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World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G14

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107 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2025 in Durres, Albania. 36 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2121, and top seed was Mariya Kholyavko (🇰🇿 KAZ, WFM, 2241).

Polina A Smirnova ( FID, WFM, 2157) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Rukiya Olimova (9.0) and Jemaicah Yap Mendoza (8.5). Smirnova won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Dilnoza Nurullaeva (1661) beat Senem Gul Bassari (CM, 2227), a +566-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
🇰🇿WFMMariya Kholyavko2241
Avg top 10
2,121
Participants
107
Titled players · 36
CM×1
WFM×19
WCM×16
Federations · 8 represented
FIDE (no federation)×9
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×6
🇺🇸United States of America×5
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×5
🇫🇷France×4
🇮🇳India×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇬🇷Greece×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
43
18
6
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Mendoza takes leadVujovic takes leadMendoza takes lead
Olimova9Smirnova9Mendoza8.5Vujovic8Popenkova8Fedorenko8— ex-leaders:Narahariled R4, #20
R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Oct

WFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.0/11. Smirnova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (66.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Rukiya Olimova 5+4 wins (R2–R6, R8–R11)WFM Polina A Smirnova 7 wins (R5–R11)WFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMRukiya Olimova*—
0
—
2WFMPolina A Smirnova—*
1
1
3WFMJemaicah Yap Mendoza
1
0
*
0
4WFMVera Vujovic—
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Smirnova, Polina AWFM2157FID−36B+90N+58B−6N+87B+38N+16B+25N+11B+4N+3B9.066.070.056.002119-8.0
2Olimova, RukiyaWFM1926UZB−64N+100B+76N+55B+77N+12B−3N+33B+15N+8B+9N9.063.066.052.502122+104.4
3Mendoza, Jemaicah YapWFM1943PHI+62B+51N+38B=8B+33N+28N+2B−4B+17N+5B−1N8.572.577.556.752192+140.4
4Vujovic, VeraWFM2099SRB+50N=49B+34N+75B=20N+18B+8B+3N−5N−1B+15N8.071.075.552.252132+22.0
5Bashirli, SaadatWCM1940AZE+78B+12N+36B=33B−13N+59N+37B+8N+4B−3N=7B8.069.073.551.002104+92.8
6Fedorenko, Ekaterina I.WCM1846FID+99N=26B=43N+1B=31N−34B+29N+35B=28N+17B+11N8.067.070.551.752174+184.4
7Popenkova, Varvara1961FID=56N+89B=26N=22B−14N+39B+30N+42B+27N+13B=5N8.066.070.049.502012+34.0
8Kholyavko, MariyaWFM2241KAZ+58B+53N+48B=3N+18B+13B−4N−5B+34N−2N+25B7.571.076.046.752069-72.0
9Tereshchenko, ElizaWCM1973FID+69N−37B+39N−77B=50N+49B+75N+14B+16N+21B−2B7.562.567.044.751956-5.2
10Le Thai Hoang AnhWCM1895VIE+72N+67B−33N−19B=76N+65B+40N=26B+20N=34B+27N7.560.064.543.001950+37.6
11Venskaya, NikaWCM2016FID+40N=14B+61N+37B=28B=17N+48B=15B−1N+12N−6B7.069.074.043.251994-8.8
12Abak, Tuana1808TUR+102N−5B+83N+32B+42N−2N+28B+20B=13N−11B=21N7.068.571.540.502038+106.0
13Matskevich, VarvaraWFM2064POL=61N+64B+49N+30B+5B−8N+25B=17N=12B−7N=22B7.068.073.044.501981-39.6
14Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFM1846KAZ+104B=11N+46B−20N+7B=33B+18N−9N=25B=35N+41B7.067.069.542.252028+109.6
15Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM1875USA+88N+27B−31N+36B=59N+29B+35B=11N−2B+41N−4B7.066.570.541.002001+75.2
16Tursunalieva, NurelinaWCM1677KGZ=21N−34B+89N+24B+63N+30B−1N+48N−9B+33B=23N7.066.570.541.002021+184.4
17Mamakova, Aknur1888KAZ=89N+79B+52N+21B=29N=11B+34N=13B−3B−6N+36B7.066.070.041.252006+71.6
18Saranya Devi NarahariWFM1906IND+66N+19B+29N+31B−8N−4N−14B−45N+39B+59N+37B7.065.570.542.002000+54.0
19Gailevska, Milana1794LAT+43B−18N+41B+10N=48B−35N−23B+32B+49N=44N+34B7.063.569.043.252052+148.0
20Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM2007FID+76N+77B=30N+14B=4B−25N+78B−12N−10B+45N+44B7.063.568.039.751943-31.2
21Kovalskyy, Alicia1966GER=16B+81N+94B−17N=40N+50B+58N=27B+23B−9N=12B7.063.066.538.751873-43.2
22Nihira KoulWCM1828IND−84B+91N+60B=7N−35N+63B−26N+40B+29N+42B=13N7.060.564.540.001957+77.6
23Sodgerelt NaranboldWCM1942MGL−27N+88B−40N+64B=39N+61B+19N+60B−21N+54B=16B7.060.064.038.001832-54.0
24Benhadid, Jeilynn1860FRA=73B−94N+80B−16N+86B−52B+65N+87N+68B=36N+35B7.052.055.534.001813-18.0
25Zarkym, Ailin1851KAZ+95N−33B+65N+27B+26N+20B−13N−1B=14N+28B−8N6.568.071.538.502012+90.4
26Guo, Hanxi2060CHN+87B=6N=7B+51N−25B=45N+22B=10N=53B=37N=30B6.566.570.540.251911-78.4
27Nurullaeva, Dilnoza1661UZB+23B−15N+70B−25N+51B+44N+43B=21N−7B+53N−10B6.566.071.038.501966+170.8
28Nivedita V CWFM2154IND+39N+63B=75N+35B=11N−3B−12N+77B=6B−25N+48B6.564.068.536.751948-102.4
29Ejsymont, BlankaWFM2125POL+59B+44N−18B+38N=17B−15N−6B+78N−22B+51N+53B6.564.068.536.001901-110.0
30Ashotia, Barbare1881GEO+92B+80N=20B−13N+47B−16N−7B=59N+78B+58N=26N6.560.564.533.251865-4.4
31Beber, AnjaWCM2002SLO+47B+70N+15B−18N=6B−37N−60B−68N+98B+55N+54B6.560.063.536.501864-72.0
32Wang, Luomeng1981HUN+74B−38N+54B−12N−60B+56N=87B−19N+81B+86N+49N6.555.059.032.001817-81.3
33Deepak, LaksshanaWFM2070CAN+54B+25N+10B=5N−3B=14N+53B−2N−41B−16N+58B6.070.575.537.501898-92.8
34Altynbek, AiaruWFM1957KAZ=81B+16N−4B+86N+49B+6N−17B+37N−8B=10N−19N6.068.072.036.501902-31.2
35Donda, JazminWFM1948ARG+65N+55B=37N−28N+22B+19B−15N−6N+45B=14B−24N6.067.072.037.001882-39.6
36Sleptsova, Valeriya Eg1781FID+1N+42B−5N−15N−41B+89B+62N=44N+43B=24B−17N6.067.071.036.501936+82.4
37Tong, Yiyi1826CHN+106B+9N=35B−11N+75N+31B−5N−34B+52N=26B−18N6.064.564.530.251966+75.2
38Harutyunyan, Gabriela1827ARM+93N+32B−3N−29B+69N−1B+67N−41N=46B=40B+62N6.063.567.531.501898+33.2
39Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya1777SRI−28B+92N−9B+82N=23B−7N+71B+75B−18N=46N+63B6.061.065.029.501893+65.6
40Qiang, ElainaWCM1735AUS−11B+105N+23B+44N=21B−48N−10B−22N+94B=38N+85B6.061.062.529.001869+76.8
41Siskou, EvangeliaWFM1990GRE−67N+72B−19N+61B+36N−58B+50N+38B+33N−15B−14N6.059.564.533.501838-82.0
42Leca Andrei, Anastasia1905ROU+91B−36N+87B+45N−12B=60N+59B−7N+51B−22N=43B6.059.563.530.001859-27.2
43Bassari, Senem GulCM2227TUR−19N+66B=6B−49N+94B+85N−27N+55B−36N+68B=42N6.059.062.530.501878-160.8
