The 2025 North American Youth Chess Championships will be held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from August 17, 2025 (Arrival Day) through August 23, 2025 (Departure Day). The tournament will take place at Queen's University. The street address is Ban Righ Hall, 10 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N8, Canada.

The tournament will have twelve (12) sections based on FIDE age categories and gender. The age cutoff date is January 01, 2025, and the birth years that determine section placement are as follows:
Girls U-18, Open U-18:     born 2007, 2008
Girls U-16, Open U-16:     born 2009, 2010
Girls U-14, Open U-14:     born 2011, 2012
Girls U-12, Open U-12:     born 2013, 2014
Girls U-10, Open U-10:     born 2015, 2016
Girls U-08, Open U-08:     born 2017 and later.
 
Players born on or after January 01, 2007, who are listed in the FIDE database under Canada, USA, Mexico, or Bermuda are eligible to participate. Each player must already possess a FIDE ID to register. Parents of younger players who do not yet have a FIDE ID should obtain one from their national federations prior to attempting to register for the 2025 NAYCC.
 
Additional information will follow shortly as well as the link to register.