European Union Youth Championship 2025 - U12
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37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Aug 2025 to 27 Aug 2025 in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Matvii Bilochenko (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 1972).
Matvii Bilochenko (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 1972) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alexandru-Daniel Pasca (6.5) and Maelys Manouvel (6.5). Bilochenko shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Iris Hamernikova (1511) beat Zlata Bogomolnikova (1798), a +287-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
Titled players · 5
CM×2
WCM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×12
🇵🇱Poland×5
🇸🇰Slovakia×4
🇷🇴Romania×3
🇪🇪Estonia×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇫🇷France×2
🇱🇻Latvia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Matvii Bilochenko led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R8–R9 · LEAD HELD
CM Matvii Bilochenko held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Matvii Bilochenko drew with WCM Lila Rzadkowska (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Matvii Bilochenko 3 wins (R6–R8)WCM Maelys Manouvel 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMatvii Bilochenko | * | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 2WCMLila Rzadkowska | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3WCMMaelys Manouvel | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Alexandru-Daniel Pasca | 1 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilochenko, MatviiCM | 1972 | POL | +25B | +9N | =5B | +10N | −2B | +16N | +6B | +3N | =4B | 7.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 38.50 | 2012 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Pasca, Alexandru-Daniel | 1873 | ROU | +12N | +24B | =6N | +16B | +1N | −7B | =4B | +8N | =5B | 6.5 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 36.00 | 1942 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Manouvel, MaelysWCM | 1739 | FRA | −24N | +13B | +15N | +12B | +21N | +6B | =7N | −1B | +10B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 34.50 | 1843 | +52.4 |
| 4 | Rzadkowska, LilaWCM | 1964 | POL | +28N | +22B | =16N | −6B | +11N | +14B | =2N | +12B | =1N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 32.00 | 1939 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Lazars, KrisjanisCM | 1845 | LAT | +29N | +23B | =1N | =11B | −6N | +22B | +14N | +7B | =2N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 31.00 | 1926 | +44.8 |
| 6 | Temirbek, Amirali | 1773 | CZE | +35B | +37N | =2B | +4N | +5B | −3N | −1N | +11B | =7N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 28.75 | 1933 | +68.8 |
| 7 | Konstantinides, Savvas | 1864 | CYP | +19B | +15N | =10B | =8N | +18B | +2N | =3B | −5N | =6B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 32.50 | 1851 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1683 | LAT | +31N | +11B | =17N | =7B | −14N | +32B | +21N | −2B | +19N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 24.25 | 1814 | +47.4 |
| 9 | Slusarczyk, Agnieszka | 1702 | POL | +36B | −1B | −23N | −31N | +33B | +27N | +22B | +21B | +14N | 6.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 20.00 | 1725 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Cieslar, Nikodem | 1786 | POL | +30N | +34B | =7N | −1B | =20N | =12B | +17N | +13B | −3N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 23.50 | 1787 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Ganea, Yanis-Andrei | 1917 | ROU | +27B | −8N | +19B | =5N | −4B | +24N | +18B | −6N | +17B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 23.25 | 1795 | -46.0 |
| 12 | Gawerska, Karolina | 1583 | POL | −2B | +36N | +37B | −3N | +31B | =10N | +16B | −4N | +18B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 17.25 | 1769 | +72.8 |
| 13 | Rudys, Augustas | 1555 | LTU | =17B | −3N | +28B | +23B | −16N | +26N | +20B | −10N | +22B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 20.75 | 1791 | +111.6 |
