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Tournaments that might interest you Here is a selection of chess tournaments you might be interested in.
Below are brief summaries.
The links then take you to pages giving more details.
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Staffordshire Junior Congress
The Staffordshire Junior Congress is a chess tournament created just for players like you.
It's held in September or October each year.
It has sections for each age group from under 8 to under 18.
You don't have to live in Staffordshire, anyone can take part.
It starts about 9.00 in the morning and finishes about 5.00 in the afternoon.
You should play 6 games of chess during the day and there are prizes and trophies for players like you to compete for.
There are separate sections, so you only have to compete against players from your own age group.
Some people also call this tournament the Staffordshire Junior Championships.
Full details
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UK Chess Challenge
The UK Chess Challenge is a very popular competition.
It starts in your school or club, and ends with the national Terafinal.
Everyone who takes part wins a prize.
To help local players get involved,
here's a guide.
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EPSCA Rapidplay
The EPSCA Rapidplay is a good competition for primary school children to take part in.
It is a one day competition, held in Liverpool, in January each year.
It has a section for novices and more advanced players in each age group from under 8, to 11.
Introduction.
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If you are interested in playing for the national team, you should take a look at either the
England Under 11 Team Trials
or the
National Chess Junior Squad (age 11 to 18).
They include information on tournaments that allow you to show you play well enough to be selected for the National Team.
Even if you don't want to join the national team, nearly all those qualifying tournaments allow players aged up to 18 to take part.
So if you can play well, those tournaments will allow you to test your skills against some of the best players of your age.
Details for under 11s
Details for 11 to 18s
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