FIDE and the Colombian Chess Federation (FECODAZ) have announced that the registration deadline for participants in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad has been extended to July 1, 2025.
World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad will take place in Barranquilla, Colombia, from August 16 to August 23, 2025. All FIDE member federations have the right to send one team as the invited team.
Each team must consist of four players—with representation of both boys and girls—and one team captain.
The tournament will be a 9-round Swiss system, but if fewer than 40 teams register, only 7 rounds will be played.
Each team match will be played on four boards. Pairings, scoring, and tiebreak rules will follow the FIDE Pairing Rules for the Chess Olympiad.
The time control is 45 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, starting from move one.
Official website: youtholympiad2025.fide.com
E-mail: youtholympiad@fide.com