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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. 35 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 · 35
CM×1
WFM×18
WCM×16
Federations · 8 represented
FIDE (no federation)×9
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×6
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×5
🇺🇸United States of America×5
🇫🇷France×4
🇮🇳India×4
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×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
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 AWFM2157FID36B+90N+58B6N+87B+38N+16B+25N+11B+4N+3B9.066.070.056.002119-8.0
2Olimova, RukiyaWFM1926UZB64N+100B+76N+55B+77N+12B3N+33B+15N+8B+9N9.063.066.052.502122+104.4
3Mendoza, Jemaicah YapWFM1943PHI+62B+51N+38B=8B+33N+28N+2B4B+17N+5B1N8.572.577.556.752192+140.4
4Vujovic, VeraWFM2099SRB+50N=49B+34N+75B=20N+18B+8B+3N5N1B+15N8.071.075.552.252132+22.0
5Bashirli, SaadatWCM1940AZE+78B+12N+36B=33B13N+59N+37B+8N+4B3N=7B8.069.073.551.002104+92.8
6Fedorenko, Ekaterina I.WCM1846FID+99N=26B=43N+1B=31N34B+29N+35B=28N+17B+11N8.067.070.551.752174+184.4
7Popenkova, Varvara1961FID=56N+89B=26N=22B14N+39B+30N+42B+27N+13B=5N8.066.070.049.502012+34.0
8Kholyavko, MariyaWFM2241KAZ+58B+53N+48B=3N+18B+13B4N5B+34N2N+25B7.571.076.046.752069-72.0
9Tereshchenko, ElizaWCM1973FID+69N37B+39N77B=50N+49B+75N+14B+16N+21B2B7.562.567.044.751956-5.2
10Le Thai Hoang AnhWCM1895VIE+72N+67B33N19B=76N+65B+40N=26B+20N=34B+27N7.560.064.543.001950+37.6
11Venskaya, NikaWCM2016FID+40N=14B+61N+37B=28B=17N+48B=15B1N+12N6B7.069.074.043.251994-8.8
12Abak, Tuana1808TUR+102N5B+83N+32B+42N2N+28B+20B=13N11B=21N7.068.571.540.502038+106.0
13Matskevich, VarvaraWFM2064POL=61N+64B+49N+30B+5B8N+25B=17N=12B7N=22B7.068.073.044.501981-39.6
14Amanzhol, KhanzadaWFM1846KAZ+104B=11N+46B20N+7B=33B+18N9N=25B=35N+41B7.067.069.542.252028+109.6
15Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM1875USA+88N+27B31N+36B=59N+29B+35B=11N2B+41N4B7.066.570.541.002001+75.2
16Tursunalieva, NurelinaWCM1677KGZ=21N34B+89N+24B+63N+30B1N+48N9B+33B=23N7.066.570.541.002021+184.4
17Mamakova, Aknur1888KAZ=89N+79B+52N+21B=29N=11B+34N=13B3B6N+36B7.066.070.041.252006+71.6
18Saranya Devi NarahariWFM1906IND+66N+19B+29N+31B8N4N14B45N+39B+59N+37B7.065.570.542.002000+54.0
19Gailevska, Milana1794LAT+43B18N+41B+10N=48B35N23B+32B+49N=44N+34B7.063.569.043.252052+148.0
20Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM2007FID+76N+77B=30N+14B=4B25N+78B12N10B+45N+44B7.063.568.039.751943-31.2
21Kovalskyy, Alicia1966GER=16B+81N+94B17N=40N+50B+58N=27B+23B9N=12B7.063.066.538.751873-43.2
