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World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U14

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149 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2025 in Durres, Albania. 61 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2378, and top seed was Haochen Jiang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2457).

Mark Smirnov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2359) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Haochen Jiang (8.5) and Artem S. Lebedev (8.0). Smirnov shared the lead from round 9 and won solo starting round 10.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Yerassyl Maratuly (1541) beat Servaas Dhooge (2041), a +500-point gap.

Location
🇦🇱Durres, Albania
Dates
03 Oct 2025 → 16 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇳IMHaochen Jiang2457
Avg top 10
2,378
Participants
149
Titled players · 61
IM×6
FM×37
CM×18
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×11
FIDE (no federation)×11
🇺🇸United States of America×10
🇫🇷France×5
🇮🇳India×5
🇵🇱Poland×5
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×5
🇳🇴Norway×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

IM Mark Smirnov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
64
24
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Jiang takes leadSmirnov takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE12 Oct

IM Haochen Jiang takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mark Smirnov lost to IM Haochen Jiang (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Mark Smirnov 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R9–R11)IM Haochen Jiang 6 wins (R3–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMMark Smirnov*
0
½
2IMHaochen Jiang
1
*
½
3IMKhagan Ahmad*
½
4FMManvel Arakelyan
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Smirnov, MarkIM2359KAZ+85B+30N+34B+49N+16B=4N+8B2B+17N+3N+11B9.572.577.565.002599+60.6
2Jiang, HaochenIM2457CHN=83N=67B+85N+88B+56N+22B+48B+1N=3B=5N=4B8.569.074.056.252408-2.7
3Lebedev, Artem S.FM2224FID+107N+71B=5N+20B=10N=17B+28N+12B=2N1B+24B8.074.078.553.502447+132.8
4Arakelyan, ManvelFM2347ARM+53N+52B+58N=48B+9N=1B+5N17B=6N+20B=2N8.073.579.556.502466+34.8
5Rosh JainFM2332IND+113B+23N=3B+33N+19B=8N4B+35N+29B=2B=6N8.073.578.054.002429+29.6
6Ahmad, KhaganIM2455AZE+94B+36N=45B8N+61B+41N=11B+34N=4B+12N=5B8.070.575.553.002430-2.0
7Momunaliev, RuslanCM2126KGZ+139N10B91N+107B+90N+51B=21N+28B=25N+37B+27B8.062.065.045.502316+111.6
8Nemitz, AlfredFM2296GER+81N=39B+74N+6B+28N=5B1N=10B=16N+19B=9N7.573.078.550.752368+25.6
9Meirkhanuly, AkylzhanFM2234KAZ+117B+66N=35B+14N4B+27N=13B=11N=24B+16N=8B7.571.576.050.002403+105.2
10Vasilkov, NikolayFM2334FID+50B+7N+22B=19N=3B=48N=18B=8N=23B=38N+30N7.570.576.552.002326+1.0
11Brzezina, PiotrFM2330POL+73B+77N19B+97N=41B+43N=6N=9B+48N+21B1N7.569.074.046.502341+7.8
12Temirbekov, TaimazFM2301FID+70B+80N=13B16N+72B+56N+29B3N+14B6B+31N7.568.574.047.252340+17.0
13George Samir, DavidIM2357EGY+93N+60B=12N=18B22N+121B=9N=57B=30N+23N+38B7.566.070.045.752334-3.8
14Negrean, AndreiFM2343ROU+62N+64B=17N9B=63N+74B+30N=48B12N+42B+54N7.565.070.546.002297-9.4
15Das, AditeyaFM2248USA=75N+106B=39N+67B=29B=16N=23B50N+89B+73N+28N7.561.566.043.752224+0.2
16Sathvik AdigaIM2396IND=51N+31B+44N+12B1N=15B=36N+18N=8B9B+60N7.072.078.047.252315-9.6
