The Oceania Youth Chess Championship is an international tournament run under the auspices of the Oceania Chess Confederation, the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE (World Chess Federation). The event is for players born on 1st January 2002 or after from Oceania Federation Member Countries (Australia, Fiji, Guam, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, PNG, Solomon Islands) and Associated Countries (French Polynesia and New Caledonia).

It is a nine round tournament - typically held over five days (two rounds per day over four days with one round on the final day) - with a standard time control (90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move per player) with open and girls divisions, each separated into age categories (Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18).

The Auckland Chess Centre (New Zealand) hosted the first Oceania Youth & Junior (under 20) Championship in 2019. The event proved to be immensely popular, attracting 144 players from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia and Guam (See results and photos).

What differentiates the OYCC from other junior tournaments?

The OYCC (and the Oceania Junior Chess Championship - for players aged under 20) are the only junior tournaments for Oceania member/associate member countries where players can win direct titles subject to meeting minimum FIDE ratings requirements (See Prizes, Titles & Norms page for further details).

Players who received titles (or have subsequently received titles after having met minimum ratings requirements) at the 2019 OYCC include:

Alphaeus Ang (Silver - Under 18 Open division) - FM Title

Kris Chan (Bronze - Under 18 Open division) - FM title

Allen Fan (Gold - Under 16 Open division) - FM title

Brendan Zou (Bronze - Under 16 Open division) - CM title

Christopher Lim (Bronze - Under 14 Open Division) - CM title

Jasmine Zhang (Gold - Under 18 Girls division) - WIM title

Vyanla Punsalan (Silver -Under 18 Girls division -WFM title

Cassandra Lim (Bronze - Under 18 Girls) - WFM title

GM/WGM = Grandmaster/Woman Grandmaster, IM/WIM= International Master/Woman International Master, FM/WFM = FIDE Master/Woman FIDE Master. CM/WCM = Candidate Master/Woman Candidate Master