World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G18

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80 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2025 in Durres, Albania. 45 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2271, and top seed was Afruza Khamdamova (🇺🇿 UZB, WGM, 2409).

Muziyan Gao (🇨🇳 CHN, WIM, 2226) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Manon Schippke (8.5) and Afruza Khamdamova (8.0). Gao shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 9.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Vasila Abdujabborova (1637) beat Klara Szczotka (WFM, 2091), a +454-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

🇺🇿WGMAfruza Khamdamova2409

Avg top 10

2,271

Participants

Titled players · 45

FM×1

WGM×1

WIM×10

WFM×25

WCM×8

Federations · 8 represented

FIDE (no federation)×5

🇮🇳India×5

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×3

🇨🇳China×3

🇨🇦Canada×2

Top 3

🥇
WIMMuziyan Gao
🇨🇳CHN·2226
9.0pts·2427perf+54.2
🥈
WIMManon Schippke
🇫🇷FRA·2359
8.5pts·2348perf+4.4
🥉
WGMAfruza Khamdamova
🇺🇿UZB·2409
8.0pts·2340perf-6.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

WIM Muziyan Gao led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Gao9Schippke8.5Khamdamova8Kleymenova8Karmanova8Liavonava7.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE13 Oct

WIM Muziyan Gao takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Muziyan Gao drew with WIM Manon Schippke (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Muziyan Gao 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)WIM Manon Schippke 5 wins (R2–R6)WGM Afruza Khamdamova 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WIMMuziyan Gao	*	½	0	1
2WIMManon Schippke	½	*	½	1
3WGMAfruza Khamdamova	1	½	*	½
4WFMValeria Kleymenova	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gao, MuziyanWIM	2226	CHN	+50B	+22N	+20B	−3N	+34B	+14N	+6B	=2N	+4N	+7B	=5N	9.0	72.5	77.5	61.25	2427	+54.2
2	Schippke, ManonWIM	2359	FRA	=35B	+41N	+9B	+34B	+11N	+4N	=3B	=1B	−5N	+14N	+12B	8.5	71.5	77.0	57.75	2348	+4.4
3	Khamdamova, AfruzaWGM	2409	UZB	+12N	+27B	+13N	+1B	=4B	=6N	=2N	=7B	+26N	−5B	+14B	8.0	75.0	81.0	57.25	2340	-6.1
4	Kleymenova, ValeriaWFM	2221	FID	+68B	+29N	+49B	+5B	=3N	−2B	+36N	+16N	−1B	+11B	=8N	8.0	71.0	75.0	49.75	2335	+68.8
5	Karmanova, Olga Dm.WIM	2297	FID	+54B	+26N	+36B	−4N	−6B	=34N	+29B	+20N	+2B	+3N	=1B	8.0	70.5	75.5	52.75	2299	+5.0