22Nihira Koul1828IND84B+91N+60B=7N35N+63B26N+40B+29N+42B=13N7.060.564.540.001957+77.6
23Sodgerelt NaranboldWCM1942MGL27N+88B40N+64B=39N+61B+19N+60B21N+54B=16B7.060.064.038.001832-54.0
24Benhadid, Jeilynn1860FRA=73B94N+80B16N+86B52B+65N+87N+68B=36N+35B7.052.055.534.001813-18.0
25Zarkym, Ailin1851KAZ+95N33B+65N+27B+26N+20B13N1B=14N+28B8N6.568.071.538.502012+90.4
26Guo, Hanxi2060CHN+87B=6N=7B+51N25B=45N+22B=10N=53B=37N=30B6.566.570.540.251911-78.4
27Nurullaeva, Dilnoza1661UZB+23B15N+70B25N+51B+44N+43B=21N7B+53N10B6.566.071.038.501966+170.8
28Nivedita V CWFM2154IND+39N+63B=75N+35B=11N3B12N+77B=6B25N+48B6.564.068.536.751948-102.4
29Ejsymont, BlankaWFM2125POL+59B+44N18B+38N=17B15N6B+78N22B+51N+53B6.564.068.536.001901-110.0
30Ashotia, Barbare1881GEO+92B+80N=20B13N+47B16N7B=59N+78B+58N=26N6.560.564.533.251865-4.4
31Beber, AnjaWCM2002SLO+47B+70N+15B18N=6B37N60B68N+98B+55N+54B6.560.063.536.501864-72.0
32Wang, Luomeng1981HUN+74B38N+54B12N60B+56N=87B19N+81B+86N+49N6.555.059.032.001817-81.3
33Deepak, LaksshanaWFM2070CAN+54B+25N+10B=5N3B=14N+53B2N41B16N+58B6.070.575.537.501898-92.8
34Altynbek, AiaruWFM1957KAZ=81B+16N4B+86N+49B+6N17B+37N8B=10N19N6.068.072.036.501902-31.2
35Donda, JazminWFM1948ARG+65N+55B=37N28N+22B+19B15N6N+45B=14B24N6.067.072.037.001882-39.6
36Sleptsova, Valeriya Eg1781FID+1N+42B5N15N41B+89B+62N=44N+43B=24B17N6.067.071.036.501936+82.4
37Tong, Yiyi1826CHN+106B+9N=35B11N+75N+31B5N34B+52N=26B18N6.064.564.530.251966+75.2
38Harutyunyan, Gabriela1827ARM+93N+32B3N29B+69N1B+67N41N=46B=40B+62N6.063.567.531.501898+33.2
39Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya1777SRI28B+92N9B+82N=23B7N+71B+75B18N=46N+63B6.061.065.029.501893+65.6
40Qiang, ElainaWCM1735AUS11B+105N+23B+44N=21B48N10B22N+94B=38N+85B6.061.062.529.001869+76.8
41Siskou, EvangeliaWFM1990GRE67N+72B19N+61B+36N58B+50N+38B+33N15B14N6.059.564.533.501838-82.0
42Leca Andrei, Anastasia1905ROU+91B36N+87B+45N12B=60N+59B7N+51B22N=43B6.059.563.530.001859-27.2
43Bassari, Senem GulCM2227TUR19N+66B=6B49N+94B+85N27N+55B36N+68B=42N6.059.062.530.501878-160.8
44Qi, JennyWFM1858USA+97N29B+69N40B+79N27B+76N=36B+60N=19B20N6.058.061.529.001802-32.8
45Lin, Ashley1802USA+83N48B+103N42B+88N=26B=52N+18B35N20B+67N6.057.059.529.001846+21.6
46Jordan, ChristinaWFM1979SUI=79N+56B14N50B61N+72B=74N+69B=38N=39B+59B6.055.059.531.251774-109.6
47Joya, Imkhita1719RSA31N+93B=63N+52B30N75B49N=66B+88N+65B+70B6.052.556.528.501816+40.3
48Shimanskaia, Tatiana1925FID+90B+45N8N+68B=19N+40B11N16B54N+50B28N5.563.067.030.001853-43.2
49Burchardi, Helena1855GER+105B=4N13B+43B34N9N+47B+86N19B+60N32B5.563.064.526.501886+16.4
50Psarianou, Eleni1766GRE4B=71N+81B+46N=9B21N41B=62N+82B48N+78B5.559.063.528.251827+33.6
