Registration Open for 2024 FIDE Cadet Chess Championships @ Montesilvano, Italy

[Christina Tao]

2024 FIDE Cadet Chess Championships @ Montesilvano, Italy

The organizers, International Chess Federation FIDE and Italian Chess Federation together with UniChess, and Le Due Torri srl are inviting all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Cadet Chess Championships 2024. The dates are 14 November (arrivals) to 27 November 2024 (departures).



WCCC website: www.worldcadet2024.fide.com
WCCC Regulation PDF: Invitation document


Eligibility:
There will be six sections: Open and Girls in age categories Under 08, Under 10, and Under 12.

A player's age as of Jan. 1, 2024 determines their age eligibility for a section.

Under 08: Players born on or after January 1, 2016
Under 10: Players born on or after January 1, 2014
Under 12: Players born on or after January 1, 2012.


Tournament Details and Time Control:
The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The national rankings will not be taken into account for pairings.
The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes, plus an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Default time is 15 minutes.

The full schedule for all rounds can be viewed within the regulations document at WCCC Regulation PDF



Accommodations
The venue of the event is Congress Center Pala Dean Martin, Via Aldo Moro, Montesilvano(PE)–Italy
CFC will choose Grand Hotel Montesilvano for the Team, but the final hotel will be based on the organizer decision.
For security and organizational reasons, all Canadian participants will stay at the same official hotel, and will book through CFC. The organizer offers the the accommodation for 13 nights (oct 28 - Mov 10) with meals included from dinner on Nov 14 to breakfast on Nov 27.

Hotel fee is calculated per person per day.


Players Registration Deadline: Aug 15, 2024
CFC is accepting entries for eligible players until Aug 15, 2024. No registrations will be accepted after deadline date.
The Aug 15 deadline is set to provide enough time for administrative to meet the organizers' deadline.

Only players who fill in the CFC registration form will be considered.


CFC REGISTRATION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...q6kzw/viewform


Upon completion the form, CFC will send an invoice which must be paid by the required deadline.
Please note, the following additional fees will be charged: € stand for euro

FIDE Entry Fee - Official player : 70€/player, additional player: 140€/player
Tournament Registration Free - players, accompanying officials, parents - $110 €/person
Airport transfer -

• Transfers from Rome Fiumicino Airport to the hotels is 120 €/person two ways.
• Transfers from Pescara International Airport to the hotels is 10 €/person two ways.
• Transfers from Pescara Train Station to the hotels is 10 €/person two ways.

CFC Administrative Fee - $100 CAD/player


A Canada-flagged FIDE ID is required for all Canadian players.
If you do not currently have a FIDE ID, please complete our FIDE ID Request Form



Official Representatives
The 2024 CYCC Champions from U08, U10 and U12 open and girl sections.

Official Representatives will receive a travel sponsorship of up to $1000 from CFC, and are reimbursed for entry fees.
Official Representatives will have the coverage for accommodation in designated hotel by the organizer base on a double occupancy room and meals in the official hotel starting from dinner on Nov 14th and ending with breakfast on Nov 27th.


Travel and all fees for accompanying persons are the player’s responsibility.

All Official players who plan to attend must be registered by the Aug 15, 2024, deadline.



Travel Advisory
Please visit https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/Italy website for the latest information regarding traveling to Italy


Information on VISA
Canadian passport holders DO NOT need visa to travel to Italy
For all other countries holder, please read carefully the visa information from the Brazil Consulate.
Please refer to article 7.1 for information about visa


Team Canada Training Camp
This intense online group training camp is setup and designed specifically to help prepare World Cadet team members who will be competing at the World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championship at Montesilvano, Italy from Nov 14-27, 2024, where they will meet in-person with Team Canada Head Coach Gergely Szabo. Even this camp is designed for World Cadet players but we welcomed everyone to join in for intensive training and prepare for other major events.
https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/...ning-camp-2024



Questions:
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Christina Tao, CFC Youth Coordinator at cfcyouthchess@gmail.com.



Regards,
Christina
CFC Youth Coordinator