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NEJCA June 2023 Primary and Secondary Individual chess tournaments (over the board)

Sunday 18 June 2023

12:00 pm till 6 pm (approx.)


Venue: Robert Gordon's College, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FE

Player's reporting time 12:00 pm

First games start at 12:30 pm

Time control: 25 min per player.

Entry to the event is online via the NEJCA section on the Congress.org.uk website

Please note: On-the-day registration fees will be GBP 9


NEJCA is pleased to announce the June 2023 over the board Individual Primary and Secondary chess tournaments. This event is open to all young people attending school in Scotland. All games will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro list. New players will be entered in the Chess Scotland grading list based on the details they supply.

Format of the tournament: Play as you go, arena type tournament in two groups –

Secondary school students and

Primary school students.

In this tournament, there are no set number of rounds. Players can choose to be paired for the next game as soon as their games are finished.

Each player will get minimum 5 games. Time control: 25 min per player.

Winners will receive prizes.

Please choose the correct section from the drop down list (Secondary and Primary) within the entry form.

Please use the online entry page ('Enter' tab above) to add your entry, then use the Pay button to pay by Paypal. Entries will be automatically entered onto the Entries page when the payment has been accepted.

There is no fee for participants who claim free school meals. If you wish to claim free entry, please fill out the form and instead of pressing the pay button at the end and let us know via the contact page that you have filled out the form.

Once successful, the player's name will be displayed on the 'Entrants' list on this website (Congress.org.uk).

Please ignore the FIDE details requested on the entry form. These details are not required.

Conditions for entry:

The organizers reserve the right to:

1. Enforce anti-cheating rules.

2. Merge tournaments into one if there is an insufficient entry.

3. Transfer entrants between groups as per their ratings.

4. Take measures deemed necessary to ensure smooth running of the event.

5. Juniors must obtain the permission of a parent/guardian before playing.

6. Primary school children must be accompanied by an adult. 1 adult can be responsible for 8 children.

7. All data will be held in compliance with the Chess Scotland Data Protection policy.

If you wish to make an enquiry, please use the Contact page.