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The UK Chess Challenge
Well done
to players who took part in 2007,
and good Chess
to players who intend to take part in 2008.
Introduction
This is intended to be an easy to understand guide to the UK Chess Challenge, so that local players have some idea of what to expect when they take part.
A full copy of the rules etc can be found on the UK Chess Challenge website www.ukchesschallenge.com
The UK Chess Challenge is run over four stages
- All players start with a competition either in their school, or junior chess club.
Different schools will hold their competitions at different times, but they should all be completed by the end of April.
Last year, 72,503 children took part from 2,161 schools and clubs.
- If you play well, you go on to the next stage (the Megafinals).
The local Megafinal is held in Leek, during May.
Last year, around 8,000 players competed in 36 Megafinals across the country.
- If you are successful in your Megafinal, you go on to one of the two Gigafinals, held in July.
Around 2,000 players reach this stage.
- Finally, the very best players in the country compete in the national Terafinal, held in August.
This involves the top 65 players, plus about 200 runners up.
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