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{{Short description|Under-20 chess tournament}}
{{for|similar tournaments for players under age 18, 16, etc.|World Youth Chess Championship}}
[[Image:World Junior Chess Champions 2008.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Abhijeet Gupta]] and [[Harika Dronavalli]] – Champions in 2008]]
The ''' World Junior Chess Championship''' is an under-20 [[chess]] tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the [[Fédération Internationale des Échecs|World Chess Federation]] (FIDE).

The idea was the brainchild of William Ritson-Morry, who organized the 1951 inaugural event to take place in [[Birmingham]], England. Subsequently, it was held every two years until 1973, when an annual schedule was adopted. In 1983, a separate tournament for girls was established.

The first championship was an 11-round [[Swiss-system tournament]]. In subsequent championships, the entrants were divided into sections, and preliminary sectional tournaments were used to establish graded finals sections (Final A, Final B, etc.). Since 1975 the tournaments have returned to the Swiss format.

Originally the winner of the open tournament was awarded the title [[International Master]] if he had not already received it. Currently the winner receives the [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] title, and the second and third-place finishers receive the [[International Master]] titles {{harv|FIDE|2004|loc=1.2}}.

The winner of the girls' tournament receives the [[Woman Grandmaster]] title, and the second and third-place finishers receive the [[Woman International Master]] titles {{harv|FIDE|2004|loc=1.2}}. In the Open section, two winners - [[Zaven Andriasian]] (2006) and [[Abdulla Gadimbayli]] (2022) have earned the GM title directly by winning the event. In the Girls section, five winners - Shen Yang (2006), [[Vera Nebolsina]] (2007), [[Nataliya Buksa]] (2015), [[Aleksandra Maltsevskaya]] (2018), and [[Polina Shuvalova]] (2019) have earned the WGM title directly by winning the event.

The youngest winner was [[Joël Lautier]], who won the 1988 edition event at age 15, a record that still stands.

Four winners – [[Boris Spassky]], [[Anatoly Karpov]], [[Garry Kasparov]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]] – have gone on to win the [[World Chess Championship]].

==World U-20 Championship==
[[Image:Mamedyarov Shakhriyar profile (30680155211) (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]] is the only male two-time champion.]]
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! No. !! Year !! Location !! Champion !! Winning country
|-
| 1
| 1951
| [[Coventry]]/[[Birmingham]]
| {{sort|Ivkov, Borislav|[[Borislav Ivkov]]}}
| {{YUG}}
|-
| 2
| 1953
| [[Copenhagen]]
| {{sort|Panno, Oscar|[[Oscar Panno]]}}
| {{ARG}}
|-
| 3
| 1955
| [[Antwerp]]
| {{sort|Spassky, Boris|[[Boris Spassky]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1936}}
|-
| 4
| 1957
| [[Toronto]]
| {{sort|Lombardy, William|[[William Lombardy]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-
| 5
| 1959
| [[Münchenstein]]
| {{sort|Bielicki, Carlos|[[Carlos Bielicki]]}}
| {{ARG}}
|-
| 6
| 1961
| [[The Hague]]
| {{sort|Parma, Bruno|[[Bruno Parma]]}}
| {{YUG}}
|-
| 7
| 1963
| [[Vrnjačka Banja]]
| {{sort|Gheorghiu, Florin|[[Florin Gheorghiu]]}}
| {{flagcountry|ROU|1952}}
|-
| 8
| 1965
| [[Barcelona]]
| {{sort|Kurajica, Bojan|[[Bojan Kurajica]]}}
| {{YUG}}
|-
| 9
| 1967
| [[Jerusalem]]
| {{sort|Kaplan, Julio|[[Julio Kaplan]]}}
| {{flagcountry|PRI|1952}}
|-
| 10
| 1969
| [[Stockholm]]
| {{sort|Karpov, Anatoly|[[Anatoly Karpov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1955}}
|-
| 11
| 1971
| [[Athens]]
| {{sort|Hug, Werner|[[Werner Hug]]}}
| {{flagu|Switzerland}}
|-
| 12
| 1973
| [[Teesside]]
| {{sort|Beliavsky, Alexander|[[Alexander Beliavsky]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1955}}
|-
| 13
| 1974
| [[Manila]]
| {{sort|Miles, Anthony|[[Tony Miles|Anthony Miles]]}}
| {{flagu|England}}
|-
| 14
| 1975
| [[Tjentište]]
| {{sort|Chekhov, Valery|[[Valery Chekhov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1955}}
|-
| 15
| 1976
| [[Groningen]]
| {{sort|Diesen, Mark|[[Mark Diesen]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 16
| 1977
| [[Innsbruck]]
| {{sort|Yusupov, Artur|[[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1955}}
|-
| 17
| 1978
| [[Graz]]
| {{sort|Dolmatov, Sergey|[[Sergey Dolmatov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR|1955}}
|-
| 18
| 1979
| [[Skien (town)|Skien]]
| {{sort|Seirawan, Yasser|[[Yasser Seirawan]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 19
| 1980
| [[Dortmund]]
| {{sort|Kasparov, Garry|[[Garry Kasparov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|USSR}}
|-
| 20
| 1981
| [[Mexico City]]
| {{sort|Cvitan, Ognjen|[[Ognjen Cvitan]]}}
| {{YUG}}
|-
| 21
| 1982
| [[Copenhagen]]
| {{sort|Sokolov, Andrei|[[Andrei Sokolov]]}}
| {{flagu|USSR}}
|-
| 22
| 1983
| [[Belfort]]
| {{sort|Georgiev, Kiril|[[Kiril Georgiev]]}}
| {{flagcountry|BGR|1971}} 
|-
| 23
| 1984
| [[Kiljava]]
| {{sort|Hansen, Curt|[[Curt Hansen (chess player)|Curt Hansen]]}}
| {{DEN}}
|-
| 24
| 1985
| [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]
| {{sort|Dlugy, Maxim|[[Maxim Dlugy]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 25
| 1986
| [[Gausdal Municipality|Gausdal]]
| {{sort|Arencibia, Walter|[[Walter Arencibia]]}}
| {{CUB}}
|-
| 26
| 1987
| [[Baguio]]
| {{sort|Anand, Viswanathan|[[Viswanathan Anand]]}}
| {{flagu|India}}
|-
| 27
| 1988
| [[Adelaide]]
| {{sort|Lautier, Joel|[[Joël Lautier]]}}
| {{flagu|France}}
|-
| 28
| 1989
| [[Tunja]]
| {{sort|Spasov, Vasil|[[Vasil Spasov (chess player)|Vasil Spasov]]}}
| {{flagcountry|BGR|1971}} 
|-
| 29
| 1990
| [[Santiago]]
| {{sort|Gurevich, Ilya|[[Ilya Gurevich]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 30
| 1991
| [[Mamaja]]
| {{sort|Akopian, Vladimir|[[Vladimir Akopian]]}}
| {{flagu|USSR}}
|-
| 31
| 1992
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| {{sort|Zarnicki, Pablo|[[Pablo Zarnicki]]}}
| {{ARG}}
|-
| 32
| 1993
| [[Kozhikode]]
| {{sort|Miladinovic, Igor|[[Igor Miladinović (chess player)|Igor Miladinović]]}}
| {{FR-YUG}}
|-
| 33
| 1994
| [[Matinhos]]
| {{sort|Grétarsson, Helgi|[[Helgi Grétarsson]]}}
| {{ISL}}
|-
| 34
| 1995
| [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]]
| {{sort|Slobodjan, Roman|[[Roman Slobodjan]]}}
| {{DEU}}
|-
| 35
| 1996
| [[Medellín]]
| {{sort|Sutovsky, Emil|[[Emil Sutovsky]]}}
| {{ISR}}
|-
| 36
| 1997
| [[Żagań]]
| {{sort|Shaked, Tal|[[Tal Shaked]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 37
| 1998
| [[Kozhikode]]
| {{sort|Sadvakasov, Darmen|[[Darmen Sadvakasov]]}}
| {{KAZ}}
|-
| 38
| 1999
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{sort|Galkin, Aleksandr|[[Aleksandr Galkin (chess player)|Aleksandr Galkin]]}}
| {{flagu|Russia}}
|-
| 39
| 2000
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{sort|Bruzón, Lázaro|[[Lázaro Bruzón]]}}
| {{CUB}}
|-
| 40
| 2001
| [[Athens]]
| {{sort|Acs, Peter|[[Péter Ács]]}}
| {{HUN}}
|-
| 41
| 2002
| [[Goa]]
| {{sort|Aronian, Levon|[[Levon Aronian]]}}
| {{ARM}}
|-
| 42
| 2003
| [[Nakhchivan (city)|Nakhchivan]]
| {{sort|Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]}}
| {{AZE}}
|-
| 43
| 2004
| [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
| {{sort|Harikrishna, Pentala|[[Pentala Harikrishna]]}}
| {{flagu|India}}
|-
| 44
| 2005
| [[Istanbul]]
| {{sort|Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]}}
| {{AZE}}
|-
| 45
| 2006
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{sort|Andriasian, Zaven|[[Zaven Andriasian]]}}
| {{ARM}}
|-
| 46
| 2007
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{sort|Adly, Ahmed|[[Ahmed Adly]]}}
| {{EGY}}
|-
| 47
| 2008
| [[Gaziantep]]
| {{sort|Gupta, Abhijeet|[[Abhijeet Gupta]]}}
| {{flagu|India}}
|-
| 48
| 2009
| [[Puerto Madryn]]
| {{sort|Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]}}
| {{flagu|France}}
|-
| 49
| 2010
| [[Chotowa]]
| {{sort|Dmitry Andreikin|[[Dmitry Andreikin]]}}
| {{flagu|Russia}}
|-
| 50
| 2011
| [[Chennai]]
| {{sort|Świercz, Dariusz|[[Dariusz Świercz]]}}
| {{flagu|Poland}}
|-
| 51
| 2012
| [[Athens]]
| {{sort|Ipatov, Alexander|[[Alexander Ipatov]]}}
| {{TUR}}
|-
| 52
| 2013
| [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]]
| {{sort|Yu, Yangyi|[[Yu Yangyi]]}}
| {{flagu|China}}
|- 
| 53
| 2014
| [[Pune]]
| {{sort|Lu, Shanglei|[[Lu Shanglei]]}}
| {{flagu|China}} 
|- 
| 54
| 2015
| [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| {{sort|Antipov, Mikhail|[[Mikhail Antipov]]}} 
| {{flagu|Russia}}
|-
| 55
| 2016
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
| {{sort|Xiong, Jeffery|[[Jeffery Xiong ]]}}
| {{flagu|United States}}
|-
| 56
| 2017
| [[Tarvisio]]
| {{sort|Tari, Aryan|[[Aryan Tari ]]}}
| {{NOR}}
|-
| 57
| 2018
| [[Gebze]]
| {{sort|Maghsoodloo, Parham|[[Parham Maghsoodloo]]}}
| {{IRI}}
|-
| 58
| 2019
| [[New Delhi]]
| {{sort|Shtembuliak, Evgeny| [[Evgeny Shtembuliak]]}} 
| {{UKR}} 
|-
| 59
| 2022
| [[Cala Gonone]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fide.com/news/2036 | title=FIDE World Junior Chess Championship kicks off in Cala Gonone, Sardinia|access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>
| {{sort|Gadimbayli, Abdulla|[[Abdulla Gadimbayli]]}}
| {{AZE}}
|-
|60
|2023
|[[Mexico City]]
|[[Marc'Andria Maurizzi]]
|{{FRA}}
|-
|61
|2024
|[[Gandhinagar]]
|[[Kazybek Nogerbek]]
|{{KAZ}}
|-
|62
|2025
|[[Petrovac, Budva]]
|[[Pranav V]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/pranav-venkatesh-wins-world-junior-chess-championship-results-standings/article69304268.ece| title=India's Pranav Venkatesh wins World Junior Chess Championship| date=7 March 2025|access-date=7 March 2025 }}</ref>
|{{IND}}
|}

