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World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16

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143 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2025 in Durres, Albania. 69 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2446, and top seed was Ilamparthi A R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2518).

Edgar Mamedov (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2490) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Sauat Nurgaliyev (8.0) and Alexandr E. Volodin (8.0). Mamedov shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Nermin Hatibovic (1720) beat Michael Burns (2131), a +411-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
🇮🇳GMIlamparthi A R2518
Avg top 10
2,446
Participants
143
Titled players · 69
GM×2
IM×9
FM×43
CM×15
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×11
FIDE (no federation)×7
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×7
🇬🇷Greece×5
🇳🇴Norway×5
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5
🇲🇽Mexico×4
🇨🇦Canada×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R4; 8 players tied at 8.0/11, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
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15
5
1
3
5
6
1
2
3
8
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Mamedov takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE12 Oct

GM Edgar Mamedov takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

8 players finish on 8.0/11. Mamedov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (73.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sauat Nurgaliyev drew with IM Isaak Parpiev (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mamedov, EdgarGM2490KAZ+104B+10N=9B=16B=21N+51B+14N+13B=7N=2B=6N8.073.077.554.752491+1.5
2Nurgaliyev, SauatIM2422KAZ+58B+79N+25B+15N=17B=4N=13B=3N+37B=1N=12B8.072.077.554.752523+14.7
3Volodin, Alexandr E.FM2369FID+71B=87N+24B=23N+10B+81N=4B=2B=6N=7B+19N8.071.076.054.002478+32.0
4Parpiev, IsaakIM2355FID+90N+36B=68N+65B+16N=2B=3N=6B=17B=5N+29B8.070.075.052.752488+38.6
5Mulawa, CyprianFM2373POL+74N+39B16N+38B+68B14N+23B=9N+35N=4B+13N8.068.574.052.252433+16.6
6Cieslak, PatrykIM2474POL+94N=67B+72B+55N=14B=13N+46B=4N=3B+15N=1B8.068.073.051.252477+1.5
7Ilamparthi A RGM2518IND44N+123B+74N+36B=51N=16B+45N+14B=1B=3N+22B8.067.070.550.002433-8.2
8Tamas, Christian-ArrydanFM2139ROU=135N+112B=20B+25N=22B+57N=29B=18N=28B+37N+17B8.065.067.549.252485+180.4
9Sapocinic, SemionFM2270MDA+69N+52B=1N44B+84N+18B=19N=5B=11N=28B+31N7.568.073.048.502388+36.8
10Tran Ngoc Minh DuyFM2241VIE+99N1B+75N+54B3N+38B=15N19B+52N+35B+28N7.567.072.045.502362+77.6
11Oktem, Ege TunaFM2367TUR=64N+77B+47N=45B=39N21B+34B+32N=9B=25N+33B7.565.070.547.252336-6.6
12Vaz, EthanIM2447INDFFF+120N+111B+54N+56B+48B+45N+14B=2N7.549.549.543.502618+10.3
13Lopez Rayo, SantiagoIM2353COL+59B+89N+32B=14N+44B=6B=2N1N+27B=17N5B7.071.576.545.502411+18.2
14Medhus, Vitus BondoFM2304DEN+96N+103B+66N=13B=6N+5B1B7N+24B12N+47B7.070.074.543.502411+32.2
15Omonov, AsrorjonIM2350UZB+101B+62N+48B2B=30N=23N=10B+31N+33B6B=21N7.069.073.543.502329-2.1
