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Getting started in the UK Chess Challenge
Introduction
These pages are here to help promote the UK Chess Challenge competition.
They are intended to give you an idea of what to expect if you’ve never taken part before.
The UK Chess Challenge is run over four stages.
If you are not already familiar with how it is organised, you may like to check the Introduction page.
Schools and junior clubs
The UK Chess Challenge starts in your own school or chess club.
You play 7 games of chess.
The idea is that you play about one game a week.
After each game has finished, you score
- 3 points if you won,
- 2 points if you drew, or
- 1 point if you were beaten.
- Unfortunately, you don't get any points for a game if you are absent.
- If there are an odd number of players in your competition, and you don't have to play in one of the rounds (this is called a bye), you score 3 points.
There are several prizes you can win:
The more points you score the better your prize.
If you play well, you go on to the next stage - the Megafinal.
Who goes through to the Megafinal?
You will qualify for the Megafinal if:
- You are the top scoring boy or girl in your age group - You must have played at least 5 of your 7 games, or
- You score at least 17 points.
(If you are over 11 years old, you must score at least 15 points to qualify.)
If there is a tie for a qualifying place in any age group, all the tied players qualify for the Megafinal.
Now, let´s explore what happens when you get to the Megafinal
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Age groups |
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The age groups in the UK Chess Challenge competition are:
Under 7, Under 8, Under 9, Under 10, Under 11, Under 12, Under 13, Under 14, Under 15, Under 16, Under 17 and Under 18.
For 2009, your age will be based on how old you are at midnight at the end of 31st August, 2008.
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