European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Girls U18

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2177, and top seed was Noga Orian (🇮🇱 ISR, WIM, 2235).

Maria Siekanska (🇵🇱 POL, WIM, 2188) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Klara Szczotka (7.5) and Lia-Alexandra Maria (7.0). Siekanska shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ana Lazic (1585) beat Nora Heidemann (WCM, 2024), a +439-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

🇮🇱WIMNoga Orian2235

Avg top 10

2,177

Participants

Titled players · 29

FM×1

WIM×4

WFM×16

WCM×8

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×7

🇹🇷Turkiye×5

🇦🇲Armenia×4

🇦🇹Austria×3

🇷🇸Serbia×3

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇬🇷Greece×3

🇲🇪Montenegro×2

Top 3

🥇
WIMMaria Siekanska
🇵🇱POL·2188
8.0pts·2385perf+71.2
🥈
WFMKlara Szczotka
🇵🇱POL·2091
7.5pts·2356perf+118.4
🥉
WFMLia-Alexandra Maria
🇷🇴ROU·2000
7.0pts·2193perf+86.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM Maria Siekanska led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Siekanska8Szczotka7.5Maria7Tirpan6.5Negre6.5Akat6.5— ex-leaders:Kochaviled R4–R6, #10

R8 · LEADER CHANGE06 Nov

WIM Maria Siekanska takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Maria Siekanska drew with WFM Klara Szczotka (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Maria Siekanska 4 wins (R6–R9)WFM Klara Szczotka 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Lia-Alexandra Maria 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WIMMaria Siekanska	*	½	½	—
2WFMKlara Szczotka	½	*	—	½
3WFMLia-Alexandra Maria	½	—	*	—
4WFMCeren Tirpan	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Siekanska, MariaWIM	2188	POL	+50N	+43B	=3N	+11B	=2N	+10B	+7N	+13B	+8N	8.0	48.0	51.5	44.25	2385	+71.2
2	Szczotka, KlaraWFM	2091	POL	+38B	+44N	+13B	=4N	=1B	+11B	+8N	=7B	+9N	7.5	48.5	52.5	42.25	2356	+118.4
3	Maria, Lia-AlexandraWFM	2000	ROU	+12N	+54B	=1B	−8N	+40B	=19N	+28B	+17N	+7N	7.0	44.5	47.5	35.00	2193	+86.8
4	Tirpan, CerenWFM	2195	TUR	+49N	+5B	+30N	=2B	−7N	+15B	−9N	+22B	+13N	6.5	46.5	50.0	34.25	2210	+14.8
5	Akat, ElifnazWFM	1970	TUR	+25N	−4N	+54B	+42B	+18N	=9B	−13N	+15B	+17B	6.5	42.5	45.5	30.50	2134	+77.2
6	Negre, EmilieWFM	2221	FRA	=10B	=29N	−40B	+48N	+49B	+21N	+31B	=9B	+14N	6.5	39.0	42.5	30.25	2131	-27.6
7	Kochavi, DanaFM	2168	ISR	+48B	+23N	+19B	+17N	+4B	=8N	−1B	=2N	−3B	6.0	50.0	53.5	31.75	2163	+0.6
8	Abdinova, NarminWIM	2099	AZE	+42N	+21B	=18N	+3B	+24N	=7B	−2B	+19N	−1B	6.0	48.5	52.5	31.50	2149	+26.4
9	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa StepaniaWIM	2190	LAT	=29B	+53N	+41B	=10N	+28B	=5N	+4B	=6N	−2B	6.0	46.0	49.0	29.75	2112	-25.6
10	Tokarz, IzabelaWFM	1917	POL	=6N	+52B	+20N	=9B	+17B	−1N	−14B	+31N	+19B	6.0	45.5	49.0	29.25	2178	+120.8
11	Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM	1943	ARM	+47N	+20B	+14B	−1N	+41B	−2N	−19B	+40N	+18B	6.0	44.0	48.0	27.50	2112	+75.6
12	Yurieva, Veronika	1824	UKR	−3B	=55N	−53B	+63N	=33B	+48N	+43N	+26B	+23N	6.0	35.0	36.5	22.75	2065	+115.6
13	Orian, NogaWIM	2235	ISR	+35N	+31B	−2N	=18B	+43N	+29B	+5B	−1N	−4B	5.5	47.0	51.0	26.50	2083	-58.4
14	Kobak, PolinaWFM	2129	ARM	+40N	+26B	−11N	=21B	−15N	+35B	+10N	+29B	−6B	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.50	2016	-46.4