==World Women U-20 Championship==

:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! No. !! Year !! Location !! Champion !! Runner-up
|-
| 1
| 1982
| [[Senta]]   
| {{flagathlete|[[Agnieszka Brustman]]|Poland}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Tatiana Rubzova]]|Russia}}
|-
| 2
| 1983
| [[Mexico City]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Fliura Khasanova]]|Soviet Union}}
| 
|-
| 3
| 1985
| [[Dobrna]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ketevan Arakhamia]]|Soviet Union}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alisa Marić]]|Serbia}}
|-
| 4
| 1986
| [[Vilnius]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ildikó Mádl]]|Hungary}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Prudnikova]]|Soviet Union}}
|-
| 5
| 1987
| [[Baguio]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Camilla Baginskaite]]|Soviet Union}}
|
|-
| 6
| 1988
| [[Adelaide]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Alisa Galliamova]]|Soviet Union}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ketevan Arakhamia]]|Soviet Union}}
|-
| 7
| 1989
| [[Tunja]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ketino Kachiani]]|Soviet Union}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ildikó Mádl]]|Hungary}}
|-
| 8
| 1990
| [[Santiago]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ketino Kachiani]]|Soviet Union}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Aynur Sofiyeva]]|Soviet Union}}
|-
| 9
| 1991
| [[Mamaja]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nataša Bojković]]|Yugoslavia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna-Maria Botsari]]|Greece}}
|-
| 10
| 1992
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Krystyna Dąbrowska (chess player)|Krystyna Dąbrowska]]|Poland}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena-Luminița Cosma]]|Romania}}
|-
| 11
| 1993
| [[Kozhikode]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nino Khurtsidze]]|Georgia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ilaha Kadimova]]|Azerbaijan}}
|-
| 12
| 1994
| [[Matinhos]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhu Chen]]|China}}
|
|-
| 13
| 1995
| [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nino Khurtsidze]]|Georgia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Eva Repková]]|Slovakia}}
|-
| 14
| 1996
| [[Medellín]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhu Chen]]|China}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Lenka Ptáčníková]]|Czech Republic}}
|-
| 15
| 1997
| [[Żagań]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Harriet Hunt]]|England}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Joanna Dworakowska]]|Poland}}
|-
| 16
| 1998
| [[Kozhikode]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Hoang Thanh Trang]]|Vietnam}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Iweta Rajlich]]|Poland}}
|-
| 17
| 1999
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Maria Kouvatsou]]|Greece}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Jana Jacková]]|Czech Republic}}
|-
| 18
| 2000
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Xu Yuanyuan]]|China}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Olga Zimina]]|Russia}}
|-
| 19
| 2001
| [[Athens]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Humpy Koneru]]|India}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhao Xue]]|China}}
|-
| 20
| 2002
| [[Goa]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhao Xue]]|China}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Humpy Koneru]]|India}}
|-
| 21
| 2003
| [[Nakhchivan (city)|Nakhchivan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nana Dzagnidze]]|Georgia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Zeinab Mamedyarova]]|Azerbaijan}}
|-
| 22
| 2004
| [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Ekaterina Korbut]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Elisabeth Pähtz]]|Germany}}
|-
| 23
| 2005
| [[Istanbul]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Elisabeth Pähtz]]|Germany}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Gu Xiaobing]]|China}}
|-
| 24
| 2006
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Shen Yang (chess player)|Shen Yang]]|China}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Hou Yifan]]|China}}
|-
| 25
| 2007
| [[Yerevan]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Vera Nebolsina]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Jolanta Zawadzka]]|Poland}}
|-
| 26
| 2008
| [[Gaziantep]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Harika Dronavalli]]|India}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Muzychuk]]|Ukraine}}
|-
| 27
| 2009
| [[Puerto Madryn]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Soumya Swaminathan (chess player)|Soumya Swaminathan]]|India}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Deysi Cori]]|Peru}}
|-
| 28
| 2010
| [[Chotowa]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Muzychuk]]|Slovenia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Olga Girya]]|Russia}}
|-
| 29
| 2011
| [[Chennai]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Deysi Cori]]|Peru}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Olga Girya]]|Russia}}
|-
| 30
| 2012
| [[Athens]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Guo Qi]]|China}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Nastassia Ziaziulkina]]|Belarus}}
|-
| 31
| 2013
| [[Kocaeli Province]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Aleksandra Goryachkina]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhansaya Abdumalik]]|Kazakhstan}}
|-
| 32
| 2014
| [[Pune]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Aleksandra Goryachkina]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sarasadat Khademalsharieh]]|Iran}}
|-
| 33
| 2015
| [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Nataliya Buksa]]|Ukraine}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alina Bivol]]|Russia}}
|-
| 34
| 2016
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Dinara Saduakassova]]|Kazakhstan}}
| {{flagathlete|[[P. V. Nandhidhaa]]|India}}
|-
| 35
| 2017
| [[Tarvisio]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhansaya Abdumalik]]|Kazakhstan}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anastasya Paramzina]]|Russia}}
|-
| 36
| 2018
| [[Gebze]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Aleksandra Maltsevskaya]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova]]|Uzbekistan}}
|-
| 37
| 2019
| [[New Delhi]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Polina Shuvalova]]|Russia}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mobina Alinasab]]|Iran}}
|-
| 38
| 2022
| [[Cala Gonone]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Govhar Beydullayeva]]|Azerbaijan}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Assel Serikbay]]|Kazakhstan}}
|-
|39
|2023
|[[Mexico City]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Candela Francisco]]|Argentina}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carissa Yip]]|United States}}
|-
|40
|2024
|[[Gandhinagar]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Divya Deshmukh]]|India}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariam Mkrtchyan]]|Armenia}}
|-
|41
|2025
|[[Petrovac, Budva]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Girls | url=https://chess-results.com/tnr1123045.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | website=chess-results.com}}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Shukhman]]|Russia}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ayan Allahverdiyeva]]|Azerbaijan}}
|}

