World Amateur Chess Championships for men and women with a FIDE rating under 2300.
April 02-12, 2020.
The championships will be held in the 5-star Conference Resort “Aldemar Knosssos Royal”, 23 km east of Heraklion airport, on the seaside of Hersonissos in Crete, Greece.

In total, 6 (six) championship titles in 3 categories will be awarded: Open & Women u-1700, Open & Women u-2000, Open & Women u-2300.

"The FIDE World Amateur Championships are part of the “Cretan Chess Festival 2020”, together with the European School Chess Championships (also 2-12 April 2020) and the FIDE World Youth/Cadet Blitz & Rapid Championships (12-16 April 2020) in Crete. A unique opportunity for young players to combine two chess events in a beautiful island with only one airticket!"

Invitation document.