ChessKid's 4th Annual Youth Speed Chess Championship!

ChessKid is kicking off the summer with its 4th annual Youth Speed Chess Championship event! Top young chess players from around the world will compete for a total prize fund of $5,000 starting June 10th.

The ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship (CKYSCC) features a series of one-on-one matches against some of the world's top youth players, similar to Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship and Junior Speed Chess Championship. 

Last year, rising Turkish chess master Yagiz Erdogmus won the 2022 CKYSCC event at 11 years old!

He's well on his way to becoming one of the youngest grandmasters in history, after Abhimanyu Mishra, who holds the record at 12 years old.

Meet the 2023 YSCC Players & Pairings

Up-and-coming prodigy Timur Dushatov, 11, from Kazakhstan, will go up against Canadian talent CM Aaron Mendes, 11, on June 10th.

From Spain, Alvaro Torres, 11, who played against the mysterious chess sensation Rey Enigma, will take on American chess star Megan Paragua, 10, on July 6th. Some of you may have seen her on the cover of Chess Life magazine or representing Team ChessKid in the ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers Rematch event!

Third place winner of the 2022 FIDE World Cadet U10 Chess Championship NM Patrick Liu, 11, will play against young Polish chess star Antoni Radzimski, 11, on July 8th.

From Argentina, FM Fausti Oro, 10, the youngest-ever player to reach a 2200 FIDE rating, will challenge Romanian chess talent Andrei Negrean, 11, on July 15th.

Watch Live

Join us and support the players during the live-stream event starting Saturday, June 10, at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET on Chess.com/TV or twitch.tv/chesskid.

Look forward to various commentators, including WIM Jesse February, FM James Canty, FM Mike Klein (FunMasterMike), WFM Maria Rodrigo, WIM Ivette Garcia, and IM David Pruess (PlayfulSquirrel), throughout the event.