16Puzyrevsky, SemyonFM2256FID+105N+91B+5B=1N4B=7N+81B=28N=29B22N+44B7.068.072.543.002382+74.8
17Dotzer, LukasIM2463AUT=84N+93B+67N+33B=2N=28B=21N+49B=4N=13B8N7.067.572.543.752358-12.5
18Haug, HavardFM2396NOR+34B=24N+87B=68N=23B9N+89B=8B+36N=20N=25B7.067.072.043.752321-20.6
19Sowinski, PawelIM2469POL+81B32N+58B=48N=24B+87N=9B+10N=20B+46N3B7.066.571.543.252332-16.9
20Rustamov, RustamFM2310AZE+107N=30B=8N=66B+65N+52B=28N=21B=19N=18B=26B7.066.070.543.252322+4.2
21Talgatov, NazarFM2254KAZ+123B=83N=54B+85N=1B+11N=17B=20N=22B=29N=15B7.066.069.542.752341+28.2
22Efimov, LeonidFM2347FID+113N=86B=38N+53B=8N=45B=47N+67B=21N+16B7N7.065.069.542.252328-5.0
23Willy, StephenFM2247USA+124N=44B+84N=3B=18N=15B5N=75B+66N=53B+48N7.064.067.539.752296+16.4
24Tabatadze, ErekleFM2216GEO+108N=18B3N+90B=19N+73B49N+69B14N+64B+46B7.062.567.039.002320+66.8
25Yalcinkaya, EfeFM2267TUR+129N+98B2N8B=102N+84B+52N=47B+70N=11B=18N7.062.566.037.502310+28.0
26Daulet, AlikhanFM2158KAZ+140N=35B=28N=40N46B+88B=70N+73B=50N+49B=20N7.060.562.537.502340+110.8
27Faryma, MatviyFM2265POR=78N+76B44N64B+124N+77B+129N+30B13N=38B+53N7.057.561.036.502192-33.6
28Klaska, Philipp LeonFM2335GER=31B+106N=26B+72N+32B=17N=20B=16B=8N=9N10B6.569.574.041.502274-15.2
29Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM2352ROU+102N=47B+86N=30B=45N+39B=8N=33B=16N=21B4N6.566.571.039.502280-19.6
30Fargetta, Vittorio2170ITA+120B=20N+41B=29N=15B46N+40B27N=57B+51B=43N6.565.069.039.502324+97.6
31Kurbanbaev, Zalkar2029KGZ=28N+73B55N+43B=67N=36B+51N15B+89N+50B9B6.563.068.038.252341+173.6
32Dumanuly, SultanbeibarysFM2228KAZ+114N+19B13N+69B28N+53B=35N11B=64N+83B=34N6.563.067.537.252253+21.6
33Azizov, SadulloFM2258UZB+85B=56N+82B17N=34B+72N+44B=29N15N+65B11N6.562.567.536.502264+8.4
34Beristenov, Kair2105KAZ18N+108B+70N=50B=33N+68B11N=38B=67N+45B=32B6.562.567.037.002295+113.2
35Hovakimyan, VacheFM2304ARM+115B=26N=56B81N+101B+62N=32B+42N5B10N+65B6.562.567.036.752213-22.6
36Arsenie, Cristian MarcFM2216SUI+118B4N+95B7N+106B=31N+85B=46N18B+71N=40B6.562.066.033.502232+16.4
37Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, DanielFM2410ESP=77N+64B45N+86B=47N+129B+69N+50B2N8B=39N6.562.065.534.502239-20.6
38Liu, JasonFM2194IRL=112N+135B=22B5N+97B10N+101B=34N+106B=27N=41B6.561.063.532.252192+4.4
39Kazantzoglou, StefanosFM2222GRE+119B5N+97B+105N=11B29N42B+92N=71B+82N=37B6.560.064.033.252188-10.4
40Kalinin, Nikita An.FM2336FID+88N=65B=53N=26B66N+64B30N=90B+75N+86B=36N6.558.063.036.002201-35.6
41La Barbera, Manfredi2279ITA=76N+78B30N84B+93N+94B=48N=66B=65N+74B=38N6.556.561.535.502159-62.0
42Mukhsinov, Mukhammad YusufCM1962UZB=55N45B73N+112B+103N+98B+39N35B53N+94B+68N6.556.561.034.002238+151.6
43Kurt, SaschaFM2303NED=54B82N+78B31N=95B+105N=71B+102N+91B=44N=30B6.555.560.034.002110-47.6
44Kabylbek, YedilCM2124KAZ+7B=23N+27B+9N13N=50B33N+55B=49N=43B16N6.068.574.541.252336+118.8
45Laignel, Quentin2229FRA=109B+42N+37B=11N=29B=22N7B+81N12B34N+88B6.066.070.535.752262+22.4
46Perossa, NicolasFM2318ITA+75N=53B65N+103B+26N+30B6N=36B+47N19B24N6.065.069.535.752260-16.8
47Pang, Qi2213USA+131B=29N11B+61N=37B+63N=22B=25N46B+70B14N6.065.068.534.502289+49.6