6	Enkhrii Enkh-AmgalanWIM	2167	MGL	+56N	=19B	+38N	+23B	+5N	=3B	−1N	=15B	−7N	+17B	+18N	7.5	70.5	75.0	48.00	2228	+42.8
7	Liavonava, YuliyaWFM	2114	FID	+67B	+53N	=10B	=14N	+19B	−36N	+9B	=3N	+6B	−1N	+16B	7.5	68.5	72.5	47.25	2239	+74.0
8	Mikheeva, GalinaFM	2222	FID	=21N	=37B	=50N	=38B	+66N	+23B	=26N	=27B	+16B	+9N	=4B	7.5	62.5	66.5	45.25	2133	-36.8
9	Amulya GuruprasadWFM	2071	IND	+65N	=23B	−2N	+21B	+17N	=15B	−7N	+33B	+31N	−8B	+28B	7.0	67.5	72.0	42.00	2141	+41.6
10	Vlasova, OlesiaWFM	1958	FID	+74N	+18B	=7N	−11B	+30N	=28B	=15N	=13B	=27N	+26B	=24N	7.0	65.0	69.0	42.25	2172	+124.8
11	Szczotka, KlaraWFM	2091	POL	+70B	=40N	+45B	+10N	−2B	−48N	+38B	=17N	+35B	−4N	+29B	7.0	63.0	67.0	39.50	2076	-3.6
12	Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM	1943	ARM	−3B	+64N	+76B	=28B	=18N	−42N	+39B	+49N	+24B	+15B	−2N	7.0	62.5	65.0	36.75	2216	+134.0
13	Nguyen Binh VyWIM	2083	VIE	+60B	+33N	−3B	+37N	=48B	−16N	+53B	=10N	=17B	=29N	+31B	7.0	61.5	66.0	39.25	2062	-7.6
14	Karimova, GuldonaWIM	2319	UZB	=37N	+21B	+30N	=7B	+26N	−1B	=27N	+36B	+18N	−2B	−3N	6.5	69.5	75.0	40.00	2174	-33.2
15	Tejaswini GWIM	2261	IND	+32N	−34B	+40B	+33N	=36B	=9N	=10B	=6N	+22B	−12N	=20B	6.5	64.5	70.0	40.75	2067	-48.6
16	Peglau, CharisWFM	2203	GER	+43N	+47B	−34N	=19B	+40N	+13B	+48N	−4B	−8N	+30B	−7N	6.5	64.5	69.5	37.75	2089	-56.0
17	Buyuk, Ecrin EfsaWFM	1840	TUR	=39B	=25N	+46B	+20N	−9B	=49N	+42B	=11B	=13N	−6N	+38B	6.5	63.5	68.5	38.50	2137	+165.2
18	Peglau, DoraWFM	2156	GER	+55B	−10N	+67B	=35N	=12B	=29N	+22B	+19N	−14B	+32N	−6B	6.5	63.5	67.5	37.25	2057	-49.6
19	Zhou, Shumeng	1967	CHN	+61B	=6N	+24B	=16N	−7N	+39B	=28N	−18B	−30N	+44B	+43N	6.5	63.0	67.5	37.50	2109	+84.8
20	Ruchinskaya, ValerieWFM	2017	CAN	+57B	+62N	−1N	−17B	=41B	+43N	+66N	−5B	=48N	+33B	=15N	6.5	61.0	65.0	33.00	2006	-1.2
21	Cheng, Chao XinWFM	1916	AUS	=8B	−14N	+59B	−9N	+57B	=30B	+47N	−29N	+49B	=22N	+39B	6.5	60.0	64.5	35.00	2083	+94.4
22	Kiraly, Lilla Virag	2003	HUN	+73N	−1B	+62B	−48N	+55B	+51N	−18N	+23B	−15N	=21B	+37N	6.5	60.0	64.0	33.75	2000	+4.4
23	Anupam M SreekumarWCM	1943	IND	+80B	=9N	+39B	−6N	=49B	−8N	+51B	−22N	=34B	+52N	+41B	6.5	60.0	60.0	29.75	2037	+48.8
24	Cera DagariyaWFM	2153	IND	+63N	=38B	−19N	−40B	+52B	+50N	=34B	+48B	−12N	+35N	=10B	6.5	57.5	62.0	34.00	1974	-90.0
25	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa StepaniaWIM	2190	LAT	F	=17B	−37N	+70N	−32B	+55N	−35B	+51N	+38B	+48B	+27N	6.5	54.0	54.0	33.75	1998	-78.4
