ChessKid European Team Festival Region 6: Coming June 25th!
The next round of the ChessKid European Team Festival is coming!
On June 25th at 6am PT / 9am ET / 3pm CEST, join us to watch ChessKids from Region 6 (Portugal, Greece, Italy and Spain) battle it out on the board! The European Team Festival consists of tournaments across different regions, featuring a series of matches between ChessKids from different European countries.
Below, you can check out the full timetable for the ChessKid European Team Festival:
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Division |
Date |
Teams |
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Division 1 |
January |
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland |
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Division 2 |
February |
Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia |
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Division 3 |
March |
Albania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey |
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Division 4 |
April |
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg |
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Division 5 |
June |
Ukrainian League: Kids vs GMs |
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Division 6 |
June |
Portugal, Greece, Italy, Spain |
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Division 7 |
August |
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark |
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Division 8 |
September |
Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia |
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Division 9 |
October |
Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Bulgaria |
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Division 10 |
November |
UK, Ireland, IOM, Channel Islands |
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Grand final |
December |
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During the 6th division of the festival, four countries will face off in two stages. Each country will field a team of four players from four different age groups (U8, U10, U12, and U14) and will be represented by two boys and two girls.
All four countries will play in a qualifier round to see who moves forward to the final. Matches will consist of two games for each player (one with white and one with black pieces). All games will be ten minutes, with a five-second increment.
Here are the pairings:
- 6am PT / 9am ET / 3 pm CET: Italy vs. Portugal
- 7am PT / 10am ET / 4pm CET: Greece vs. Spain
- 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET: Finals between the winners of the first two matches
The winners will receive free ChessKid Gold memberships for one year, and will go on to have the chance to compete against the top teams from other regions later this year. All participants will receive three-month ChessKid Gold memberships.
Join us at Chess.com/tv or Twitch.tv/chesskid for commentary from WIM Jesse February, WGM Anastasiya Karlovich, and some special guests!
This epic showdown coincides with the world's biggest tournament, the Candidates, which is taking place in Madrid, Spain... where ChessKid will be present, with plenty of exciting events and activities! Find out more here.