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What is FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship?
If your child is very good at playing chess, and he wants to compete against the best, but he is still very young, there is no problem, keep reading, because the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship may interest you.
There is a way to compete worldwide in chess, even if you are under 12 years old, thanks to FIDE.
FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship is one of the categories of chess events for children up to 12 years old. It consists of a world chess championship that takes place every year in a different country.
The FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship category is divided into three subcategories:
1) FIDE World Cadets Under 8: For children under 8 years old.
2) FIDE World Cadets Under 10: For children under 10 years old.
3) FIDE World Cadets Under 12: For children under 12 years old.
The last edition of this tournament was in 2021, and it was online.
If you are over 12 years old, can you compete in this tournament?
If you are over 12, you will not be able to compete in the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship, but don't worry, you will be able to compete in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship.
This championship covers youngsters from 13 to 18 years old.
Like the World Cadets Championship, it is divided into:
1) FIDE World Youth Under 14: For youth under 14 years old.
2) FIDE World Youth Under 16: For youth under 16 years old.
3) FIDE World Youth Under 18: For young people under 18 years old.
When will be the 2022 FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship?
This edition is going to start on September 15, 2022, in the city of Batumi, Georgia.
The tournament will last 2 weeks, ending on September 28, and will result in the new U8, U10, and U12 champions.
How to register for FIDE World Cadets Chess 2022?
I'm sorry to say, but registration for the tournament is now closed, ending on July 11, 2022.
For the next events, you have to talk to the chess federation of your country, and if you have a very good level, you can aspire to be taken to play the tournament and represent your country against the best chess players in the world.
How was FIDE World Cadets Chess created?
In the beginning, there was only The World Youth Chess Championship, which was a tournament in which boys and girls under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 years old could compete.
This tournament was created in 1974 to include the youngest in the field of competitive chess from an early age.
Recently, in 2015, this tournament was divided into World Cadets Chess (categories U8, U10, U12) and The World Youth Chess Championship (categories U14, U16, U18).
What is FIDE?
Most people who like chess must already know FIDE, but I'm sure there are people reading this post who don't know well who they are.
FIDE, The International Chess Federation, or World Chess Federation, is an organization based in Switzerland that acts as the governing body of chess competitions worldwide.
It was founded in 1924 in Paris, France, and currently has 200 member federations.
If you want to know more about it, check it out this link.
Who are the FIDE World Cadet Chess champions?
Under-8 Winners
2006
Boys: Chennamsetti Mohineesh (India).
Girls: Ivana Maria Furtado (India).
2007
Boys: Konstantin Savenkov (Russia)
Girls: Ivana Maria Furtado (India)
2008
Boys: Tran Minh Thang (Vietnam)
Girls: Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan)
2009
Boys: Arian Gholami (Iran)
Girls: Chu Ruotong (China)
2010
Boys: Abdulla Gadimbayli (Azerbaijan)
Girls: Li Yunshan (China)
2011
Boys: Awonder Liang (United States)
Girls: Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan)
2012
Boys: Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
Girls: Motahare Asadi (Iran)
2013
Boys: R. Praggnanandhaa (India)
Girls: Harmony Zhu (Canada)
2014
Boys: Ilya Makoveev (Russia)
Girls: Davaakhuu Munkhzul (Mongolia)
2015
Boys: H. Bharath Subramaniyam (India)
Girls: Nguyen Le Cam Hien (Vietnam)
2016
Boys: Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (Turkmenistan)
Girls: Aisha Zakirova (Kazakhstan)
2017
Boys: Emrikian Aren C (United States)
Girls: Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE)
2018
Boys: Yuvraj Chennareddy (United States)
Girls: Zhao Yunqing (China)
2019
Boys: Artem S. Lebedev (Russia)
Girls: Yuan Zhilin (China)
Under-10 Winners (since 2006)
2006
Boys: Koushik Girish (India)
Girls: Choletti Sahajasri (India)
2007
Boys: Wang Tong Sen (China)
Girls: Anna Styazhkina (Russia)
2008
Boys: Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)
Girls: Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia)
2009
Boys: Bai Jinshi (China)
Girls: Gunay Mammadzada (Azerbaijan)
2010
Boys: Jason Cao (Canada)
Girls: Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel (Mongolia)
2011
Boys: Zhu Yi (China)
Girls: Alexandra Obolentseva (Russia)
2012
Boys: Nguyễn Ánh Khoi (Vietnam)
Girls: Nutakki Priyanka (India)
2013
Boys: Awonder Liang (United States)
Girls: Saina Salonika (India)
2014
Boys: Nihal Sarin (India)
Girls: Divya Deshmukh (India)
2015
Boys: R. Praggnanandhaa (India)
Girls: Ravi Rakshitta (India)
2016
Boys: Ilya Makoveev (Russia)
Girls: Rochelle Wu (United States)
2017
Boys: Zhou Liran (United States)
Girls: Wei Yaqing (China)
2018
Boys: Jin Yueheng (China)
Girls: Samantha Edithso (Indonesia)
2019
Boys: Savva Vetokhin (Russia)
Girls: Alice Lee (United States)
2020
Boys: Sina Movahed (Iran)
Girls: Omya Vidyarthi (United States)
2021
Boys: Kaan Erdogmus Yagiz (Turkey)
Girls: Diana Preobrazhenskaya (Russia)
Under-12 Winners (since 2006)
2006
Boys: Robert Aghasaryan (Armenia)
Girls: Mariam Danelia (Georgia)
2007
Boys: Daniel Naroditsky (United States)
Girls: Marsel Efroimski (Israel)
2008
Boys: Sayantan Das (India)
Girls: Zhai Mo (China)
2009
Boys: Bobby Cheng (Australia)
Girls: Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran)
2010
Boys: Wei Yi (China)
Girls: Iulija Osmak (Ukraine)
2011
Boys: Karthikeyan Murali (India)
Girls: Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan)
2012
Boys: Samuel Sevian (United States)
Girls: R. Vaishali (India)
2013
Boys: Aram Hakobyan (Armenia)
Girls: Zhao Shengxin (China)
2014
Boys: Nguyễn Anh Khôi (Vietnam)
Girls: Jennifer Yu (United States)
2015
Boys: Mahammad Muradli (Azerbaijan)
Girls: Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria)
2016
Boys: Nikhil Kumar (United States)
Girls: Bibisara Assaubayeva (Russia)
2017
Boys: Tsay Vincent (United States)
Girls: Divya Deshmukh (India)
2018
Boys: Gukesh D (India)
Girls: Savitha Shri B (India)
2019
Boys: Zhou Liran (United States)
Girls: Galina Mikheeva (Russia)
2020
Boys: Dimitar Mardov (United States)
Girls: Alice Lee (United States)
2021
Boys: Ihor Samunenkov (Ukraine)
Girls: Alice Lee (United States)
If you are interested in having your children play at a high level of chess, and they can aspire to play in one of these championships, you need to find them a good coach.
They always learn much faster and better with the help of a professional.
