North American Youth Chess Championship
The North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC) is an annual chess tournament for participants under 18, first held in 2004 in Boca Raton, Florida.[1] The tournament has 6 age brackets, in two-year increments, from U8 (under 8) to U18. For each age bracket, there is an open championship and a separate championship for girls. Since at least 2015, there is also a blitz tournament.
In 2021, it was held in Chicago, Illinois.[2] The reigning U18 champions are Dimitar Mardov (Open), Alice Lee (Girls), and Nico Chasin (Blitz).
See also
[edit]- African Junior Chess Championship
- Asian Junior Chess Championship
- European Junior Chess Championship
- European Youth Chess Championship
- Pan American Junior Chess Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "- 2011 North American Youth Chess Championship". Chess Daily News by Susan Polgar. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "2021 North American Youth Chess Championship, Chicago, IL". 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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