The 2022 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 2022

1. Alexey Suetin Memorial, 2-10 January, Tula

2. Vladimir Onoprienko Memorial, 24-31 January, Noyabrsk

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

4. Magnitka Cup, 1-11 March, Magnitogorsk

5. Spring on Don, 4-14 March, Rostov-on-Don

6. Valery Yandemirov Memorial, 11-19 March, Kazan

7. Kamchatka Cup, 18-26 March, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

8. Pearl of Caucasus, 19-27 March, Kislovodsk

9. Minin and Pozharsky Cup, 20-30 March, Nizhny Novgorod

10. Podmoskovnaya Vesna, 30 April – 8 May, Odintsovo district

11. Altai Cup, 2-8 May, Barnaul

12. Gelendzhik 2022, 17-27 May, Gelendzhik

13. Open Space, 21-29 May, Korolev

14. Sea Harbor, 1-11 June, Anapa

15. Rashid Nezhmetdinov Memorial, 3-11 June, Kazan

16. Rafail Gorenstein Memorial, 10-21 June, Yalta

17. "Centre" Corporation Cup, 11-19 June, Izhevsk

18. Tuapse 2022, 16-26 June, Tuapse

19. Tolyatti Cup, 22 June - 1 July, Tolyatti

20. Koltsovo Naukograd 2022, 24 June - 4 July, Novosibirsk

21. Lipetsk 2022, 24 June - 2 July, Lipetsk

22. Southern Ural Cup, 25 June - 3 July, Chelyabinsk

23. Pantikapey 2022, 2-12 July, Kerch

24. Volga Cup, 3-13 July, Kostroma

25. Chelyabinsk Oblast Governor Cup, 4-12 July, Satka

26. Teberda 2022, 8-17 July, Teberda

27. Sararov's Pearl, 9-17 July, Saratov

28. Intelligent Children - Strong Russia, 13-21 July, Moscow

29. Seaside City, 15-23 July, Vladivostok

30. Malaya Zemlya, 16-26 July, Novorossiysk

31. Zhiguli Spaces, 20-30 July, Samara

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

33. Yakov Rusakov Memorial, 21-31 July, Omsk

34. Gidrostroy Cup, 31 July - 10 August, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

35. Sevastopol Waltz, 31 July - 10 August, Sevastopol

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

37. Chelny Open, 2-10 August, Naberezhnye Chelny

38. Vladimir Open, 7-17 August, Suzdal

39. Hopes of Astrakhan, 13-21 August, Astrakhan

40. Nadezhda Cup, 13-23 August, Nizhny Novgorod

41. Sokol Group of companies Cup, 13-23 August, Rostov-on-Don

42. Yessentuki Summer, 17-25 August, Yessentuki 

43. AMAKS resort Orbita 2022, 18-28 August, Olginka

44. St Petersburg Summer, 19-26 August, Saint Petersburg

45. Yalos 2022, 30 August - 9 September, Yalta

46. 4th Alexander Kulikov Memorial, 19 September - 1 October, Sochi

47. Bryansk Oblast Governor Cup, 27 September - 7 October, Bryansk

48. Zhemchuzhina - Yuri Lobanov Memorial, 1-11 October, Sochi

49. Kolomenskaya Versta, 7-15 October, Kolomna

50. Leningrad Oblast Governor Cup, 14-21 October, Tosno

51. Final, 1-8 December, 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 tournament of the Cup is 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 2023. The winners of the Russian Youth Cup Final are assigned to take part in the World and European Youth Championships 2023 by CFR.