Selection report for "European Youth Team Chess Championship 2026":

U12 Open

1 Henry Williams

2 Megadi-Walia, Rohan

3 Ilankathir Vanjinathan

4 Kejun James Du 

U18 Open    

1  Fiachra Moore 

2 Iaromir Kurochkin 

3  Kenny Perkin

4 Matthew O'Neill 

Reserve 

Akos Kardkovacs 

Please do not book the flights or any other arrangements until full team is confirmed.

The selections are based on the high tide ratings between Jan 1st and May 4th , 2026 (see Junior Selection - High Tide Ratings )

All selected players should confirm their acceptance of their place to [email protected] , by Thursday, May 21st 2026. Any questions on the work of the Junior Selection Committee should also be directed to [email protected].

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*Accompanying Persons

• The ICU and its officials cannot take in loco parentis responsibility for players. • For all players who are under 12 or younger (where this is defined as the FIDE age, i.e. age as at 1 January of the year in question), a family member must accompany the player. • For older players (i.e. 12 years old and above) who are competing for the first time in this type of event, the ICU strongly recommends that a family member accompanies them. • For older players who have had experience of previous similar events, it may be appropriate for families to collaborate such that one adult travels with the team and looks after a number of players in addition to their own child. This may have the advantage of reducing overall costs or managing the time commitment required. • Such arrangements should be made directly between relevant parents/guardians and must be notified to the Head of Delegation and/or the Junior Officer when accepting a place. • In no circumstances may a single adult be responsible for more than 4 players. • The adult taking responsibility for others’ children will need to be equipped with a letter from the child’s parent or guardian confirming that they have permission to take the child out of the Ireland.