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European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U12

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122 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2207, and top seed was Marc Llari (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2311).

Eren Elci (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2054) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ali Aras Yildiz (7.5) and Mustafa Demirkan (7.0). Elci shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Artem Hyron (1757) beat Poyraz Efe Asici (CM, 2130), a +373-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
🇫🇷FMMarc Llari2311
Avg top 10
2,207
Participants
122
Titled players · 20
FM×5
CM×15
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×13
🇲🇪Montenegro×8
🇷🇸Serbia×8
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×6
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇦🇹Austria×5
🇵🇱Poland×5
🇺🇦Ukraine×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Eren Elci led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
50
21
5
3
4
1
3
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Elci takes lead
Elci8Yildiz7.5Demirkan7Celebi7Triger6.5Gur6.5— ex-leaders:Uzdemirled R6, #23
R9 · LEADER CHANGE07 Nov

FM Eren Elci takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Eren Elci lost to CM Ali Aras Yildiz (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Eren Elci 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)CM Ali Aras Yildiz 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMEren Elci*
0
2CMAli Aras Yildiz
1
*
1
1
3CMMustafa Demirkan
0
*
4CMMehmet Alper Celebi
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Elci, ErenFM2054TUR+92B+77N+68B2N+15B+12B+23N+21N+11B8.045.048.541.002322+99.2
2Yildiz, Ali ArasCM1882TUR+105N+26B+25N+1B=12N=22B+3N+4B=7N7.551.054.045.002356+188.0
3Demirkan, MustafaCM1994TUR+91B=5N+19B=7N+40B+28N2B+38N+32B7.047.551.037.002307+143.6
4Celebi, Mehmet AlperCM2175TUR+64N53B+49N+50B+18N+39B+21B2N+14B7.044.549.037.002189+8.4
5Llari, MarcFM2311FRA+89N=3B=20N=13B+29N=8B+52N=7N+24B6.547.551.035.002150-26.0
6Yekeler, Kerem SarpCM2112TUR+97B+42N=16B+8N+38B21N=24B=13N+28B6.545.048.534.252168+30.4
7Filindash, NikitaCM2160CZE+106N+119B=39N=3B+53N+17B=22N=5B=2B6.545.047.031.252161+8.0
8Belkovsky, Guy1982ISR+117B+27B=12N6B+72N=5N+40B=24N+21B6.544.546.531.002232+120.4
9Gur, AliFM2223TUR+43B=56N+37B=24N=14B38N+42B+16N+31B6.543.548.035.002143-13.8
10Yenokyan, Sergey1811ARM+11B18N+71B+26B=30N40N+56B+54B+22N6.543.047.033.252233+190.0
11Triger, Eitan2067ISR10N+96B+99N+119B+13N=23B+54N+22B1N6.542.544.527.252140+40.4
12Nicot, ValentinCM2175FRA+61B+71N=8B+55N=2B1N+36B=31N=13B6.048.052.031.252082-37.6
13Ilcic, Aleksa1893SRB+113B+32N=24B=5N11B+55N+46N=6B=12N6.046.048.529.752162+126.4
14Mihaylov, BozhidarCM2009BUL+84B16N+85B+68N=9N=30B+17N+20B4N6.045.049.030.002082+35.2
15Hyron, Artem1757UKR=45B=69N+60B+80B1N+37N=18B+30B=25N6.044.048.029.752161+178.8