==Medal table==
As of 2025 (62 men and 41 women){{Efn|There is one medal (silver, 2023) attributed to a neutral player, [[Arseniy Nesterov]] playing under the [[FIDE]] flag, as Russian players were not allowed to play under their own flag as part of FIDE's response to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. This medal has not been included on the table.}}
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | show_limit     = 
 | remaining_text = 
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 25 | silver_RUS = 23 | bronze_RUS = 21
 | gold_CHN = 8 | silver_CHN = 6 | bronze_CHN = 6
 | gold_IND = 9 | silver_IND = 4 | bronze_IND = 6
 | gold_USA = 6 | silver_USA = 3 | bronze_USA = 4
 | gold_YUG = 6 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 5
 | gold_POL = 3 | silver_POL = 4 | bronze_POL = 4
 | gold_ARM = 3 | silver_ARM = 5 | bronze_ARM = 4
 | gold_GEO = 3 | silver_GEO = 2 | bronze_GEO = 5
 | gold_KAZ = 4 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 1
 | gold_ARG = 4 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 2
 | gold_HUN = 2 | silver_HUN = 6 | bronze_HUN = 4
 | gold_ENG = 2 | silver_ENG = 5 | bronze_ENG = 4
 | gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 2 | bronze_UKR = 3
 | gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 3
 | gold_AZE = 4 | silver_AZE = 4 | bronze_AZE = 2
 | gold_CUB = 2 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 0
 | gold_FRA = 3 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 4
 | gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 4 | bronze_ROM = 2
 | gold_IRI = 1 | silver_IRI = 2 | bronze_IRI = 0
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 2
 | gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 2
 | gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 1
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 1
 | gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
 | gold_PER = 1 | silver_PER = 0 | bronze_PER = 1
 | gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 0
 | gold_ISL = 1 | silver_ISL = 0 | bronze_ISL = 0
 | gold_PUR = 1 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 0
 | gold_SLO = 1 | silver_SLO = 1 | bronze_SLO = 0
 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 0 | bronze_VIE = 0
 | gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 4 | bronze_TCH = 0
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 3 | bronze_BLR = 0
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 2
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 0
 | gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 2 | bronze_UZB = 0
 | gold_CHI = 0 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 1
 | gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 0
 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
 | gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 1
 | gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 1
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_TKM = 0 | silver_TKM = 0 | bronze_TKM = 1
 | gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 1
|bronze_SRB=2|silver_FIDE=1}}

==Details by year==

:''The main source of reference is indicated beneath each year's entry.''

'''1951 – Coventry and Birmingham''', England – (July) – Eighteen players played an 11-round [[Swiss-system tournament]]. [[Borislav Ivkov]] dominated the tournament with an undefeated 9.5-1.5, 1.5 points ahead of the second-place finisher. Also-rans included future leading grandmasters [[Bent Larsen]] (6.5–4.5) and [[Friðrik Ólafsson]] (5.5–5.5).

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Borislav Ivkov'' (YUG) 2. ''Malcolm Barker'' (ENG) 3. ''R. Cruz'' (ARG)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 269–70. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1953 – Copenhagen''', Denmark – (July) – Twenty players began play in each of two sections, with the top four from each section advancing to the championship final. [[Oscar Panno]] and [[Klaus Darga]] tied for first in the final with undefeated 5.5-1.5 scores, with Panno taking the title on [[Sonneborn–Berger]] points. Former champion Ivkov and Olafsson tied for third and fourth place with even scores, with Ivkov finishing third on tiebreak. Larsen tied for fifth-eighth place with the remaining players at 2.5–4.5, finishing last of the eight finalists on tiebreak.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Oscar Panno]]'' (ARG) 2. ''[[Klaus Darga]]'' (FRG) 3. ''[[Borislav Ivkov]]'' (YUG
{| class="wikitable"
|+Championship Final Results
!
!
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!Total
|-
|O. Panno
|Arg.
|X
|1/2
|1
|1
|1/2
|1/2
|1
|1
|5.5
|-
|K. Darga
|BRD
|1/2
|X
|1/2
|1
|1/2
|1
|1
|1
|5.5
|-
|B. Ivkov
|Y
|0
|1/2
|X
|1/2
|1
|1
|0
|1/2
|3.5
|-
|F. Olafsson
|IS
|0
|0
|1/2
|X
|0
|1
|1
|1
|3.5
|-
|J. Penrose
|Eng
|1/2
|1/2
|0
|1
|X
|0
|1/2
|0
|2.5
|-
|D. Keller
|CH
|1/2
|0
|0
|0
|1
|X
|1
|0
|2.5
|-
|J. Sherwin
|USA
|0
|0
|1
|0
|1/2
|0
|X
|1
|2.5
|-
|B. Larsen
|Dk
|0
|0
|1/2
|0
|1
|1
|0
|X
|2.5
|}
--- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 270–71. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.
:

'''1955 – Antwerp''', Belgium – (July) – There were 24 players in total, comprising an original entry of 23, plus an additional player from the home country to make a more manageable number. The competitors were split into three groups of eight; the representatives of USSR, Argentina and Yugoslavia (the top three teams at the 1954 Olympiad) were seeded into separate groups, and the remainder allocated their group randomly. The top three finishers of each group plus the highest scoring fourth place then went forward to a final ten player [[round-robin tournament|all-play-all]] contest. Surprise casualties at the group stage were [[John Purdy (chess player)|John Purdy]] (Australia) and Ciric (YUG). In the final, future world champion Boris Spassky gave up just two draws to score 8–1, the also-undefeated Edmar Mednis scored 7–2, and Miguel Farre of Spain scored 6.5–2.5. Future grandmasters [[Lajos Portisch]] (HUN) (5.5–3.5) and [[Georgi Tringov]] (BUL) (5–4) finished fourth and fifth.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Boris Spassky]]'' (USSR) 2. ''[[Edmar Mednis]]'' (USA) 3. ''[[Miguel Farré]]'' (ESP)

