Who we are. What is here.

The Australian Junior Chess League (AusJCL) is affiliated with the Australian Chess Federation (ACF), and is responsible for managing the national and international affairs of Australian junior chess.

On this website, you will find advice for players and parents about the selection procedure, and everything else about travelling overseas to international junior competitions. You will also find an Application Form for players wishing to compete in international junior competitions, and an up-to-date Calendar of upcoming competitions.

IMPORTANT: Applications for 2013 International Events

The Australian Junior Chess League encourages all interested juniors to apply for any of the events below for which they are eligible. The deadline is January 31 for the Asian Junior Under 20, and February 28 for all the other events below.

April 1-10 Asian Junior U/20 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
May 6-15 World Schools Individual Championship Halkidiki, Greece
May 17-24 Asian Youth Championship U/18, U/16, U/14 Danang, Vietnam
June 8-17 ASEAN+ Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand
June 20-27 Asian Youth Championships Mashhad, Iran

Johns-Putra JETS Training Squad

Applications for the 2013 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS) are currently with the selectors. Announcement of the Squad is expected at the end of March.

2013 Bond University Australian Junior Championship

A website has been made for the 2013 Bond University Australian Junior Championship being held in Queensland from 19-27 January 2013.

Chessaroos Website

The Chessaroos are a squad of Australia's best U/16 players who are preparing to compete at the World Youth Olympiad in Chongqing, China in July, having finished =7th at the 2012 Youth Olympiad.  For details about the squad members and how you can support the Chessaroos, go to the Chessaroos link.

Bulletins

The AusJCL sends out a regular bulletin to give juniors and their parents up-to-date results and information about junior chess in Australia and overseas. To subscribe to this bulletin please send an email to the bulletin editor, Simon Dale scd@thecrag.com titled 'AusJCL Bulletin Subscription Request' and include your name and email address.

News

The AusJCL site now has a News page, which will be updated quarterly with top junior results by Australian juniors in adult tournaments in Australia and overseas.


December 15-23 Asian Schools Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka
2012 CALENDAR
NATIONAL EVENTS
2013 Gold Coast Junior Masters Gold Coast, QLD 9-10 March
2013 Doeberl Cup Canberra, ACT March 28 - April 1
2013 Sydney International Open Parramatta, NSW 3-7 April
2013 Gold Coast Junior Championships Gold Coast, QLD April
2013 Queensland Junior Championships Brisbane, QLD 25-28 June
2013 Victorian Junior Championships U/8 and U/10 Melbourne, VIC 29-30 June
2013 National Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS) Camp Sydney, NSW 3-7 July
2013 Victorian Junior Championship U/12 Melbourne, VIC 6-7 July
2013 NSW Junior Championships Sydney, NSW 8-12 July
2013 Victorian Junior Chamoionship U/14, U/16, U/18 Melbourne, VIC 8,10,11,12,13 July
2013 Gold Coast Junior Masters Gold Coast, QLD 31 August - 1 September
2013 NSW Girls' Championships Sydney, NSW 26-27 September
2013 City of Sydney Junior Championships Sydney, NSW 2-4 October
2013 Gold Coast Junior Masters Gold Coast, QLD 9-10 November
2014 Australian Junior Championship Sydney, NSW TBA
2013 CALENDAR
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
2013 Asian Amateur Championship Kurdistan, Iraq 20 March - 1 April
2013 Asian Junior U/20 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 1-10 April
2013 Thai Open Pattaya, Thailand 14-21 April
2013 World Amateur Championship Isai, Romania 21-30 April
2013 Oceania Zonal and Women's Zonal Sonaisalia Resort, Fiji 4-10 May
2013 World Schools Individual Championship Halkidiki, Greece 6-15 May
2013 Asian Youth Championship U/18, U/16 and U/14 Danang, Vietnam 17-24 May
2013 ASEAN+ Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand 8-17 June
2013 Asian Youth Championships Mashhad, Iran 20-27 June
2013 World Youth U/16 Olympiad Chongqing, China 21-31 July
2013 World Junior U/20 Championships Hatay, Turkey 15-20 September
2013 Asian Schools and Kindergarten Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1-7 December
2013 World Youth Chess Championships Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates 17-29 December

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