The World Amateur Chess Championships for men and women with a FIDE rating under 2300 are hosted in Rhodes, Greece. In total, 6 championship titles in 3 categories will be awarded: Open & Women u-1700, Open & Women u-2000, Open & Women u-2300. The dates are from 16 October (arrivals) to 26 October 2021 (departures).

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Final Standings: U-2300 // U-2000 // U-1700

Final standings: WU-1700

The new Champions & Prize Winners: FIDE

LIVE games: U-2300 // U-2000 // U-1700

LIVE games (women U-1700): WU-1700

Highlights & Flash Updates

Photo Gallery “Rhodes Chess Festival”

Regulations & Prize Fund details

Our Partners and Silver/Bronze Sponsors

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OUR PARTNERS AND SILVER/BRONZE SPONSORS: CLICK HERE.

The championships will be held in the 5-star Conference Resort “Rodos Palace”, 10 km east of Diagoras International Airport, on the seaside of Rhodes island in Greece.

The three (3) gold winners of the Open/Men sections receive respectively the titles of:

”2021 World Amateur Champion” for the u-2300 section

”2021 World Amateur Champion u-2000″

”2021 World Amateur Champion u-1700″

The three (3) gold winners of the Women sections receive respectively the titles of:

”2021 World Women’s Amateur Champion” for the u-2300 section

“2021 World Women’s Amateur Champion u-2000”

“2021 World Women’s Amateur Champion u-1700”  

The gold winners of each section u-2300, u-2000 & u-1700 (in total 6 winners, men and women sections) also obtain a personal right qualification for the next World Amateur Championships, as long as they don’t reach or exceed a FIDE rating of 2300, with free accommodation in double occupancy room & full board provided from the local Organizing Committee of the FIDE World Amateur Championships 2022.

The prize fund of the event, supported by FIDE, is 10.000 euros. The deadline for registrations is 16 September 2021.

Covid-19 and Health Protocol: The official information regarding travel regulations to Greece, including instructions for the PLF form to be filled 24h before the flight and the vaccine policy of Greece, is published at: https://travel.gov.gr The organizers and the participants should follow the official FIDE Health Measures. The organizers will accept all valid Covid-19 vaccines and/or negative PCR tests from participants. The organizers and the participants should follow strictly all the vaccination and testing regulations applied by the Greek Health Authorities.

OUR PARTNERS AND SILVER/BRONZE SPONSORS: CLICK HERE.

For full information of the event’s registration procedure, participation costs, detailed prize fund and travel instructions please download the official tournament invitation & regulations from this link.

Contact Email of the Organising Committee: rodos2021@chess.travel

For full information of the event’s registration procedure, participation costs, detailed prize fund and travel instructions please download the official tournament invitation & regulations from this link.