15	Gvatua, Mariam	1805	GEO	−46B	=37B	+61N	+53N	+14B	−4N	+55B	−5N	+30B	5.5	37.5	40.0	20.75	2105	+137.6
16	Karadas, Hena	1896	TUR	−20N	=25B	=47N	+64B	=30N	+51B	−22N	+39B	+29N	5.5	36.0	36.0	19.25	1993	+48.8
17	Seemann, Pola	1981	POL	+28B	+45N	+24B	−7B	−10N	+18N	+23B	−3B	−5N	5.0	45.0	49.0	23.50	2000	+7.2
18	Muradyan, Anahit	1834	ARM	+37N	+46N	=8B	=13N	−5B	−17B	+20N	+36B	−11N	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.75	2080	+109.2
19	Trunz, MichelleWFM	1979	GER	+59N	+58B	−7N	+35B	=29N	=3B	+11N	−8B	−10N	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.25	1965	-4.0
20	Deak-Sala, EmiliaWFM	2170	AUT	+16B	−11N	−10B	=32N	+44B	=41N	−18B	+49N	+45B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.25	1922	-103.6
21	Fileru, Maria	1922	ROU	+64B	−8N	+60B	=14N	=31N	−6B	=25N	+47B	=22N	5.0	39.0	39.0	16.50	1968	+22.0
22	Nuriyeva, NurtanWCM	2019	AZE	+56B	−41N	=44B	−28N	+32B	+39N	+16B	−4N	=21B	5.0	38.5	41.5	22.00	1947	-35.2
23	Musabayeva, Diana	1937	BEL	+65N	−7B	+58N	−24N	+34B	+25B	−17N	+42N	−12B	5.0	38.0	38.0	16.00	1924	-5.6
24	Zelbova, LadaWFM	2169	CZE	+39N	+36B	−17N	+23B	−8B	−28N	=45B	=44N	+42B	5.0	37.5	41.5	22.00	1954	-90.0
25	Karatiken, Beray	1765	TUR	−5B	=16N	=55B	+33N	+53B	−23N	=21B	=46N	+40B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.25	1996	+107.2
26	Rasheva, NoraWCM	1932	BUL	+62B	−14N	−28B	+57N	=45B	+46N	=42B	−12N	+41B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.00	1904	-14.0
27	Zhezhovska, MonikaWFM	1995	MKD	−45B	−28N	+59B	=56N	+54B	−42N	+58B	=41N	+44B	5.0	29.0	31.5	15.50	1850	-64.8
28	Hakobova, Alisa	1802	ARM	−17N	+27B	+26N	+22B	−9N	+24B	−3N	−30B	=35N	4.5	42.5	47.0	22.25	2024	+98.0
29	Ziobrowska, MajaWFM	1899	POL	=9N	=6B	+51N	+30B	=19B	−13N	+41B	−14N	−16B	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.75	2069	+73.6
30	Alexandri, Dimitra	2012	GRE	+34N	+32B	−4B	−29N	=16B	−40N	+52B	+28N	−15N	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.75	1867	-65.2
31	Jansone, Melanija LuizeWCM	1978	LAT	+63B	−13N	+32B	=40N	=21B	+55N	−6N	−10B	=38N	4.5	39.0	40.5	15.75	1965	-8.0
32	Mimic, Sofija	1866	BIH	+33B	−30N	−31N	=20B	−22N	+61B	=37N	+43B	=36N	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.00	2012	+68.4
33	Zito, EnricaWFM	2045	ITA	−32N	−34B	+38N	−25B	=12N	+54N	−44B	+50B	+48N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.50	1849	-90.8
34	Dulteva, Anastasia	1834	MDA	−30B	+33N	=43N	=50B	−23N	=37B	−35N	+52B	+53B	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.00	1926	+44.0
35	Radenkovic, Mila	1918	SRB	−13B	+59N	+65B	−19N	=58B	−14N	+34B	=45N	=28B	4.5	34.0	34.0	12.50	1877	-19.2
36	Feng, Elysia	1942	NED	+60B	−24N	+45B	−41N	=42B	+58N	=40B	−18N	=32B	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.25	1846	-43.2
37	Slusarczyk, AnnaWCM	2002	POL	−18B	=15N	=56B	−45N	+60B	=34N	=32B	=59N	+58B	4.5	31.5	34.0	15.00	1790	-94.0
38	Kalliora, Despoina	1866	GRE	−2N	−51B	−33B	=62N	+65B	+53N	=49B	+55N	=31B	4.5	31.5	31.5	11.00	1944	+36.0
39	Begic, Klara	1887	CRO	−24B	−60N	+62B	+65N	=46B	−22B	+51N	−16N	+59B	4.5	30.0	30.0	10.00	1902	+5.6
40	Tadic, Ana	1871	SRB	−14B	+62N	+6N	=31B	−3N	+30B	=36N	−11B	−25N	4.0	43.5	45.5	17.50	1921	+21.6
41	Mickunaite, Agne	1863	LTU	+61N	+22B	−9N	+36B	−11N	=20B	−29N	=27B	−26N	4.0	41.0	43.5	17.00	1965	+46.0