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 9, Vol. 75 pp. 262–65; Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 272. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1957 – Toronto''', Canada – (August) – Only twelve players from eleven countries competed in a round-robin tournament. [[William Lombardy]] won all eleven games, becoming the only player ever to achieve a perfect score in this tournament.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''William Lombardy'' (USA), 11/11 2. ''Mathias Gerusel'' (FRG), 9 3. ''Alexander Jongsma'' (NED), 8.5
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
!Total
|-
|W. Lombardy
|U.S.A
|X
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|11
|-
|M. Gerusel
|BRD
|0
|X
|1
|1
|0
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|9
|-
|A. Jongsma
|Ned.
|0
|0
|X
|1/2
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|8.5
|-
|V. Selimanov
|U.S.S.R
|0
|0
|1/2
|X
|1
|1/2
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|8
|-
|[[Rodolfo Tan Cardoso|R. Cardoso]]
|Phl.
|0
|1
|0
|0
|X
|0
|1
|1
|1
|1/2
|1
|1
|6.5
|-
|R. Hallerod
|Swe.
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|1
|X
|1/2
|1
|1/2
|1/2
|1/2
|1/2
|5
|-
|F. Jobin
|Can.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|X
|0
|1
|1
|1
|1
|4.5
|-
|J. Aldrete
|Mex.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|X
|0
|1
|1
|1
|4
|-
|[[T. Makelainen]]
|Fin.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|0
|1
|X
|1/2
|1/2
|1
|3.5
|-
|B. Rabinowitz
|S.A.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|1/2
|0
|0
|1/2
|X
|1/2
|1/2
|2.5
|-
|I. Bahgat
|Egy.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|0
|0
|1/2
|1/2
|X
|1/2
|2
|-
|P. Bates
|Can.
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|0
|0
|0
|1/2
|1/2
|X
|1.5
|}
: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 273–74. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1959 – Münchenstein''', Switzerland – (July–August) – Twenty-six players from all the populated [[continent]]s competed. [[Bobby Fischer]] and [[Vlastimil Hort]], the talented fifteen-year-old who had finished second in the [[Czechoslovakia]]n championship, were not present. The players were divided into three preliminary groups, with the top four finishers from each group competing in the "Final A", a round-robin. Bielecki won with 8.5/12, two points ahead of the second-fourth-place finishers.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Carlos Bielecki'' (ARG) 2-4. ''[[Bruno Parma]]'' (YUG), ''David Rumens'' (ENG), ''Josif Stefanov'' (BUL)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 274. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

[[File:Kuindzhi.jpg|thumb|Kuindzhi (USSR) in 1961]]
'''1961 – The Hague''', Netherlands – (August–September) – Twenty-nine players competed. [[Raymond Weinstein]] of the United States had also registered, but was ruled too old to compete. The top three finishers from each of four preliminary groups qualified for Final A. Hort competed this time, scoring 4/6 to tie with three others for first place in Preliminary Group B. Unfortunately, he finished fourth on [[Sonneborn–Berger]] [[tiebreak]], so did not qualify for Final A. Final A saw a battle between two future grandmasters, with Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia, who had tied for second the year before, beating [[Florin Gheorghiu]] in their individual game and edging out the latter by a half-point (9/11 to Gheorghiu's 8.5). The third-place finisher, Kuindzhi of the Soviet Union, scored 8 points. He beat both Parma and Gheorghiu, but lost to the last place finisher, Thomson of Scotland, who scored only two draws against the rest of the field.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Bruno Parma'' (YUG) 2. ''Florin Gheorghiu'' (ROM) 3. ''Alexander Kuindzhi'' (USSR)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 275–76. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1963 – Vrnjacka Banja''', Yugoslavia – (August–September) – Thirty juniors competed in each of five preliminary groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the A Final. Once again a player who had finished second two years before became the champion, although not without difficulty. Gheorghiu of Romania and Janata tied for first with 7.5/9 scores, with Gheorghiu winning their individual game. They finished three points ahead of the third-place finisher, future grandmaster [[Bojan Kurajica]] of Yugoslavia. The match called for the tie to be broken by a four-game match, but this finished with four draws. Because Gheorghiu had the superior Sonneborn–Berger score, he was declared the champion.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Florin Gheorghiu'' (ROM) 2. ''Michal Janata'' (CZE) 3. ''Bojan Kurajica'' (YUG)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 277. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1965 – Barcelona''', Spain – (August–September) – Twenty-eight juniors competed in five preliminary groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the A Final. In Preliminary Group A, future grandmasters [[Vladimir Tukmakov]] and [[Raymond Keene]] tied for second with 2.5/4. Their Sonneborn–Berger scores were identical, and they had drawn their individual game, so they drew lots to break the tie. Tukmakov drew the right number to advance to the Final A. There, experience again proved helpful, with Kurajica, who had been third in Vrnjacka Banja, scoring 6.5/9 to nose out Hartoch and Tukmakov by a half-point. Future World Championship candidate [[Robert Hübner]] of West Germany finished with an even score.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Bojan Kurajica'' (YUG) 2. ''[[Robert Hartoch]]'' (NED) 3. ''[[Vladimir Tukmakov]]'' (USSR)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 278–89. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1967 – Jerusalem''', Israel – (August) – The June [[Six-Day War]] made it questionable whether the tournament could be held in Israel at all, and some federations asked for it to be postponed. Although the event went ahead as scheduled, a number of countries chose not to send representatives. Only nineteen players participated, with the top three finishers from each of the three preliminary groups advancing to Final A. Julio Kaplan of Puerto Rico scored 6.5/8, a point ahead of second-place finisher Raymond Keene (who, by virtue of the drawing of lots, had missed out on Final A the previous time). Future World Championship candidate [[Jan Timman]] finished third with 5/8. Hübner scored 4.5/8 to finish fourth.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Julio Kaplan'' (PUR) 2. ''[[Raymond Keene]]'' (ENG) 3. ''[[Jan Timman]]'' (NED)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 280. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1969 – Stockholm''', Sweden – (August) – Thirty-eight players played in six preliminary sections, with the top two in each advancing to Final A. Among those who did not qualify for Final A was future World Championship candidate [[Eugenio Torre]] of the Philippines, who won Final B with 9/11. Final A was dominated by the rising young Soviet junior Anatoly Karpov (who would become World Champion just six years later), who gave up only two draws (10/11). András Adorján (Hungary) and Urzica (Romania) finished three points behind. The strength of the field is shown by the fact that former Champion Kaplan could only finish fourth with 6.5/11.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Anatoly Karpov'' (USSR) 2. ''[[András Adorján]]'' (HUN) 3. ''Aurel Urzica'' (ROM)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 281–83. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1971 – Athens''', Greece – (July–August) – A record forty-four players from forty-three countries participated in six preliminary groups. Werner Hug of Switzerland was the surprise winner, scoring 8.5/11. Two years before, he had only finished fifth in Final C. More highly touted players finished lower: Hungarian [[Chess Olympiad]] team member and future World Championship candidate [[Zoltán Ribli]] (8/11, second); the strong American player [[Kenneth Rogoff]] (7.5/11, third); and Torre and the Soviet Grandmaster [[Rafael Vaganian]], who were among three players scoring 7/11.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Werner Hug'' (SWZ) 2. ''[[Zoltán Ribli]]'' (HUN) 3. ''[[Kenneth Rogoff]]'' (USA)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 283. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1973 – Teesside''', England – (July–August) – A record fifty players from forty-eight countries competed in two preliminary [[Swiss-system tournament]]s; the top six from each qualified for Final A. The favorite, [[Alexander Beliavsky]] of the Soviet Union, won Final A with 8.5/11 despite losing to both of the English players. Tony Miles of England finished a half-point behind. There was a three-way tie for third at 7.5/11 among Michael Stean (England), Larry Christiansen (United States), and Slavoljub Marjanović of Yugoslavia, with Stean taking third on tiebreak.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Alexander Beliavsky'' (USSR) 2. ''Tony Miles'' (ENG) 3. ''[[Michael Stean]]'' (ENG)

: --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 285–86. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.

'''1974 – Manila''', Philippines – (August) – This was the first championship since the switch to an annual format. Tony Miles, who had finished second the year before, won, scoring 7/9 in the A Final. Dieks, Marjanović, and Schneider tied for second-fourth at 5.5/9.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Tony Miles'' (ENG) 2–4. ''Roy Dieks'' (NED), ''S. Marjanović'' (YUG), ''Schneider'' (SWE)

: --- ''[[Chess Informant]]'', Volume 18, Sahovski Informator, 1975, p. 258.