26	Alexandri, Dimitra	2012	GRE	+72N	−5B	+31B	+52N	−14B	+35N	=8B	+28N	−3B	−10N	=32B	6.0	65.5	69.5	33.25	2092	+38.8
27	Gaite, Karen NerinaWFM	2010	ARG	+66B	−3N	=60B	+54N	=35B	+32N	=14B	=8N	=10B	=28N	−25B	6.0	62.5	66.5	33.50	2096	+42.4
28	Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM	2192	KAZ	=41B	=35N	+55B	=12N	+45B	=10N	=19B	−26B	+37N	=27B	−9N	6.0	61.5	66.5	34.75	1996	-106.4
29	Sanudula, K M DahamdiWFM	1990	SRI	+69N	−4B	−66N	+72B	+56N	=18B	−5N	+21B	+43N	=13B	−11N	6.0	61.0	65.0	31.25	2022	+14.8
30	Nuriyeva, NurtanWCM	2019	AZE	=44N	+58B	−14B	+60N	−10B	=21N	=32B	+41N	+19B	−16N	=53B	6.0	59.5	64.0	32.50	1985	-20.4
31	Lobo Jimenez, Mariana EstherWFM	1822	PAN	+42B	−36B	−26N	=46N	+63B	=45N	+54B	+34N	−9B	+40B	−13N	6.0	58.0	62.5	31.50	2039	+122.0
32	Yu, YaochenWFM	1921	CHN	−15B	−66N	+58N	+75B	+25N	−27B	=30N	+47B	+36N	−18B	=26N	6.0	57.0	60.5	31.50	2025	+55.2
33	Aktamova, ZilolaWFM	1949	UZB	+77N	−13B	+75N	−15B	−51B	+52N	+68B	−9N	+46B	−20N	+49B	6.0	55.0	57.5	25.50	1970	+12.8
34	Zhezhovska, MonikaWFM	1996	MKD	+52B	+15N	+16B	−2N	−1N	=5B	=24N	−31B	=23N	−37B	+56N	5.5	68.0	72.5	33.00	2074	+38.8
35	Kirthika BWCM	1933	IND	=2N	=28B	+80N	=18B	=27N	−26B	+25N	+40B	−11N	−24B	=47N	5.5	64.0	64.0	28.25	2072	+54.5
36	Marcu, Daria-Ana	2044	ROU	+51B	+31N	−5N	+56B	=15N	+7B	−4B	−14N	−32B	−41N	+57B	5.5	63.5	68.0	30.75	2029	-8.8
37	Bruessow, Nina	1931	SUI	=14B	=8N	+25B	−13B	−39N	+61N	=45B	+42N	−28B	+34N	−22B	5.5	62.0	66.5	31.75	2078	+79.6
38	Zhanybekova, BegimayWIM	1957	KGZ	+59B	=24N	−6B	=8N	=67B	+41N	−11N	+44B	−25N	+56B	−17N	5.5	61.5	65.5	29.00	1977	+10.0
39	Sala, GiuliaWFM	2095	ITA	=17N	+44B	−23N	=50B	+37B	−19N	−12N	=67B	+55N	+54B	−21N	5.5	59.0	63.0	28.75	1900	-109.2
40	Karaivanova, PetyaWFM	1952	BUL	+48B	=11B	−15N	+24N	−16B	+67N	=49B	−35N	+66B	−31N	=46N	5.5	57.5	61.5	28.25	1976	+13.6
41	Sichinava, Mariam	1887	GEO	=28N	−2B	=72N	+77B	=20N	−38B	+58N	−30B	+75N	+36B	−23N	5.5	56.5	59.0	24.25	1935	+24.4
42	Braeutigam, KaterinaWFM	2087	GER	−31N	+51B	−56N	+62B	=50N	+12B	−17N	−37B	+67N	−43B	+48N	5.5	54.5	58.5	28.00	1851	-126.8
43	Ziobrowska, MajaWFM	1899	POL	−16B	−75N	+64B	=69N	+59B	−20B	+57N	+45N	−29B	+42N	−19B	5.5	54.0	57.5	26.50	1909	+4.4
44	Areal, Maria Beatriz Moura	1800	POR	=30B	−39N	−54B	+76N	+46B	−53N	+50B	−38N	+45B	−19N	+68B	5.5	53.5	56.0	25.50	1938	+70.4
45	Bargan, Victoria	1981	MDA	=58N	+79B	−11N	+71B	−28N	=31B	=37N	−43B	−44N	+75B	+59N	5.5	52.0	53.5	21.50	1816	-82.8
