Online Entry Payment Last day to enter online After 2023-11-11
Online Entry Closed Paypal 2023-11-11 £9 late fee

NEJCA Steve Sawaryn and David Burke Memorial Individual chess event (over the board)

Sunday 12 Nov 2023

10:30 am till 5:00 pm (approx)

First round games will start at 11:05 am after Remembrance Sunday silence


Venue: Hazlehead Primary School, Provost Graham Ave, Aberdeen AB15 8HB

Player's reporting time 10:30 am

First round games will start at 11:05 am after Remembrance Sunday silence

Entry to the event is online via the NEJCA section on the Congress.org.uk website

Entry fees (online): GBP 6.

Please note: on-the-day registration fees will be GBP 9


NEJCA is pleased to announce Steve Sawaryn and David Burke Memorial over-the-board tournament, 2023. This event is open to all young people attending school in Scotland. The player’s current (live) grade on the Chess Scotland Allegro list will be used as a guide to what section should be entered. New players will be entered into the list based on the details they supply.

All games will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro list.

Tournaments in five groups

Primary Minor,

Primary Major,

Secondary Major,

Primary Premium (David Burke Memorial trophy) and

Secondary Premium (Steve Sawaryn Memorial trophy)

There will be prizes for winners of all groups.

Groups may be merged or split based on the number of entries

20 mins + 5 sec increment per move per player Premium (Advanced), Major (Intermediate)

Or 25 min per player Minor (Novice)

At least 5 rounds of games.

Please choose the correct section from the drop-down list within the entry form)

Please add your child's School name and Year in the input section within the entry form

Premium (Advanced) - any junior player graded over 750

Major (Intermediate) - any Primary or Secondary pupil graded below 750 (including Ungraded)

Minor (Novice) - school pupils who are ungraded or graded below 300 in the Chess Scotland allegro list

New/novice players are encouraged to enrol in the Minor (NOVICE) or Major (INTERMEDIATE) section.

Please use the online entry page ('Enter' tab above) to add your entry, then use the Pay button to pay by Paypal. Entries will be automatically entered onto the Entries page when the payment has been accepted.

There is no fee for participants who claim free school meals. If you wish to claim free entry, please fill out the form and, instead of pressing the pay button at the end and let us know via the contact page that you have filled out the form.

Once successful, the player's name will be displayed on the 'Entrants' list on this website (Congress.org.uk).

Please ignore the FIDE details requested on the entry form. These details are not required.

Conditions for entry:

The organizers reserve the right to:

1. Enforce anti-cheating rules.

2. Merge tournaments into one if there is an insufficient entry.

3. Transfer entrants between groups as per their ratings.

4. Take measures deemed necessary to ensure smooth running of the event.

5. Juniors must obtain the permission of a parent/guardian before playing.

6. Primary school children must be accompanied by an adult. One adult can be responsible for eight children.

7. All data will be held in compliance with the Chess Scotland Data Protection policy.

If you wish to make an enquiry, please use the Contact page.

More updates about NEJCA events can be found on the North East Junior Chess Association Facebook page.