Montenegro Chess Federation (MCF) and the European Chess Union (ECU) have the honor to invite all the National Federations members of the European Chess Union to participate in the European Junior U20 Chess Championship 2026 which will be held at Hotel Grand, Cetinje, Montenegro, from 5th August to 16th August 2026.
The event will be played in two categories: Open U20 and Girls U20, with 9 swiss rounds in each competition, and the time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move, starting from the move one.
The event is open to players born on or after 1st of January 2006, representing National federations listed as the ECU members. Each ECU National Federation can register one invited player in one of the categories, open or girls. The players placed 1-3 in the 2025 European Open and Girls Youth U18 Chess Championships have the right to participate as invited players.
In addition, ECU member federations have the right to send unlimited number of the additional players in both categories.
All registrations shall be submitted through National Federations until the registration deadline – 5th of June 2026. After the registration deadline, late registration participant must pay the penalty for late registrations as per the official regulations of the event.
The playing venue of the event will be Hotel Grand Cetinje, which is also the official hotel of the tournament.
The organizer will arrange transfers between the airports (Podgorica or Tivat) and the hotel. Transfer is free for all players and accredited persons on the 5th of August (arrival day) and the 16th of August (departure day). Upon request, the organizers may provide transportation on other days, or from airports Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Tirana (Albania) for an extra fee.
The total prize fund of the event is 15.000 EUR, and the list of prizes including direct titles and qualification for FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championship is shown below.
Detailed information and official regulations of the event can be found below.
Contact information:
E-mail: eurojunioru20@gmail.com
Official website: www.sahcg.me/ejcc26
Tournament Director:
Milovic Jovan, IO
Phone: +382 67 600 471
Organizing Committee:
Phone:+382 67 237 360