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European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U14

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115 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2354, and top seed was Khagan Ahmad (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2455).

Khagan Ahmad (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2455) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Tyhran Ambartsumian (7.5) and Eliran Shilon Rahav (7.0). Ahmad shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Georgios Biskas (1427) beat David Boros (1886), a +459-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
🇦🇿IMKhagan Ahmad2455
Avg top 10
2,354
Participants
115
Titled players · 34
IM×3
FM×22
CM×8
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇪Montenegro×9
🇹🇷Turkiye×6
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×5
🇷🇸Serbia×5
🇦🇲Armenia×5
🇮🇱Israel×5
🇪🇸Spain×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
49
20
7
2
3
1
3
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Khagan Ahmad held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Ahmad takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Khagan Ahmad beat FM Tyhran Ambartsumian (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMKhagan Ahmad*
1
2FMTyhran Ambartsumian
0
*
3FMEliran Shilon Rahav*
4FMDragos Stefan Leu*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ahmad, KhaganIM2455AZE+42N+37B+36N+31B=7N+2B=14N+6B=8N7.548.053.043.502503+6.2
2Ambartsumian, TyhranFM2351ARM+66B+59N=32B+10N+20B1N+23B+5N+7B7.548.052.542.502502+33.4
3Shilon Rahav, EliranFM2251ISR+75B+70N+82B=5N=8B14N+41B+40N+18B7.043.046.534.002371+38.3
4Leu, Dragos StefanFM2236ROU+27N51B+62N+87B17N+70B+16N+15B+14N7.042.546.035.502329+47.2
5Golis, WiktorFM2300POL+74N+65B+6N=3B=9N+15B+19N2B=11N6.550.554.537.002371+20.6
6Pankiv, MaksymFM2066UKR+102B+18N5B+53N+24B+8N+17B1N=10B6.549.052.034.752369+140.0
7Marin Ferragut, PauIM2333ESP+62B+57N+25B+24N=1B17N+22B+21N2N6.547.552.034.752370+7.2
8Arakelyan, ManvelFM2347ARM=73N+83B+51N+11B=3N6B+32N+19B=1B6.547.050.534.7523190.0
9Radzimski, AntoniFM2356POL+91N+33B=16N+34N=5B19B=11N+54N+24B6.545.048.533.002337-1.0
10Gales, Randi-IoanFM2245ROU+99N=56B+39N2B+51N=16B+33N+17B=6N6.545.048.032.002270+18.4
11Dogan, Umut AnilFM2238TUR=64B+107N+52B8N+55B+34N=9B+38N=5B6.543.045.029.752274+30.0
12Tatvidze, Davit2224GEO=72N+55B=56N+41B15N+87B=35N+22B+21B6.540.043.530.752197-1.2
13Garakhanov, ShamsiFM2059AZE+97N15B+74N+84B=31N+26B21N+44N+23B6.540.043.029.002306+117.2
14Dumbelovic, NovakFM2306SRB=22N+72B+29N=16B+37N+3B=1B=18N4B6.049.553.534.002285-0.4
15Krauchi Romero, MartinFM2347ESP+96B+13N=54B=32N+12B5N+20B4N+45B6.047.050.031.752283-12.2
16Murawski, JanCM2165ENG+79B+53N=9B=14N=18B=10N4B+63N+38B6.046.050.030.502287+64.4
17Besou, HussainIM2376GER+68B34N+85B+57N+4B+7B6N10N+25B6.046.049.531.502249-11.3
18Torres Rebolledo, AlvaroFM2328ESP+92N6B+42N+71B=16N+29B+31N=14B3N6.045.048.529.002251-13.2
19Ritzerveld, NoahFM2270NED+49B28N+96B+70N+35B+9N5B8N+41B6.044.047.028.502208-8.2
20Alizada, Pasham2182AZE+93N=39B+58N+26B2N=38B15N+52B+36N6.043.046.528.002243+38.8
21Borne, FelixFM2315FRA+35B+86N34B+63N+25B=22N+13B7B12N5.545.048.527.752162-28.6
22Ibrahimli, Suat1915AZE=14B=40N+59B+60N+44B=21B7N12N+54B5.543.548.026.752313+167.6
23Zakin, IlayFM2309ISR82B+93N+66B+28N=34B+54N2N+29B13N5.542.546.026.002142-31.6