48Syzdyk, SamirCM2164KAZ+116N+70B15N=19B49N+113B=41B12N+76B+57N23B6.062.567.032.752264+58.8
49Gkavardinas, AntoniosFM2283GRE=92B=61N+71B=56N+48B=66N+24B17N=44B26N=89B6.061.066.035.252183-28.2
50Domin, YanFM2278UKR=61B+92N=83B=34N+56B=44N+66B37N=26B31N=59B6.061.066.034.752146-72.8
51Tenuunbold, BattulgaFM2266MGL+110B72N+59B+83N=7B1N31B=82N+54B30N+106B6.061.065.532.502174-50.4
52Elmirzaev, Khondamir2151UZB+136B9N+110B=57N+55B20N25B+78N10B=88N+82B6.061.063.529.002161+9.2
53Jasso, Matej2181CZE+122B=46N=40B22N+105B32N+97B=106N+42B=23N27B6.060.564.532.002175+2.0
54Gao, OscarCM1990AUS=43N+63B=21N10N72B12B+117N+103B51N+81N+91B6.060.564.531.252224+124.4
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58Vesa, Mikke2107FIN2N+117B19N=99B+100N70B=93N=61B+95N=60B+96N6.057.561.530.002110+1.6
59Volcov, IgorCM2073MDA13N+127B51N=108B+99N=55B+68N65B=73N+66B=50N6.056.560.030.502159+53.2
60Nainys, ZanasFM2357LTU83B=125N+76B+104N81B=56N=91B71N+92B=58N+67N6.053.056.530.752119-30.4
61Timoshenko, Anton1970FID=50N=49B=103N47B98N+132B=84N=58N=102B+113B+86N6.052.556.029.002157+103.2
62Guretchii, Kirill2176MDA+128N15B129N+107B+75N35B=96N=76N82B+115N+85B6.052.055.528.252069-58.0
63Valdats, ReinisFM2301LATF54N+125B+82N=87B47B64N=85N+110B+77B+69N6.051.551.529.002110-41.4
64Engelsen, Teodor TenfjordCM2083NOR=11B37N+118B+27N=79B40N+63B=57N=32B24N=73N5.564.068.032.502246+91.2
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68Myagmarsuren, EvsuldFM2249NOR+125B+137N=4B=18B5N34N59B=101N+78B+97N42B5.560.563.026.252086-40.0
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128Chaili, Yasser Idris1660ALG62B=101N=106B=113N115B=141N=125B=109N105B99N=135N3.544.046.013.001798+50.4
129Kondakov, Konstantin1957FID25B+143N+62B=79N+80B37N27BFFFF3.543.543.515.252199+63.6
130Karis, Fredi1726ESTF84B96N76N+122B+110N102B125N=121B120N+140B3.542.042.012.501738-6.4
131Angula, Sibusiso1736NAM47N102B133N116B+134B=121N+141B110N127B=139N=117B3.539.541.510.251640-54.4
132Mbaabu Cyprian1727KENFFF+134N113B61N=122B105N+140B+121N99B3.533.033.011.001705-14.0
133Blum, Fabio0LIE56B85N+131B115N119B127N120B+134N122B140N+143B3.039.540.57.5014500.0
134Li, Tzu-Hong0TPE91N105B=100N132B131N=142B=136N133B+143B112N=139B3.036.037.07.0015320.0
135Sun, David0MAC=8B38N92B118N78B=120NF117B+138N109N=128B2.547.547.510.2516590.0
136Shekupe Fidel1507NAM52N69B117N114BF111N=134B+139N=141B118N=138B2.538.538.56.251549+12.8
137Vogt, Simon0LIEF68B94N75B+141N97N114B126N120B=143N+142B2.538.038.04.5016740.0
138Velazquez Conde, Mateo1626MEX103N=96B90N124B112NF=126B118N135B+142B=136N2.537.037.07.501651-4.0
139Jesse Fabian1717KENFFF+78N82B124B100N136B=142N=131B=134N2.530.030.09.751611-42.8
140Du Toit, Dawid1603NAM26B+115N81B97N125B122N121BF132N+133B130N2.043.043.07.501493-43.6
141ANDRIANARIVONY,Irvin Keynnan1724MAD86N113BF106N137B=128B131N+142B=136N122N121B2.041.543.55.001548-87.6
142Yao, Hong-Yu1546TPE72B110N119B111N=120B=134N=143B141N=139B138N137N2.035.036.05.251439-38.0
143Alkhadher, Abdullah0KUW98N129B108NF114B116B=142N112B134N=137B133N1.037.037.02.2513710.0

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