FIDE and the Chess Federation of Montenegro are pleased to invite all FIDE member federations to participate in the World Junior U20 Chess Championship 2025. The event will be held in Petrovac, Montenegro, from February 23 (arrival) to March 8 (departure), 2025.
Each national federation may register one player born on or after January 1, 2005, in each of two categories – Open and Girls, with a maximum of two invited players and additional players in any number beyond invited players.
Players with personals right, according to FIDE rules, will also be accepted as invited players:
- Top 3 players of the previous edition of FIDE World Junior Championships 2024.
- The Continental Junior Champions of the year preceding this edition. If a continent did not organize a Continental Junior Championship, then the Continental Under 18 Champions of the year preceding this edition qualify.
- The first three players in the starting list of both the Open and Girls tournaments, based on the FIDE rating list at the tournament’s start.
- World Youth U18 and U16 champions of the preceding year.
All registrations must be submitted through the respective national federations:
For players who need a visa, the deadline is January 23, 2025.
For all other participants, the deadline is February 10, 2025.
FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2025 official website:
worldjunior2025.fide.com (coming soon).
E-mail: worldjunior@fide.com