51Gomez Gonzales, FabianaWCM1819PER+107N3B+64N26B27N+66B+79N=52B42N29B+76N5.558.558.521.751797-15.6
52Roebers, Bregje1973NED=60B+86N17B47N+71B+24N=45B=51N37B=62N=56B5.558.062.029.501751-119.2
53Hanya ShahWCM1861IND+100N8B+67N59B+74N+62B33N+58B=26N27B29N5.558.061.026.251850-5.2
54Strazhnyk, Viktoriia1761CZE33N+99B32N88B=66N+84B+57B+85N+48B23N31N5.555.058.526.001804+26.8
55Ndreko, AilinWCM1808ALB+103B35N+62B2N78B=64N+90B43N+91B31B+80N5.554.557.022.501730-42.4
56Hamadeh, Sally1674LBN=7B46N86B=73N+95B32B+100N70N+84B+77B=52N5.552.555.524.751753+39.6
57Alfano, EmilieWFM2015FRA=86B=60N59B+90N58B=76B54N=72N=71B+91N+81B5.547.551.524.251694-159.6
58Velychko, Sofiya1798UKR8N+97B1N+72B+57N+41N21B53N+70B30B33N5.063.066.525.001881+41.2
59Diaskyzy, Daliya1772KAZ29N+95B+57N+53N=15B5B42N=30B+77N18B46N5.062.566.025.751855+47.6
60Selvam, Swagatha1698USA=52N=57B22N+103B+32N=42B+31N23N44B49B=68N5.060.563.026.501844+68.4
61Sathish, Githiha1758NOR=13B+73N11B41N+46B23N85B=90N+72B=78N=66B5.057.061.026.251774+6.4
62Davlatova, Sevinch1666UZB3N+102B55N+83B+68N53N36B=50B+75N=52B38B5.056.559.522.501724+22.8
63Koscelnikova, Monika1873SVK+71B28N=47B+94N16B22N86B+83B=76N+79B39N5.055.058.522.751668-110.4
64Georgieva, Rada1638BUL+2B13N51B23N+96B=55B68N94N+95B=73N+102N5.054.557.524.251661+1.2
65Vazquez Sanchez, Antia1670MEX35B+106N25B=80N+70B10N24B=71N+102B47N+88B5.054.554.516.751639-15.6
66Talaverou, Vasiliki Viktoria1608GRE18B43N+73B=70N=54B51N=82B=47N+92B=76B=61N5.054.058.024.251713+56.4
67Yazici, Zumral1709TUR+41B10N53B71N+73B+91N38B=82N+87B=85N45B5.054.058.023.501718+5.2
68Maret, Anna1807FRA80B+82N+84B48N62B=90N+64B+31B24N43N=60B5.053.557.525.001765-22.4
69Lallukka, Eloisa1694FIN9B+96N44B+84N38B=71N=70B46N=73B+94N=86B5.052.556.021.001661-16.8
70Fargetta, Chiara1833ITA+101N31B27N=66B65N+94B=69N+56B58N+83B47N5.052.555.521.501607-116.0
71Gulishyan, Eseniya1560FID63N=50B=79N+67B52N=69B39N=65B=57N+75B=77N5.051.556.024.501767+106.8
72Zvorska, Olesya1605UKR10B41N+105B58N=84B46N+80N=57B61N+101N+87B5.051.052.518.001678+22.4
73Sinitsyna, Julia1540FIN=24N61B66N=56B67N+93B+89N79B=69N=64B+98N5.050.053.522.751621+38.8
74Tsinjoviniavo, Aina MahasambatraWCM1702MAD32N+107B77N+101B53B=82N=46B=91NF=88B+89N5.046.046.016.251671-16.0
75Alcantara, LevanahWCM1888FRA+82B+84N=28B4N37B+47N9B39N62B71N+95B4.559.062.521.751695-103.6
76He, Bonnie1719USA20B+104N2B+92N=10B=57N44B=81N=63B=66N51B4.559.061.520.251729+1.2
77Wagner, Cosima Thien-An1839GER+96B20N+74B+9N2B78N+98B28N59B56N=71B4.558.562.022.001715-70.4
78Chkhartishvili, Lika1659GEO5N83B+95N+102B+55N+77B20N29B30N=61B50N4.556.559.519.001758+37.2
