Lake Queen Summer Youth Chess Festival - U20
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 08 Sept 2025 in Struga, North Macedonia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Kiril Nikolovski (🇲🇰 MKD, 2092).
Ahmet Jusufi ( KOS, 2016) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ilija Velkov (5.0) and Rron Recica (4.5). Jusufi shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jovan Puroski (1571) beat Alaudin Shtavica (1940), a +369-point gap.
Location
🇲🇰Struga, North Macedonia
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 08 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇲🇰North Macedonia×22
Kosovo×9
🇦🇱Albania×5
🇬🇷Greece×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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9
3
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Jusufi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ahmet Jusufi drew with Ilija Velkov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ahmet Jusufi 3 wins (R1–R3)Ilija Velkov 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmet Jusufi | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ilija Velkov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Rron Recica | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Emmanouil Raftopoulos | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jusufi, Ahmet | 2016 | KOS | +20N | +3B | +9N | =4B | +6N | =2N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 20.00 | 1996 | +2.2 |
| 2 | Velkov, Ilija | 1734 | MKD | +19N | +14B | +18B | +11N | =4N | =1B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 2045 | +88.8 |
| 3 | Recica, Rron | 1619 | KOS | +31B | −1N | +25B | +29N | =8N | +11B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1904 | +69.6 |
| 4 | Nikolovski, Kiril | 2092 | MKD | +33B | +10N | +7B | =1N | =2B | F | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 15.00 | 2006 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Shtiza, Brendon | 1692 | ALB | +24B | +29N | =12B | =7N | +13B | F | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 1999 | +53.2 |
| 6 | Simonoski, Luka | 1629 | MKD | +30N | +41B | =11B | +12N | −1B | =8N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1789 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Stojcheski, Aleksandar | 1688 | MKD | +23N | +22B | −4N | =5B | =16N | +19B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1744 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Recica, Jona | 1797 | KOS | −25B | +28N | +17B | +18N | =3B | =6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1680 | -32.4 |
| 9 | Raftopoulos, Emmanouil | 1650 | GRE | +27N | +37B | −1B | =16N | +25B | =10N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1707 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Atanasovski, David | 1616 | MKD | +26N | −4B | =19N | +35B | +15N | =9B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1682 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Uruci, Valentin | 1928 | KOS | +17N | +16B | =6N | −2B | +21B | −3N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1675 | -64.8 |
| 12 | Guralumi, Matteo | 0 | ALB | +15N | +35B | =5N | −6B | −18B | +25N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shtavica, Alaudin | 1940 | KOS | +39B | −18N | +21N | +14B | −5N | =16B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1649 | -72.4 |
| 14 | Ruli, Sufjan | 1541 | KOS | +36B | −2N | +30B | −13N | +23B | =20N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1571 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Vukashinovikj, Jovan | 1580 | MKD | −12B | +32N | +23B | +20N | −10B | =28N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1625 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Sharku, Uvejs | 1554 | KOS | +40B | −11N | +37N | =9B | =7B | =13N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1724 | +37.2 |
| 17 | Burns, Elisaveta | 1487 | MKD | −11B | +40N | −8N | =19B | +26N | +27B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1555 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Puroski, Jovan | 1571 | MKD | F | +13B | −2N | −8B | +12N | +22B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1729 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Jakimov, Dragi | 1474 | MKD | −2B | +36N | =10B | =17N | +29B | −7N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1545 | +16.8 |
| 20 | Misheski, Pavel | 1500 | MKD | −1B | +31N | +41N | −15B | =27N | =14B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1415 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Grashkoski, Leonid | 1644 | MKD | +32B | =25N | −13B | +22B | −11N | =24N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1579 | -21.2 |
| 22 | Angjelovski, Luka | 1503 | MKD | +38B | −7N | +34B | −21N | +30B | −18N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 840 | -29.6 |
| 23 | Ivanovski, Jovan | 1456 | MKD | −7B | +38N | −15N | +41B | −14N | +30B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 805 | -36.4 |
| 24 | Gjorgjieska, Teodora | 1462 | MKD | −5N | −26B | +40N | =38B | +35N | =21B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1475 | +1.2 |
| 25 | Kumbaroski, Gerasim | 1481 | MKD | +8N | =21B | −3N | +26B | −9N | −12B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1591 | +20.0 |
| 26 | Baholli, Dejan | 0 | ALB | −10B | +24N | =28B | −25N | −17B | +31N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pllana, Alba | 1406 | KOS | −9B | +33N | −29B | +34N | =20B | −17N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1388 | -6.4 |
| 28 | Theocharopoulou, Christina | 1540 | GRE | =35N | −8B | =26N | +31B | F | =15B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1497 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Dervishi, Rian | 1543 | MKD | +34N | −5B | +27N | −3B | −19N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1356 | -40.8 |
| 30 | Agic, Alirexhep | 0 | MKD | −6B | +39N | −14N | +40B | −22N | −23N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Aliu, Besir | 0 | MKD | −3N | −20B | +39B | −28N | +41N | −26B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Taneski, Marko | 0 | MKD | −21N | −15B | +36N | −37B | +38N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Kotusheska, Jovana | 1502 | MKD | −4N | −27B | −35N | =36B | +40N | =38B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 857 | -28.4 |
| 34 | Limanmera, Rejana | 0 | KOS | −29B | F | −22N | −27B | +39N | +37N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Shtiza, Ted | 0 | ALB | =28B | −12N | +33B | −10N | −24B | −36N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Shapkaroski, Mihail | 0 | MKD | −14N | −19B | −32B | =33N | F | +35B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Perihana, Sebi | 1411 | ALB | F | −9N | −16B | +32N | F | −34B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 802 | -20.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 15016242 | 0 | — | −22N | −23B | F | =24N | −32B | =33N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Gjorgjieska, Simona | 1498 | MKD | −13N | −30B | −31N | F | −34B | +41N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1097 | -3.2 |
| 40 | FIDE 15021289 | 0 | — | −16N | −17B | −24B | −30N | −33B | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 15021300 | 0 | — | F | −6N | −20B | −23N | −31B | −39B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Velkov, IlijaMKD+88.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Recica, RronKOS+69.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Shtiza, BrendonALB+53.24.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Shtavica, AlaudinKOS-72.43.5 pts · #10
- 2Uruci, ValentinKOS-64.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Dervishi, RianMKD-40.82.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R2+369 Elo gap
- R1+316 Elo gap
- R6+309 Elo gap