42	Omeri, EkleaWCM	1867	ALB	−8B	+64N	+46B	−5N	=36N	+27B	=26N	−23B	−24N	4.0	41.0	41.0	13.75	1917	+23.6
43	Kapolkova, Greta	1958	SVK	+57B	−1N	=34B	+44N	−13B	=45N	−12B	−32N	+54B	4.0	39.5	42.5	14.25	1873	-42.8
44	Levchenko, Marina	1870	EST	+51N	−2B	=22N	−43B	−20N	+62B	+33N	=24B	−27N	4.0	39.5	41.5	15.00	1983	+50.4
45	Sharova, Elyzaveta	1814	UKR	+27N	−17B	−36N	+37B	=26N	=43B	=24N	=35B	−20N	4.0	38.5	42.5	18.75	1964	+65.6
46	Suarez Gomez, PaulaWFM	1988	ESP	+15N	−18B	−42N	+52B	=39N	−26B	=50N	=25B	=47N	4.0	36.5	40.0	17.50	1778	-96.8
47	Dirican, Feride	1760	TUR	−11B	=48N	=16B	−55N	+59B	=49N	+57B	−21N	=46B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.75	1856	+45.2
48	Helgadottir, IdunnWCM	1874	ISL	−7N	=47B	=52N	−6B	+64N	−12B	=60N	+51B	−33B	3.5	36.5	36.5	8.50	1821	-31.2
49	Bruntse, Kathrine Lindegaard	1907	DEN	−4B	=63N	=57B	+60N	−6N	=47B	=38N	−20B	=50N	3.5	35.5	37.0	10.75	1852	-33.6
50	Sierra Magrazo, Lidia	1899	ESP	−1B	=57N	+63B	=34N	−55B	=52N	=46B	−33N	=49B	3.5	34.0	35.5	10.75	1827	-37.2
51	Kovacs, RekaWFM	2100	HUN	−44B	+38N	−29B	=54N	+56B	−16N	−39B	−48N	+60B	3.5	32.5	35.0	11.50	1778	-146.8
52	Sokolova, VictoriaWCM	1638	CYP	=53B	−10N	=48B	−46N	+57B	=50B	−30N	−34N	+61B	3.5	32.0	34.5	10.50	1831	+76.0
53	Brezikova, Beata	1923	CZE	=52N	−9B	+12N	−15B	−25N	−38B	=56N	+62B	−34N	3.0	38.0	40.0	11.25	1703	-95.0
54	Djukic, Katarina	1844	MNE	+55B	−3N	−5N	=51B	−27N	−33B	=62N	+56B	−43N	3.0	36.5	38.5	8.75	1833	-7.2
55	Pawicka, Magdalena	2022	POL	−54N	=12B	=25N	+47B	+50N	−31B	−15N	−38B	F	3.0	36.0	39.0	13.00	1756	-114.0
56	Dalla, Maria Myrsini	1835	GRE	−22N	=61B	=37N	=27B	−51N	−59N	=53B	−54N	+64B	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.50	1791	-22.4
57	Recica, Jona	1761	KOS	−43N	=50B	=49N	−26B	−52N	+64B	−47N	+63B	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	1721	-22.0
58	Lazic, Ana	1585	SRB	F	−19N	−23B	+61B	=35N	−36B	−27N	+60B	−37N	2.5	33.5	33.5	7.25	1794	+62.0
59	Djendjinovic, Ines	1774	MNE	−19B	−35B	−27N	F	−47N	+56B	+61N	=37B	−39N	2.5	33.0	33.0	7.75	1780	+1.2
60	Kotliar, Anfisa	1746	AUT	−36N	+39B	−21N	−49B	−37N	+63B	=48B	−58N	−51N	2.5	31.5	33.0	7.75	1721	-17.2
61	Heidemann, NoraWCM	2024	GER	−41B	=56N	−15B	−58N	+63B	−32N	−59B	+64N	−52N	2.5	27.0	27.0	3.00	1583	-181.6
62	Uprimny, Naomi	1692	AUT	−26N	−40B	−39N	=38B	F	−44N	=54B	−53N	+63N	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.25	1677	-6.8
63	Mrmusova, Magdalena	1768	SVK	−31N	=49B	−50N	−12B	−61N	−60N	+64B	−57N	−62B	1.5	27.5	27.5	1.75	1550	-93.6
64	Lukac, Ema	1606	SLO	−21N	−42B	F	−16N	−48B	−57N	−63N	−61B	−56N	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	1064	-61.2
65	Dumitrache, Elisa-Andreea	1745	ROU	−23B	F	−35N	−39B	−38N	F	F	F	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1102	-45.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gvatua, MariamGEO
+137.6
5.5 pts · #16
2Tokarz, IzabelaWFMPOL
+120.8
6.0 pts · #8
3Szczotka, KlaraWFMPOL
+118.4
7.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Heidemann, NoraWCMGER
-181.6
2.5 pts · #61
2Kovacs, RekaWFMHUN
-146.8
3.5 pts · #49
3Pawicka, MagdalenaPOL
-114.0
3.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R4+439 Elo gap
Lazic, Ana1585 beat WCMHeidemann, Nora2024
R9+386 Elo gap
WCMSokolova, Victoria1638 beat WCMHeidemann, Nora2024
R6+367 Elo gap
Hakobova, Alisa1802 beat WFMZelbova, Lada2169