EVENT ENTRY options

GENERAL ADMISSION
$49/per player

• Tournament Entry (2 days)
• Tournament Lobby (arbiter & commentary)
• Access to chill-out room (supervised)

VIP ENTRY
$69/per player

• Tournament Entry (2 days)
• Tournament Lobby (arbiter & commentary)
• Access to chill-out room (supervised)
• Access to puzzle room (all day coaching and puzzles)

Private Coaching
$129/per player

• Tournament Entry (2 days)
• Tournament Lobby (arbiter & commentary)
• Access to chill-out room (supervised)
• Access to puzzle room (all day coaching and puzzles)
• Private coaching 1:1 post game analysis

UNDER 7

UNDER 9

UNDER 11

UNDER 13 & 15

Online Venue	What goes on?
Tournament Lobby Open at 9:30am each day	Play tournament games. Interact with the arbiter. Player interviews, event commentary and limited game analysis.
Chill-out Room ​Open at 9:40am each day	Music, chat, relaxation and non-chess interactive online thinking games such as Ultimate tic-tac-toe, trivia quiz, Pictionary, Sudoku
Puzzle Room ​Open at 9:40am each day	Live coaching room with all-day puzzle challenges, teaching opening tricks and coaching in endgame techniques.
Private Game Analysis ​Open at 9:40am each day	Individualised 1:1 coaching with a master coach! ​Submit your game for analysis and watch others receiving in-depth analysis.

age divisions & Registration

For young players under the age of 15

UNDER 7
​Players born in
​2014 or later

• Sat and Sun, 
  ​Oct 23 and 24
• 10am - 4pm​
• 13 Rounds (played over 2 days)
• 12 min + 5 sec per move per player​
• Lunch break from 12.30 - 1.30pm

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UNDER 9
​Players born
​2013 or 2012

• Sat and Sun, 
  ​Oct 23 and 24
• 10am - 4pm
• 11 Rounds (played over 2 days)
• 20 min + 5 sec per move per player​​​
• Lunch break from 12.30 - 1.30pm

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UNDER 11
​Players born
​2011 or 2010

• Sat and Sun, 
  ​Oct 23 and 24
• 10am - 4pm​
• 11 Rounds (played over 2 days)
• 30 min + 5 sec per move per player​​
• Lunch break from 12.30 - 1.30pm

Register here

Under 13 & 15
​Players born
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

• Sat and Sun, 
  ​Oct 23 and 24
• 10am - 4pm
• 7 Rounds (played over 2 days)
• 45 min + 5 sec per move per player​
• Lunch break from 12.30 - 1.30pm

Register here

schedule

Meet the Coaches

Julia Ryjanova

WGM

#1 woman player in Australia

Robert Jamieson

IM

Peak ranking #192 in the World

Carl ​Gorka

FM

Chess coach extraordinaire

Anthony ​Hain

CM

Chess Kid turned into coach

Frequently Asked Questions

If its not here, just ask us! 
Email us at [email protected]

HOW DO I PLAY?

Once registered, all games will be played on Tornelo.
Watch this short video or follow the steps described here to play your games.
If you have more questions take a look at this video as well. 

I don't have a rating, can i still compete?

Absolutely!
Anyone under 15 years old can play in the VIC Youth Chess Championships.

If I miss a round, am I disqualified?

No! If you miss a round, you will get 0 points for the missed round, but you can still play the other rounds.

Compete like a professional chess player!