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European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U16

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110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 48 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2401, and top seed was Pawel Sowinski (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2469).

Mykola Korchynskyi (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2382) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jernej Kozlovic (7.0) and Lukas Dotzer (7.0). Korchynskyi won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ramazan Sharifov (1715) beat Marek Durovka (2135), a +420-point gap.

Location
🇲🇪Budva, Montenegro
Dates
29 Oct 2025 → 07 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇱IMPawel Sowinski2469
Avg top 10
2,401
Participants
110
Titled players · 48
IM×4
FM×33
CM×11
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇪Montenegro×9
🇬🇷Greece×8
🇵🇱Poland×7
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×6
🇹🇷Turkiye×5
🇸🇮Slovenia×4
🇷🇸Serbia×4
🇮🇸Iceland×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Mykola Korchynskyi led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
44
15
6
3
4
1
3
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Mykola Korchynskyi held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Mykola Korchynskyi beat FM Jernej Kozlovic (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mykola Korchynskyi 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Jernej Kozlovic 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMMykola Korchynskyi*
1
½
2FMJernej Kozlovic
0
*
½
3IMLukas Dotzer
½
½
*
4FMRustam Rustamov*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Korchynskyi, MykolaFM2382GER+26B+51N+32B+14N=7B+6N=4B+2N=3B7.549.554.044.002560+38.0
2Kozlovic, JernejFM2230SLO+96N=3B+37N+11B+10B=7N+12N1B+8N7.049.552.538.502538+71.6
3Dotzer, LukasIM2463AUT+74B=2N+70B+25N=6B+8N+7B=4N=1N7.049.053.039.252506+5.0
4Agasarov, BenikIM2391ARM+46N+67B=18N+84B=13N+27B=1N=3B+15N7.047.050.537.252475+10.0
5Rustamov, RustamFM2310AZE=83B+49N=21B+81N+16B=9B=24N+10N+6B7.043.046.536.252466+35.8
6Arnold, RhysFM2278NED+60N+36B+12N+8B=3N1B=11N+37B5N6.049.554.033.002420+34.8
7Georgiadis, AnastasiosFM2311GRE+69N+44B+47N+9B=1N=2B3N=11B=13N6.049.053.533.252413+25.2
8Perossa, NicolasFM2318ITA+30B+23N+16B6N+21B3B+25N+22N2B6.048.053.533.502395+18.6
9Balint, PeterFM2413AUT+59B+43N+20B7N+14B=5N=17B=19N=22B6.047.552.033.752421+1.3
10Nainys, ZanasFM2357LTU=58N+75B+52N+18B2N=25B+27N5B+38N6.045.049.030.002352-0.2
11Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM2352ROU+71B=21N+55B2N+64B+32N=6B=7N=19B6.044.548.529.752360+2.0
