The organizing committee of the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships U8, U10, and U12 has announced the extension of the registration deadline to July 13, 2025.
The competitions will take place from September 18 (arrival) to October 01, 2025 (departure) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
National Federations can register one official player in each category: under 8, 10, and 12 (Open and Girls). The total of six official players and one head of delegation with a valid FIDE ID from the National Federation are invited by the Organizers. All players must not have reached the age of 8, 10 or 12 in their respective categories before January 1, 2025.
Personal rights also are granted to the top 3 players in each category of the last World Cadet Championships (2024), the Continental Cadet Champions of 2024 (1st ranked) and the players placed 1-3 in the 2025 FIDE World Cup for youngsters.
National federation may register additional players and accompanying persons and being responsible for all related costs.
As part of the event, the World Cadet Chess Solving Championship will be held on September 25, across the same six age and gender categories as the over-the-board competitions.
For inquiries, please contact: worldcadet@fide.com
The invitation letter with all the details can be found here:
calendar.fide.com/event_files/3266/WCCC_2025_Invitation.pdf