46	Vasylchuk, Diana	2017	SVK	−62N	+57B	−17N	=31B	−44N	+75B	=67N	+71B	−33N	+63N	=40B	5.5	51.0	54.5	24.25	1826	-105.6
47	Suarez Gomez, PaulaWFM	1988	ESP	+75B	−16N	−48B	−51N	+69B	+72N	−21B	−32N	+61B	+66N	=35B	5.5	51.0	54.5	22.75	1831	-85.6
48	Abdujabborova, Vasila	1637	UZB	−40N	+65B	+47N	+22B	=13N	+11B	−16B	−24N	=20B	−25N	−42B	5.0	63.0	67.5	30.25	1958	+153.2
49	Vujatovic, Irina	2017	SRB	+64B	+76N	−4N	=66B	=23N	=17B	=40N	−12B	−21N	+51B	−33N	5.0	59.5	62.0	23.25	1841	-94.0
50	Dobsa, Emma	1918	CZE	−1N	+73B	=8B	=39N	=42B	−24B	−44N	+61N	−52B	=70N	+66B	5.0	57.0	61.0	23.75	1907	-9.2
51	Diaz Bartolo, Elizabeth SchahrazadWFM	1804	MEX	−36N	−42N	+61B	+47B	+33N	−22B	−23N	−25B	+71N	−49N	+70B	5.0	55.5	59.5	24.00	1910	+55.2
52	Al Asmar, RemyWCM	1750	LBN	−34N	+68N	+53B	−26B	−24N	−33B	=55N	+62B	+50N	−23B	=54N	5.0	55.0	59.0	23.50	1911	+88.0
53	Nauanova ZhaniyaWFM	1953	KAZ	F	−7B	−52N	=57N	+60B	+44B	−13N	=66B	=56N	+59B	=30N	5.0	53.0	57.0	24.00	1869	-42.4
54	Kicinska, Magdalena	1927	POL	−5N	=72B	+44N	−27B	+71N	−66B	−31N	+58B	+57B	−39N	=52B	5.0	53.0	57.0	23.00	1827	-58.8
55	Omeri, EkleaWCM	1867	ALB	−18N	+69B	−28N	+80B	−22N	−25B	=52B	+74N	−39B	=60N	+73B	5.0	52.5	52.5	16.75	1867	-9.2
56	Field, Rowan Soraya	1873	IRL	−6B	+61N	+42B	−36N	−29B	−68N	+74B	+72N	=53B	−38N	−34B	4.5	53.0	57.0	20.50	1868	-6.4
57	Alaa, DemaWCM	1799	EGY	−20N	−46N	+74B	=53B	−21N	+59N	−43B	+77B	−54N	+67B	−36N	4.5	52.0	54.5	17.50	1806	+1.2
58	Vermeulen, Hailey	1697	BEL	=45B	−30N	−32B	=68N	=70B	+60N	−41B	−54N	+65B	=69N	=63B	4.5	49.5	53.5	20.00	1818	+63.2
59	Akuratiya, A G Javindi Avarjana	1671	SRI	−38N	=63B	−21N	+73B	−43N	−57B	+60B	+70N	+68B	−53N	−45B	4.5	49.5	53.5	18.75	1815	+74.4
60	Cibulskyte, Smilte	1816	LTU	−13N	+77B	=27N	−30B	−53N	−58B	−59N	+78N	+64B	=55B	=62N	4.5	49.5	51.5	16.75	1754	-38.0
61	Garcia Medina, Fiorella JasmineWCM	1687	GUA	−19N	−56B	−51N	+65B	+62N	−37B	+73N	−50B	−47N	+71B	=67N	4.5	49.0	53.0	19.00	1786	+44.8
62	Randriatsiferana,Dimbiharentsoa ChristianaWCM	1795	MAD	+46B	−20B	−22N	−42N	−61B	+76N	=77B	−52N	+74B	=68N	=60B	4.5	48.5	51.0	17.50	1747	-30.0
63	Hyassat, Milana	1864	AUT	−24B	=59N	−71N	+78B	−31N	=69B	−75N	+73B	+72N	−46B	=58N	4.5	46.5	48.5	16.50	1715	-88.4
64	Brinovec, Lucy	1794	SLO	−49N	−12B	−43N	=74N	−65B	+78B	−70N	+69B	−60N	+76B	+77N	4.5	43.5	45.5	13.00	1676	-62.8
65	Vukovic, Sara	1807	BIH	−9B	−48N	−69B	−61N	+64N	+80B	−71N	=76B	−58N	+78B	+75N	4.5	41.5	41.5	11.25	1603	-97.6
