European School Chess Championship 2025 - Open 13
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 07 Jun 2025 in Mamaia, Romania. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1962, and top seed was Davit Tatvidze (π¬πͺ GEO, 2117).
Davit Tatvidze (π¬πͺ GEO, 2117) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gabriel Gabadadze (7.5) and Kerem Sarp Yekeler (7.0). Tatvidze took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Venizelos Alexandrakis (1574) beat Razvan-George Parvu (1969), a +395-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Davit Tatvidze takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Tatvidze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.0).
FM Gabriel Gabadadze beat Davit Tatvidze (Black).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMGabriel Gabadadze | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Davit Tatvidze | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3CMKerem Sarp Yekeler | 1 | 0 | * | Β½ |
| 4Kayra Ilbasmis | 0 | 0 | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatvidze, Davit | 2117 | GEO | +5N | +3B | +4N | β2B | +12N | +13B | +6N | +8B | =7N | 7.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 35.00 | 2218 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Gabadadze, GabrielFM | 2063 | GEO | +8B | +12N | +13B | +1N | =4B | β3N | +11B | +5N | +6B | 7.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 34.00 | 2204 | +60.8 |
| 3 | Yekeler, Kerem SarpCM | 1965 | TUR | +9B | β1N | +6B | +13N | =5B | +2B | =8N | +4N | +14B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 32.25 | 2121 | +73.6 |
| 4 | Develi, Kemal CaganCM | 1971 | TUR | +11B | +17N | β1B | +8N | =2N | β6B | +7N | β3B | =5N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 1926 | -14.8 |
| 5 | Ilbasmis, Kayra | 1868 | TUR | β1B | =6N | +11B | +9N | =3N | =7B | +13N | β2B | =4B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 21.50 | 1953 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Petroff, VladFM | 1937 | ROU | +15N | =5B | β3N | +10B | =7N | +4N | β1B | +12B | β2N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 19.50 | 1935 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Khymchenko, Maksym | 1869 | UKR | +16B | β13N | +17B | =12N | =6B | =5N | β4B | +11N | =1B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 15.25 | 1884 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Tretiak, Igor | 1866 | UKR | β2N | +10B | +14N | β4B | +16N | =12B | =3B | β1N | =15B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 14.25 | 1833 | -14.0 |
| 9 | Alexandrakis, Venizelos | 1574 | GRE | β3N | =14B | +15N | β5B | β11B | F | =10N | +17B | +12N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1742 | +62.4 |
| 10 | Bosinceanu, Iosif | 1665 | ROU | β12B | β8N | F | β6N | +17B | =14N | =9B | +15N | +16B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ionita, Eduard-Gabriel | 1694 | ROU | β4N | =15B | β5N | +14B | +9N | +16B | β2N | β7B | F | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 9.25 | 1698 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Parvu, Razvan-George | 1969 | ROU | +10N | β2B | +16N | =7B | β1B | =8N | F | β6N | β9B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 9.75 | 1712 | -90.4 |
| 13 | Preman, Nathan | 1996 | SWE | +14N | +7B | β2N | β3B | +15B | β1N | β5B | F | F | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 10.50 | 1835 | -55.2 |
| 14 | Beldiman, Ciprian-Dumitru | 1718 | ROU | β13B | =9N | β8B | β11N | F | =10B | +17N | +16B | β3N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1596 | -48.8 |
| 15 | Blaj, Laurentiu-Mihai | 1531 | ROU | β6B | =11N | β9B | F | β13N | =17B | +16N | β10B | =8N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.25 | 1511 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Catrina, Petre-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | β7N | F | β12B | +17N | β8B | β11N | β15B | β14N | β10N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gulimanescu, Iulian-Stefan | 0 | ROU | F | β4B | β7N | β16B | β10N | =15N | β14B | β9N | F | 0.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1.25 | 1312 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yekeler, Kerem SarpCMTUR+73.67.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Alexandrakis, VenizelosGRE+62.44.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Gabadadze, GabrielFMGEO+60.87.5 pts Β· #1
- 1Parvu, Razvan-GeorgeROU-90.43.0 pts Β· #13
- 2Preman, NathanSWE-55.23.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Beldiman, Ciprian-DumitruROU-48.83.0 pts Β· #14
- R9+395 Elo gap
- R7+128 Elo gap