The Delancey UK Chess Challenge team have announced the format and timing for this year’s tournament.
The 2021 the UK Chess Challenge takes part over three stages:
1) Megafinals (online)- June (see below)
2) Gigafinals (online) – July (see below)
3a) Terafinal preliminaries – online in September
3b) Terafinal ‘Elite’ (Over the Board)
Players must play in each stage and qualify for the next stage by meeting the qualifying score.
The tournament is a 7 round Swiss with a time control of 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move.
For the purposes of the 2021 competition ages will be calculated as at 31/08/2020. The challenge is separated into 5 age group categories; under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14 and under 18.
All the events take place online on lichess.org except for the very final stage – the Terafinal Elite – which will take place over the board.
Megafinal Dates
| Dates | Age Groups | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 12th June | U14 and U18 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U12 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Sunday 13th June | U10 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U8 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Saturday 26th June | U8 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U10 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Sunday 27th June | U12 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U14 and U18 | 14.00 – 17.00 |
Gigafinal Dates
| Dates | Age Groups | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 3rd July | U14 and U18 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U12 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Sunday 4th July | U10 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U8 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Saturday 17th July | U8 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U10 | 14.00 – 17.00 | |
| Sunday 18th July | U12 | 10.00 – 13.00 |
| U14 and U18 | 14.00 – 17.00 |
Full Details
Full details of how to enter and the rules can be found on the Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge page.