66	Recica, Jona	1766	KOS	−27N	+32B	+29B	=49N	−8B	+54N	−20B	=53N	−40N	−47B	−50N	4.0	58.0	63.0	22.00	1886	+60.0
67	Hristova, Ivelina	1847	BUL	−7N	+74B	−18N	+79B	=38N	−40B	=46B	=39N	−42B	−57N	=61B	4.0	54.5	56.0	16.00	1806	-28.0
68	Bruntse, Kathrine Lindegaard	1908	DEN	−4N	−52B	=73N	=58B	+77N	+56B	−33N	=75B	−59N	=62B	−44N	4.0	50.0	52.5	15.25	1703	-118.8
69	Roose, Hoara	1749	BEL	−29B	−55N	+65N	=43B	−47N	=63N	−72B	−64N	+80B	=58B	=74N	4.0	48.0	48.0	13.75	1689	-33.6
70	Friscic, Laura	1829	CRO	−11N	=71B	=79N	−25B	=58N	−74N	+64B	−59B	+77N	=50B	−51N	4.0	47.5	49.0	14.50	1703	-72.4
71	Dos Santos, Rafaela Alves	1670	BRA	F	=70N	+63B	−45N	−54B	=73N	+65B	−46N	−51B	−61N	+79N	4.0	47.5	49.0	14.50	1728	+20.8
72	Ospanova, Adelya	1790	KAZ	−26B	=54N	=41B	−29N	+80N	−47B	+69N	−56B	−63B	−73N	+78N	4.0	47.0	47.0	11.25	1707	-44.8
73	Bruntse, Caroline Lindegaard	1757	DEN	−22B	−50N	=68B	−59N	+79N	=71B	−61B	−63N	+76N	+72B	−55N	4.0	44.5	46.0	12.00	1600	-71.2
74	Mihajlovic, Patricija	1684	SLO	−10B	−67N	−57N	=64B	+78N	+70B	−56N	−55B	−62N	+79B	=69B	4.0	44.0	45.5	11.75	1654	-17.6
75	Dumitrache, Elisa-Andreea	1744	ROU	−47N	+43B	−33B	−32N	+76B	−46N	+63B	=68N	−41B	−45N	−65B	3.5	52.5	55.0	14.50	1729	-6.4
76	Geillon-Barral, Roween	0	CAN	F	−49B	−12N	−44B	−75N	−62B	+79N	=65N	−73B	−64N	+80B	2.5	40.0	40.0	3.75	1388	0.0
77	Young, Anna Ovidia	1606	NOR	−33B	−60N	F	−41N	−68B	+79B	=62N	−57N	−70B	+80N	−64B	2.5	39.0	39.0	3.75	1403	-45.6
78	Ibrahim Zena	1514	KEN	F	F	F	−63N	−74B	−64N	+80N	−60B	+79B	−65N	−72B	2.0	27.5	27.5	1.50	993	-40.8
79	Leevald, Ellinor	0	EST	F	−45N	=70B	−67N	−73B	−77N	−76B	+80B	−78N	−74N	−71B	1.5	32.5	32.5	2.00	1293	0.0
80	FIDE 5909511	0	—	−23N	F	−35B	−55N	−72B	−65N	−78B	−79N	−69N	−77B	−76N	0.0	38.0	38.0	0.00	976	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Buyuk, Ecrin EfsaWFMTUR
+165.2
6.5 pts · #14
2Abdujabborova, VasilaUZB
+153.2
5.0 pts · #47
3Hayrapetyan, NvardWFMARM
+134.0
7.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Braeutigam, KaterinaWFMGER
-126.8
5.5 pts · #34
2Bruntse, Kathrine LindegaardDEN
-118.8
4.0 pts · #62
3Sala, GiuliaWFMITA
-109.2
5.5 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R6+454 Elo gap
Abdujabborova, Vasila1637 beat WFMSzczotka, Klara2091
R4+366 Elo gap
Abdujabborova, Vasila1637 beat Kiraly, Lilla Virag2003
R3+351 Elo gap
Abdujabborova, Vasila1637 beat WFMSuarez Gomez, Paula1988