The North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC) is premier youth chess tournaments for participants under 18 in the Americas. The tournament held annually under the auspices of the Confederation of Chess for the Americas (CCA) and FIDE and first held in 2004 in Boca Raton, Florida. [1] This event is open to players from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament has 6 age brackets, in two-year increments, from U8 (under 8) to U18. For each age bracket, there is an open championship and a separate championship for girls. Since at least 2015, there is also a blitz tournament. Winners of each category are awarded the title of North American Youth Champion, and top finishers earn direct FIDE titles such as Candidate Master (CM), FIDE Master (FM), International Master (IM), Woman Candidate Master (WCM), Woman FIDE Master (WFM), and Woman International Master (WIM), depending on section and performance.
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- Open championship winners (Gold medalists/champions)
- Girls championship winners (Gold medalists/champions)
- See also
- References
The 2020 North American Youth Championships had been postponed to 2021. In 2021, it was held in Chicago, Illinois. [2] The U18 champions in NAYCC 2021 are Dimitar Mardov (Open), Alice Lee (Girls), and Nico Chasin (Blitz).
The 2025 North American Youth Championships will be in Kingston, ON, Canada.
