{"id":43799,"date":"2026-02-20T06:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=43799"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:04:13","slug":"asian-continental-stage-of-fide-iscf-world-schools-team-championship-2026-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/asian-continental-stage-of-fide-iscf-world-schools-team-championship-2026-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Continental stage of FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43799\" class=\"elementor elementor-43799\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead581f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ead581f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d0ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10d0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSTC-2026-Asian-Stage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-43800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSTC-2026-Asian-Stage.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSTC-2026-Asian-Stage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSTC-2026-Asian-Stage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSTC-2026-Asian-Stage-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8815af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8815af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIDE and the International School Chess Federation (ISCF) invite all FIDE member federations from Asia to participate in the <strong>Asian Continental stage of the World Schools Team Championship 2026 (WSTC 2026)<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The competition will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from April 6 (arrival) to April 11 (departure), 2026, at the Hotel Kazakhstan.<\/p><p>The winning team will earn the title of <strong>Asian Continental School Team Champion<\/strong> and qualify directly for the <strong>WSTC 2026 Grand Final<\/strong>, where four continental champions will compete for the title of <strong>FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Champion 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Team composition &amp; eligibility<\/strong><\/p><p>Each team must consist of:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">four main players<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">one reserve<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">one non-playing captain<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Each team must include at least one boy and one girl (with limited exceptions for single-gender schools).<\/p><p>Eligible players must be born between<strong> January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2018<\/strong>.<\/p><p>National federations are responsible for verifying that participating children are enrolled in the school they represent during the 2025\u20132026 academic year.<\/p><p>The tournament will be played over eight rounds (Swiss system).<\/p><p><strong>Participation &amp; support<\/strong><\/p><p>In accordance with the event framework, a number of teams will receive organizer support, including:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">full-board accommodation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">airport and local transfers<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">economy-class flights for designated supported teams<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Detailed conditions are outlined in the official<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/files\/Invitation_letter_WSTC_2026.pdf\">Invitation and Regulations<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Educational programme<\/strong><\/p><p>In line with the <strong>Year of Chess in Education 2026<\/strong>, the championship will feature an educational programme alongside the competition, including:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">masterclasses by leading chess players and educators<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">interactive workshops<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">side events promoting cultural exchange and educational collaboration<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>The programme aims to combine competitive excellence with meaningful educational impact.<\/p><p><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/p><p>The registration deadline is March 20, 2026.<\/p><p>Teams must register exclusively through their respective FIDE member federations via the official online registration form.\u00a0<\/p><p>Teams can register using the online form at: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/registration\">https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/registration<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Full Invitation, Regulations and registration details are available at: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/files\/Invitation_letter_WSTC_2026.pdf\">https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/files\/Invitation_letter_WSTC_2026.pdf<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Contact e-mail: <strong><a href=\"mailto:worldschoolteam@fide.com\">worldschoolteam@fide.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Official website: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/\">https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/files\/Invitation_letter_WSTC_2026.pdf\">INVITATION LETTER (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDE and the International School Chess Federation (ISCF) invite all FIDE member federations from Asia to participate in the Asian Continental stage of the World Schools Team Championship 2026 (WSTC 2026). The competition will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from April 6 (arrival) to April 11 (departure), 2026, at the Hotel Kazakhstan. The winning team will earn the title of Asian Continental School Team Champion and qualify directly for the WSTC 2026 Grand Final, where four continental champions will compete for the title of FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Champion 2026. Team composition &amp; eligibility Each team must consist of: four main players one reserve one non-playing captain Each team must include at least one boy and one girl (with limited exceptions for single-gender schools). Eligible players must be born between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2018. National federations are responsible for verifying that participating children are enrolled in the school they represent during the 2025\u20132026 academic year. The tournament will be played over eight rounds (Swiss system). Participation &amp; support In accordance with the event framework, a number of teams will receive organizer support, including: full-board accommodation airport and local transfers economy-class flights for designated supported teams Detailed conditions are outlined in the official Invitation and Regulations. Educational programme In line with the Year of Chess in Education 2026, the championship will feature an educational programme alongside the competition, including: masterclasses by leading chess players and educators interactive workshops side events promoting cultural exchange and educational collaboration The programme aims to combine competitive excellence with meaningful educational impact. Registration The registration deadline is March 20, 2026. Teams must register exclusively through their respective FIDE member federations via the official online registration form.\u00a0 Teams can register using the online form at: https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/registration\u00a0 Full Invitation, Regulations and registration details are available at: https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/files\/Invitation_letter_WSTC_2026.pdf\u00a0 Contact e-mail: worldschoolteam@fide.comOfficial website: https:\/\/worldschoolteam2026.fide.com\/ INVITATION LETTER (PDF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":43800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[401],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-43799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-world-schools-team-championship"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43799"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43804,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43799\/revisions\/43804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43799"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=43799"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=43799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}