Selective programmes
Every route runs backwards from a date.
Give a child’s age and a destination. The map shows the rungs between the two — what is still ahead, what has already gone, and where the preparation exists.
This map is a suggestion, not a schedule. It shows one sensible way to build practice and proficiency toward a destination — every child prepares differently, and reaching a rung is never a guarantee of a place.
Year 7 · summit endpoint
8rungs still ahead
Summit endpoint · Chess
World and European Youth Chess Championships
8 of 16 rungs are already behind. Of those, 7 sat on the main line — UK Chess Challenge — school round · English Youth Championships · UK Chess Challenge — Megafinal and 4 more. What remains is a compressed route, and it is shown in full below.
Of the 8 rungs still ahead, Troupe prepares 0.
The line
Ahead of youPriming yearNot yet taughtAlready behindInterchangeDestination
English Youth Championships
What it asks forHolds a rating that is stable across a season rather than a peak from one good weekend.
PreparationNot yet offered