European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 - Open U12

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Catez ob Savi, Slovenia. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2113, and top seed was Sarp Sahin (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2187).

Lucas Rusu (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2038) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ege Oz (6.0) and Denys Farkash (6.0). Rusu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Danin Salihbegovic (1505) beat Peter Mihic (1897), a +392-point gap.

Location

🇸🇮Catez ob Savi, Slovenia

Dates

05 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷CMSarp Sahin2187

Avg top 10

2,113

Participants

Titled players · 8

CM×8

Federations · 8 represented

🇸🇮Slovenia×12

🇭🇷Croatia×9

🇩🇪Germany×5

🇲🇪Montenegro×5

🇹🇷Turkiye×5

🇭🇺Hungary×5

🇷🇸Serbia×5

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×4

Top 3

🥇
CMLucas Rusu
🇷🇴ROU·2038
6.5pts·2437perf+115.2
🥈
CMEge Oz
🇹🇷TUR·1844
6.0pts·2202perf+119.2
🥉
Denys Farkash
🇺🇦UKR·1973
6.0pts·2180perf+68.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Lucas Rusu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Rusu6.5Oz6Farkash6Perunovic5.5Sahin5.5Minga-Nagy5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Lucas Rusu held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Lucas Rusu 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Ege Oz 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rusu, LucasCM	2038	ROU	+53N	+34B	+13N	+67N	+6B	+18B	=9N	6.5	24.0	24.5	22.00	2437	+115.2
2	Oz, EgeCM	1844	TUR	+31B	=17N	+45B	+28B	+29N	=4N	+20B	6.0	24.0	26.5	21.75	2202	+119.2
3	Farkash, Denys	1973	UKR	+42N	=13B	+59N	+63B	=17N	+35B	+52N	6.0	18.0	19.0	14.75	2180	+68.4
4	Minga-Nagy, Abel Inti	1973	HUN	+30N	=29N	+46N	=22B	+28N	=2B	+17N	5.5	24.5	27.0	20.25	2148	+59.6
5	Buklaho, Ignacy	1964	POL	=16N	+39B	=7N	+58B	+65N	=33N	+11B	5.5	23.5	24.5	17.75	2025	+24.0
6	Sahin, SarpCM	2187	TUR	+55B	+67N	+38B	=8B	−1N	+34N	+37B	5.5	22.5	23.0	14.00	2247	+22.7
7	Perunovic, Uros	1834	SRB	+45N	+64N	=5B	=10N	+36N	+49B	=50N	5.5	21.0	22.0	15.50	2133	+103.6
8	Brzezina, PawelCM	2106	POL	=40B	=9N	+67B	=6N	=34B	+38B	+18N	5.0	23.5	24.0	15.75	2148	+22.0
9	Belyaletdinov, Leonard	1968	SLO	+61N	=8B	+40N	−34N	+37B	+53N	=1B	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.25	2087	+51.2
10	Cazacu, Iustin-NicolasCM	1967	ROU	+47B	=50N	+44B	=7B	=64N	=11N	+39B	5.0	21.5	22.5	15.50	2032	+20.8
11	Solinskyi, Dmytro	1905	UKR	+41N	+44B	+47N	=51B	+66N	=10B	−5N	5.0	21.5	22.5	13.25	1938	+15.6
12	Karlovic, Luka	1957	CRO	=37B	+32N	=34B	−18B	+40N	+61N	+60B	5.0	18.0	19.5	12.50	2006	+25.2
13	Belin, Anton	2099	GER	+63B	=3N	−1B	+30B	F	+19N	+14B	4.5	25.5	25.5	16.00	2177	+24.0
14	Celebi, Mehmet AlperCM	2056	TUR	+48N	−19B	+23N	+52N	=35B	+15B	−13N	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.50	2058	+6.8
15	Hegedus, Bernat	2010	HUN	+32B	=35B	+63B	=24N	=52B	−14N	+19B	4.5	21.0	22.0	13.00	2030	+11.2
16	Salihbegovic, Danin	1505	BIH	=5B	+57N	+39N	=33B	=51N	−41B	+43B	4.5	20.5	22.5	13.75	1755	+72.8
17	Pasula, Milos	2002	SRB	+23B	=2B	+28N	+29B	=3B	−20N	−4B	4.0	29.0	32.5	17.00	1997	-0.6