79Rajlic, Irina1701SRB=46B17N=71B+96N44B+92N51B+73N85B63N=82B4.552.556.020.251663-24.8
80Tsai, Yu-Hsuan0TPE+68N30B24N=65B85N86N72B+101B+100N+90N55B4.549.552.517.5016460.0
81Chiosa, Elena1670MDA=34N21B50N85B=100N+101B+97N=76B32N+103B57N4.549.051.515.751664-12.8
82Frenzel, Qorianka1599BEL75N68B+93N39B+103N=74B=66N=67B50N=98B=79N4.548.050.518.001575-16.8
83Wang, Han-Yan0TPE45B+78N12B62N+104B98N+92B63N+90B70N=91B4.548.050.517.0016320.0
84Pllana, Alba1400KOS+22N75B68N69B=72N54N=96B+97B56N=100B+103N4.547.550.018.751554+58.4
85Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1861KENFFF+81N+80B43B+61N54B+79N=67B40N4.541.041.021.001794-30.4
86Budiak, Arina1733LTU=57N52B+56N34B24N+80B+63N49BF32B=69N4.056.561.020.251751+4.4
87Pribylla, Amelia1749BEL26N+101B42N+97B1N+88B=32N24B67N=89B72N4.056.559.515.751657-58.4
88Iskounen, Tinhinane1561ALG15B23N+104B+54N45B87N+95B=98N47B=74N65N4.052.555.015.751617+18.0
89Ribeiro, Margarida1577POR=17B7N16B=98N+107B36N73B=95N+96B=87N74B4.052.552.512.501545-24.4
90Wiessner, Johanna1638AUT48N1B+99N57B+101N=68B55N=61B83N80B+100N4.051.054.014.501709+24.8
91Hatibovic, Lamija1606BIH42N22B101N+99B+93N67B+102N=74B55N57B=83N4.049.052.015.251477-54.8
92Koksa, Agata1572CRO30N39B+107N76B+102N79B83N=103B66N+96B=93N4.044.044.09.751411-47.2
93Garcia Medina, Valentina Marie0GUA38B47N82B+105N91B73N101N=104B+106N+99N=92B4.040.040.08.2514240.0
94Toomast, Nora1532ESTF+24B21N63B43N70N+99B+64B40N69B=97N3.553.053.017.251639+38.4
95Burns, Elisaveta1494MKD25B59N78B+106N56N+103B88N=89B64N+105B75N3.543.043.06.001409-36.8
96Gupta, Prisha1426IRL77N69B+100N79B64N97B=84N+106B89N92N+101B3.541.041.08.251396-20.8
97Wu, Tansi Tung1527TPE44B58N+106B87N98B+96N81B84N+104N102B=94B3.540.040.07.751461-35.2
98Shukri Shakirah1708KENFFF=89B+97N+83B77N=88B31N=82N73B3.536.536.514.251564-60.4
99Georgiou, Katerina1460CYP6B54N90B91N+105B+107N94N=100B103N93B+106N3.536.036.03.001403-21.2
100Botha, Cathri1550RSA53B2N96B=104N=81B+106N56B=99N80B=84N90B3.047.047.07.501395-72.0
101Bravo Alvarez, Layla Constanza1410MEX70B87N+91B74N90B81N+93B80N+105N72B96N3.043.545.09.501415-4.0
102Tsai, Yu Ting0TPE12B62NF78N92B+104N91B+105B65N+97N64B3.042.042.07.5014640.0
103Tien Chieh-Yin0TPE55NF45B60N82B95N+104B=92N+99B81N84B2.543.543.58.0014060.0
104Harpsoe, Naya1486DEN14N76B88N=100B83N102B103N=93N97B+106B=105N2.537.537.54.251345-41.2
105Geworgyan, Daniela1501AUT49N40B72N93B99NF+106B102N101B95N=104B1.536.036.01.251155-96.4
106FIDE 10307818037N65B97N95BF100B105N96N93B104N99B0.036.036.00.007470.0
107FIDE 554005221051B74N92BF89N99BFFFFF0.022.022.00.008270.0

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