12Davudov, TunarFM2339AZE+61B+73N6B+23N+50B+13N2B15B+31N6.044.548.529.502330-0.4
13Atoyan, AlbertoFM2302GER=31B+82N+72B+22N=4B12B+35N=17N=7B6.044.548.030.002339+12.8
14Karvatskyi, OleksiiFM2306UKR+39B+40N+81B1B9N=23N+85B+26N=17B6.044.047.528.252337+8.6
15Navarro Martinez, VictorFM2268ESP+62N34B=30N=56B+77N+54B+28B+12N4B6.042.546.529.502260+1.2
16Papaioannou, DimitriosCM2238GRE+54B+93N8N+35B5N24B+46N+49B+37N6.042.045.026.502285+13.8
17Ostensen, Nicolai MaximeFM2336NOR+56N=52B=33N=36B+46N+47B=9N=13B=14N6.041.546.029.752332+0.6
18Gkavardinas, AntoniosFM2284GRE+86B+68N=4B10N=31B26N+72B+48N+43B6.041.545.027.502287+2.4
19Hovakimyan, VacheFM2304ARM+91N81B=71N=48B+34N+66B+21N=9B=11N6.039.042.528.752304+1.8
20Vassis, MichailFM2294GRE+92B+85N9N=46B=33N+36B22N+47B+35N6.039.042.025.752294+2.4
21Kazantzoglou, StefanosFM2222GRE+80N=11B=5N+87B8N+53N19B+42B=27N5.544.047.526.252292+44.4
22Sowinski, PawelIM2469POL=48N+63B+34N13B=38N+40N+20B8B=9N5.543.548.028.252306-15.8
23Baghdasaryan, DavitFM2186ARM+102N8B+57N12B+60N=14B+29B=28N=24B5.543.546.025.502279+48.3
24Ljepic, AndrejIM2435SRB=63N=48B+74N+73B27N+16N=5B=38B=23N5.542.046.027.252281-15.7
25Garde, GuillaumeFM2287FRA=82B+103N+31B3B+39N=10N8B=33B+54N5.542.044.524.252216-22.0
26Gut, Raphael2087SUI1N35B+99N+78B+87N+18B=42N14B+65N5.541.544.523.502191+52.8
27Durucay, UygarFM2272TUR+76B=72N=53B+92N+24B4N10B+74N=21B5.540.543.523.502303+19.6
28Madularea, DavidFM2309NED+77N47B+59N=33B=36N+52B15N=23B+66N5.539.543.525.252241-15.0
29Maldonado Gonzales, StefanoFM2294ITA+57N=33B84N=71B=61N+58B23N+56B+59N5.537.040.524.752165-27.6
30Kirsch, Yahel David2055ISR8N+102B=15B70N42B+88N+97B+81N+50B5.535.538.020.002180+64.0
31Seres, BarnabasCM2026HUN=13N+66B25N+45B=18N=38B=65N+52B12B5.042.547.024.752299+122.4
32Jasiulewicz, Dawid2287POL+79N+45B1N=39B+84N11B=48N=59B=33N5.041.545.022.002186-46.0
33Sakic, MatijaCM2152SWE+101B=29N=17B=28N=20B50N+82B=25N=32B5.041.544.523.252250+51.2
34Shevchenko, Yaroslav2070UKR+41B+15N22B50N19B+104N=44N+67B=52N5.041.043.522.752289+92.3
35Isbatov, Kanan1932AZE51B+26N+85B16N+81B+70N13B+55N20B5.040.043.521.002260+141.2
36Burns, Michael2131MKD+110B6N+93B=17N=28B20N=41B=53N+71B5.040.040.518.002249+48.0
37kiladze, LukaFM2370GEO+89B=55N2B+86N=70B+73N+50B6N16B5.039.543.019.752245-28.2
38Plaidit, HugoFM2268FRA93B+54N=83B+72N=22B=31N+40B=24N10B5.039.042.023.252215-11.0
39Juhanak, DanielFM2033CZE14N+97B+51B=32N25B+64N=55B43N+73B5.039.042.020.752225+78.8
40Boutikos, EleftheriosCM2154GRE+97N14B=60N+94B+65N22B38N+62B=44N5.038.041.019.752188+19.6
41Hauchamps, MaximeFM2344BEL34N+62B=48N+58B47N=46B=36N=45B+75N5.037.541.522.502139-44.6
42Hobson, KennethFM2307ENG=94N=87B46N=60B+30N+75B=26B21N+72B5.037.040.021.752108-42.8
