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2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz U7-U17 Chess Championships, Egypt

Official institutional identities

  • FIDE, International Chess Federation
  • Egyptian Chess Federation
  • Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • Egyptian Olympic Committee

Registration

Registration and payment

Registration fees, deadlines, FIDE fees and the official bank details, in one place.

Giza plateau
Host city
Cairo, Egypt
Dates
8–15 December 2026
Categories
6 · Open & Girls
Format
Rapid & Blitz · 11 rounds
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§ 05Registration

Enter your federation

Registration is open to all FIDE member federations and is completed through the official form, the single official channel for these Championships.

Registration fee

EUR150

per person

Charged per player, and per accompanying official or person.

FIDE fee

EUR70

per player

EUR 35 Rapid + EUR 35 Blitz. This fee is collected by the Organizing Committee, which is responsible for transferring the collected amount to FIDE.

The registration fee includes
  • Transportation from and to Cairo International Airport
  • Transportation from and to Sphinx International Airport
  • Accreditation
  • Identification
  • Badges
  • Organization costs
Late registration

Penalty · EUR100

After the registration deadline, organizers reserve the right to refuse late registrations, or — if availability exists — charge a penalty of EUR 100 per late registration.

FIDE general regulations (opens in a new tab)
Registration closes

1 November 2026

§ 06Payment

Bank transfer

All registration, FIDE and accommodation fees are paid by bank transfer to the Organizing Committee's account.

Banque Misr

153 Mohamed Farid St., Cairo, Egypt

SWIFT codeBMIS EGCX XXX
SWIFT code, alternateBMIS EGCX TRF
IBAN account numberEG30 0002 0101 0101 0130 0000 0344 6
Account number1010 1300 0000 3446
ID1496 9987
Branch nameالقاهرة
Account nameالاتحاد المصري للشطرنج يورو

Send payment confirmations to youthrapidblitz@fide.com.

Payment schedule
50%
Advance accommodation payment, due by 1 November 2026.
50%
The remaining 50% balance must be paid before the start of the first round.

All bank transfer fees and commissions shall be covered by the sender.

Following the completion and approval of the Registration, Accommodation & Travel Form, the Organizing Committee will issue invoices to participating national federations for bank transfer payments.

Excavation of the Giza necropolis in 1903, the pyramid of Khufu on the skyline
Pl. VI
Giza necropolis, 1903