17Fedosov, AlexanderFM2266FID+111B+82N=14B=29N+36B=3N+49B+4N1B24N=21N7.071.576.045.002357+58.4
18Golis, WiktorFM2300POL+32B+97N=29B=13N=26B+19N=10N16B+53N=31B=20N7.068.573.545.502284+1.2
19Sidorenja, RadionCM2053FID+146N+46B+11N=10B5N18B=58N+60B+34B8N+49B7.068.570.541.252369+160.8
20Radzimski, AntoniFM2356POL+92B=43N+42B3N40B+68N+72B+33N+26B4N=18B7.067.572.543.252270-20.6
21Ambartsumian, TyhranFM2351ARM+108B=33N56B+93N+42B=26N=7B+40N+50B11N=17B7.066.070.542.752244-26.2
22Breuil, VirgileFM2263FRA+122N+84B10N+71B+13B2N=33B23N=65B+63N+50B7.066.070.040.752242-2.8
23Platonovs, Nikolajs2100LAT+116N5B78N+112B+95N+31B=15N+22B=10N13B+57N7.065.069.541.002206+65.2
24Zhauynbay AldiyarFM2332KAZ+89N=55B=88N+39B87N+63B=52N+56B=9N+17B3N7.063.068.042.752237-24.4
25Singh, Siddharth2338USA+101B+40N48B=72N=59B=32N=61B+86N=7B+56N=26B7.062.567.542.002201-33.0
26Yilmaz, BaverFM2213TUR=106N+75B=86N+90B=18N=21B=54N+76B20N+47B=25N7.061.566.040.752190-0.4
27Jing, AndrewFM2325USA+95N=88B=55N=84B+64N9B=86N+71B+52N+44B7N7.061.066.039.752212-28.6
28Krauchi Romero, MartinFM2346ESP+90B=44N+59B+43N8B+40N3B7N+32B+33N15B6.569.574.540.252214-33.6
29Gibala, AdamFM2355POL+65N+99B=18N=17B=15N+87B12N+36B5N30B+72N6.566.571.538.752272-21.4
30Stickler, FlorentinFM2200AUT+103B1B90N+127N+101B+66N14B+61N=13B+29N10B6.565.569.536.252207+12.8
31Akhmet, SuleymanCM1934KAZ=38B16N+131B=77N+80B23N+66B+46N+41B=18N12B6.565.068.537.502214+149.6
32Gvasalia, Gaga1926GEO18N+137B+69N=64B+44N=25B=57N=37B28N+52B=36N6.564.067.538.002230+162.0
33Sherla PrathameshCM2193IND+132N=21B+79N5B=51N+53B=22N20B+74N28B+83N6.564.067.536.002200+11.6
34Borne, FelixFM2315FRA+76N+121B1N+86B=55N=54B+87N6B19N=71B+74N6.563.067.033.752191-30.0
35Lacan Rus, DavidFM2335FRA+91N+87B=9N+96B48N=52B+60N5B44N+55B=39N6.562.567.537.002240-12.3
36Boulos, Paul2202FRA+112N6B+65N+91B17N+71B=16B29N+95B=50N=32B6.562.567.035.752177-6.8
37Islamov, ShakhzodCM2245UZB79B+100N+108B61N+65B+59N=50B=32N+51B7N=40B6.561.566.037.002075-84.4
38Federer, ColinFM2300SUI=31N51B+106N53B+81N+84B+88N=52B+55N=10B13N6.561.566.036.502149-35.0
39Demchenko, Maksim DmFM2084FID+131B=8N=15B24N=73B76N+110B+98N+45B=49N=35B6.561.565.036.002185+62.0
40Gabadadze, GabrielFM2142GEO+136N25B=62N+89B+20N28B+75N21B+94N=57B=37N6.561.565.035.252201+40.0
41Dogan, Umut AnilFM2238TUR+115N=86B=67N+94B=11N6B+89N=54B31N+76B=44N6.561.065.535.502147-41.0
42Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM2163TUR=47N+125B20N+62B21N89B+81N+75B+83N14N+73B6.561.065.035.252099-23.6
43Abdsattar, AlisherCM2197KAZ+138N=20B+51N28B+84N11B76N=62B+85N=53B+71N6.560.563.534.502152-17.6
44Alizada, Pasham2182AZE+123N=28B16B+92N32B+108N+122B=49N+35B27N=41B6.559.563.533.502211+25.6
45Reyan Md.FM2322IND+110B+72N=6N56B=74N=86B=55N=94B39N+51B+84N6.559.063.536.252161-40.2
46Landolsi, IyadCM2254FRA+127B19N=92B=113N=53N=93B=62N31B+102N+94B+82B6.555.559.532.752058-98.4
47Tsolmon, Battur1751MGL=42B59N54B=100N=126B+109N+111B+97N+72B26N+77B6.555.559.532.752029+143.2
48Ritzerveld, NoahFM2270NED+102N+63B+25N=4N+35B=10B2N=14N11B54B=61N6.070.575.539.002273+2.8
49Marin Ferragut, PauIM2333ESP+78N+69B+57N1B=52N+55B17N=44B=54N=39B19N6.066.572.036.002181-20.6
50Bokhodirov, AbdulkodirFM1991UZB10N+139B+99N=60B=57N+69B=37N+15B21N=36B22N6.065.068.034.002221+124.8
51Savelev, Matvei2027BLR=16B+38N43B+109N=33B7N+68B+87B37N45N+96B6.063.568.033.752183+88.0
52Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFM2174KAZ+114B4N+73B+78N=49B=35N=24B=38N27B32N+92B6.063.568.033.502185+5.4
53Timonteev, Aleksandr2010FID4B=114N+124B+38N=46B33N+80B+59N18B=43N=56B6.063.067.033.752163+82.8
54Gorkov, Kirill2061ESTF74B+47N+79B+58N=34N=26B=41N=49B+48N14B6.063.063.037.002243+95.6
55Costantino, Claudio EmanueleCM2100ITA+128B=24N=27B+68N=34B49N=45B+93N38B35N+91B6.062.066.033.502203+59.6
56Casiguran, Phil Martin2105PHI=125N+133B+21N+45N2B12B+123N24N+122B25B=53N6.061.565.030.002143+27.2
57Karthi, JashithCM2206USA+100B+147N49B=66N=50B+82N=32B=13N=73B=40N23B6.061.563.531.502075-63.2
58Saminskij, Jan2283SUI+98B+61N4B=82N54B+92N=19B=73N=63B=65N=59B6.061.066.034.002096-100.0
59Moses, NeilCM2076CAN=133N+47B28N+81B=25N37B+78N53B=62N+79B=58N6.061.064.534.252077+3.6
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71Guo, Felix2055USA+143B3N+117B22N+70B36N+113B27N+68B=34N43B5.562.565.026.752080+10.8
72Kroulik, Vaclav2093CZE+126N45B+95N=25B12N+102B20N+79B47N+89B29B5.561.565.528.002077-5.6
73Kodiri, Pairavi1965TJK11N+116B52N+136B=39N+64B+96N=58B=57N15B42N5.561.565.028.252111+78.4
74Dijokas, Jokubas2071LTU=109B+54N8B+111N=45B14N+91B=95N33B+110N34B5.559.564.028.002091+12.4
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77Steiners, EmilsCM2096LAT+105N11B=89N=31B=102N75B79N+132B+112N+78B47N5.556.560.026.751905-100.8
78Dauren, DarmenCM1982KAZ49B+119N+23B52B88N+124N59B+69N=86B77N+106B5.555.559.528.502035+30.4
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80Ivanov, Andrey A.CM2083IRL+137N12B=81N=75B31N+115B53N+113B=90N=95B=76N5.555.559.025.751955-70.8
81Mazanik, Mikita1924FID8B+134N=80B59N38B+128N42B+124N+109B82N+114B5.554.558.023.251938+7.2
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83Dhooge, Servaas2041BEL=2B109N68B+128N115B+136N+104B+123N42B+106N33B5.554.057.525.251897-72.8
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87Merkouropoulos, Dionysios2136GRE+118B35N+70B+98N+24B29N34B51N92B+93N62B5.059.564.027.502054-44.0
88Diaz Guerrero, Jesus DanielCM2099MEX+129B=27N=24B2N+78B=122N38B89N+100B=91N70B5.059.563.526.002030-36.9
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93Duarte Fernandez, AgustinFM2022ARG13B=124N+114B21B+79N=46N+69B55B60N87B+123N5.058.062.025.252029+3.2
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99Sandmann, Villads MajvangFM2191DEN+135B29N50B=115N=111B=110N=90B=91N+70B=62N66B5.054.057.524.251950-128.8
100Stefanoski, Daniel1833MKD57N37B=105N=47B+125N=90B64N+139B88N+131B=89N5.052.555.521.251873+13.6
101Velychko, Semen1998UKR25N+136B60N+132B30N+112B63N+131B61B66N+138B5.052.555.518.001930-35.2
102Rabarison, Ny Andolalaina Fitia Noah1914MAD48B+148N97B+126N=77B72N92B+104N46B=138N+124B5.049.550.518.251894-10.4
103Aichinger, Johannes1803AUT30N85N126B+145N+129B62B+116N108N69B+125B+121N5.048.550.518.501829+3.6
104Csanyi, Simon1730HUN64N62B+144N121B=105N+133B83N102B=134N+130B+127B5.046.548.517.751766+6.8
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106Tutekov, Teodor1843BUL=26B15N38B+131N92B+134N=108B+66N=82B83B78N4.556.560.021.501936+40.8
107Duabek, Abylaikhan1859KAZ3B+142N66B7N+118B65N+114B82N+135B69N=111B4.556.559.017.251859-7.2
108Sibincic, Nikola2011BIH21N+132B37N=123B+141N44B=106N+103B64N67B=116N4.553.556.518.001898-65.6
109Maratuly, Yerassyl1541KAZ=74N+83B96N51B89N47B+129N+138B81N+112B85N4.552.555.519.751822+114.4
110Vuckovic, Uros1947SRB45N+105B64N+139B86N=99B39N+134B+141N74B79N4.551.554.517.001887-35.2
