North American Youth Championship 2025

North American Youth Chess Championship 2025 will be held August 17-23, 2025 at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada).

The age categories for the 2025 North American Youth are Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, and Under 18. Each category has an Open and Girls section. For this tournament, a player’s age is his or her age as of Jan. 1, 2025. This event is open to players from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Each section is a 9-round Swiss tournament with a time control of 90 minutes plus 30-second increment per move. Round one begins on August 18. There will also be a Blitz tournament on August 21.

Medals, as well as direct FIDE titles and norms, are awarded to the top three players in each section.

The North American Youth Chess Championship 2025 follows the Pan-American Youth Chess Festival 2025