43Birka, Elia2229ISR+90B9B=94NF+69N+61B=49N+39B18N5.037.037.021.252204-8.4
44Gut, Lionel2207SUI+88B7N86B82N+95B+77N=34B+89N=40B5.034.037.019.002085-52.4
45Azoulay, Yehonatan2136ISR+106B32N=76B31N=83B+92N=53B=41N+74B5.034.036.518.002146+7.6
46Artemov, Andriy2087UKR4B+104N+42B=20N17B=41N16B=82N+86B4.542.044.518.252202+50.8
47Boci, MateuFM2186ALB+100B+28N7B=53N+41B17N=74B20N=48B4.541.544.520.002220+10.2
48Majcher, IgorCM2109POL=22B=24N=41B=19N=82B+86N=32B18B=47N4.541.044.521.002259+64.4
49Karabulut, EtkaCM2041TUR=65N5B=63N+98B=55B+51N=43B16N=64B4.540.543.519.002187+63.1
50Sandberg, Lucas2291SWE84N+78B+61N+34B12N+33B37N=66B30N4.539.543.020.752133-70.4
51Laignel, Quentin2229FRA+35N1B39N+91B=56N49B=69N+77B=58N4.539.543.019.252073-71.6
52Valcu, Lavinia2223SWE+95B=17N10B+83N=53B28N+71B31N=34B4.539.542.518.252161-23.9
53Zielonka, AdamFM2374POL=75N+58B=27N=47B=52N21B=45N=36B=63N4.539.043.021.002160-47.8
54Khvedelidze, Luka1973GEO16N38B+107N+63B+71N15N=73B+70N25B4.539.041.517.002145+77.2
55Muzis, Renars2223LAT+98N=37B11N=77B=49N+56B=39N35B=57N4.538.541.519.002080-62.8
56Sawicki, Dorian2062POL17B=95N+100B=15N=51B55N+78B29N+88B4.537.040.017.252090+12.4
57Valpas, Jami2021FIN29B+101N23B+67B73N+68N=81B=64N=55B4.536.539.518.252142+59.6
58Nikolovski, Kiril2081MKD=10B53N+95B41N+93B29N+76B=73N=51B4.536.539.517.252180+42.8
59Keber, Aljosa2102SLO9N+90B28B+104N=86B=89N+70B=32N29B4.536.539.016.002166+28.0
60Radonjanin, Nikola1986MKD6B+110N=40B=42N23B72N+95B=68N+85B4.536.537.014.252102+43.6
61Glas, Bruno2062SLO12N+99B50B+88N=29B43N62N+90B+87N4.536.039.016.252047-5.6
62Ersoz, Teoman GuneyCM1975TUR15B41N+105B+68N=85B74N+61B40N+89B4.536.038.516.752114+62.4
63Mantazis, Georgios Rafail2107GRE=24B22N=49B54N=88B+87B=79N+83N=53B4.535.539.018.002100-5.6
64Torun, Kagan2176TUR=87N=94B+79N=65B11N39B+84N=57B=49N4.535.538.517.502066-48.0
65Bazilius, AugustinasFM2307LTU=49B=83N+89B=64N40B=82N=31B+85N26B4.535.038.517.502085-50.0
66Stefanovic, Bosko2158SRB=103B31N+88B=76N+92B19N+83B=50N28B4.535.037.515.502065-38.0
67Liskiewicz, JakubCM2224POL+104B4N92B57N+98B+76N=89B34N+82B4.533.536.014.752037-82.4
68Durovka, Marek2135SVK+109N18B87N62B+99N57B+80N=60B+84N4.533.534.513.751914-87.2
69Torres Rebolledo, Marcos2055ESP7B88N=102B+103N43B+105N=51B=86N+81B4.531.033.513.751998-20.8
70Gusev, MikhailFM2266SRB+78N=84B3N+30B=37N35B59N54B+96N4.039.042.016.752051-88.9
71Vecillas Rey, Daniel2080ESP11N+80B=19B=29N54B+90N52N+96B36N4.039.042.016.252072-5.2
72Zerey, DemhatFM2115TUR+108N=27B13N38B=96N+60B18N+79B42N4.039.040.514.252087-15.6
73Zander, EmilCM2205DEN+99N12B+91N24N+57B37B=54N=58B39N4.038.541.515.502078-55.6
74Durana, Jonas2108SVK3N+96B24B=93N+94N+62B=47N27B45N4.038.041.014.252118-0.8
