{"id":45681,"date":"2026-04-23T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=45681"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:54:55","slug":"world-university-team-chess-championship-in-almaty-kazakhstan-last-call-to-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/world-university-team-chess-championship-in-almaty-kazakhstan-last-call-to-register\/","title":{"rendered":"World University Team Chess Championship: Registration deadline extended"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45681\" class=\"elementor elementor-45681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d870b4d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d870b4d\" 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-7443bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7443bd0\" 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=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\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-fbc5ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc5ae9\" 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><strong>IMPORTANT UPDATE<\/strong>:<\/p><p>Due to the strong interest in the tournament from universities worldwide, and considering that additional time is required to complete all stages of the registration process, it has been decided to extend the registration period. The new deadline for applications is <strong>April 29, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\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-ba81c10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba81c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0f32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0f32a\" 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>The best university teams will meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this August to compete for the title of FIDE World University Team Chess Champion.<\/p><p>The World University Team Chess Championship is governed by FIDE and organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, together with the Almaty city administration and with support from Kazakhstan\u2019s Ministry of Sports and Tourism.<\/p><p>The competition has three stages. It begins with Online Swiss Qualifiers, followed by an Online Knockout stage. The over-the-board finals will then take place in Almaty from August 3\u201310, 2026.<\/p><p>There will be two Online Swiss Qualifiers. The registration deadlines are:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>April 29, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC <\/strong>for teams participating in Online Swiss Qualifier 1<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>May 4, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC <\/strong>for teams participating in Online Swiss Qualifier 2<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>The finals will feature 16 teams \u2013 eight that qualify from the knockout stage and eight wild cards invited by FIDE and the organizer.<\/p><p>The tournament features an inclusive team concept \u2013 each match will be played on four boards, and lineups must include at least one female and at least one male player.<\/p>\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-1187aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1187aed\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-Format.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-Format.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-Format-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-Format-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WUTC-2026-Format-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\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-4d74262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d74262\" 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>Participation is open to university teams with players born between January 1, 2001 and \u00a0December 31, 2008 who are currently enrolled in at least one class at the university.<\/p><p>The winning team will become the FIDE World University Team Champion and receive a prize of \u20ac25,000. The team finishing second will be awarded \u20ac15,000, while the third-place team will receive \u20ac10,000.<\/p><p>The entry fee is \u20ac100 per team. However, each national chess federation may nominate one university to participate free of charge. Payment details will be published on the tournament website.<\/p><p>Team registration is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>Among the registered teams there are many well-known universities, including:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universidad de El Salvador<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University of Texas at Dallas<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Auckland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riga Technical University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Egyptian Chinese University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universiti Malaya<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Dhaka<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Webster University<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c9cole Polytechnique de Ouagadougou<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>For more information, please email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:mailtoqueensfestival@fide.com\">worlduniversity@fide.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>Official website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com\/\">https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com<\/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>IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the strong interest in the tournament from universities worldwide, and considering that additional time is required to complete all stages of the registration process, it has been decided to extend the registration period. The new deadline for applications is April 29, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC). The best university teams will meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this August to compete for the title of FIDE World University Team Chess Champion. The World University Team Chess Championship is governed by FIDE and organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, together with the Almaty city administration and with support from Kazakhstan\u2019s Ministry of Sports and Tourism. The competition has three stages. It begins with Online Swiss Qualifiers, followed by an Online Knockout stage. The over-the-board finals will then take place in Almaty from August 3\u201310, 2026. There will be two Online Swiss Qualifiers. The registration deadlines are: April 29, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC for teams participating in Online Swiss Qualifier 1 May 4, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC for teams participating in Online Swiss Qualifier 2 The finals will feature 16 teams \u2013 eight that qualify from the knockout stage and eight wild cards invited by FIDE and the organizer. The tournament features an inclusive team concept \u2013 each match will be played on four boards, and lineups must include at least one female and at least one male player. Participation is open to university teams with players born between January 1, 2001 and \u00a0December 31, 2008 who are currently enrolled in at least one class at the university. The winning team will become the FIDE World University Team Champion and receive a prize of \u20ac25,000. The team finishing second will be awarded \u20ac15,000, while the third-place team will receive \u20ac10,000. The entry fee is \u20ac100 per team. However, each national chess federation may nominate one university to participate free of charge. Payment details will be published on the tournament website. Team registration is available here: https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com\u00a0 Among the registered teams there are many well-known universities, including: Universidad de El Salvador The University of Texas at Dallas University of Auckland Riga Technical University Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) The Egyptian Chinese University Universiti Malaya University of Dhaka Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM) Webster University Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute \u00c9cole Polytechnique de Ouagadougou For more information, please email\u00a0worlduniversity@fide.com. Official website:\u00a0https:\/\/worlduniversities2026.fide.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[443],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-45681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-world-university-team-chess-championship"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45681","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=45681"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45795,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45681\/revisions\/45795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45681"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=45681"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=45681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}