian Chess Federation (ACF) By-Law #3 which is available on the ACF website. All competitors must be under 18 years of age on the 1st of January, 2026.

Competitors must be registered with the Australian FIDE federation to be eligible to win a title. Competitors from other federations are welcome to enter and will be eligible to win cash prizes, but will not be eligible to win a title.

If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident then we can register a FIDE ID for you at the event. If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident then you must obtain a FIDE ID from your national federation before registering.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

A player’s age is deemed to be their age on the 1st of January, 2026.

Please note that the term ‘under’ means a child must be less than that age to qualify entry for an age category, e.g. a child who is aged eight on 1st of January 2026 must enter a U10 or higher category, while a child who turns eight on the 2nd or afterwards would qualify the U8 category.

A player can play in an older age group if they wish.

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Please contact us before you register if you have a non-Australian FIDE registration.