'''1975 – Tjentiste''', Yugoslavia – (July) – Set in the mountains about 100 miles north of Dubrovnik, the small town was the scene of World War II's [[Battle of the Sutjeska]]. Dr. [[Max Euwe]] laid a wreath on the war memorial at the opening ceremony. The tournament was organised at the last minute by the Yugoslav Chess Federation after the Puerto Ricans withdrew their early offer, due to mounting financial pressure. Winner [[Valery Chekhov]] played skilfully throughout, scoring an undefeated 10-3 for a deserved victory; he had recently finished second in the Moscow senior championship. [[Larry Christiansen]] finished a half-point behind. He had a winning adjournment against the Soviet, but was less well prepared for the resumption and allowed it to fizzle out to a draw. The Englishman [[Jonathan Mestel]] managed a top three finish despite being one of the younger competitors. Ventzislav Inkiov of Bulgaria, like Mestel, scored 9–4, but due to an inferior Bucholz tie-splitting score, had to settle for fourth place. Forty-eight players took part including future grandmasters [[Jaime Sunye Neto]] and [[Murray Chandler]]. It was the first World Junior to feature a 13-round Swiss format.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Valery Chekhov'' (USSR) 2. ''Larry Christiansen'' (USA) 3. ''Jonathan Mestel'' (ENG)

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol. 41 October p. 6; Chess Informant, Vol. 20, p. 262.

'''1976 – Groningen''', Netherlands – (December 21, 1976 – January 5, 1977) – [[Mark Diesen]] exceeded expectations, scoring 10–3 to win the event. Some credited Diesen's success to the considerable coaching and adjournment skills of his second, GM [[Lubomir Kavalek]], who later helped [[Nigel Short]] beat Anatoly Karpov and reach a World Championship match against Garry Kasparov. This year the tournament was combined with the [[European Junior Chess Championship]]. [[Ľubomír Ftáčnik]], who finished half a point behind Diesen, was the top-placed European and thereby became the European Junior Champion. Nir Grinberg of Israel finished third with a 9–4 score. Tied for 4th-8th places were [[Daniel Cámpora]] from Argentina, Leslie Leow from Singapore, Marcel Sisniega from Mexico and [[Evgeny Vladimirov]] from the USSR. Also in the chasing pack were [[Ian Rogers (chess player)|Ian Rogers]] (AUS), [[Krum Georgiev]] (BUL), [[Attila Grószpéter]] (HUN), Jonathan Mestel (ENG), Petar Popović (YUG), Reynaldo Vera (CUB), [[Murray Chandler]] (NZL) and [[Margeir Petursson]] (ISL).

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Mark Diesen'' (USA) 2. ''[[Ľubomír Ftáčnik]]'' (CZE) 3. ''Nir Grinberg'' (ISR)

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 5, Vol. 97 p. 222; Chess Informant, Vol. 23, p. 258

'''1977 – Innsbruck''', Austria – (September 4–19) – [[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]], a 17-year-old economics student at Moscow University, won the event with 10.5 points out of 13. Second-placed Zapata, a point behind, was also studying economics, at the University of Bogotá. Yusupov's second was the Russian IM [[Mark Dvoretsky]] and their alliance heralded the start of a long-running and mutually beneficial relationship. [[Marcel Sisniega]] of Mexico hired experienced Soviet GM Vasiukov to be his second and it may have boosted his performance, but not enough to make a difference to the medals. Petar Popović scored 8.5 points for the bronze medal. Also challenging for honours were Skembris of Greece, Fries-Nielsen of Denmark and Vera of Cuba, who lost out to Popović on tie-break.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Artur Yusupov'' (USSR) 2. ''[[Alonso Zapata]]'' (COL) 3. ''[[Petar Popović (chess player)|Petar Popović]]'' (YUG)

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 11, Vol. 97 pp. 481&ndash;90; Chess Informant, Vol. 24, p. 264

'''1978 – Graz''', Austria – (September 2–18) – Yusupov narrowly failed to win the tournament for a second year in succession, but could be pleased that his friend Sergei Dolmatov captured the title. Both are students of [[Mark Dvoretsky]].

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Sergey Dolmatov'' (USSR), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]]'' (USSR), 10 3. ''[[Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen]]'' (DEN), 9

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 3, Vol. 99 p. 121; Chess Informant, Vol. 26, p. 266

'''1979 – Skien''', Norway – (July 27 – August 10) – The first three finishers were expected to do well, but disappointing was the form of the highly rated Artur Yusupov, who only scored 7.5-5.5, tying for 12th-17th out of 56 players. Among the chasing pack were [[James Plaskett]], Margeir Petursson, [[Ivan Morovic]] and [[Attila Grószpéter]].

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Yasser Seirawan'' (USA), 10/13 2. ''[[Alexander Chernin]]'' (USSR), 9.5 3. ''[[Predrag Nikolić]]'' (YUG), 8.5

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 11, Vol. 99 p. 551; Chess Informant, Vol. 28, p. 291

'''1980 – Dortmund''', Germany – 1. ''Garry Kasparov'' (URS), 10.5/13 2. ''Nigel Short'' (ENG), 9 3–5. ''[[Iván Morovic]]'' (CHI), ''A. Negulescu'' (ROM), ''K. Bischoff'' (FRG) 8.5<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3l0BI7Db33gC |title=EL AJEDREZ COMBATIVO DE KASPAROV – Garri Kasparov, Bob Wade, Jon Speelman – Google Libros |date= 9 December 2002|isbn=9788480194167 |access-date=2014-01-21|last1=Kasparov |first1=Garri |last2=Wade |first2=Bob |last3=Speelman |first3=Jon |publisher=Editorial Paidotribo }}</ref>

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 30, p. 295

'''1981 – Mexico City''', Mexico – 1. ''Ognijen Cvitan'' (YUG), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Jaan Ehlvest]]'' (URS), 10 3. ''Nigel Short'' (ENG), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 32, p. 311

'''1982 – Copenhagen''', Denmark – 1. ''Andrei Sokolov'' (URS), 10/13 2. ''[[Igor Stohl]]'' (CSR), 9 3–7. ''[[Joel Benjamin]]'' (USA), ''Iván Morovic'' (CHI), ''Curt Hansen'' (DEN), ''[[Nigel Short]]'' (ENG), ''Milos'' (BRS), 8.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 34, p. 346

'''1982 – Senta''', Yugoslavia – The inaugural Girls' World Championship attracted 21 participants from 17 countries. Agnieszka Brustman took the title with 8.5/11, a half a point ahead of Tatiana Rubzova. [[Maia Chiburdanidze]] attended the tournament as a spectator.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Agnieszka Brustman'' (POL) 2. ''[[Tatiana Rubzova]]'' (URS) 3–4. ''[[Marta Kovacs]]'' (HUN), ''[[Biljana Verus]]'' (YUG)

: --- [[British Chess Magazine]] No. 8, Vol. 102 p. 352

'''1983 – Belfort''', France – 1. ''[[Kiril Georgiev]]'' (BUL), 11.5/13 2. ''[[Valery Salov]]'' (URS), 10.5 3. ''Ahmed Saeed'' (UAE), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 36, p. 344

'''1984 – Kiljava''' – 1. ''[[Curt Hansen (chess player)|Curt Hansen]]'' (DEN), 10.5/13  2. ''[[Alexey Dreev]]'' (URS), 10 3–4. ''Kiril Georgiev'' (BUL), Thorsteins (ISL) 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 38, p. 381

'''1985 – Sharjah''', United Arab Emirates – 1. ''Maxim Dlugy'' (USA), 10/13 2. ''Pavel Blatny'' (CZE), 9 3. ''Josef Klinger'' (AUT), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 40, p. 387

'''1986 – Gausdal''', Norway – 1–2. ''Walter Arencibia'' (CUB), ''[[Simen Agdestein]]'' (NOR), 9.5/13 3–5. ''Ferdinand Hellers'' (SWE), ''[[Evgeny Bareev]]'' (URS), ''Josef Klinger'' (AUT), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 42, p. 400

'''1987 – Baguio''', Philippines – 1. ''[[Viswanathan Anand]]'' (IND), 10/13 2. ''[[Vasyl Ivanchuk]]'' (URS), 9.5 3–4. ''[[Grigory Serper]]'' (URS), ''[[Patrick Wolff]]'' (USA), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 44, p. 385

'''1988 – Adelaide''', Australia – 1–4. ''Joël Lautier'' (FRA), ''Vasyl Ivanchuk'' (URS), ''Grigory Serper'' (URS), ''[[Boris Gelfand]]'' (URS), 9/13

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 46, p. 448

'''1989 – Tunja''', Colombia – (August 15–31) – Due to the drug wars then raging in Colombia, some countries, including the [[British Chess Federation]], boycotted the event. Vasil Spasov of Bulgaria was the surprise winner of the boys/open event, benefiting from a slip by his closest rival, Jacek Gdański of Poland. Gdanski managed to lose his last 2 games to throw away a 1½ point lead. Consequently, his earlier loss to Spasov was decisive in the tie-break. Sharing 3rd-5th with Swede Richard Wessman were the Soviets, [[Alexey Dreev]] and [[Mikhail Ulibin]]. Slightly off the pace were [[Alexei Shirov]] (1 point behind) and [[Zsuzsa Polgar]] (2 points behind).

