The Lothian Junior Championships are a regional championship and therefore open to children living in Edinburgh, Lothians and the Scottish Borders area only.

The tournament is being held at St George's School, Edinburgh (see below) and starts at 9:30am on Saturday 25th June, with prize giving ending around 4:30pm. There will be an extended break between rounds 3 and 4 for lunch.

A six round individual swiss tournament with a 25 minute time control. Default time 10 minutes.

As we have not been able to run a team tournament this year, we are adding a team element to this tournament. The top 3 results in each section from each school or club will be added together for a team award.  Players should enter individually but state their school and, if they have one, their club on the entry form.

Sections

• P5 & Under For primary school age players up to and including P5
• Primary (P7 & Under) For primary school age players. This will mostly be P6 and P7 but younger players may enter this section if they want more challenging games, otherwise they should enter the P5 and Under section.
• Open (S6 & Under) For school age players, including 2022 leavers. This will mostly be Secondary school age, but younger players may enter this section if they want more challenging games, otherwise they should enter the Primary or the P5 and Under section.

Sections may be merged or split depending on the number of entries

Name, Date of Birth, School or Club and results will be shared with Chess Scotland for grading. During the event we upload names, teams and results to chess-results.com. We may publish results and links to Chess Scotland and chess-results.com on our website and via social media channels.

How to Enter

Please note that this tournament is not a drop-off event.  You are responsible for ensuring your children are supervised between games.

Select your section below, enter your payment details to pay and then provide information about the child (or children!) that you have entered.

Early bird entry before 11pm on Tuesday 21st June is £8

Entry after 11pm on Tuesday 21st June is £10

ALL ENTRIES BY FRIDAY 24th JUNE 12 noon

Cancellation Policy

Let us know that you cannot come by midnight on Friday 24th June and we will refund your entry fee.

Discount codes

Children who receive free school meals for reasons of income receive free entry by using the discount code FSM

Chess Scotland paid members can claim a £1 discount. Tick the box on the entry form and once membership is verified a refund will be given to your card. Membership is from £18.90 for a Junior and, amongst other benefits, gives you access to the full online grading information, including live grades. Details can be found here