Edinburgh Junior Congress 2026

Broughton High School, 9 East Fettes Ave, Edinburgh EH4 1EG

Saturday 24th October 2026
Start: 9.30am, Finish: 4.30pm approx.  

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 A 6 round individual tournament using Swiss pairings.

The tournament is open to players of school age living in Scotland and will have 4 sections:

Primary school aged children who do not have a grade or who's grade is below 300

Primary school aged children whose grade is below 900

Secondary school aged children who do not have a grade or whose grade is below 900

Any school aged player graded above 900, or who wants to play more challenging games.

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Sections may be merged or split, or the grade boundaries changed, depending on the number of entries. Grade boundaries are based on Chess Scotland Live Allegro Grades

Time control: 25 minutes per player. Default time 10 minutes
Games will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro Grading list for 2026-2027
Entry Fee £6 by midnight on Tuesday 20th October and £8 thereafter. Entry closes at midnight on Thursday 22nd October

2026 UK CHESS CHALLENGE – SCOTTISH GIGAFINAL

SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2026 (U8 & U10)
SUNDAY 21ST JUNE 2026 (U12, U14 & U18)

START 10.00 – APPROXIMATE FINISH 18.00

Lothian Junior Chess are pleased to host the 2026 UK Chess Challenge Scottish Gigafinal in Edinburgh. The Gigafinal is the next stage of the UK Chess Challenge competition and is open to players who have qualified through a Megafinal.

Venue: Broughton High School, 9 East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 1EG

Eligibility: Players must have qualified from a Megafinal. Competitors may enter one, two, three or all four Gigafinals across the UK, but may only compete in their allocated age category (U8, U10, U12, U14 or U18).

Qualification:
• Top boy and top girl in each age category qualify directly for the Terafinal.
• Players scoring 5 points or more qualify for the Challengers.

Time Control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move

Closing Date for Entries: 18th June 2026

Enquiries: ljc.megafinal@gmail.com

Click here to register:

Saturday 20th June 2026 (U8 & U10) : Register here
2026 Scottish Gigafinal – U8s and U10s

Sunday 21st June 2026 (U12, U14 & U18) : Register here
2026 Scottish Gigafinal – U12, U14 & U18

Scottish Girls’ Championships 2026

SATURDAY 30TH MAY 2026

START 10.00 – APPROXIMATE FINISH 16.30

Lothian Junior Chess are pleased to host the 2026 Scottish Girls' Championships on behalf of Chess Chess Scotland at St George’s School, Edinburgh. The event is a 5-round individual tournament using Swiss pairings and is open to girls of school age living in Scotland.

Venue: St George’s School, Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 6BG

Eligibility: Open to all girls of school age in Scotland, with sections for P5 & Under, Primary, and Secondary (younger players may play up).

The event will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro grading list for 2025–2026.

Time Control: 20 minutes plus 5 seconds increment per move

Entry Fee: £15 (late fees apply after 25th May; entries close 29th May)

Click here to register for the Scottish Girls’ Championships

East of Scotland UK Chess Challenge Megafinal 2026

Title: East of Scotland UK Chess Challenge Megafinal 2026

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2026

ARRIVAL FROM 9.00 FOR A 9.45 START - APPROXIMATE FINISH 17.30

Lothian Junior Chess is proud to be hosting the 2026 UK Chess Challenge East of Scotland Megafinal at Broughton High School, Edinburgh. We will also be hosting the Gigafinal in June!

Venue: Broughton High School, 9 East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 1EG

Eligibility: Open to all juniors born after 31/08/2007

The Megafinal is part of the UK Chess Challenge, the UK's largest junior chess tournament, and your chance to qualify for the Gigafinals.

Click here to register for the East of Scotland Megafinal

Contact: ljc.megafinal@gmail.com

Lothian Junior Championships 2026

Saturday 28th February 2026

First Round: 9.30am - Prize Giving: 4.30pm

The Lothian Junior Championships are a regional championship and therefore open to children living in Edinburgh, Lothians and the Scottish Borders area only
The Lothian Junior Championships will have three sections:

P5 & Under For primary school age players up to and including P5.

Primary (P7 & Under) For P6 and P7 but younger players may enter this section if they want more challenging games.

Open (S6 & Under) For Secondary school age, but younger players may enter this section if they want more challenging games.
Click here to enter the Lothian Junior Championships

There will also be a three round 'Taster Tournament' for beginners in the afternoon.

Click here to enter the Taster Tournament

Lothian Junior Chess Team Day 2 2026

9:15am-5pm Saturday February 7th, 2025, at Broughton High School, Edinburgh

Hello - Lothian Junior Chess are pleased to announce Team Day 2 full details below. 

Register for team Day 2 2026 HERE

Please note that entry closes at midnight on Thursday 26th February.

Team entries are £20, if paid for before midnight on Wednesday 25th February, £25 thereafter.

Teams can pay on the day by using the PAYONDAY code in the discount field.

