European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18

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84 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Catez ob Savi, Slovenia. 53 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2451, and top seed was Lukas Dotzer (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2483).

Pawel Sowinski (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2458) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kristof Pal Kolimar (5.5) and Matyas Palczert (5.5). Sowinski shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Igor Jalovec (1946) beat Johannes von Mettenheim (2413), a +467-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

🇦🇹IMLukas Dotzer2483

Avg top 10

2,451

Participants

Titled players · 53

IM×11

FM×38

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇷Croatia×14

🇸🇮Slovenia×12

🇱🇺Luxembourg×8

🇲🇪Montenegro×5

Kosovo×5

🇭🇺Hungary×5

🇹🇷Turkiye×5

🇨🇿Czech Republic×5

Top 3

🥇
IMPawel Sowinski
🇵🇱POL·2458
6.0pts·2644perf+13.9
🥈
FMKristof Pal Kolimar
🇭🇺HUN·2368
5.5pts·2536perf+28.4
🥉
FMMatyas Palczert
🇭🇺HUN·2396
5.5pts·2572perf+15.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Pawel Sowinski led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Sowinski6Kolimar5.5Raczek5.5Palczert5.5Olenik Campa5.5Balint5.5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Pawel Sowinski held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Pawel Sowinski 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Krzysztof Raczek 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

