2017 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS)
The Australian Junior Chess League is pleased to invite applications from talented Australian juniors (U/18) for the national junior training squad.
The JETS Squad is Australia’s premier development squad, aimed at encouraging and challenging the next generation of Australian champions. (Past JETS members have gone on to become Grandmasters and International Masters.)
Applicants are judged by enthusiasm, commitment and recent improvement as well as rating, with a loading for applicants aged 14 and under.
A maximum of 30 players will be selected, with at least a third of squad members being of each gender.
Two places will be reserved for a male and female player from New Zealand and a minimum of six places for the host State or Territory.
Eligibility for the Squad will generally require participation in at least one of the Australian Open or Australian Junior Championships, both held in Brisbane in January 2016. (A small number of exceptions may be made; please state extenuating circumstances on application.)
The selected members of the 2017 JETS Squad should commit to attend the national junior training camp, to be held in Canberra from July 3-7. The first three days will involve free intensive coaching in small groups by Grandmasters and International Masters, including a Rules and Ethics Hypothetical.
The final two days of the camp will include competing in a training tournament, with post-game analysis by JETS coaches, plus a Grandmaster Simultaneous Exhibition.
Online applications may be made via Apply page on this site.
Entries close on February 20.