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European Youth Championships
For those interested in selection for the European Youth Championships, this event is part of the
John Robinson Grand Prix.
Competing in the John Robinson Grand Prix is how players are selected for the European Youth Championships.
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National Junior Squad Championships Details may change slightly from year to year, but this guide is intended to give you an idea of what to expect if you are interested in taking part in the National Junior Squad Championships.
Full details can be found either on entry forms, or from Marc Shaw.
Contact details in the right hand column.
Introduction
The National Junior Squad Championship is a two day event open to all players of a reasonable standard, aged under 16.
The England Under 11 team is just a part of the National Junior Squad.
If you are aged 12 or over and you are not already a member of the National Junior Squad, you can use results from the Under 14 and Under 16 Championships of this event as part of your qualification.
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Age
Please note:
For these Junior Squad championships, your age is based on how old you were at midnight on 31 December.
This is different to the other competitions.
It has been done to fit in with FIDE ages.
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Saturday & Sunday
If you take part, you MUST play in your own age group.
All events count towards the:
ECF Junior Grand Prix and
John Robinson Grand Prix.
- Squad Under 16 Championship
(This is a qualifier for the
National Chess Junior Squad).
- Squad Under 14 Championship
(This is a qualifier for the
National Chess Junior Squad).
- Squad Under 12 Championship.
- Under 10 Championship.
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 Rate of play
Each player has 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete all the moves in each game.
Players must record their moves.
 What is the timetable?
These three day championships start at Friday lunchtime.
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Round 1 |
1.00 - 5.00 pm |
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Round 2 |
5.30 - 9.30 pm |
| Saturday |
Round 3 |
9.30 - 1.30 pm |
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Round 4 |
2.00 - 6.00 pm |
| Sunday |
Round 5 |
9.30 - 1.30 pm |
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Round 6 |
2.00 - 6.00 pm |
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Accomodation
Information on local accomodation is included on the entry form.
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The 2012 National Junior Squad Championships will be held on
14th and 15th April 2012.
The date shown here previously for the National Junior Squad Championships was incorrect.
Sorry for the mix up
and - our thanks to Peter Purland
Venue
The venue is likely to be Tiffins School in Kingston upon Thames, and will be confirmed as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about the tournament, or you think you might be interested in taking part, contact:
Marc Shaw
Email:  .
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