IM Krzysztof Raczek was #17 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMPawel Sowinski	*	—	—	½
2FMKristof Pal Kolimar	—	*	—	—
3IMKrzysztof Raczek	—	—	*	—
4FMMatyas Palczert	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sowinski, PawelIM	2458	POL	+53N	+67B	=3N	+41N	+17B	+19B	=23N	6.0	23.0	24.5	19.75	2644	+13.9
2	Kolimar, Kristof PalFM	2368	HUN	+69N	+11B	=30N	+10B	=5N	+39B	=21N	5.5	26.0	27.5	21.00	2536	+28.4
3	Palczert, MatyasFM	2396	HUN	+51B	+17N	=1B	+19N	+41B	=49N	=18B	5.5	23.5	26.0	19.75	2572	+15.0
4	Raczek, KrzysztofIM	2465	POL	+56B	=15N	=40B	=31B	+7N	+33N	+16B	5.5	23.0	25.0	19.75	2640	+15.1
5	Balint, PeterFM	2354	AUT	F	+42N	+50B	+30N	=2B	+17B	+39B	5.5	21.5	21.5	18.75	2712	+43.2
6	Olenik Campa, RudiFM	2284	SLO	+72B	=49N	+67B	+64B	=50N	=18N	+51B	5.5	15.0	16.5	12.00	2486	+36.6
7	Dehtiarov, RomanIM	2416	UKR	+75B	+40N	+60B	−16N	−4B	+31B	+15N	5.0	22.0	23.0	13.50	2532	+11.9
8	Lavrencic, MaticIM	2465	SLO	+80N	=13B	=15N	+60N	=16B	=12B	+58N	5.0	21.0	21.5	13.00	2485	+3.5
9	Kejna, PiotrFM	2288	POL	+26N	+14B	=59N	=57N	+34B	=52B	=22N	5.0	20.5	22.5	17.25	2423	+25.8
10	Klaska, Philipp LeonFM	2264	GER	+57N	+68B	+39N	−2N	+32B	−30B	+42N	5.0	20.5	22.0	13.00	2406	+29.6
11	Tobak, MikhailFM	2354	UKR	+45B	−2N	+71B	=50N	+30B	=57B	+32N	5.0	20.0	21.5	13.75	2396	+12.0
12	Durak, CanIM	2420	TUR	+63B	=16N	+36B	=15B	=13N	=8N	=40B	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.75	2463	+5.7
13	Magold, FilipIM	2450	ROU	+43B	=8N	=33B	+58N	=12B	=40N	=31N	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.75	2472	+3.6
14	Bazilius, AugustinasFM	2261	LTU	+70B	−9N	+35N	−20B	=52B	+81N	+34N	4.5	20.0	20.5	10.25	2282	+14.8
15	Pidluznij, GlebIM	2432	LTU	+36N	=4B	=8B	=12N	=33N	+43B	−7B	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.75	2405	-1.2
16	Nemec, JachymIM	2443	CZE	+60N	=12B	−31N	+7B	=8N	+51B	−4N	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.25	2443	+0.5
17	Dyachuk, ArtemFM	2305	UKR	+55N	−3B	+64N	+23B	−1N	−5N	+67B	4.0	25.5	27.0	10.00	2355	+11.0
18	Taspinar, YankiFM	2332	TUR	+84N	=23B	+27N	=67N	−49B	=6B	=3N	4.0	23.0	23.0	12.25	2298	-2.2
19	Malinowsky, LeviFM	2275	GER	−41B	+65N	+49B	−3B	+67N	−1N	+53B	4.0	21.5	23.0	8.50	2346	+31.6
20	Yalcinkaya, EfeFM	2225	TUR	F	−22B	=44B	+14N	=24B	+35B	+59N	4.0	21.0	21.0	13.50	2379	+50.4
21	Ince, Taylan RuzgarFM	2239	TUR	+54B	=50N	F	+32B	=39N	=25N	=2B	4.0	21.0	21.0	13.50	2383	+25.6
22	Soucek, JanFM	2309	CZE	+71N	+20N	−57B	F	+25N	=28N	=9B	4.0	20.5	20.5	14.00	2330	+5.4
23	Delgerdalai, BayarjavkhlanFM	2369	CZE	+62B	=18N	+41B	−17N	F	+69N	=1B	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.50	2434	+11.0
24	Craciun, Sasha-MateiFM	2320	ROU	=81N	=35B	+52N	=28B	=20N	=59B	=29B	4.0	20.0	20.5	11.50	2258	-8.8
25	Skrbec, LeonFM	2301	SLO	+46N	=39B	−32N	+62N	−22B	=21B	+77N	4.0	19.5	20.5	9.50	2275	-3.2
26	Mocic, Ivano	2133	CRO	−9B	−29N	=47B	+73N	+61B	+70N	=52N	4.0	18.0	19.5	7.75	2140	+8.4
27	Keber, Aljosa	2014	SLO	+67N	+37B	−18B	+55N	−51N	+53B	F	4.0	16.5	16.5	10.00	2351	+100.4
28	Grgantov, MarinFM	2191	CRO	F	=61B	+76N	=24N	+70B	=22B	=35N	4.0	16.0	16.0	9.25	2247	+22.8
29	Gschiel, AlexanderFM	2300	AUT	+52N	+26B	F	F	+79N	=34B	=24N	4.0	15.0	15.0	11.25	2502	+25.0
30	Mulawa, CyprianFM	2336	POL	+42B	−32N	=2B	−5B	−11N	+10N	+50B	3.5	27.5	30.0	13.25	2312	-4.2