| 14 | Kozusnik, Jan | 1726 | CZE | −21B | +27N | +33B | +25N | +8B | −4N | −5B | +15N | −9B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 20.00 | 1711 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Fei, Emie | 1557 | FRA | +20N | −7B | −3B | +26N | −22N | +34B | +32N | −14B | +21N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1701 | +65.2 |
| 16 | Vanek, Martin | 1791 | CZE | +33B | +21N | =4B | −2N | +13B | −1B | −12N | −18N | +25B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 18.75 | 1705 | -36.1 |
| 17 | Bogomolnikova, Zlata | 1798 | LTU | =13N | +20B | =8B | −21N | +27B | =18N | −10B | +25N | −11N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1689 | -49.6 |
| 18 | Hrckova, AnnaWCM | 1705 | CZE | −23N | +29B | +24N | +32B | −7N | =17B | −11N | +16B | −12N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1665 | -11.4 |
| 19 | Reren, Alexis Miriam | 1576 | EST | −7N | +31B | −11N | =24B | −32N | +29B | +23B | +20N | −8B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 15.25 | 1645 | +27.6 |
| 20 | Janovicek, Lukas | 1835 | SVK | −15B | −17N | +30B | +33N | =10B | +23N | −13N | −19B | +32N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1588 | -99.6 |
| 21 | Hamernikova, Iris | 1511 | CZE | +14N | −16B | +22N | +17B | −3B | +25N | −8B | −9N | −15B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 17.00 | 1657 | +72.4 |
| 22 | Menkov, Ivan | 1657 | CZE | +32B | −4N | −21B | +37N | +15B | −5N | −9N | +28B | −13N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 12.00 | 1567 | -43.6 |
| 23 | Guzdziol, Olaf | 1492 | LUX | +18B | −5N | +9B | −13N | =25B | −20B | −19N | +35N | −33B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1579 | +34.0 |
| 24 | Cibickova, Diana | 1502 | SVK | +3B | −2N | −18B | =19N | +29N | −11B | −28N | =27B | =31N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 1592 | +32.0 |
| 25 | Svabova, Klara | 1653 | CZE | −1N | +35B | +34N | −14B | =23N | −21B | +31N | −17B | −16N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1559 | -47.6 |
| 26 | Kroslakova, Michaela | 1655 | SVK | −34N | +30B | −32N | −15B | +28N | −13B | =33N | =31B | =36N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1445 | -102.4 |
| 27 | Sevcikova, Terezie | 1568 | CZE | −11N | −14B | +35N | +34B | −17N | −9B | =37B | =24N | −29B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1512 | -28.0 |
| 28 | Salim, Florian | 1649 | GER | −4B | −33N | −13N | F | −26B | +36N | +24B | −22N | +34B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1517 | -62.4 |
| 29 | Krastinsh Daniels | 1560 | BUL | −5B | −18N | =36B | +30N | −24B | −19N | F | =32B | +27N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.00 | 1495 | -33.2 |
| 30 | Nagy-Konya, Luca | 1526 | HUN | −10B | −26N | −20N | −29B | F | −37N | +36B | +34B | +35N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1566 | +10.0 |
| 31 | Galia, Simon | 1478 | CZE | −8B | −19N | F | +9B | −12N | =35N | −25B | =26N | =24B | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.75 | 1468 | -4.4 |
| 32 | Hroch, Pavel | 1457 | CZE | −22N | F | +26B | −18N | +19B | −8N | −15B | =29N | −20B | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 9.50 | 1512 | +16.0 |
| 33 | Tanase, Andreea | 1516 | ROU | −16N | +28B | −14N | −20B | −9N | F | =26B | F | +23N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.25 | 1591 | +13.6 |
| 34 | Flidr, Jan | 1431 | CZE | +26B | −10N | −25B | −27N | +36B | −15N | =35B | −30N | −28N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 6.25 | 1432 | -27.2 |
| 35 | Maesepp, Stella | 1520 | EST | −6N | −25N | −27B | =36N | +37B | =31B | =34N | −23B | −30B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 4.75 | 1304 | -86.0 |
| 36 | Siskova, Alexandra | 1471 | SVK | −9N | −12B | =29N | =35B | −34N | −28B | −30N | F | =26B | 1.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.50 | 1335 | -51.2 |
| 37 | Zvolanek, Vojtech | 0 | CZE | F | −6B | −12N | −22B | −35N | +30B | =27N | F | F | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rudys, AugustasLTU+111.65.5 pts · #9
- 2Gawerska, KarolinaPOL+72.85.5 pts · #20
- 3Hamernikova, IrisCZE+72.44.0 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Kroslakova, MichaelaSVK-102.43.5 pts · #23
- 2Janovicek, LukasSVK-99.64.5 pts · #18
- 3Maesepp, StellaEST-86.02.5 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R4+287 Elo gap
- R7+280 Elo gap
- R1+278 Elo gap