18	Hanas, Markiyan	1887	UKR	+60B	−37N	+53B	+12N	+19B	−1N	−8B	4.0	25.5	27.0	12.50	1991	+41.6
19	Ivanovic, Leonid	2112	SRB	+38N	+14N	+52B	+35N	−18N	−13B	−15N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.50	2008	-32.8
20	Sheng, Ming	2031	GER	=46N	+36B	=35N	F	+24B	+17B	−2N	4.0	22.5	22.5	13.75	1987	-12.0
21	Busic, Mateo	1707	BIH	−28N	−56B	−22B	+45N	+27B	+26N	+31N	4.0	21.5	23.5	14.00	1770	+23.6
22	Krstic, David	1906	SLO	+62N	−28B	+21N	=4N	−49B	+54N	=29B	4.0	21.0	22.0	11.50	1904	+4.4
23	Levacic, Matic	1845	SLO	−17N	+48B	−14B	+25N	+59N	+52B	−30N	4.0	20.5	22.0	10.00	1920	+28.8
24	Konopatskyi, Aleksandr	1823	SLO	+70B	=52N	=25B	=15B	−20N	+59B	=35N	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.25	1902	+31.6
25	Peric, David M	1795	BIH	−52B	+70N	=24N	−23B	+46N	+42B	=48B	4.0	18.0	18.0	8.75	1801	+5.6
26	Puhalo, Damir	1550	CRO	=36N	+59N	=31B	=62N	+68B	−21B	=46N	4.0	15.5	16.0	7.00	1683	+40.8
27	Barbaric, Matija	1793	CRO	+49N	+68N	+50N	−36B	−21N	F	+41N	4.0	15.5	15.5	8.50	1886	+24.8
28	Kopacki, Aleksander	1975	POL	+21B	+22N	−17B	−2N	−4B	+45B	=36N	3.5	26.5	29.0	12.00	1844	-46.8
29	Larion, IustinCM	1985	ROU	+54N	=4B	=49N	−17N	−2B	+36B	=22N	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.00	1889	-32.0
30	Van Heinsbergen, Jonathan	1883	BEL	−4B	−46N	+62B	−13N	+42B	=48N	+23B	3.5	22.0	23.0	9.25	1791	-28.8
31	Krajnc, Jakob	1559	SLO	−2N	=45B	=26N	=54N	+56B	+68N	−21B	3.5	20.5	21.0	6.75	1604	+10.0
32	Seyns, Odilon	1729	BEL	−15N	−12B	+70N	−37B	+60N	+55B	=38N	3.5	19.0	19.0	5.00	1799	+21.2
33	Contala, Noel	1664	SLO	−66N	+43B	−58B	=16N	=47N	=5B	+69N	3.5	18.5	19.0	9.75	1541	-26.8
34	Ilko-Toth, AndrasCM	2143	HUN	F	−1N	=12N	+9B	=8N	−6B	+67N	3.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	2070	-22.8
35	Parvu, Razvan-George	1916	ROU	+59B	=15N	=20B	−19B	=14N	−3N	=24B	3.0	27.0	28.5	10.00	1900	-6.0
36	Osinchuk, Luka	1758	UKR	=26B	−20N	+54B	+27N	−7B	−29N	=28B	3.0	24.5	26.5	9.75	1775	+4.4
37	Shen, Tingrui	2093	GER	=12N	+18B	F	+32N	−9N	=67B	−6N	3.0	23.5	23.5	10.25	1982	-31.6
38	Krajnc, Maksim	1725	SLO	−19B	+55N	−6N	=40B	+53B	−8N	=32B	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.25	1839	+28.4
39	Mihic, Peter	1897	SLO	+56B	−5N	−16B	+65B	−44N	+47B	−10N	3.0	22.5	23.5	5.50	1699	-55.6
40	Gazic, Petar	1860	BIH	=8N	+61B	−9B	=38N	−12B	−60N	+55N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.50	1753	-39.2
41	Holiga, Benjamin	1490	CRO	−11B	−54B	F	+57B	+69N	+16N	−27B	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.00	1593	+20.4
42	Kovac, Faust	1506	CRO	−3B	F	+48N	+70B	−30N	−25N	+63B	3.0	17.0	17.0	3.50	1777	+74.0
43	Levacic, Maks	0	SLO	−58B	−33N	+?B	−47B	+57N	+69B	−16N	3.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1505	0.0
44	Mueller, Konstantin	2017	GER	F	−11N	−10N	+69B	+39B	F	+64B	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.50	1893	-26.0
45	Verbic, Jan	1718	SLO	−7B	=31N	−2N	−21B	+54B	−28N	+68B	2.5	24.5	25.0	4.25	1563	-48.8
46	Zivic, Luka	1827	CRO	=20B	+30B	−4B	F	−25B	=62N	=26B	2.5	22.0	22.0	8.00	1748	-26.8
47	Osmolovskii, Nikita	0	LUX	−10N	+?B	−11B	+43N	=33B	−39N	−57N	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.75	1542	0.0