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112Ait Atmane, Samy Younes1825ALG36B94N+120B23N+119B101N=118B+126N77B109N+135B4.551.054.518.751785-33.6
113Myny, Sigur H1981NOR5N=128B+125N=46B121N+142B71N80N=114B+132B75N4.551.053.517.501845-72.4
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115Rantala, Tuomas1871FIN41B+143N82B=99B+83N80N97B118N+119B114N+129B4.550.553.019.001835-26.8
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119Qudsi, Mohammad1680LBN69N78B+146N65B112N+147B=138N141B115N+144B+132N4.540.042.011.001640-18.8
120Yen, Yu-En1614TPE121N95B112N+149B132N=139B=133N116B=130N+148B+141N4.536.036.09.251610-10.8
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122Wu, Chen- Hao1898TPE22B+145N61BF+94N=88B44N+84B56N=86B67N4.054.056.017.501979+32.8
123Endo, Shuma1758JPN44B90N+148B=108N+127B+97N56B83B84N=111N93B4.051.552.514.501870+52.0
124Alsayer, Bader1793KUW60N=93B53N=125B+116N78B+142N81B67N+134B102N4.051.053.515.001748-29.2
125Karaolis, Andreas1670CYP=56B42N113B=124N100B+148N+117B90N66B103N+140B4.049.550.513.501738+20.4
126Vokhidov, Saidkhuja1600UZB72B70N+103N102B=47N79B+144N112B132N+139B=128N4.048.550.515.251674+26.4
127Schwartz, Michael1895RSA46N+149B84N30B123N+129B=132N105B+139N=116B104N4.047.547.511.001690-111.6
128To, Nam Long1659MNC55N=113N76B83B+140N81B134N+144BF+137N=126B4.044.046.012.751643-17.6
129Chitta, Adithya1644USA88N89B+140N95B103N127N109B+146B+148N+136B115N4.041.542.59.501584-33.2
130Shtiza, Ted1538ALB97B98N=135B114N131B137N+145B+143N=120B104N+147B4.039.041.010.501412-46.8
131Mintz, Nathan1586USA39N=76B31N106B+130N=138B+136B101N=117B100N118B3.549.552.514.001697+44.8
132Tojomalala, Aiko1761MAD33B108N+134B101N+120B91N=127B77N+126B113N119B3.548.051.514.001740-24.4
133Sivakumar, Nirvan1550USA=59B56N75N138B+143B104N=120B111N+145B=135N117B3.545.047.011.501557-6.4
134Muhammad Chaudhry1568PAK63N81B132N+146B=136N106B+128B110N=104B124N=137B3.544.046.012.001598+4.8
135Chendighilean, Vladislav1760MDA99N65B=130N=105B142N+144B67N+140B107N=133B112N3.544.046.011.251580-76.0
136Pu, Jing1717TPE40B101N+145B73N=134B83B131N=137N+140B129N=142N3.542.544.59.751490-89.2
137Tsai, Nien-Yu1577TPE80B32N=138N141B144N+130B139N=136B+142N128B=134N3.538.540.511.501574-10.0
138Jaikaran, Aaron1795BAR43B92N=137B+133N76B=131N=119B109NF=102B101N3.047.050.511.751654-79.6
139Vlach, Ludwig1683LUX7B50N+143B110N117B=120N+137B100N127B126N=144N3.046.548.59.251550-61.6
140Pataridze, Alexander0USA66B68N129B+148N128B118N+146B135N136N+145B125N3.039.540.55.0013660.0
141Mugambi Christian Mwamba1797KENFFF+137N108B+105B84N+119N110B97N120B3.037.037.013.001739-30.0
142Hardie-Brown, Shiloh0USA67N107B116NF+135B113N124B117N137B+149N=136B2.538.538.55.2515310.0
143Bajraktari, Alis0ALB71N115B139N=144B133N+149B105N130B146NF+148B2.530.530.52.0013710.0
144Aleksi, Ralf0ALB61B111N104B=143N+137B135N126B128NF119N=139B2.040.540.56.2514660.0
145Alkhadher, Abdulwahab0KUW86N122B136N103B+146N116B130N+149B133N140NF2.034.534.52.009460.0
146FIDE 39986683019B117N119B134N145BF140N129N+143B147N+149B2.033.033.02.509620.0
147Xhemali, Joan0ALBF57B94NFF119N+148B114NF+146B130N2.031.031.03.0015000.0
148Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz1434KUW84N102B123N140B+149N125B147NF129B120N143N1.034.534.50.00919-36.8
149FIDE 10310266082B127N118B120N148B143NF145NF142B146N0.030.530.50.009340.0

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