24Breuil, VirgileFM2263FRA+88N+50B+71N7B6N=86B+51N+35B9N5.541.545.023.752159-19.2
25Turker, Esat Tuna2164TUR+89N+61B7N+82B21N=39B+42N+31B17N5.541.044.524.002166+10.8
26Federer, ColinFM2300SUI=52B+64N+45B20N=86B13N+96B+33N=28B5.540.543.524.252104-38.0
27Soltanov, Teymur1869AZE4B=90N+64B33B=43N+66N+57B+60N=31B5.540.043.524.752104+107.2
28Pekala, Dawid1998POL+101N+19B31N23B=95N+81B+47N=32B=26N5.539.042.024.752175+83.2
29Kim, Thomas JakobCM2096AUT+98B=85N14B+30N+58B18N+82B23N+61B5.539.042.022.752056-7.2
30Mishchuk, Marian1913UKR31N+76B=43N29B+78N47B+95N+56B+67N5.537.540.522.502100+85.2
31Jalving, AugustFM2298DEN+30B+63N+28B1N=13B+45N18B25N=27N5.047.051.526.502146-30.0
32Aeschbacher, Dimitri2194SUI+69N+87B=2N=15B=38N=33B8B=28N=39B5.045.048.525.002183-1.2
33Portelli, MatthewCM2080MLT+94B9N=46B+27N+40B=32N10B26B+58N5.043.547.023.502101+14.4
34Leenen, BoydCM2082NED+104N+17B+21N9B=23N11B40B+82N=44B5.043.546.022.752242+75.2
35Mihaylov, Boyan1922BUL21N+97B+67N+36B19N+37B=12B24N=43N5.043.046.023.252198+116.4
36Pozzi, Gaetan2234FRA+46B+41N1B35N=42B=53N+92B+59N20B5.042.546.022.752066-67.2
37Varyemez, AliCM2083TUR+105B1N+75B+49N14B35N+69B41N+70B5.041.043.019.502041-20.0
38Golubovic, ErikFM2334CRO=83N=73B+80N+54N=32B=20N+59B11B16N5.040.544.022.252142-40.0
39Weber, Yonatan1979ISR+90B=20N10B=85N+89B=25N=45B=48B=32N5.040.043.522.002061+37.8
40Ral Lustig, MelvinFM2313SWE=55N=22B+91N=56B33N+83B+34N3B=42N5.040.043.521.752062-49.8
41Asri, Isa1977TUR+112N36B+113N12N+85B+48B3N+37B19N5.039.540.516.002091+36.8
42Ivarlac, Vladislav1975MDA1B+94N18B+98N=36N+95B25B+84N=40B5.039.042.018.002088+45.6
43Harutyunyan, Arman G.2172ARM61B+98N=30B52N=27B+49N=46B+83N=35B5.038.541.522.001922-104.0
44Kviriashvili, Andria2285GEO+81N71B+73N=51B22N+62B+86N13B=34N5.038.041.520.752037-102.0
45Pleimer, NoahCM2101AUT+95N=58B26N+99B+52N31B=39N+53B15N5.038.041.019.752048-18.4
46Margaryan, Mark1861ARM36N+101B=33N=77B87N+50B=43N+51B=48N5.037.040.022.002063+95.2
47Ivancic, IvanCM2217CRO53B=79N+106B55N+64B+30N28B+68N=71B5.037.039.020.501956-105.2
48Lilliehook, Victor2160SWE85B+105N49B+75N+73B41N+72B=39N=46B5.035.537.519.001926-97.6
49Cizer, Ahmet Kaan1910TUR19N+111B+48N37B71N43B+97N+91B+77N5.035.537.017.002038+59.2
50Petroff, VladFM2041ROU+108B24N84B+61N88B46N+89N+75B+74N5.033.535.518.001919-52.8
51Woods, Yannick2003IRL+115B+4N8B=44N10B+90N24B46N+82B4.542.543.517.502039+18.8
52Zor, Emir Aras1915TUR=26N+77B11N+43B45B=57N+65B20N=60B4.541.545.520.752133+96.0
53Volosiuk, Mykhailo1848UKR+47N16B+65N6B+77N=36B=60B45N=57B4.541.045.020.502110+112.8
54Fulgentini, Edoardo2170ITA+78N+80B=15N38B+56N23B+71N9B22N4.541.045.019.502125-17.6
55Drugmand, Benoit1921BEL=40B12N+90B+47B11N60N+76B=70N=59B4.540.043.519.252032+48.8
56Boryna, Szymon2030POL+106B=10N=12B=40N54B=84N=61B30N+72B4.540.042.019.002000-10.8
57Sakotic, Nikola2038SRB+76N7B+88N17B=74N=52B27N+99B=53N4.538.541.517.001965-34.8
58Vatsyk, Artem1710UKR+60B=45N20B+83B29N=67B=70N+86N33B4.538.041.518.252061+138.4
59Zuzek, Bor2073SLO+100N2B22N+93B+92N+88B38N36B=55N4.538.041.015.752009-28.0
60Steiners, EmilsCM2096LAT58N+78B+92N22B=62N+55B=53N27B=52N4.537.541.018.751872-100.0
61Petrovski, Nikola1813MKD+43N25N63B50B+110N+91B=56N+87B29N4.537.038.515.751994+80.4
62Yavryan, Arayik1941ARM7N+100B4B+114N=60B44N+90B71N+86B4.537.038.013.251976+17.5
63Thijssen, Freek2009NED+109N31B+61N21B=84N=74B+88N16B=69N4.536.538.516.001966-19.6
64Sivaparan, Isai1881NOR=11N26B27N+101B47N+104B83N+94B+87N4.536.038.515.751932+19.6
