The following applies to all junior events

 

All the participants must be must be under their respective age on 1st Jan 2021.

 

Under 11: Born 2010 or later

Under 9: Born 2012 or later

 

Players  must also be registered members of the WCU and also Welsh qualified in at  least one of the following ways:

   a) Birth in Wales.

   b) Child of a person who was born in Wales.

   c)  Ten years consecutive residence in Wales at any time prior to the event in question.

   d) Residence in Wales for at least two years immediately before the event in question

   e) Throughout the period of six months immediately before the event in question attendance as a student at a school or establishment of further or higher education in Wales

   f ) a player who has represented the Union in any junior international event remains qualified to take part in junior closed championships.

 

Entry Fee for all events is £8

 

Players will be expected to join a LiChess club. The LiChess platform will make the pairings and start the games automatically at the shown times. Further details will be issued closer to the event.

 

Rate of Play: 10 mins + 5 secs

 

Fair Play Guidelines

All players will need to join a Zoom conference call with Video enabled before beginning play of each round. Sound should be turned off.

The final results will not be published until the results of scans of the games are known. For further details see the Fair Play Rules.

 

Entries received after Thursday 24th June will only be accepted at the controller's discretion.

 

Prizes

Trophies will be awarded to the players finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd and also to the highest placed female player.

The Welsh Over the Board Trophies will NOT be awarded for these Championships