16Busic, Mateo1887BIH+115N+14B=6N38B+58N=41B+39N9B+45N6.043.546.028.752130+117.6
17Sahin, Yusuf Kerem1858TUR+28B55N+48B+45N+32B7N14B+70N+38B6.043.047.030.002206+159.2
18Wites, Adam2001POL+95N+10B21B+111N4B+87N=15N=23B+47N6.042.545.026.752019+16.4
19Gonzalez Lopez, Lucas 2013CM2221ESP=76N+59B3N+57B=52N=53B=29N+60B+39N6.040.044.027.752054-62.4
20Ahmadli, Nihad1936AZE=101B+100N=5B40N+111B+69N+70B14N+41N6.036.539.023.252064+63.2
21Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM2180TUR+99N+29B+18N+53B=22N+6B4N1B8N5.549.552.528.252112-27.0
22Kolodziejczyk, BorisCM2169FRA+35B+60N+52B+86N=21B=2N=7B11N10B5.547.050.527.752054-44.0
23Ilko-Toth, AndrasCM2200HUN+94B+31N=55B=39N+33B=11N1B=18N=36B5.546.550.028.252068-56.4
24Azizli, Nurlan2028AZE+103N+49B=13N=9B+98N=54B=6N=8B5N5.544.547.526.002097+33.6
25Neuschild, Marius2102SUI+51B+33N2B=52N=42B=86N=44B+50N=15B5.543.547.027.501974-53.6
26Mrozowski, Nikodem2007POL+87B2N+51B10N+35B=33N+86B28N+62B5.543.547.024.751966-16.8
27Chen, Chicheng LeonCM2212AUT+79B8N+44B+36N39B=42N+33B32N+55B5.542.546.527.002052-65.2
28Toledo, HillelCM2206BEL17N+87B+73N=29B+88N3B+53N+26B6N5.542.546.023.752027-70.8
29Krstic, David1974SLO+83B21N+104B=28N5B+61N=19B=34B+54N5.542.045.024.502133+75.6
30Asici, Poyraz EfeCM2130TUR+85N+73B86B+31N=10B=14N=38B15N+63B5.541.545.026.751993-55.2
31Ioannidis, Konstantinos I1981GRE+57N23B+90N30B+102N+59B+41N=12B9N5.541.044.023.502047+35.7
32Han, QixiangFM2107ENG+90N13B=76N+62B17N+73B+88N+27B3N5.540.544.023.002001-43.2
33Oner, Yigit Efe1934TUR+93N25B+117N+46B23N=26B27N+59B+58N5.539.541.522.252046+56.0
34Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo2144GER+47B52N43B=101N=62B+51N+94B=29N+56B5.537.540.524.501958-73.2
35Scheiber, Daniel Berndt1852AUT22N+107B46N+78B26N=75B+57N+53B+70N5.537.040.022.001965+54.4
36Zlate-Ion, Matei1999ROU=82N+66B=54N27B+118N+98B12N+68B=23N5.537.039.020.502020+17.2
37Adamovic, Nikola2009SRB+116N=98B9N59B+103N15B+75N+86B+52N5.535.037.519.001928-30.8
38Buklaho, Ignacy2064POL+108B=44N+63B+16N6N+9B=30N3B17N5.047.050.025.252030-15.2
39Karlovic, Luka2000CRO+81B+74N=7B=23B+27N4N16B+83N19B5.044.548.523.502045+23.6
40Zhang, Yiming2136FIN+62N+88B53N+20B3N+10B8N=52B=71N5.043.547.024.751973-72.8
41Jokic, Matej2070SRB=67B+65N=56B=42N+44B=16N31B+43N20B5.041.546.024.501952-55.2
42Parvu, Razvan-George1946ROU+111N6B+103N=41B=25N=27B9N+90B=48N5.040.543.019.502039+44.4
43Friscic, Jakov1876CRO9N+95B+34N=58B=48N46B+72N41B+69N5.039.543.021.752052+78.8
44Hummatov, Safa1915AZE+102N=38B27N+66B41N+57B=25N45B+78N5.039.042.021.251947+17.6
45Lenting, Roan2053NED=15N+72B=98N17B+76N52B+99B+44N16B5.038.541.520.501901-68.8
46Yin, Milo2053FRA+104B86N+35B33N+65B+43N13B47B+99N5.038.041.021.001902-69.2
47Shirinov, Yashar1843AZE34N+75B58N=91B+100N=71B+69B+46N18B5.036.539.519.751953+49.6
48Frigerio, Riccardo2071ITA68N+78B17N+92B=43B=89N=79B+94N=42B5.035.038.519.751886-81.2
49Jakobs, Yoav1883ISR+109B24N4B87N+78B74N+100B+84N+83B5.035.038.018.001812-30.8
50Gazic, Petar1946BIH=100B=101N+74B4N87B+92N+81B25B+68N5.034.537.518.501855-38.0