65Vardi, Daniel2055ISR+103B5N53B+69N82N+75B52N=74B+83B4.535.037.516.501913-64.8
66Jeronovics, Toms1972LAT2N+95B23N100B+97N27B+106N=88B+84B4.534.536.513.251884-40.8
67Meszaros-Csonka, David2184HUN+84B82N35B88N+98B=58N+81B+73N30B4.533.536.516.751881-126.0
68Martemyanov, Mikhail1975NOR17N89B72N=76B+111N+100B+78N47B+88N4.533.034.514.001869-46.4
69Nimac-Kalcina, Vito1838CRO32BF+97N65B+101N+80B37N+96N=63B4.532.033.015.251969+56.4
70Ahl, Eskil Rosenlund1983DEN+114N3B+89N19B+100N4N=58B=55B37N4.040.541.512.001902-33.6
71Omarsson, Josef2047ISLF+44N24B18N+49B=82N54B+62B=47N4.039.039.018.752129+32.4
72Tenreiro, Manuel1860POR=12B14N+68B86N=91N+77B48N+80B56N4.038.041.517.502029+72.0
73Kuntelia, Luka1953GEO=8B=38N44B+106N48N+93B=74N67B=79B4.037.539.515.252005+16.8
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78Krstevski, Pavel1807MKD54B60N=103B+102N30B+105N68B=76N+96B4.031.533.511.251815-1.2
79Dabols, Janis Marks1794LAT16N=47B77N+107B83N76B+110N+104B=73N4.031.032.510.501816+4.8
80Solbu, August1977NOR+113B54N38B89N+108B69N+98B72N+90B4.030.031.09.501776-84.0
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82Krbacevic, Mateja1917NOR+23N+67B3N25N+65B=71B29N34B51N3.542.046.016.502052+54.8
83Vorobyov, Radmir1941FIN=38B8N+107B58N+79B40N+64B43B65N3.539.041.013.001952-7.6
84Stefanoski, Daniel1831MKD67N+114B+50N13N=63B=56B=87N42B66N3.538.039.012.251892+25.6
85Avramovic, Aleksa1766SRB+48N=29B17N=39B41N92B77N+108B=91N3.537.539.514.001911+41.1
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89Magi, Ramon1773EST25B+68N70B+80B39N96N50B+103N=92B3.534.537.012.751879+41.2
90Biskas, Georgios1427CYP39N=27B55N+104B+99N51B62N+93B80N3.534.537.011.751730+106.4
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94Basinas, Athanasios1675LUX33N42B101N=111B76N+115B+105B64N+110N3.526.527.55.251621-35.6
95Amvrosiadis, Themistoklis1760CYP45B66N+108B+96N=28B42N30B=81N93N3.036.038.09.751793+10.8
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98Lytvynenko, Ivan1721GER29N43B+111N42B67N+109B80N+106B75N3.032.033.55.5017500.0
99Boros, David1886SVK10B+110N=86B45N90B=103N+107B57N76B3.031.533.06.501690-86.0
100Kljajic, Lav1675MNE59B62N+110B+66N70B68N91N=101B=109N3.030.532.08.501697-2.4
101Vujacic, Ognjen1489MNE28B46N+94B64N69B102N+112B=100N=111B3.030.532.07.251564+18.4
102To, Nam Long1658MNC6N91B=81N78B=107N+101B75N=110B=105N3.029.030.57.751652-10.8
103Peric, Toman1643MNE65N92B=78N81B+115N=99B=93N89BF2.528.529.56.251692+13.2
104Brittner, Laurent1679LUX34B96N=115B90N+113B64N+111B79NF2.525.026.03.001516-60.4
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106Avramoski, Aleksandar1594MKD56N+81B47N73B96B+112N66B98NF2.029.529.55.501619+3.2
107Recica, Rron1566KOS=77N11B83N79N=102B+113B99N97BF2.029.030.04.501553-44.0
108Mihajlovic, Stefan1627MNE50N74B95N+109B80N110B+113N85NF2.025.026.03.001468-54.0
109Popovic, Petar Z1522MNE63B75N105B108NF98N=114B+115N=100B2.020.520.53.001498-16.4
110Rajcic, Vanja1475SRB87N99B100NF61B+108N79B=102N94B1.526.526.53.501499+2.4
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112Hoxhaj, Ylli0KOS41BF87N92B93N106B101N=113B+114N1.522.522.51.5014450.0
113Tigani, Alp0KOS80NF41B74B104N107N108B=112N=115B1.025.526.51.2513450.0
114Sredanovic, Marko1475MNE70B84NF62B75N97B=109N=111N112B1.024.024.01.751443-19.2
115Samardzic, Matija1501MNE51N88B=104N97B103B94NF109B=113N1.022.522.51.751290-51.2

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