2023 World Junior Chess Championships
The 2023 World Junior Chess Championship and World Junior Girls Chess Championship is currently underway in Mexico City, Mexico — also the site of the 1981 event. This prestigious 11-round event crowns the World Champion Under 20 years old, and past winners include future overall World Champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, and Viswanathan Anand. The top seed in this year’s Open section is GM Hans Moke Niemann (USA), while the top seed in the Girls section is IM Carissa Yip (USA).
Follow the updates on the International Chess Federation website.