January 1 of the year of the championship. The first FIDE-sanctioned women's championship was held in 1981.

The under-14 championship was inaugurated in 1979, and the under-eight championship in 2006.

Ages

# U18: Since 1987
# U16: Cadets 1974 - 1980 / Since 1981
# U14: World Infant Cup 1979-1984 / Since 1985
# U12: Since 1986
# U10: Since 1986
# U08: Since 2006

Editions

Standard (Classic)

Rapid & Blitz

Since 2017 World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship

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