44Qi, JennyWFM1858USA+97N−29B+69N−40B+79N−27B+76N=36B+60N=19B−20N6.058.061.529.001802-32.8
45Lin, Ashley1802USA+83N−48B+103N−42B+88N=26B=52N+18B−35N−20B+67N6.057.059.529.001846+21.6
46Jordan, ChristinaWFM1979SUI=79N+56B−14N−50B−61N+72B=74N+69B=38N=39B+59B6.055.059.531.251774-109.6
47Joya, Imkhita1719RSA−31N+93B=63N+52B−30N−75B−49N=66B+88N+65B+70B6.052.556.528.501816+40.3
48Shimanskaia, Tatiana1925FID+90B+45N−8N+68B=19N+40B−11N−16B−54N+50B−28N5.563.067.030.001853-43.2
49Burchardi, Helena1855GER+105B=4N−13B+43B−34N−9N+47B+86N−19B+60N−32B5.563.064.526.501886+16.4
50Psarianou, Eleni1766GRE−4B=71N+81B+46N=9B−21N−41B=62N+82B−48N+78B5.559.063.528.251827+33.6
51Gomez Gonzales, FabianaWFM1819PER+107N−3B+64N−26B−27N+66B+79N=52B−42N−29B+76N5.558.558.521.751797-15.6
52Roebers, Bregje1973NED=60B+86N−17B−47N+71B+24N=45B=51N−37B=62N=56B5.558.062.029.501751-119.2
53Hanya ShahWCM1861IND+100N−8B+67N−59B+74N+62B−33N+58B=26N−27B−29N5.558.061.026.251850-5.2
54Strazhnyk, Viktoriia1761CZE−33N+99B−32N−88B=66N+84B+57B+85N+48B−23N−31N5.555.058.526.001804+26.8
55Ndreko, AilinWCM1808ALB+103B−35N+62B−2N−78B=64N+90B−43N+91B−31B+80N5.554.557.022.501730-42.4
56Hamadeh, Sally1674LBN=7B−46N−86B=73N+95B−32B+100N−70N+84B+77B=52N5.552.555.524.751753+39.6
57Alfano, EmilieWFM2015FRA=86B=60N−59B+90N−58B=76B−54N=72N=71B+91N+81B5.547.551.524.251694-159.6
58Velychko, Sofiya1798UKR−8N+97B−1N+72B+57N+41N−21B−53N+70B−30B−33N5.063.066.525.001881+41.2
59Diaskyzy, Daliya1772KAZ−29N+95B+57N+53N=15B−5B−42N=30B+77N−18B−46N5.062.566.025.751855+47.6
60Selvam, Swagatha1698USA=52N=57B−22N+103B+32N=42B+31N−23N−44B−49B=68N5.060.563.026.501844+68.4
61Sathish, Githiha1758NOR=13B+73N−11B−41N+46B−23N−85B=90N+72B=78N=66B5.057.061.026.251774+6.4
62Davlatova, Sevinch1666UZB−3N+102B−55N+83B+68N−53N−36B=50B+75N=52B−38B5.056.559.522.501724+22.8
63Koscelnikova, Monika1873SVK+71B−28N=47B+94N−16B−22N−86B+83B=76N+79B−39N5.055.058.522.751668-110.4
64Georgieva, Rada1638BUL+2B−13N−51B−23N+96B=55B−68N−94N+95B=73N+102N5.054.557.524.251661+1.2
65Vazquez Sanchez, Antia1670MEX−35B+106N−25B=80N+70B−10N−24B=71N+102B−47N+88B5.054.554.516.751639-15.6
66Talaverou, Vasiliki Viktoria1608GRE−18B−43N+73B=70N=54B−51N=82B=47N+92B=76B=61N5.054.058.024.251713+56.4
67Yazici, Zumral1709TUR+41B−10N−53B−71N+73B+91N−38B=82N+87B=85N−45B5.054.058.023.501718+5.2
68Maret, Anna1807FRA−80B+82N+84B−48N−62B=90N+64B+31B−24N−43N=60B5.053.557.525.001765-22.4
69Lallukka, Eloisa1694FIN−9B+96N−44B+84N−38B=71N=70B−46N=73B+94N=86B5.052.556.021.001661-16.8
70Fargetta, Chiara1833ITA+101N−31B−27N=66B−65N+94B=69N+56B−58N+83B−47N5.052.555.521.501607-116.0
71Gulishyan, Eseniya1560FID−63N=50B=79N+67B−52N=69B−39N=65B=57N+75B=77N5.051.556.024.501767+106.8
72Zvorska, Olesya1605UKR−10B−41N+105B−58N=84B−46N+80N=57B−61N+101N+87B5.051.052.518.001678+22.4
73Sinitsyna, Julia1540FIN=24N−61B−66N=56B−67N+93B+89N−79B=69N=64B+98N5.050.053.522.751621+38.8
74Tsinjoviniavo, Aina MahasambatraWCM1702MAD−32N+107B−77N+101B−53B=82N=46B=91NF=88B+89N5.046.046.016.251671-16.0
75Alcantara, LevanahWCM1888FRA+82B+84N=28B−4N−37B+47N−9B−39N−62B−71N+95B4.559.062.521.751695-103.6
