FIDE is happy to announce that Romania will host the World Youth Chess Championships U14, U16, and U18 from September 05-17, 2022. The 11-round Swiss System tournaments, organized by International Chess Federation and Romanian Chess Federation together with Chess Club Universul and Chess Club Juniorul Constanta, will be held in Constanta Exhibition Centre.

Every National Federation can register one official player in each category (under 14, 16, 18 years old, open and girls). This total of six official players plus one accompanying official (captain/trainer with a valid FIDE Trainer license) from the national federation are invited by the Organizers.  

The top 3 finishers in the previous U14, U16, and U18 World Youth Championships, and the respective Champions of the last Continental Youth Championships, shall have the personal right to participate in the World Youth Championships of the corresponding age category or a higher age category if the age requirement is met. Such players shall also be classified as Official Players and have to be registered by the national federation. 

Time control: 90 minutes for each player plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move one. 

Each player (official or additional) and each accompanying person/official must pay the Organizers the amount of €100 at the moment of their registration running up to July 20, 2022. This registration fee is compulsory and serves as a confirmation of participation; otherwise, registration will be invalid and will not be accepted. 

Entries must be submitted through the registration form by July 20, 2022. After this date, organizers reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations or, if there is the availability of a spot, to charge a penalty of €80 for each late registration. 

Only member Federations of FIDE (not suspended, not in arrears) are entitled to submit registration forms. 

For more information, see the Regulations for World Youth Chess Championships (pdf)