European Amateur Championship U2300
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Nov 2025 to 04 Dec 2025 in Mellieha, Malta. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2100, and top seed was Habil Javadov (🇦🇿 AZE, CM, 2241).
Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2216) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Matthew Portelli (7.0) and Habil Javadov (6.5). Prisacaru won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Filipina Thornton (WFM, 1764) beat Olga Yushko (WFM, 2020), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru drew with CM Matthew Portelli (Black).
CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMMatthew Portelli | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3CMHabil Javadov | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4CMColin Pace | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prisacaru, Stefan-EmilianCM | 2216 | ROU | +8B | =2N | +6B | +3N | =5B | +4N | +7B | +11N | =9B | 7.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 36.50 | 2340 | +25.8 |
| 2 | Portelli, MatthewCM | 2064 | MLT | +14N | =1B | +10N | +4B | =3N | +5B | −6B | +9N | +8B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 31.50 | 2295 | +106.0 |
| 3 | Javadov, HabilCM | 2241 | AZE | +9N | +10B | =4N | −1B | =2B | +12N | =5N | +6B | +11B | 6.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 25.75 | 2225 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Pace, ColinCM | 2106 | MLT | +12B | +15N | =3B | −2N | +7B | −1B | +9N | =5B | +6N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 22.00 | 2185 | +20.4 |
| 5 | Fernandez Manrique, AgustinCM | 2013 | ESP | =6B | =7N | +8B | +9B | =1N | −2N | =3B | =4N | +13B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 24.00 | 2172 | +38.8 |
| 6 | Kinnunen, Kari | 2148 | FIN | =5N | +13B | −1N | =7N | =12B | +10B | +2N | −3N | −4B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 18.25 | 2077 | -16.8 |
| 7 | Leidorf, Sebastian | 2082 | GER | =13N | =5B | +11N | =6B | −4N | +9B | −1N | +15B | F | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.75 | 2054 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Yushko, OlgaWFM | 2020 | UKR | −1N | +14B | −5N | =11B | −15N | +13B | +10N | +12B | −2N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1972 | -11.0 |
| 9 | Naymanova, PatricieWFM | 2034 | BUL | −3B | +12N | +15B | −5N | +13B | −7N | −4B | −2B | =1N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 8.75 | 1963 | -17.4 |
| 10 | Draghici Flutur, GavrilCM | 2074 | ESP | +11B | −3N | −2B | =14N | F | −6N | −8B | +13N | +15N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.75 | 1941 | -27.8 |
| 11 | Pala, Onurcan | 1892 | MLT | −10N | F | −7B | =8N | −14B | +15N | +12B | −1B | −3N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.75 | 1884 | -4.6 |
| 12 | Peltomaki, Jarmo | 1982 | FIN | −4N | −9B | +13N | +15B | =6N | −3B | −11N | −8N | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.75 | 1874 | -23.2 |
| 13 | Blokzijl, Ruben | 1918 | NED | =7B | −6N | −12B | F | −9N | −8N | +15B | −10B | −5N | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.25 | 1764 | -58.8 |
| 14 | Mizzi, Steve | 1821 | MLT | −2B | −8N | F | =10B | +11N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1926 | +9.4 |
| 15 | Thornton, FilipinaWFM | 1764 | MLT | F | −4B | −9N | −12N | +8B | −11B | −13N | −7N | −10B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 1692 | -11.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Portelli, MatthewCMMLT+106.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Fernandez Manrique, AgustinCMESP+38.85.5 pts · #5
- 3Prisacaru, Stefan-EmilianCMROU+25.87.5 pts · #1
- 1Blokzijl, RubenNED-58.81.5 pts · #13
- 2Draghici Flutur, GavrilCMESP-27.83.5 pts · #9
- 3Peltomaki, JarmoFIN-23.22.5 pts · #12
- R5+256 Elo gap