The 2021 Russian Youth Cup among boys and girls under 9, 11, 13, and 15 years old consists of regional tournaments, which have a status of the stages, and the final tournament. The series results are summed up after the final event.

Tournament Calendar 2021

1. Chess Novosibirsk, January 2-9, Novosibirsk

2. A. Suetin Memorial, January 2-10, Tula

3. S. Levitsky Memorial, February 21 - March 1, Nizhny Tagil

4. Magnitka Cup, March 1-11, Magnitogorsk

5. Victory Cup, March 2-10, Volgograd

6. Russian Youth Cup Stage, March 5-12, Voronezh

7. V. Yandemirov Memorial, March 19-28, Kazan

8. Kamchatka Cup, March 19-29, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

9. Pearl of Caucasus, March 20-28, Kislovodsk

10. Minin and Pozharsky Cup, March 21-31, Nizhny Novgorod

11. Podmoskovnaya Vesna, April 30 – May 8, Odintsovo

12. Altai Cup, May 2-8, Barnaul

13. Open Space, May 22-30, Korolev

14. R. Nezhmetdinov Memorial, May 31 - June 9, Kazan

15. Hopes of Ural, May 31 – June 10, Orsk

16. A. Suvorov Memorial, June 1-12, Yevpatoria

17. Sea Harbor, June 2-10, Anapa

18. V. Dokhlenko Memorial, June 11-18, Tomsk

19. «Centre» Corporation Cup, June 12-19, Izhevsk

20. R. Gorenshtein Memorial, June 12-23, Yalta

21. Y. Lobanov Memorial, June 15-23, Sochi 

22. Tolyatti Cup, June 20-29, Tolyatti 

23. Alushta Summer, June 23 - July 3, Alushta

24. Southern Ural Cup, June 26 - July 4, Chelyabinsk

25. Tuapse 2021, June 27 - July 5, Olginka

26. Russian Youth Cup Stage, July 2-10, Zadonsk

27. Volga Cup, July 3-13, Kostroma

28. Maestro, July 4-12, Berdsk

29. Chelyabinsk Oblast Governor Cup, July 5-13, Satka

30. Seaside City, July 9-17, Vladivostok

31. Malaya Zemlya, July 9-17, Novorossiysk

32. Intelligent Children - Strong Russia, July 13-20, Moscow

33. Fairytale of Karelia, July 14-21, Petrozavodsk

34. Yaroslav the Wise, July 20-30, Yaroslavl

35. Zhiguli Spaces, July 20-30, Samara

36. Gelendzhik 2021, July 22-30, Gelendzhik

37. Anatoly Karpov Cup, August 1-8, Yekaterinburg

38. Petrovskaya Ladya, August 1-12, Peterhof

39. Vladimir Open, August 4-13, Suzdal

40. Kerkimitida 2021, August 4-12, Yevpatoria

41. Hopes of Astrakhan, August 7-15, Astrakhan

42. Orlovka 2021, August 17-25, Sevastopol

43. St Petersburg Summer, August 20-27, Saint Petersburg

44. Bryansk Forest, August 23-31, Bryansk

45. Anapa 2021, August 30 - September 7, Anapa

46. Yalos 2021, September 12-20, Yalta

47. Nekrasov Autumn, September 19-27, Yaroslavl

48. Sochi 2021, September 25 - October 3, Sochi

49. Kolomenskaya Versta, October 8-16, Kolomna

50. Leningrad Oblast Governor Cup, October 21-28, Tosno

51. Final, December 5-13, Yaroslavl

Sportsmen have a right to play in an unlimited number of the Russian Youth Cup stages during the year. Regulations of the stages are developed by regional chess federations and agreed with the Chess Federation of Russia. 

Wearing a mask and using protective screens are obligatory during the tournament. 

The final stage of the Cup will take place in December 2021 as a round-robin event. 

Eight players take part in each age category of the final tournament - seven of them are those who qualify from any three stages of the Russian Youth Cup and one is nominated by the decision of the CFR Trainers Council. 

The medalists of the Russian Youth Cup Final qualify for the Russian Youth Championship 2022. The winners of the Russian Youth Cup Final are assigned to take part in the World and European Youth Championships 2022 by the CFR.