ONJK moves to Enschede for 2022

To all participants, parents, mentors and enthusiasts,

At last, we have good news to report! After two years of COVID we feared we couldn't find a suitable location for the ONJK 2022. But finally we succeeded! The ONJK 2022 will be held from 8 - 13 august at the Diekmanhal, Enschede. We are very pleased the spacious playing hall and also with the many entertainment facilities surrounding the hall. On walking distance you'll find subtropical swim paradise Aquadrome, indoor childrens play paradise Ballorig, Glowgolf, Arque climbing centrum and more. Looking for more entertainment apart from chess? Funzone Enschede is nearby or even the Cube boulderhal. The city centre of Enschede is a 20 minutes walk from the Diekmanhal.

At the moment, we are busy updating our website. As always, registration will be digital, and we're doing our very best to open registration as soon as possible. Till then, you can start preparing for the tournament - and your vacation!

Scroll for more practical information about the tournament.

Enrollment ONJK 2022

Information ONJK 2022

Enrolling and registration

All participants must register before the start of the tournament. You can enrol via this website.

The age groups for the ONJK 2022 are as follows:

U25-group (born in 1997 or after)
Group A  (born in 2004 or after)
Group B (born in 2006 or after)
Group C (born in 2008 or after)
Group D (born in 2010 or after)
Group E (born in 2012 or after)
Group F (born in 2013 or after)
Group G (born in 2014 or after)
Group H (born in 2015 or after)

To determine your age group, we use your year of birth. 

Rate of play

In the A to C groups and U25-group, the rate of play is 1.5 hours plus an increment of 30 seconds for each separate move from the beginning of the match move.

In the D- and E-group, the rate of play is 40 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds for each separate move from the beginning of the match.

In the F-, G- and H- group, the rate of play will be 25 minutes plus an increment of 10 seconds for each separate move from the beginning of the match. This goes for both the F-, G- and H- tournament as well as the joint FGH-tournament.

Playing schedule

The playing schedule for the A to C groups is unchanged from previous years. These groups each play 9 rounds from August 8rd to August 13th.

The playing schedule for the U25-group will mostly follow the A to C groups' schedule. Two morning rounds (to be decided which) will be left out for the U25-group

The D- and E-group will be playing 13 rounds.

For the F-, G- and H- group, the tournament is split into two parts:

• a nine round tournament from Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th where all participants play in their own age group (F-, G- and H-group). If less than 20 participants enrol in either the G- or H-group, we'll probably combine both groups.
• another nine round tournament from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th where all participants play in one joint FGH-group. If more than 70 participants enrol, we'll probably split this group in two;

Participants are free to participate in one of these tournaments, or both. Also, you may decide up to August 10th to enrol for the second tournament!

The exact schedules will be published at a later date. 

Prizes

There is a cash price and a trophy for the best three in each tournament, as you can see in the schedule below. In addition, all participants in the D-, E-, F-, G- en H-group will get a nice little prize no matter how they perform.

* With at least 14 participants. If there are less than 14 participants, the cash prizes will be halved.

Entrance fee

Participants in the A-, B-, C-, D- and E-group: € 60,- for the tournament.

Participants in one of the F-, G-, or H-groups (1st tournament): € 35,-.

Participants in the FGH-tournament (2nd tournament): € 35,-

Participants in both F-,G,-,H- tournaments will get a €10 discount and pay a total of € 60. It doesn't matter whether you enrolled for both tournaments right from the start, or if you decide during the tournament.

Titled players (GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM) participating in the U25 or A-group are not required to pay the entrance fee. Participants with a FIDE-rating over 2200 are not required to pay the entrance fee if they enroll before July 1st.

The enrollment is completed when we have received payment of the entry fee on our bank account.

The money can be transferred to IBAN number: 
NL26 RBRB 0851575854 / BIC: RBRBNL21
on behalf of: de St. Caissa te Hengelo
please mention 'deelname ONJK 2022' and the name of the participant

Rating

The results in the A-, B- and C-group will be sent to the FIDE. All results in all groups will be sent to the Dutch Chess Federation (KNSB). 

If you want us to send the results to any other foreign chess federation, please contact us prior to the tournament.