The European Youth Classical Chess Championship 2024 is taking place in the Czech Republic, 21st August to 1st September with nearly 1250 participants representing 47 European federations. The event will be played in 6 age sections U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18, open and girls sections separately, with 9 rounds Swiss system in each competition. The time control of the event is 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30 seconds increment for each move, starting from the move one. The Winners in each age section will become the European Youth Chess Champions of the respective age category. The first three players in each group will be awarded cups, medals, and all the glory that this important European event brings.
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European Youth Chess 2024 participants: Open U18 / Open U16 / Open U14 / Open U12 / Open U10 / Open U8 / Girls U18 / Girls U16 / Girls U14 / Girls U12 / Girls U10 / Girls U8
Tournament schedule
| Wednesday | 21st August | arrival | |
| Wednesday | 21st August | 20:00 | opening ceremony |
| Thursday | 22nd August | 10:00 | technical meeting |
| Thursday | 22nd August | 15:00 | 1st round |
| Friday | 23rd August | 15:00 | 2nd round |
| Saturday | 24th August | 15:00 | 3rd round |
| Sunday | 25th August | 15:00 | 4th round |
| Monday | 26th August | 15:00 | 5th round |
| Tuesday | 27th August | free day | |
| Wednesday | 28th August | 15:00 | 6th round |
| Thursday | 29th August | 15:00 | 7th round |
| Friday | 30th August | 15:00 | 8th round |
| Saturday | 31st August | 13:00 | 9th round |
| Saturday | 31st August | 20:00 | closing ceremony |
| Sunday | 1st September | departure |
