The Kazakh-British Technical University announces the International individual and team chess tournament for schoolchildren, "KBTU: First Acquaintance 2026", to be held on 25–26 April 2026.

Tournament Overview
•    Eligibility: Each general education school is entitled to enter one team for the tournament.
•    Rules: The competition will be conducted in accordance with the regulations of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
•    Team Composition: The team shall consist of pupils from any year group, comprising two boys and one girl.
•    Venue: The tournament will be held at the KBTU "Jastar City" Hall of Residence Sports Complex.

Date

Start Time

Scheduled Finish

Event

25.04

  10:00

11:00

Registration of participating teams

25.04

  11:00

11:45

Technical meeting for team captains

25.04

  12:00

12:45

Opening ceremony

25.04

  13:00

18:00

Rounds 1–5

26.04

  10:00

14:00

Rounds 6–9

26.04

  15:00

15:45

Closing ceremony

 

Additional Information 
Applications: E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Tournament Social Media Pages:
VK: https://vk.com/kbtu_open 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbtuopen 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_tournament_kbtu_open