51Mihic, Peter1817SLO25N+93B26N102B+112N34B+111N+72B+80N5.033.536.016.501850+14.8
52Serafin, Franciszek1957POL+75N+34B22N=25B=19B+45N5B=40N37B4.544.548.522.752087+58.8
53Zhang, Xiheng1969NED+110B+4N+40B21N7B=19N28B35N+90B4.544.547.521.502045+35.6
54Belyaletdinov, Leonard2131SLO=65B+67N=36B+56N+86B=24N11B10N29B4.543.046.520.251935-87.2
55Gersemann, Karl2001GER+78N+17B=23N12B=59N13B=65N+79B27N4.542.046.021.251953-22.8
56Mikkelsen, Anders Askjaer1994DEN+118N=9B=41N54B=57N+64B10N+65B34N4.541.543.519.001941-22.8
57Mirzayev, Akbar1690AZE31B+61N+77B19N=56B44N35B+112N+89B4.538.541.016.751885+80.8
58Xu, Alex Z2027NED74B+81N+47B=43N16B=79N=62B+89N33B4.538.041.519.251845-84.0
59Osinchuk, Luka1801UKR=70B19N+100B+37N=55B31N=89B33N+88N4.538.041.018.001956+69.2
60Beniosev, DanielCM1958LAT+107B22B15N+74N+101B70N+87B19N=67B4.536.539.515.751862-40.8
61Mogasale, Chetan1852IND12N57B+75N=116B+66N29B+82N71B+93N4.536.038.517.251795-27.2
62Tretiak, Igor1840UKR40B+120N=69B32N=34N+111B=58N+88B26N4.536.037.514.501944+48.4
63Gusev, Daniil1965GER=66N+82B38N72B+116N=68B=90N+64B30N4.535.037.517.001836-56.8
64Hochman, Gur1852ISR4B+110N70B=81N+96B56N+91B63N+87B4.534.537.515.501861+0.8
65Kovacik, Oliver1838SVK=54N41B=118N+93B46N+102B=55B56N+91B4.533.535.515.501868+14.4
66Aslanyan, Arman S.1647ARM=63B36N+108B44N61B85N+121B+97N+94B4.533.535.013.751840+72.4
67Iliev, Stoyan1812BUL=41N54B=102N+105B=80N88B=73N+95B=60N4.532.035.016.751864+19.2
68Zivic, Luka1816CRO+48B+80B1N14B=71N=63N+77B36N50B4.042.046.017.251948+61.6
69Fadeev, Justin Michael2020GER=72N=15B=62N=76B+106N20B47N+74N43B4.038.541.516.251787-107.2
70Kolar, Edvard2058CZE=59N=76B+64N98B+119N+60B20N17B35B4.038.040.015.251838-102.8
71Maurstad, Astor Moe1969NORF12B10N+104N=68B=47N=74B+61N=40B4.038.038.016.501892-33.6
72Ivulans, Patriks1750LAT=69B45N+121B+63N8B=77N43B51N+108B4.037.038.513.001839+32.0
73Barsov, Mikhail1896GER+112B30N28B=84N+83B32N=67B=87N=74B4.036.539.014.501809-39.6
74Coskun, Kursat1750TUR+58N39B50N60B+115N+49B=71N69B=73N4.036.038.516.001866+52.0
75Kamburoglu, Hakan1637TUR52B47N61B+113N+85B=35N37B=92N+104B4.035.538.014.001773+58.4
76Sanan, Demirhan1869TUR=19B=70N=32B=69N45B81N78B+117N+101B4.035.537.514.751870-2.0
77Cani, Erdi1899ALB+114N1B57N=103B+95N=72B68N=93B=82N4.034.537.013.251690-92.0
78Blikom, Theo1731NOR55B48N+112B35N49N+115B+76N+98B44B4.034.537.012.001784+23.2
79Keller, Niklas1866AUT27N=118B+82N88B+91N=58B=48N55N=81B4.034.536.515.251852-9.6
80Jaso Escudero, Julen2001ESP+96B68N+92B15N=67B94N=84B+104N51B4.034.037.014.251740-119.2
81Krasniqi, Troi1727KOS39N58B+114N=64B=99N+76B50N=103B=79N4.033.035.513.751808+36.8
82Tsulaia, Giorgi1710GEO=36B63N79B+109N89B+96N61B+100N=77B4.032.535.514.251766+18.4
83Sisas Mainar, Izan1684ESP29N99B+115N+90B73N+106B+98N39B49N4.032.034.512.001805+54.4
84Buznea, Iustin1749MDA14N+105B119N=73B94N+93B=80N49B+98N4.032.034.013.501793+14.0
85Lampos, Charalampos1838GRE30B+112N14N118B75N+66B95N+111B+103N4.031.533.512.501702-62.4
86Ejsymont, Eryk1893POLF+46B+30N22B54N=25B26N37N+96B3.540.540.516.751998+40.4
87Li, Hansi1740BEL26N28N+120B+49B+50N18B60N=73B64N3.540.041.513.501833+35.6
