2026 LJCC Finals U8/U12/U16
Congress Org UK
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| Online Entry | Payment | Last day to enter online | After 2026-12-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Entry Closed | Paypal | 2026-04-22 | £10 late fee |
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LJCC Finals U8, U12, U16
Online Entries to open once qualifier tournaments start
U8 Finals - 29 & 30 December 2026
U12, U16 - 28, 29 & 30 December 2026
LJCC Finals U8, U12, U16
Online Entries to open once qualifier tournaments start
U8 Finals - 29 & 30 December 2026
U12, U16 - 28, 29 & 30 December 2026
U8 is an ECF Rapidplay tournament; U12 Minor & U12 Major are ECF Standard Play tournaments; U16 is a FIDE (and ECF) rated Standard Play tournament
The U12 Major finals is also a pre-selection tournament for the EPSCA England U11 Team.
Age restrictions: Ages are calculated on 31st August 2026, i.e. Under 8 is for school year 3 or younger, Under 12 is for school year 7 or younger, and Under 16 is for school year 11 or younger
Qualification necessary for U8, U12 Major & U12 Minor. A list of qualifiers can be found at ljcc.co.uk/qualifying. A last chance qualifier for U8/U12 can be found here.
No qualification necessary for U16 section. However, entry to U16 requires a FIDE ID, if you do not have one, Get your FIDE ID code here - https://britchess.wufoo.com/forms/fide-id-request-form-2024
This tournament is for the U8, U12 and U16 sections on 28-30th December. For U10 / U14 please go to this page
LJCC also has prizes & trophies for U21/U18 sections. This section is traditionally merged with the Open section in the London Christmas Congress
Sections
| Section | U8 | U12 Major | U12 Minor | U16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Fee | £30 | £45 | £45
| £45 |
| 1st. Prize | £100+Trophy | £200+Trophy | £150+Trophy | £200+Trophy |
| 2nd. Prize | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 3rd. Prize | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
Please enter early, late entries after 22.12.2026 are subject to an additional late fee of £10 and entries on the day are limited and by discretion of the chief arbiter.
U8: All moves in 30 minutes each plus 10 seconds per move. Rapidplay rules apply.
U12 Major: All moves in 70 minutes each plus 10 seconds per move.
U12 Minor: All moves in 70 minutes each plus 10 seconds per move.
Please arrive by 9.30am in plenty of time to start the first round promptly.
University of Westmister, Harrow Campus, Northwick Park, HA1 3TP
There is a large car park at the venue. Approx cost £12 per day. The nearest Underground stations are Northwick Park (4 mins walk) and Harrow on the Hill (10 mins walk). Kenton is the nearest Overground station (6 mins walk) with trains direct from Euston and Watford Junction. Buses 114, 182, 183 and 186 pass the Campus.
We hope canteen facilities will be open for breakfast from 9 am and will serve until 4pm each day. Vending machines are available.
The December rating list will be used to determine players' ratings
Cash prizes in all sections. Trophies for highest placed boy and girl in each section
All pairings will be done using swiss-manager software and displayed on chess-results.com. Default time is 30 minutes in U16, 20 minutes in U12, and 15 mins in U8. After which re-pairing may be made for each player whose opponent has not arrived and for any player otherwise having a full-point bye.
In general, sections will not be merged. However, the Chief Arbiter reserves the right to merge if there is an insufficient number of entries in one or more sections. If merged, prizes will still be awarded to the participants of the original individual sections.
Digital clocks will be used in all sections and help will be given to anyone unfamiliar with them.
LJCC is grateful to the University for the use of their facilities. Please treat the premises with respect and follow all signs and rules as requested.
A high standard of behaviour and respect for others and property is expected at all times. Players leaving the playing area while other games are in progress should do so quietly and should not return to the playing area after their game is finished.
LJCC and its officials are unable to act in loco parentis for children. Parents/guardians/carers are responsible for their children throughout the entire duration of this event.
LJCC has adopted the ECF Safeguarding policy which can be found on the ECF website.
LJCC and helpers accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of any competitor, or other visitor at this event. Nor are they responsible for the effects of actions of anyone else attending this event.
LJCC collects personal data solely for the purposes of our events and to share some of this data with the English Chess Federation for rating purposes. Results are displayed on the LJCC website and chess-results.com. As condition of entry, you confirm that you have reviewed our GDPR and privacy policy at www.ljcc.co.uk/gdpr, and you accept our rules at www.ljcc.co.uk/rules
LJCC may take photographs at the event. No photographs will be published without prior permission
If you have any queries please email: entry@ljcc.co.uk