:Boys/Open U-20 – 1. ''Vasil Spasov'' (BUL), 9.5/13 2. ''Jacek Gdański'' (POL), 9.5 3. ''Richard Wessman'' (SWE), 9.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Ketino Kachiani'' (USSR) 2. ''Ildikó Mádl'' (HUN) 3. ''[[Alisa Galliamova]]'' (USSR).

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol 54. November p. 5; Chess Informant, Vol. 48, p. 456

'''1990 – Santiago''', Chile – 1. ''[[Ilya Gurevich]]'' (USA), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Alexei Shirov]]'' (URS), 10.5 3. ''[[Vladimir Akopian]]'' (URS), 9.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 50, p. 371

'''1991 – Mamaia''', Romania – (August) – The tournament had to be put together in hasty fashion when the planned hosts (the Chilean Chess Federation) dropped out at the last minute. Despite this setback, the proceedings went without any serious hitch and the players appreciated the excellent conditions and sound organising skills of the Romanian officials. Hot favourites for a clean sweep in the Boys/Open U-20 event were the Soviets Vladimir Akopian, [[Sergei Tiviakov]] and Mikhail Ulibin. It turned out that all three were in good form and the medals were divided between them, following a tie-break to separate the top two. The Girls U-20 event was a two-horse race between Bojkovic of Yugoslavia and Botsari of Greece, the Yugoslav girl winning out by a half point:

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Vladimir Akopian'' (USSR), 10.5/13 2. ''Mikhail Ulibin'' (USSR), 10.5 3. ''[[Sergei Tiviakov]]'' (USSR), 8.5.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nataša Bojković'' (YUG), 10/13  2. ''Anna-Maria Botsari'' (GRE), 9.5 3. ''Maja Koen'' (BUL), 9.

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol 56. December pp. 16-18; Chess Informant, Vol. 52, p. 364

'''1992 – Buenos Aires''', Argentina (October) – 1. ''[[Pablo Zarnicki]]'' (ARG), 10/13 2. ''[[Vadim Milov]]'' (ISR), 10 3–8. ''Michelakis'' (SAF), ''O. Danielian'' (ARM), ''[[Dimitri Reinderman]]'' (NED), ''Miroslav Marković'' (FIDE), ''Egger'' (CHI), ''Rasik'' (CFSR), 8.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 56, p. 371

'''1993 – Kozhikode''', India – (November – December) – Top seed in the Boys / Open event, [[Matthew Sadler]] of England, led with the Czech Republic's Vlastimil Babula for much of the tournament. With both players facing top quality opposition each round, the pressure finally became too great and both failed at the final hurdle in their quest for the gold medal. Sadler also suffered from serious and frequent time trouble. This strong event contained many players who went on to become top-flight grandmasters; [[Alexander Onischuk]], Christian Gabriel, [[Vladislav Tkachiev]] and Peter-Heine Nielsen were just four of the strong finishers not amongst the medals. Swede Jonas Barkhagen also played some enterprising chess, but was just unable to keep up with the leading group. In the Girls event, Armenian [[Elina Danielian]], Krystina Dabrowska of Poland and [[Adrienn Csőke]] of Hungary were among those challenging for the medals. FIDE President [[Florencio Campomanes]] attended the closing ceremony and announced a new directive that assured future winners of the Boys / Open event an automatic Grandmaster title.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Igor Miladinović'' (YUG), 9.5/13 2. ''[[Vlastimil Babula]]'' (CZE), 9 3. ''[[Sergei Rublevsky]]'' (RUS), 9.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nino Khurtsidze'' (GEO) 2. ''[[Ilaha Kadimova]]'' (AZE) 3. ''[[Mahri Geldiyeva|Mekhri Ovezova]]'' (TKM).

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol 58. March pp. 20-22; Chess Informant, Vol. 59, p. 395

'''1994 – Matinhos''', Brazil (November) – 1. ''[[Helgi Grétarsson]]'' (ISL), 9.5/13 2. ''[[Sofia Polgar]]'' (HUN), 9 3–7. ''[[Giovanni Vescovi]]'' (BRA), ''Mariano'' (PHI), ''Kumaran'' (ENG), ''[[Hugo Spangenberg]]'' (ARG), ''Ch. Gabriel'' (GER), 8.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 61, p. 417

'''1995 – Halle''', Germany (November–December) – There were 80 entrants in the Boys / Open section, representing nearly 70 countries. The Girls' event had 66. Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil was another star performer in the Boys' section, narrowly missing out on a medal. The Girls' category was even more closely contested with second, third and fourth places being decided on tie-break; [[Natalia Zhukova]] was the unlucky runner-up.

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Roman Slobodjan'' (GER), 10/13 2. ''[[Alexander Onischuk]]'' (UKR), 10 3. ''Hugo Spangenberg'' (ARG), 9.5.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nino Khurtsidze'' (GEO) 2. ''[[Eva Repkova]]'' (SVK) 3. ''[[Corina Peptan]]'' (ROM).

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol 60. March pp. 46-48; Chess Informant, Vol. 64, p. 360

'''1996 – Medellín''', Colombia (November) – 1. ''[[Emil Sutovsky]]'' (ISR), 10/13 2–3. ''[[Zhang Zhong]]'' (CHN), ''[[Zoltan Gyimesi]]'' (HUN), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 68, p. 363

'''1997 – Zagan''', Poland (July 13–27) – Most of the top players were able to make it, with the exception of [[Antoaneta Stefanova]] in the Girls' event; she had reportedly fallen out with the Bulgarian Chess Federation. Tal Shaked, the winner of the Open/Boys' section, secured the title on tie-break; top seed was [[Alexander Morozevich]]. Other promising young players in attendance included [[Vladimir Baklan]], [[Hristos Banikas]] and [[Sergei Movsesian]]. In the Girls' event, Corina Peptan started as the top seed but was not in her best form. Results were as follows:

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Tal Shaked'' (USA), 9.5/13 2. ''Vigen Mirumian'' (ARM), 9.5 3. ''Hristos Banikas'' (GRE), 9.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''Harriet Hunt'' (ENG) 2. ''[[Joanna Dworakowska]]'' (POL) 3. ''Tatiana Vasilevich'' (UKR).

: --- [[CHESS magazine]] Vol 62. October pp. 28-31, 34-35; Chess Informant, Vol. 70, p. 377

'''1998 – Calcutta''', India (November–December) – 1. ''[[Darmen Sadvakasov]]'' (KAZ), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Zhang Zhong]]'' (CHN), 9.5 3–4.''[[Hristos Banikas]]'' (GRE), ''[[Đào Thiên Hải]]'' (VIE), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 74, p. 382

'''1999 – Yerevan''', Armenia (November) – 1. ''[[Aleksandr Galkin (chess player)|Aleksandr Galkin]]'' (RUS), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Rustam Kasimdzhanov]]'' (UZB), 10 3–4.''[[Karen Asrian]]'' (ARM), ''[[Lev Aronian]]'' (ARM), 9

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 76, p. 353

'''2000 – Yerevan''', Armenia (November) – 1. ''[[Lázaro Bruzón]]'' (CUB), 10/13 2–8. ''[[Kamil Mitoń]]'' (POL), ''[[Karen Asrian]]'' (ARM), ''Gershon'' (ISR), ''D. Solak'' (YUG), ''Simutowe'' (ZAM), ''Bunzmann'' (GER), ''[[Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)|Vladimir Malakhov]]'' (RUS), 8.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 80, p. 395