76He, Bonnie1719USA−20B+104N−2B+92N=10B=57N−44B=81N=63B=66N−51B4.559.061.520.251729+1.2
77Wagner, Cosima Thien-An1839GER+96B−20N+74B+9N−2B−78N+98B−28N−59B−56N=71B4.558.562.022.001715-70.4
78Chkhartishvili, Lika1659GEO−5N−83B+95N+102B+55N+77B−20N−29B−30N=61B−50N4.556.559.519.001758+37.2
79Rajlic, Irina1701SRB=46B−17N=71B+96N−44B+92N−51B+73N−85B−63N=82B4.552.556.020.251663-24.8
80Tsai, Yu-Hsuan0TPE+68N−30B−24N=65B−85N−86N−72B+101B+100N+90N−55B4.549.552.517.5016460.0
81Chiosa, Elena1670MDA=34N−21B−50N−85B=100N+101B+97N=76B−32N+103B−57N4.549.051.515.751664-12.8
82Frenzel, Qorianka1599BEL−75N−68B+93N−39B+103N=74B=66N=67B−50N=98B=79N4.548.050.518.001575-16.8
83Wang, Han-Yan0TPE−45B+78N−12B−62N+104B−98N+92B−63N+90B−70N=91B4.548.050.517.0016320.0
84Pllana, Alba1400KOS+22N−75B−68N−69B=72N−54N=96B+97B−56N=100B+103N4.547.550.018.751554+58.4
85Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1861KENFFF+81N+80B−43B+61N−54B+79N=67B−40N4.541.041.021.001794-30.4
86Budiak, Arina1733LTU=57N−52B+56N−34B−24N+80B+63N−49BF−32B=69N4.056.561.020.251751+4.4
87Pribylla, Amelia1749BEL−26N+101B−42N+97B−1N+88B=32N−24B−67N=89B−72N4.056.559.515.751657-58.4
88Iskounen, Tinhinane1561ALG−15B−23N+104B+54N−45B−87N+95B=98N−47B=74N−65N4.052.555.015.751617+18.0
89Ribeiro, Margarida1577POR=17B−7N−16B=98N+107B−36N−73B=95N+96B=87N−74B4.052.552.512.501545-24.4
90Wiessner, Johanna1638AUT−48N−1B+99N−57B+101N=68B−55N=61B−83N−80B+100N4.051.054.014.501709+24.8
91Hatibovic, Lamija1606BIH−42N−22B−101N+99B+93N−67B+102N=74B−55N−57B=83N4.049.052.015.251477-54.8
92Koksa, Agata1572CRO−30N−39B+107N−76B+102N−79B−83N=103B−66N+96B=93N4.044.044.09.751411-47.2
93Garcia Medina, Valentina Marie0GUA−38B−47N−82B+105N−91B−73N−101N=104B+106N+99N=92B4.040.040.08.2514240.0
94Toomast, Nora1532ESTF+24B−21N−63B−43N−70N+99B+64B−40N−69B=97N3.553.053.017.251639+38.4
95Burns, Elisaveta1494MKD−25B−59N−78B+106N−56N+103B−88N=89B−64N+105B−75N3.543.043.06.001409-36.8
96Gupta, Prisha1426IRL−77N−69B+100N−79B−64N−97B=84N+106B−89N−92N+101B3.541.041.08.251396-20.8
97Wu, Tansi Tung1527TPE−44B−58N+106B−87N−98B+96N−81B−84N+104N−102B=94B3.540.040.07.751461-35.2
98Shukri Shakirah1708KENFFF=89B+97N+83B−77N=88B−31N=82N−73B3.536.536.514.251564-60.4
99Georgiou, Katerina1460CYP−6B−54N−90B−91N+105B+107N−94N=100B−103N−93B+106N3.536.036.03.001403-21.2
100Botha, Cathri1550RSA−53B−2N−96B=104N=81B+106N−56B=99N−80B=84N−90B3.047.047.07.501395-72.0
101Bravo Alvarez, Layla Constanza1410MEX−70B−87N+91B−74N−90B−81N+93B−80N+105N−72B−96N3.043.545.09.501415-4.0
102Tsai, Yu Ting0TPE−12B−62NF−78N−92B+104N−91B+105B−65N+97N−64B3.042.042.07.5014640.0
103Tien Chieh-Yin0TPE−55NF−45B−60N−82B−95N+104B=92N+99B−81N−84B2.543.543.58.0014060.0
104Harpsoe, Naya1486DEN−14N−76B−88N=100B−83N−102B−103N=93N−97B+106B=105N2.537.537.54.251345-41.2
105Geworgyan, Daniela1501AUT−49N−40B−72N−93B−99NF+106B−102N−101B−95N=104B1.536.036.01.251155-96.4
106FIDE 103078180—−37N−65B−97N−95BF−100B−105N−96N−93B−104N−99B0.036.036.00.007470.0
107FIDE 5540052210—−51B−74N−92BF−89N−99BFFFFF0.022.022.00.008270.0

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