31	Dotzer, LukasIM	2483	AUT	−33B	+56N	+16B	=4N	=40B	−7N	=13B	3.5	25.5	27.5	12.50	2410	-6.7
32	Morkunas, GustasFM	2342	LTU	=44N	+30B	+25B	−21N	−10N	+37B	−11B	3.5	25.0	28.0	12.50	2245	-17.4
33	von Mettenheim, Johannes	2413	GER	+31N	−38B	=13N	=40N	=15B	−4B	+56N	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.25	2361	-3.5
34	Mohylnyi, StepanFM	2294	UKR	+61N	−59B	+48N	+82B	−9N	=29N	−14B	3.5	20.5	21.0	7.50	2179	-19.2
35	Kozlovic, JernejFM	2275	SLO	+76B	=24N	−14B	=48B	+82N	−20N	=28B	3.5	20.5	21.0	7.00	2147	-21.2
36	Herega, NejcFM	2237	SLO	−15B	+43N	−12N	+75B	+58B	=56N	F	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.00	2302	+22.0
37	Zizic, Djordje	2155	MNE	+49B	−27N	=42B	F	+68N	−32N	+76B	3.5	15.5	15.5	6.50	2125	-0.8
38	Jalovec, Igor	1946	SLO	F	+33N	+75B	+80N	−43B	=63N	−64N	3.5	12.0	12.0	6.00	2132	+56.4
39	Negrean, AndreiFM	2352	ROU	+47B	=25N	−10B	+77N	=21B	−2N	−5N	3.0	27.0	28.0	8.00	2206	-27.0
40	Bodrogi, BendeguzIM	2481	HUN	=58N	−7B	=4N	=33B	=31N	=13B	=12N	3.0	26.5	28.5	11.75	2365	-11.1
41	Borrmann, LaurenzIM	2413	AUT	+19N	+53B	−23N	−1B	−3N	F	+49N	3.0	24.5	24.5	9.00	2336	-6.0
42	Ivancic, IvanCM	2158	CRO	−30N	−5B	=37N	+54B	+45N	=44B	−10B	3.0	23.5	26.0	8.75	2088	-24.4
43	Pusara, Mihailo	2071	MNE	−13N	−36B	+56B	F	+38N	−15N	+72B	3.0	19.0	19.0	7.00	2204	+35.6
44	Smirnov, Maksim	2064	SLO	=32B	=47N	=20N	=45B	=69B	=42N	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.00	2169	+31.6
45	Esmer, Kemal Eymen	2006	LUX	−11N	+77B	=68N	=44N	−42B	F	+54B	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.75	2045	+10.5
46	Basha, Lir	2001	KOS	−25B	F	=69N	+68B	=54N	=71B	=74B	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	2014	+4.0
47	Vujovic, Dimitrije	2041	MNE	−39N	=44B	=26N	F	+78B	F	+83N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	2054	+9.2
48	Kresic, Vid	1982	CRO	=82N	F	−34B	=35N	F	+76B	+78N	3.0	9.5	9.5	4.00	2098	+32.4
49	Nastore, Pavel-AlexandruFM	2336	ROU	−37N	=6B	−19N	=69B	+18N	=3B	−41B	2.5	25.5	27.0	10.25	2198	-26.8
50	Prazak, DanielFM	2346	CZE	F	=21B	−5N	=11B	=6B	+77B	−30N	2.5	24.5	24.5	8.25	2242	-17.8
51	Sundac, IvanoFM	2275	CRO	−3N	+55B	=72N	F	+27B	−16N	−6N	2.5	23.0	23.0	7.25	2127	-22.4
52	Nunez Gregoire, DanielFM	2249	GER	−29B	+78N	−24B	−79B	=14N	=9N	=26B	2.5	22.5	23.5	7.75	2107	-50.0
53	Golubovic, ErikFM	2180	CRO	−1B	−41N	+74B	+84N	=55B	−27N	−19N	2.5	21.0	21.0	2.75	2058	-45.6
54	De Sousa Martinho, Vasco	1789	LUX	−21N	+62B	F	−42N	=46B	+68B	−45N	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.00	1966	+43.2
55	Zeihen, Matthieu	2009	LUX	−17B	−51N	+65B	−27B	=53N	F	+84N	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.25	2017	-1.6
56	Petrus, AdrianCM	2203	CRO	−4N	−31B	−43N	+63B	=75N	=36B	−33B	2.0	21.0	22.0	4.25	2067	-50.4
57	Leitgeb, JulianFM	2317	AUT	−10B	F	+22N	=9B	F	=11N	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	9.00	2304	-1.4
58	Gal, AndrejFM	2255	CRO	=40B	=75N	+80B	−13B	−36N	F	−8B	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	2161	-15.2
59	Foldes, Marton GaborFM	2295	HUN	F	+34N	=9B	F	F	=24N	−20B	2.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	2282	-1.6
60	Tomljanovic, IvanoCM	2227	CRO	−16B	+63N	−7N	−8B	F	+80N	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	2156	-15.6
61	Zaccaria, Noa	1953	LUX	−34B	=28N	+78B	=70B	−26N	F	−73N	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.75	1869	-25.2