75Zizic, Djordje2084MNE=53B10N=82B+90N=76B42N=86B+92N41B4.035.038.014.252106+5.6
76Rajandu, Aaron1985EST27N+108B=45N=66B=75N67B58N=80B+97N4.035.036.513.251975-7.6
77Milovic, Ilija2044MNE28B=100N+103B=55N15B44B+104N51N+95B4.034.036.511.752010-14.4
78Sosic, Zvan1975CRO70B50N+97B26N=101B+103N56N+94B=83B4.031.033.511.751941-14.0
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80Tsonev, Yavor1850BUL21B71N+108B=95N89B+93N68B=76N+92B4.030.532.011.001957+35.6
81Moczulski, MichalCM2177POL+105B+19N14N5B35N+91B=57N30B69N3.542.044.514.252007-78.4
82Novac, Vadim2013MDA=25N13B=75N+44B=48N=65B33N=46B67N3.539.543.516.502116+42.4
83Talmaci, Arsenie2049MDA=5N=65B=38N52B=45N+96B66N63B=78N3.539.042.015.752081+11.6
84Baghirov, Mahammad2015AZE+50B=70N+29B4N32B85N64B+98N68B3.538.541.515.002125+26.8
85Ser, DanielCM2136LTU+107N20B35N+79B=62N+84B14N65B60N3.538.040.512.251982-72.4
86Ortner, Sebastian2006AUT18N+109B+44N37B=59N48B=75N=69B46N3.538.039.012.502021+2.0
87Sharifov, Ramazan1715AZE=64B=42N+68B21N26B63N=90B+93N61B3.537.540.514.001989+100.4
88Bozic, Andrej1843SRB44N+69B66N61B=63N30B+101N+91B56N3.536.539.513.251964+47.2
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91Govoreanu, Matei2029BEL19B+105N73B51N+102B81N=98B88N+104B3.529.532.09.001918-53.2
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95Eiriksson, Theodor1852ISL52N=56B58N=80B44N+108B60N+106B77N3.033.535.08.251806-23.2
96Heidarsson, Mikael Bjarki1971ISL2B74N+101B=89N=72B83N+106B71N70B3.033.035.59.251892-32.0
97Zangrilli, Leonardo1690MLT40B39N78N+109B=79N+94B30N=104B76B3.033.034.07.251816+36.0
98Mihic, Adam1864SLO55B89N+110B49N67N+100B=91N84B=94N3.030.030.56.751863-5.6
99Jovanovic, Luka1796MNE73B61N26B+106N68B+102N92B100N+110B3.029.530.05.501753-25.6
100Tequi, Lucas1790LUX47N=77B56N=102N90B98N+109B+99B79N3.029.030.07.251762-18.0
101Ahmadli, Nihad1656AZE33N57B96N+110B=78N79B88B+109N=93B3.028.028.55.001669+2.0
102Vojicic, Nikola1735MNE23B30N=69N=100B91N99B=108N+107B90N2.531.032.57.001731-10.8
103Svrkota, Milos1713MNE=66N25B77N69B+107N78B93B=105N=108N2.530.532.06.751757+4.0
104Belchev, Valeri1887BUL67N46B+109N59B+108N34B77B=97N91N2.530.531.54.001613-68.0
105Vujovic, Viktor1735MNE81N91B62N=107B+109N69B94N=103B=106N2.526.527.54.751633-47.2
106Petric, Relja1542MNE45N79B90N99B+110N+107B96N95N=105B2.526.527.04.251591+6.4
107Jatoni, Mario1587MNE85B92N54B=105N103B106N+110B102N+109B2.522.022.52.751388-49.6
108Vasiljevic, Viktor0MNE72B76N80NF104B95N=102B=110N=103B1.523.023.02.7515680.0
109FIDE 22106235068B86N104B97N105B+110N100N101B107N1.024.525.00.5010110.0
110FIDE 22108440036N60B98N101N106B109B107N=108B99N0.525.026.00.759940.0

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