Indian Youth Chess Championship
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The National Youth Chess Championship (India) are the premier annual youth chess championship tournaments held in both open and girls categories for participants in under-7, under-9, under-11, under-13, under-15 and under-17 age categories in India. The tournament is held annually under the auspices of the All India Chess Federation and FIDE. This event is open to players from all the States and union territories of India. The tournament has 6 age brackets, in two-year increments, from U7 (under-7) to U17 (under-17). For each age bracket, there is an open championship and a separate championship for girls. Winners of each category are awarded the title of Indian 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.
Under FIDE regulations, continental youth champions are entitled to personal rights to participate in the corresponding World Cadet Chess Championship (Under-8 to Under-12) or World Youth Chess Championship (Under-14 to Under-18).[1] Besides Indian Youth Chess Championship, there are National Junior Chess Championship (India) and National Junior Girls Chess Championship (India) for under-19 (Open) and under-19 girls categories. Indian Chess Championship is the National Chess Championship in Open and Women categories where all age categories can participate for the coveted National Chess Championship title.