48	Kartashov, Nikita	1687	SLO	−14B	−23N	−42B	=59B	+62N	=30B	=25N	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.50	1659	-16.8
49	Li, Yunqi	2129	GER	−27B	F	=29B	+68N	+22N	−7N	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.25	1792	-68.0
50	Marton-John, Almos Kiran	1987	HUN	+68B	=10B	−27B	F	F	=64N	=7B	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.25	1761	-48.8
51	Kapitanic, Gabriel	1703	CRO	F	=69B	F	=11N	=16B	+56B	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	7.00	1774	+11.2
52	Ejsymont, Eryk	2018	POL	+25N	=24B	−19N	−14B	=15N	−23N	−3B	2.0	27.0	31.0	8.25	1787	-86.0
53	Esmer, Hamza	1649	LUX	−1B	=60N	−18N	+55B	−38N	−9B	=61B	2.0	22.0	23.5	3.50	1624	-20.0
54	Guo, Johnny	1612	LUX	−29B	+41N	−36N	=31B	−45N	−22B	=56B	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.75	1550	-30.8
55	Tomazin Kosorok, Tadej	1638	SLO	−6N	−38B	+60N	−53N	+61B	−32N	−40B	2.0	18.5	20.0	3.00	1589	-24.4
56	Radovic, Koca	1535	MNE	−39N	+21N	=68B	F	−31N	−51N	=54N	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.25	1547	0.0
57	Agic, Zejn	1527	MNE	F	−16B	+69N	−41N	−43B	F	+47B	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	698	-43.2
58	Gokce, Alperen	1744	TUR	+43N	F	+33N	−5N	F	F	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	6.50	1814	+6.8
59	Kostyukovich, Ivan	1647	LUX	−35N	−26B	−3B	=48N	−23B	−24N	+62N	1.5	23.5	24.5	2.25	1540	-37.6
60	Abicic, Josip	1619	CRO	−18N	=53B	−55B	−61N	−32B	+40B	−12N	1.5	19.5	21.0	4.00	1531	-31.6
61	Pavlovic, David	1605	MNE	−9B	−40N	F	+60B	−55N	−12B	=53N	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.50	1590	-10.4
62	Shevtsov, Egor	1595	MNE	−22B	F	−30N	=26B	−48B	=46B	−59B	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.25	1478	-34.4
63	Friscic, Jakov	1842	CRO	−13N	F	−15N	−3N	F	+70B	−42N	1.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	1588	-60.4
64	Sahin, Bora	1803	TUR	F	−7B	F	F	=10B	=50B	−44N	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.75	1758	-9.2
65	Li, Changxing	1957	HUN	+69N	F	F	−39N	−5B	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	1130	-42.8
66	Pavlovic, Aleksej	1725	SRB	+33B	F	F	F	−11B	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	3.50	1785	+6.4
67	Jokic, Matej	2164	SRB	F	−6B	−8N	−1B	F	=37N	−34B	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.50	1748	-94.0
68	Cominotto, Mauro	0	BEL	−50N	−27B	=56N	−49B	−26N	−31B	−45N	0.5	19.0	21.0	1.00	1331	0.0
69	Van Dooren, Robbe	0	BEL	−65B	=51N	−57B	−44N	−41B	−43N	−33B	0.5	17.0	18.0	1.25	1326	0.0
70	Mitrovic, Vasilije	1549	MNE	−24N	−25B	−32B	−42N	F	−63N	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	939	-53.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oz, EgeCMTUR
+119.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Rusu, LucasCMROU
+115.2
6.5 pts · #1
3Perunovic, UrosSRB
+103.6
5.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Jokic, MatejSRB
-94.0
0.5 pts · #67
2Ejsymont, ErykPOL
-86.0
2.0 pts · #44
3Li, YunqiGER
-68.0
2.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R3+392 Elo gap
Salihbegovic, Danin1505 beat Mihic, Peter1897
R7+336 Elo gap
Kovac, Faust1506 beat Friscic, Jakov1842
R1+336 Elo gap
Barbaric, Matija1793 beat Li, Yunqi2129