European Union Youth Championship 2025 - U8

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27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Aug 2025 to 27 Aug 2025 in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1578, and top seed was Said Ighilahriz (🇫🇷 FRA, 1756).

Lev Jevglevski (🇪🇪 EST, 1726) won with 9.0/9, ahead of David-Christian Talaba (7.5) and Daniel Sava (6.5). Jevglevski won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: David-Christian Talaba (1577) beat Said Ighilahriz (1756), a +179-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic

Dates

19 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Said Ighilahriz1756

Avg top 10

1,578

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×6

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×3

🇨🇿Czech Republic×3

🇨🇾Cyprus×2

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇪🇪Estonia×2

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

Top 3

🥇
Lev Jevglevski
🇪🇪EST·1726
9.0pts·2335perf+71.6
🥈
David-Christian Talaba
🇷🇴ROU·1577
7.5pts·1778perf+62.0
🥉
Daniel Sava
🇷🇴ROU·1450
6.5pts·1622perf+55.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Lev Jevglevski led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Jevglevski9Talaba7.5Sava6.5Pastor Zuccolo6Karcz5.5Szlendak5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Lev Jevglevski never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Lev Jevglevski beat David-Christian Talaba (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Lev Jevglevski 9 wins (R1–R9)David-Christian Talaba 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lev Jevglevski	*	1	1	1
2David-Christian Talaba	0	*	1	½
3Daniel Sava	0	0	*	½
4Matteo Pastor Zuccolo	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jevglevski, Lev	1726	EST	+26B	+12N	+3B	+2B	+8N	+11B	+4N	+9N	+13B	9.0	43.5	44.5	44.50	2335	+71.6
2	Talaba, David-Christian	1577	ROU	+21N	+20B	+5B	−1N	=4B	+3N	+16B	+7N	+8B	7.5	44.5	47.5	35.50	1778	+62.0
3	Sava, Daniel	1450	ROU	+17N	+13B	−1N	+20B	+10N	−2B	+11N	=4B	+9B	6.5	45.0	48.0	28.50	1622	+55.6
4	Pastor Zuccolo, Matteo	1507	FRA	+27N	+11B	=6N	=10B	=2N	+8B	−1B	=3N	+14B	6.0	47.5	48.5	27.25	1620	+40.8
5	Ighilahriz, Said	1756	FRA	+14N	+6B	−2N	−8N	−16B	+22B	=15N	+18N	+12B	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.25	1541	-53.6
6	Szlendak, Wojciech	1492	POL	+19B	−5N	=4B	+7N	−14B	+18N	=8B	=12N	+16N	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.25	1571	+12.4
7	Karcz, Bartlomiej	1443	POL	+22B	−8N	=19B	−6B	+15N	+17N	+13B	−2B	+11N	5.5	38.5	41.5	21.75	1541	+30.8
8	Brentegani, Romeo	1598	FRA	+15N	+7B	=10N	+5B	−1B	−4N	=6N	+16B	−2N	5.0	48.5	52.5	24.75	1564	-24.8
9	Josephides, Nicholas	0	CYP	−10N	+15B	+22N	−11B	+20N	+14N	+12B	−1B	−3N	5.0	41.5	44.5	19.50	1416	0.0
10	Alkim, Albert	1543	CYP	+9B	+23N	=8B	=4N	−3B	−16N	−14B	+17N	+21B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1404	-17.6
11	Katsarski, Yan	1580	BUL	+18B	−4N	+16B	+9N	+12B	−1N	−3B	=14N	−7B	4.5	45.0	48.5	19.25	1291	-72.8
12	Valik, Viktor	1518	SVK	+16N	−1B	+27N	+14B	−11N	+13B	−9N	=6B	−5N	4.5	42.5	43.5	16.75	1463	-16.4
13	Matala, Sophia-Lenina	1459	ROU	=25B	−3N	+24B	+19N	+17B	−12N	−7N	+15B	−1N	4.5	40.0	42.5	15.75	1388	-31.2
14	Adam, Sare	0	FRA	−5B	+25N	+23B	−12N	+6N	−9B	+10N	=11B	−4N	4.5	39.0	41.5	18.25	1510	0.0
15	Bravo Pausader, Ines	0	FRA	−8B	−9N	+26B	+23N	−7B	+19N	=5B	−13N	+25B	4.5	34.5	35.5	12.75	1253	-37.2
16	Landeros Romero, Antonio	0	CZE	−12B	+24N	−11N	+22B	+5N	+10B	−2N	−8N	−6B	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.50	1483	0.0
17	FIDE 524093	0	—	−3B	=18N	+25B	+21N	−13N	−7B	+20N	−10B	−19B	3.5	34.5	37.0	10.25	672	0.0
18	FIDE 23776218	0	—	−11N	=17B	−20N	+26B	+25N	−6B	+19N	−5B	−24B	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.75	782	0.0
19	Motyka, Richard	0	SVK	−6N	+21B	=7N	−13B	+27N	−15B	−18B	F	+17N	3.5	31.0	31.0	10.25	1155	0.0
20	Motykova, Dorota	0	SVK	+24B	−2N	+18B	−3N	−9B	+23N	−17B	−21N	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	9.50	1377	0.0
21	Flidrova, Mariana	0	CZE	−2B	−19N	F	−17B	−22N	+24B	+26N	+20B	−10N	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.00	1398	0.0
22	FIDE 14999811	0	—	−7N	F	−9B	−16N	+21B	−5N	+23B	−25N	+27B	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.00	799	0.0
23	Zinovjev, Danila	0	EST	F	−10B	−14N	−15B	+24N	−20B	−22N	+27N	+26B	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	1358	0.0
24	Muller-Moingt, Julia	1486	FRA	−20N	−16B	−13N	F	−23B	−21N	+27B	+26B	+18N	3.0	23.0	23.0	5.50	681	-19.6
25	Martinkovicova, Lucie	0	CZE	=13N	−14B	−17N	+27B	−18B	−26N	F	+22B	−15N	2.5	25.5	25.5	6.25	1278	0.0
26	FIDE 2540983	0	—	−1N	−27B	−15N	−18N	F	+25B	−21B	−24N	−23N	1.0	29.5	29.5	2.50	754	0.0
27	FIDE 23789611	0	—	−4B	+26N	−12B	−25N	−19B	F	−24N	−23B	−22N	1.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	703	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jevglevski, LevEST
+71.6
9.0 pts · #1
2Talaba, David-ChristianROU
+62.0
7.5 pts · #2
3Sava, DanielROU
+55.6
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Katsarski, YanBUL
-72.8
4.5 pts · #14
2Ighilahriz, SaidFRA
-53.6
5.5 pts · #10
3Bravo Pausader, InesFRA
-37.2
4.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R3+179 Elo gap
Talaba, David-Christian1577 beat Ighilahriz, Said1756
R4+158 Elo gap
Brentegani, Romeo1598 beat Ighilahriz, Said1756
R9+137 Elo gap
Karcz, Bartlomiej1443 beat Katsarski, Yan1580