The 2026 European Youth Chess Championship is set to take place from 2-13 November in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece!
The event will be played in six age categories: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18, open and girls sections separately. Each championship will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per each move, starting from move one.
The event will gather nearly 1250 children coming from 49 European federations, including 281 titled players!
The Championships will be played at ****Royal & Imperial Belvedere Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, which is also one of the official hotels of the event.
Prizes:
The first three players in each group will be awarded medals; the first five players in each groupwill be awarded cups and valuable prizes. Each participant will receive presents. Diplomas will be sent to the top five players in each group, in electronic format, after the end of the event. The Winners of each section will receive the title of the European Youth Chess Champions 2026 for the respective age category.
Tournament schedule:
Live games from the top boards of each section can be followed through all major broadcasting platforms, and live video broadcast with commentaries by WIM Sandra Djukic will be available through the ECU YouTube channel.
Contact information:
Tournament Director – IO Nikos Kalesis
E-mail: chess.at.events@gmail.com
Tournament website: eycc2026.com