You can enter a team without player details and amend your entry once the team is known. Player details must be provided by midnight Thursday 26th February

This is a team chess tournament with four boards per team. Teams can have up to six players but only four can play each round.

Lothian Junior Chess Team Day 1 2025

9:15am-5pm Saturday November 15th, 2025, at Broughton High School, Edinburgh

Hello - Lothian Junior Chess are pleased to announce Team Day 1 full details below. Register for team Day 1 2025 HERE Please note that entry closes at midnight on Thursday 13th November.

This is a team chess tournament with four boards per team. Teams can have up to six players but only four can play each round.

East of Scotland Megafinal Results 2025

Congratulations to all the qualifiers! We are thrilled by your outstanding performance. UKCC will be reaching out shortly with further details on how to enter the gigafinals. Stay tuned and keep up the great work!

Below are the winners and qualifiers in the different sections.

Under 18 Boys

Name	Points	Position
Marvin Gera	5.5	1st
Daniel Kitaev	5	2nd=
Matthew Willder	5	2nd=
Raghuram Parasur	4.5
Nestor Pento	3.5
Raghav Palanivel	3.5

Under 18 Girls

Name	Points	Position
Sahana Chakraborty	3.5	1st=
Coral Cresswell	3.5	1st=
Angharad Hunt	3	3rd

Under 14 Boys

Name	Points	Position
Kyriakos McKenzie	5.5	1st
Shang Gao	5	2nd
James Lee	4	3rd
Max Scott	3.5
Ronen Abramson	3.5
Sam Veeradaseri	3.5
Zach Patel	3.5
Shreyasbalan Arunachalam Priya	3.5
Luka Shin-Guma	3.5
Oliver Robinson	3.5

Under 14 Girls

Name	Points	Position
Shriya Madhu	4	1st
Lucy Gall	1.5	2nd

Under 12 Boys

Name	Points	Position
Daniel Sewart	5	1st
Vedanth Vikram	5	1st=
Nicholas Kitaev	4.5	3rd=
James Phillips	4.5	3rd=
Oliver Lee	4.5	3rd=
Sumanth Prakash	4.5	3rd=
David Sheng	3.5
Archie Drysdale	3.5
Benan Hunter	3.5
Om Patil	3.5
Oliver Brownlee	3.5
Alex Thompson	3.5
Rudra Pardhi	3.5
Robin Fletcher	3.5
Calum Hamilton	3.5
Tariq Makkawi	3.5
Eric Rapan	3.5
George Seggins	3.5

Under 12 Girls

Name	Points	Position
Shruti Madhu	4.5	1st=
Nilakshi Bhattacharjee	4.5	1st=
Aaradhya Ramprasad	3	3rd
Miara Mukherjee	2
Ava Conroy	2
Nikhita Manoj	2

Under 10 Boys

Name	Points	Position
Krishiv Ganesh	5.5	1st=
Yadhev Nathan	5.5	1st=
Adam Ling	4.5	3rd=
Hrihaan Parasur	4.5	3rd=
Raphael Rahman	4.5	3rd=
Vivaan Pritam	4
Jude Henderson	4
Rafael Allen Marin	4
Leander Hering-Bayer	4
Siraaj Gujral	3.5
Corin Kirby Brennan	3.5
Andrew Yu	3.5
Dhairya Prakash	3.5
Eddie Huang	3.5
Aaron Smith	3.5

Under 10 Girls

Name	Points	Position
Arsthea Rajasekar	4	1st
Keira Zhang	3	2nd
Alice Phillips	2	3rd
Jessica Sewart	1
Manhita Chityala	0.5

Under 8 Boys

Name	Points	Position
Vladyslav Shopynskyi	6	1st
Prithvi Nathan	5	2nd
Ainesh Prabhu	4	3rd=
Dylan Fairweather	4	3rd=
Adrian Hering-Bayer	4	3rd=
Lucas Liu	4	3rd=
Ved Pulkanti	3
Toby Linton	2.5
Nathan Prabakar	2.5

Under 8 Girls

Name	Points	Position
Alice Yuan	5	1st
Zara Anwar	3.5	2nd
Dana Cooke	3	3rd=
Ananya Vikram	3	3rd=
Magizhini Parthibhan	2

Team Day 2 - Saturday 2nd March

Entry is now open for Team Day 2 on Saturday 2nd March. Click on the image above or see our Events page for further details

Lothian Junior Championships and Taster Tournament

The Lothian Junior Championships are open to players who live in Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders council areas. There are sections for Secondary, Primary (P7 & Under) and P5 & Under.

Lothian Junior Chess are pleased to announce the return of our popular Taster Tournament. This is an afternoon of chess for young players who may not feel ready to tackle a six round tournament. It's fun and friendly and run alongside our main tournament (the Lothian Junior Championship), so players can experience playing in match conditions (including using clocks) knowing their games will be against other rookie players.