88Leosson, Haukur Vidis1907ISL+120B40N=101B+79N28B+67N32B62N59B3.536.538.011.501798-52.8
89Khanalizade, Elgun1877AZE5B=91N111N+107B+82N=48B=59N58B57N3.535.538.013.501758-61.6
90Hallmundarson, Birkir1823ISL32B+113N31B83N+117B+101N=63B42N53N3.534.536.59.751745-37.2
91Lichtl, Valentin1703AUT3N=89B=106N=47N79B+103B64N+120B65N3.534.536.010.251743+16.0
92Colovic, Vuk1760SRB1N+114B80N48N+122B50B=112N=75B=95N3.534.536.09.001698-34.4
93Stojanovikj, Marko1589MKD33B51N+97B65N+104B84N+108B=77N61B3.534.037.011.501751+63.6
94Braaten, Birk1855NOR23N117B=107N+122N+84B+80B34N48B66N3.533.535.011.001779-41.2
95Refalo, John1728MLT18B43N=109B+121N77B=97N+85B67N=92B3.533.535.010.501701-12.0
96Pavlovic, Aleksej1730SRB80N11N+113B=99B64N82B+105N+102B86N3.531.534.010.001660-31.6
97Sun Aslund, Bruce1834SWE6N111B93N=114B+105N=95B=102N66B+120N3.529.030.59.001520-128.0
98Frutuoso, Tiago1878POR+121B=37N=45B+70N24B36N83B78N84B3.037.539.010.751721-63.2
99Leht, Karl Samuel1853EST21B+83N11B=96N=81BF45N+101N46B3.036.538.510.751801-28.4
100Zarudniak, Elisei1617MNE=50N20B59N+108N47B+116B49N82B=106N3.035.538.09.501709+30.0
101Borges, Diogo1608POR=20N=50B=88N=34B60N90B+106N99B76N3.035.038.013.001780+65.6
102Aleksandrov, Lev1562SRB44B=108N=67B+51N31B65N=97B96N=110B3.034.537.512.001693+49.6
103Uzun, Pavlo1751UKR24B+109N42B=77N37B91N+107B=81N85B3.034.537.510.001656-39.6
104Gatin, Artur1752SRB46N+115B29N71B93N+114B+109N80B75N3.031.534.08.001584-71.6
105Sams, Daniel0AUT2B84N+110B67N97B=107N96B=116N+122B3.031.533.07.2516110.0
106Megagiannis, Maximos1847GRE7B=122N=91B+117N69B83N101B=110N=100B3.029.030.57.501623-101.8
107Bannoura, Daniel1644CYP60N35N=94B89N=109B=105B103N=113N+112B3.028.531.08.501593-23.6
108Hogyinszki, Marcell Csaba1801HUN38N=102B66N100B=114N+122B93N+109B72N3.028.530.07.251473-134.8
109Kitaev, Nicholas0SCO49N103B=95N82B=107N+110B104B108N+117B3.027.529.58.2516100.0
110Laforce, Edward1654BEL53N64B105N112B+121B109N+114N=106B=102N3.026.027.57.001578-27.2
111Kostyukovich, Ivan1609LUX42B+97N+89B18B20N62N51B85N=113B2.537.540.08.251674+18.8
112Radulovic, Filip V1493SRB73N85B78N+110N51B+117N=92B57B107N2.531.033.06.751582+29.6
113Glusica, Tadija1475MNE13N90B96N75B=120B121N+115N=107B=111N2.526.528.06.001526+13.2
114Shevtsov, Egor1497MNE77B92N81B=97N=108B104N110B+121N=116B2.526.528.06.001520+3.6
115Mitrovic, Vasilije1462MNE16B104N83B+120N74B78N113B=122N+121B2.526.528.03.751422-26.0
116Kriuchkov , Nikita1743MNC37B=121N=122B=61N63B100N120N=105B=114N2.526.027.56.501494-86.4
117Danezis, Prodromos1690GRE8N+94N33B106B90N112B+122N76B109N2.031.533.05.001604-37.6
118Pavlovic, David1702MNE56B=79N=65B+85N36BFFFF2.025.525.58.251835+31.2
119Skytte, RobertCM1925DEN+122B7N+84B11N70BFFFF2.022.522.55.501850-18.4
120Vujovic, Andrija1538MNE88N62B87N115B=113NF+116B91N97B1.526.026.03.751464-33.2
121Saric, Rastko0MNE98N=116B72N95B110N+113B66N114B115N1.525.528.03.7513770.0
122Popov, Yaroslav1576MNE119N=106B=116N94B92N108N117B=115B105N1.523.025.04.001512-26.8

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