62	Horcicka, Jan	2103	CRO	−23N	−54N	F	−25B	F	+72B	+65N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1988	-30.0
63	Sivashankar, Samyukta	1815	LUX	−12N	−60B	F	−56N	=80B	=38B	+75N	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1985	+39.6
64	Simunkovic, Bartol	2140	CRO	F	+84B	−17B	−6N	F	F	+38B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	2082	-9.2
65	Mihic, Adam	1880	SLO	F	−19B	−55N	+72B	−74N	+84B	−62B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1925	+8.0
66	Durucay, UygarFM	2125	TUR	+73N	F	+70N	F	F	F	F	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2697	+17.5
67	Nainys, ZanasFM	2406	LTU	−27B	−1N	−6N	=18B	−19B	+74N	−17N	1.5	27.5	29.0	3.50	2032	-32.4
68	Hlebec, Jure	1677	SLO	F	−10N	=45B	−46N	−37B	−54N	+71N	1.5	18.5	18.5	3.00	1784	+20.8
69	Franc, BornaFM	2241	CRO	−2B	F	=46B	=49N	=44N	−23B	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	4.25	2079	-21.2
70	Zuzek, Bor	2068	SLO	−14N	+81B	−66B	=61N	−28N	−26B	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.50	1876	-57.6
71	Sosic, Zvan	1910	CRO	−22B	+73B	−11N	F	F	=46N	−68B	1.5	15.0	15.0	3.00	1855	-22.8
72	Uruci, Valentin	1958	KOS	−6N	F	=51B	−65N	+84B	−62N	−43N	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1874	-30.0
73	Kostyukovich, Dmitry	1720	LUX	−66B	−71N	F	−26B	−76N	=78N	+61B	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.50	1716	-10.4
74	Milovic, Ilija	2162	MNE	F	F	−53N	F	+65B	−67B	=46N	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.50	2030	-23.8
75	Plard, Axel	2090	LUX	−7N	=58B	−38N	−36N	=56B	F	−63B	1.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	1872	-52.1
76	Recica, Jona	1804	KOS	−35N	F	−28B	F	+73B	−48N	−37N	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	1811	-6.4
77	Jakovic, RokoFM	2226	CRO	+79N	−45N	F	−39B	F	−50N	−25B	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	2023	-24.6
78	Kosmrlj, Aleksej	1543	SLO	F	−52B	−61N	=83B	−47N	=73B	−48B	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1595	+6.4
79	Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFM	2312	HUN	−77B	F	F	+52N	−29B	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	2133	-14.6
80	Shtavica, Alaudin	1990	KOS	−8B	F	−58N	−38B	=63N	−60B	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.00	1761	-50.0
81	Koprivica, Andrija	1752	MNE	=24B	−70N	F	F	F	−14B	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	2.00	1851	+8.4
82	Filindash, NikitaCM	2172	CZE	=48B	F	F	−34N	−35B	F	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1911	-37.6
83	Mani, Ron	1721	KOS	F	F	F	=78N	F	F	−47B	0.5	4.0	4.0	0.50	1598	-14.8
84	Ortiz Bogdanov, Santiago	1789	LUX	−18B	−64N	F	−53B	−72N	−65N	−55B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1260	-46.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Keber, AljosaSLO
+100.4
4.0 pts · #21
2Jalovec, IgorSLO
+56.4
3.5 pts · #31
3Yalcinkaya, EfeFMTUR
+50.4
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Zuzek, BorSLO
-57.6
1.5 pts · #68
2Plard, AxelLUX
-52.1
1.0 pts · #79
3Petrus, AdrianCMCRO
-50.4
2.0 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R2+467 Elo gap
Jalovec, Igor1946 beat von Mettenheim, Johannes2413
R1+392 Elo gap
Keber, Aljosa2014 beat FMNainys, Zanas2406
R2+314 Elo gap
De Sousa Martinho, Vasco1789 beat Horcicka, Jan2103