'''2001 – Athens''', Greece (August) – 1. ''[[Péter Ács]]'' (HUN), 10/13 2. ''[[Merab Gagunashvili]]'' (GEO), ''[[Lev Aronian]]'' (ARM), 9.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 82, p. 355

'''2002 – Goa''', India – 1. ''[[Lev Aronian]]'' (ARM), 10/13 2. ''[[Luke McShane]]'' (ENG) 9.5 3. ''[[Surya Sekhar Ganguly]]'' (IND) 9.0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/2817-1308-aronian-wins-clear-first-in-world-juniors.html |title=Aronian wins clear first in World Juniors |publisher=Fide.com |date=2002-12-20 |access-date=2014-01-21 |archive-date=2014-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122221442/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/2817-1308-aronian-wins-clear-first-in-world-juniors.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''2003 – Nakhchivan''', Azerbaijan (November) – 1. ''[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]'' (AZE), 10/13 2. ''S. Azarov'' (BLR), 9.5 3–7. ''A. Zubov'' (UKR), ''K. Guseinov'' (AZE), ''[[Vugar Gashimov]]'' (AZE), ''V. Bachin'' (RUS), ''Erenburg'' (ISR), 8.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 88, pp. 350-51

'''2004 – Kochi''', India (November–December) – 1. ''[[Pendyala Harikrishna]]'' (IND), 10/13 2–3. ''[[Tigran L. Petrosian]]'' (ARM), ''[[Zhao Jun (chess player)|Zhao Jun]]'' (CHN), 9.5

: --- Chess Informant, Vol. 92, p. 375

'''2005 – Istanbul''', Turkey (November)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]'' (AZE), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Ferenc Berkes]]'' (HUN), 9.5 3. ''[[Evgeny Alekseev (chess player)|Evgeny Alekseev]]'' (RUS), 9

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Elisabeth Pähtz]]'' (GER), 10 2. ''[[Gu Xiaobing]]'' (CHN), 9.5 3. ''[[Beata Kądziołka]]'' (POL) 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/shakhriyar-mamedyarov-and-elisabeth-phtz-win-world-juniors |title=Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Elisabeth Pähtz win World Juniors &#124; Chess News |date=23 November 2005 |publisher=En.chessbase.com |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2006 – Yerevan''', Armenia (October 2–17)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Zaven Andriasian]]'' (ARM), 9.5/13 2. ''[[Nikita Vitiugov]]'' (RUS), 9 3. ''[[Yuriy Kryvoruchko]]'' (UKR), 9

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Shen Yang (chess player)|Shen Yang]]'' (CHN), 9/13 2. ''[[Hou Yifan]]'' (CHN), 9 3. ''[[Salome Melia]]'' (GEO), 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/shen-yang-and-zaven-andriasian-world-junior-champions |title=Shen Yang and Zaven Andriasian World Junior Champions &#124; Chess News |publisher=En.chessbase.com |date=2006-10-17 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2007 – Yerevan''', Armenia (October)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Ahmed Adly]]'' (EGY), 10/13 2. ''[[Ivan Popov (chess player)|Ivan Popov]]'' (RUS), 9.5 3. ''[[Wang Hao (chess player)|Wang Hao]]'' (CHN), 9

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Vera Nebolsina]]'' (RUS), 10/13 2. ''[[Jolanta Zawadzka]]'' (POL), 9.5 3. ''[[Salome Melia]]'' (GEO), 9.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournaments.chessdom.com/world-junior-chess-championship |title=GM Adly and WIM Nebolsina win the U20 World Championship &#124; Chessdom |publisher=Tournaments.chessdom.com |date=2007-10-16 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2008 – Gaziantep''', Turkey (August 2–16)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Abhijeet Gupta]]'' (IND), 10/13 2. ''[[Parimarjan Negi]]'' (IND), 9.5 3-7. ''[[Arik Braun]]'' (GER), ''[[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]]'' (ENG), ''[[Eltaj Safarli]]'' (AZE), ''[[Hou Yifan]]'' (CHN), ''[[Bassem Amin]]'' (EGY), 9

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Harika Dronavalli]]'' (IND), 10.5/13 2-5. ''[[Mariya Muzychuk]]'' (UKR), ''[[Kübra Öztürk]]'' (TUR), ''[[Mary Ann Gomes]]'' (IND), ''[[Nazí Paikidze]]'' (GEO), 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/indians-sweep-the-world-junior-championship |title=Indians sweep the World Junior Championship &#124; Chess News |date=19 August 2008 |publisher=En.chessbase.com |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2009 – Puerto Madryn''', Argentina – 1. ''[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]'' (FRA), 10.5/13  2. ''[[Sergei Zhigalko]]'' (BEL), 10.5 3. ''[[Michał Olszewski (chess player)|Michał Olszewski]]'' (POL) 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/maxime-vachier-lagrave-world-junior-championship |title=Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins World Junior Chess Championship &#124; Chessdom Chess |publisher=Reports.chessdom.com |date=2009-11-03 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2010 – Chotowa''', Poland (August 2–17)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Dmitry Andreikin]]'' (RUS), 10.5 2. ''[[Sanan Sjugirov]]'' (RUS), 10 3. ''[[Dariusz Świercz]]'' (POL), 9

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Anna Muzychuk]]'' (SLO), 11/13 2. ''[[Olga Girya]]'' (RUS), 10.5 3. ''[[Padmini Rout]]'' (IND), 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessanytime.com/news/andreikin-and-muzychuk-in-chotowa-3045.html |title=News – Andreikin and Muzychuk in Chotowa |publisher=Chessanytime |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2011 – Chennai''', India (August 1–16)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Dariusz Świercz]]'' (POL), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Robert Hovhannisyan]]'' (ARM), 10.5 3. ''[[Sahaj Grover]]'' (IND), 9.5

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Deysi Cori]]'' (PER), 11/13 2. ''[[Olga Girya]]'' (RUS), 10.5 3. ''[[Nazí Paikidze]]'' (GEO), 9.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2011/swiercz-cori-deysi-world-junior-championships |title=Swiercz Dariusz and Cori T Deysi emerge World Junior Champions &#124; Chessdom Chess |publisher=Reports.chessdom.com |date=2011-08-15 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2012 – Athens''', Greece – 1. ''[[Alexander Ipatov]]'' (TUR), 10/13 2. ''[[Richárd Rapport]]'' (HUN), 10 3. ''[[Ding Liren]]'' (CHN) 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/alexander-ipatov-is-world-junior-chess-champion/ |title=Alexander Ipatov is World Junior Chess Champion (updated) |publisher=Chessdom |date=2012-08-16 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2013 – Kocaeli''', Turkey (September 12–27)

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''[[Yu Yangyi]]'' (CHN), 11/13 2. ''[[Alexander Ipatov]]'' (TUR), 10.5 3. ''[[Vidit Santosh Gujrathi]]'' (IND) 9.5.

:Girls U-20 – 1. ''[[Alexandra Goryachkina]]'' (RUS), 10.5/13 2. ''[[Zhansaya Abdumalik]]'' (KAZ), 9.5 3. ''[[Alina Kashlinskaya]]'' (RUS), 9.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/yu-yangyi-and-alexandra-goryachkina-lift-world-junior-titles/ |title=Yu Yangyi and Alexandra Goryachkina lift World Junior Titles |publisher=Chessdom |date=2013-09-27 |access-date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

'''2014 – Pune''', India (October 5–20)<ref>{{cite web|title=India to host World Junior Chess Championship and Asian Youth Chess Championship 2014|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/india-to-host-world-junior-chess-championship-and-asian-youth-chess-championship-2014/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref> 19-year-old [[Lu Shanglei]] of China won with 10–3, edging out his countryman, 15-year-old prodigy [[Wei Yi]]; the top-rated player [[Vladimir Fedoseev]] (2661) of Russia; and [[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]] of Poland by half a point. The top finishers (on tiebreak) were:

:Boys U-20 – 1. ''Lu Shanglei'' (CHN), 10/13 2. ''Wei Yi'' (CHN), 9.5 3. ''Vladimir Fedoseev'' (RUS), 9.5.

