CSC Junior Grand Prix 2025 - Sunday 19th October

The third tournament in the 2025 CSC Junior Grand Prix will be held on Sunday 19th October at St Marylebone CE School, 64 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5BA (closest tubes: Baker Street / Great Portland Street). ** Please note: this is a different venue to previous events. **

Tournament information

Each CSC Junior Grand Prix tournament consists of 6 rounds/games. All competitors play in all rounds. Any withdrawal must be advised to the tournament director. The tournaments are ECF rated, and players must hold a minimum of Gold membership of the English Chess Federation in order to compete. Junior Gold membership is available FREE for the first year to juniors who have not previously been members of the Federation. For those that have been a member of the ECF previously, the cost is £14 for a year. See www.englishchess.org.uk. Entry to each CSC Junior Grand Prix tournaments costs £5 and can be booked at the bottom of this page. 

Players must be below the age of their section (Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 18) at midnight on 31st December 2024. Players can play in an older age category if they choose to do so, but not a younger one.
Time control for all tournaments: 15 minutes + 10 second increment per move.

Prizes

1st place - trophy, medal and voucher for chess coaching
2nd/3rd places - medal and voucher for chess coaching

Trophy for the top girl and the top boy in each section and a voucher for chess coaching for all prize winners. 

Schedule

Round 1 - 11am
Round 2 - 12pm
Round 3 - 1.30pm
Round 4 - 2.30pm
Round 5 - 3.30pm
Round 6 - 4.30pm
Prize Giving - 5.45pm

Please note:

• Refreshments will not be available at the venue so we recommend your child brings a packed lunch.

• Children aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

• CSC reserves the right to refuse entry.

• CSC may take photographs of the event for general publicity purposes. No child will be identified by name from these photographs. Please contact CSC for more information.

About the CSC Junior Chess Grand Prix

The CSC Junior Chess Grand Prix is a series of free chess tournaments organised by CSC, aimed at school children aged 6 to 18. You can participate in any or all of the chess tournaments in the series, with the game points you score in each event counting towards your score in the Grand Prix. 
The overall winner in each category of the CSC Junior Grand Prix will receive a trophy and a voucher for additional chess coaching, with second and third places also receiving a voucher for chess coaching.