'''2015 – Khanty-Mansisyk''', Russia (September 2-15)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior U20 Championship (Open) | url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr185847.aspx?lan=4&art=4&flag=30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205013530/https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr185847.aspx?lan=4&art=4&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | archive-date=2024-12-05}}</ref> In the Open section, [[Mikhail Antipov]] won with 10.0/13, edging out [[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]] on the third tiebreak criteria. [[Matthias Bluebaum]] finished in clear third place with 9.0/13. In the Girls section, WFM [[Nataliya Buksa]] won clear first with 10.0/13, earning the WGM title. WIM Alina Bivol earned the Silver medal, tying with [[Zhansaya Abdumalik]] (Bronze medal) with 9.5/13.

'''2016 – Bhubaneswar''', India (August 8-21)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Junior (U-20) Chess Championship 2016, India | url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr233622.aspx?lan=1&art=1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205013811/https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr233622.aspx?lan=1&art=1 | access-date=2025-08-02 | archive-date=2024-12-05}}</ref> In the Open section, [[Jeffery Xiong]] won clear first place with 10.5/13. [[Vladislav Artemiev]] earned the Silver medal with 9.5/13, while [[S.L. Narayanan]] earned the Bronze medal with 9.0/13, edging out FM Xu Yi on the second tiebreak criteria. In the Girls section, top seeded WGM [[Dinara Saduakassova]] won the Gold medal with 9.5/13, while Indian WIM [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]] (Silver medal) and WIM Dinara Dordzhieva (Bronze medal) tied for second place with 9.0/13.

'''2017 – Tarvisio''', Italy (November 13-25)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Junior under 20 Championship 2017 (150309) | url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr305835.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205012411/https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr305835.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | archive-date=2024-12-05}}</ref> The event was moved from 13 rounds back to 11. In the Open section, three players tied for first place with 8.5/11 - [[Aryan Tari]] (Gold), [[Manuel Petrosyan]] (Silver), and [[Aravindh Chithambaram]] (Bronze), with medals awarded based on the second tiebreak criteria. In the Girls section, top seed IM [[Zhansaya Abdumalik]] earned clear first with 9.5/11. WGM Anastasya Paramzina earned clear second with 8.5/11. FM [[Jennifer Yu (chess player)|Jennifer Yu]] earned the Bronze medal and an IM/WGM norm with 8.0/11, edging out WGM [[Stavroula Tsolakidou]] and WGM [[Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova]] on tiebreak.

'''2018 – Gebze, Kocaeli''', Turkiye (September 5-15)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior and Girls Under 20 Chess Championship 2018 | url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr371615.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30&turdet=YES | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205012414/https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr371615.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30&turdet=YES | access-date=2025-08-02 | archive-date=2024-12-05}}</ref> In the Open section, top seed [[Parham Maghsoodloo]] earned clear first place with 9.5/11. Three players tied for second place - [[Abhimanyu Puranik]] (Silver medal), IM [[Sergei Lobanov (chess player)|Sergei Lobanov]] (Bronze medal, GM norm), and [[Andrey Esipenko]]. In the Girls section, untitled [[Aleksandra Maltsevskaya]] earned the Gold medal and the WGM title, edging out WGM [[Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova]] on tiebreak with 8.5/11. Five players tied for third place with 8.0/11, with WIM Nino Khomeriki earning the Bronze medal.

'''2019 – New Delhi''', India (October 15-25)<ref>https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr479945.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30{{Dead link | date=August 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> In the Open section, [[Evgeny Shtembuliak]] earned clear first place with 9.0/11, while [[Shant Sargsyan]] earned clear second place with 8.5/11, and [[Aram Hakobyan]] earned clear third place with 8.0/11. In the Girls section, WIM [[Polina Shuvalova]] earned the Gold medal and the WGM title with 9.5/11, while WIM Mobina Alinasab earned the Silver medal with 9.0/11. There was a three-way tie for third place on 8.0/11, with WIM Elizaveta Solozhenkina earning the Bronze medal.

'''2020 – Event not held'''

'''2021 – Event not held'''

'''2022 – Cala Gonon-Dorgali''', Italy (October 12-22)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Junior Chess Championship 2022 | url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr670407.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205013942/https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr670407.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | archive-date=2024-12-05}}</ref> In the Open section, there was a 5-way tie for first place with 8.0/11, between: IM [[Abdulla Gadimbayli]] (Gold medal, GM title), Adam Kozak (Silver medal), IM Nikolozi Kacharava (Bronze medal), [[Francesco Sonis]], and [[Leon Luke Mendonca]]. In the Girls section, WGM [[Govhar Beydullayeva]] earned the Gold medal with 8.5/11, edging out WIM Assel Serikbay (Silver medal, WGM norm) on the head-to-head tiebreak. There was a 4-way tie for third place, with WIM Meruert Kamalidenova earning the Bronze medal on tiebreaks.

'''2023 – Mexico City''', Mexico (September 21-October 1)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior Chess Championship “México 2023” OPEN | url=https://chess-results.com/tnr809135.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In the Open section, there was a 4-way tie for first place with 8.5/11, between: [[Marc'Andria Maurizzi]] (Gold medal), [[Arseniy Nesterov]] (Silver medal), Luka Budisavljevic (Bronze medal), and [[Mamikon Gharibyan]], with the medals determined by the second tiebreak criteria. In the Girls section, there was a 3-way tie for first place with 8.5/11, between WGM [[Candela Francisco]] (Gold medal), IM [[Carissa Yip]] (Silver medal), and WGM [[Beloslava Krasteva]] (Bronze medal), with the medals determined by head-to-head tiebreak.

'''2024 – Gandhinagar''', India (June 2-13)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior Open Chess Championship 2024 | url=https://chess-results.com/tnr945372.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In the Open section, IM [[Kazybek Nogerbek]] earned the Gold medal and the GM title by scoring 8.5/11, edging out Emin Ohanyan on the second tiebreak criteria. There was a 3-way tie for third place, with Luka Budisavljevic earning the Bronze medal on the third tiebreak criteria. In the Girls section, top seed IM [[Divya Deshmukh]] earned clear first place with 10.0/11, while WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan earned the Silver medal with 9.5/11, and WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva earned the Bronze medal with 8.5/11.

'''2025 – Petrovac''', Montenegro (February 24-March 8)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Open | url=https://chess-results.com/tnr1103593.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&turdet=YES&flag=30 | access-date=2025-08-02 | website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In the Open section, GM [[Pranav V]] earned won clear first place and gold medal by scoring 9.0/11. Two players tied for second place with 8.5/11 - [[Matic Lavrenčič]] (Silver) and [[Elham Amar]] (bronze), with medals awarded based on the second tiebreak criteria. In the Girls section, WIM [[Anna Shukhman]] earned clear first place and gold medal with 9.0/11. Two players tied for second place with 8.0/11 - [[Ayan Allahverdiyeva]] (silver) and [[Lu Miaoyi]] (bronze), with medals awarded based on the second tiebreak criteria.

==See also==
* [[World Youth Chess Championship]]
* [[European Junior Chess Championship]]
* [[European Youth Chess Championship]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==References==
*{{citation | last=Brace | first=Edward R. | year=1977 | title=An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess | publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group | location=London | isbn=1-55521-394-4 | page=308}}
*{{citation|last=FIDE |author-link=Fédération Internationale des Échecs |year=2004 |title=FIDE Handbook |contribution=1.2 Titles achieved from International Championships |url=http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=B0101 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315221010/http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=B0101 |archive-date=March 15, 2008 }} 
*{{citation | last=Keene | first=Raymond | author-link=Raymond Keene | editor-last=Golombek | editor-first=Harry | editor-link=Harry Golombek | year=1977 | title=Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess | publisher=Batsford | isbn=0-517-53146-1 | pages=346–347 | contribution=World Junior Championship}}
*{{citation | last=Sunnucks | first=Anne | author-link=Anne Sunnucks | year=1970 | title=Encyclopaedia of Chess | isbn=0-7091-1030-8 | publisher=St. Martin's Press | place=New York | page=538 | lccn=78106371}}
*{{citation | last=Whyld | first=Ken | author-link=Kenneth Whyld | year=1986 | title=Guinness Chess, The Records | publisher=Guinness Superlatives | isbn=0-85112-455-0}}. (results through 1985)

==External links==
*[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2053 Chessbase.com News: results through 2004]
*[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-othr.htm Mark Weeks: About World Chess Championship]

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