European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Girls U12

Open SwissStandard

107 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Zuzanna Kaminska (🇵🇱 POL, WCM, 1987).

Alona Tolmaceva (🇱🇻 LAT, WFM, 1911) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Tea Rusitashvili (7.5) and Alicja Gruszecka (7.0). Tolmaceva won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Barbare Shonia (1462) beat Ria Arun (1806), a +344-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

🇵🇱WCMZuzanna Kaminska1987

Avg top 10

1,916

Participants

107

Titled players · 13

WFM×1

WCM×12

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×9

🇹🇷Turkiye×8

🇩🇪Germany×6

🇷🇸Serbia×6

🇲🇪Montenegro×6

🇦🇹Austria×5

🇫🇷France×5

🇦🇲Armenia×4

Top 3

🥇
WFMAlona Tolmaceva
🇱🇻LAT·1911
7.5pts·2020perf+43.6
🥈
WCMTea Rusitashvili
🇬🇪GEO·1826
7.5pts·1973perf+60.8
🥉
WCMAlicja Gruszecka
🇵🇱POL·1804
7.0pts·1933perf+60.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 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

Tolmaceva7.5Rusitashvili7.5Schirmbeck7Nguyen7Gruszecka7Bakhshizada6.5— ex-leaders:Kaygunled R5–R6, #12

R8 · LEADER CHANGE06 Nov

WCM Tea Rusitashvili takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Tolmaceva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Alona Tolmaceva 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)WCM Tea Rusitashvili 3 wins (R6–R8)WCM Lilian Schirmbeck 4 wins (R3–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM	1911	LAT	+67N	+15B	+46N	−11B	+55N	+6B	+13N	=3B	+14N	7.5	46.5	50.5	41.00	2020	+43.6
2	Rusitashvili, TeaWCM	1826	GEO	+41N	=21B	+48N	+22B	=30N	+15B	+28N	+11B	=3N	7.5	45.0	49.5	40.75	1973	+60.8
3	Gruszecka, AlicjaWCM	1804	POL	+83B	+73N	=30B	=29N	+31B	+45N	+5B	=1N	=2B	7.0	45.5	49.0	36.50	1933	+60.4
4	Nguyen, Lam Vy Le	1828	ENG	+36N	=91B	=21N	=24B	=17N	+33B	+32B	+18N	+12B	7.0	44.0	47.0	37.00	1974	+65.2
5	Schirmbeck, LilianWCM	1927	GER	+57N	−46B	+54N	+78B	+23N	+16B	−3N	+30B	+11N	7.0	43.0	46.5	35.00	1940	+5.6
6	Bakhshizada, Asnad	1769	AZE	+71B	+51N	=12B	=13N	+29B	−1N	=34B	+31B	+26N	6.5	44.5	48.5	32.50	1885	+38.7
7	Hrckova, AnnaWCM	1758	CZE	+98N	+72B	+47N	+33B	−11N	−12N	+29B	+19B	=9N	6.5	43.0	45.5	30.25	1908	+61.9
8	Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCM	1846	BUL	+81B	+32N	=13B	−28N	+39B	−10N	+68B	+25B	+23N	6.5	42.5	46.0	31.50	1861	+8.4
9	Alessi, Clio	1950	ITA	+76N	+58B	−11N	−23B	+67N	+42B	+47N	+13B	=7B	6.5	42.0	46.0	31.25	1894	-19.2
10	Donets, Alina	1747	AUT	+92N	−45B	+36N	+75B	=50N	+8B	−14N	+47B	+22N	6.5	40.5	43.5	30.75	1838	+48.0
11	Kaygun, Melis Duru	1745	TUR	+96B	+65N	+9B	+1N	+7B	=28N	=12B	−2N	−5B	6.0	50.0	53.0	33.00	1917	+81.6
12	Kaminska, ZuzannaWCM	1987	POL	+54N	+23B	=6N	+45B	=16N	+7B	=11N	=14B	−4N	6.0	48.0	52.5	33.25	1872	-43.6
13	White, Nicole	1775	IRL	+100N	+66B	=8N	=6B	+33N	+30B	−1B	−9N	+34B	6.0	46.0	48.0	27.50	1851	+39.6
14	Svitenko, Solomiia	1883	UKR	=29B	+68N	+70B	−30N	+25B	+21N	+10B	=12N	−1B	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.00	1874	-0.8
15	Giorgadze, Mariam Ere	1704	GEO	+86B	−1N	+79B	+69N	+26B	−2N	−18B	+38N	+40N	6.0	44.0	47.5	26.50	1870	+80.4
16	Bogomolnikova, Zlata	1773	LTU	+49N	=48B	+91N	+17B	=12B	−5N	=21B	=34N	+29B	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.00	1844	+36.4
17	Rzadkowska, LilaWCM	1961	POL	+94B	=70N	+37B	−16N	=4B	=22N	=46B	+51N	+30B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.00	1842	-47.2
18	Arun, Ria	1806	ITA	+38N	+75B	−45N	−55B	+48N	+66B	+15N	−4B	+28N	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.50	1773	-12.4
19	Jaksa, Ema	1825	SLO	+80B	=31N	−28B	=65N	+53B	+38N	+24B	−7N	+33B	6.0	40.5	44.0	28.00	1770	-23.2
20	Lampou, MariantaWCM	1913	GRE	=53B	=39N	+51B	+46N	−28B	−24N	+37B	+54N	+32B	6.0	39.0	43.5	28.25	1790	-50.0
21	Tunc, Amine Sare	1668	TUR	+82B	=2N	=4B	+35N	+27N	−14B	=16N	−22B	+47N	5.5	47.0	50.5	28.75	1859	+93.2
22	Li, Yueci	1774	ENG	+95B	=28N	+52B	−2N	=56N	=17B	+39B	+21N	−10B	5.5	44.5	47.5	25.75	1805	+18.0
23	Chen, YuefanWCM	1722	GER	+93B	−12N	+81B	+9N	−5B	=26N	+61B	+35N	−8B	5.5	44.5	47.5	25.25	1893	+82.4
24	Trzcinska, Weronika	1701	POL	+34N	−47B	+72N	=4N	=61B	+20B	−19N	+65N	=35B	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.25	1812	+57.2
25	Ribreau, Anna	1734	FRA	+62B	=52N	−29B	+93N	−14N	+41B	+50B	−8N	+53B	5.5	40.5	43.5	23.75	1697	-13.6
26	Anistoroaei, MariaWCM	1853	ROU	−66N	+98B	+67N	+32B	−15N	=23B	+55N	+28B	−6B	5.5	40.5	43.0	23.75	1752	-42.0
27	Horvath, Adel	1826	HUN	=77B	+88N	=31B	+37N	−21B	−29N	+66B	=36N	+52B	5.5	37.5	41.0	23.75	1677	-61.2
28	Saliuk, Maryia	1652	POL	+102N	=22B	+19N	+8B	+20N	=11B	−2B	−26N	−18B	5.0	49.0	51.0	26.25	1823	+70.4
29	Hakobyan, Mane	1619	ARM	=14N	+40B	+25N	=3B	−6N	+27B	−7N	+46B	−16N	5.0	48.0	52.5	27.00	1834	+101.6
30	Mirzaliyeva, Fatima Eldar	1743	AZE	+90N	+107B	=3N	+14B	=2B	−13N	+45B	−5N	−17N	5.0	47.5	48.0	21.75	1774	+14.4
31	Milojevic, Dunja	1684	SRB	+84N	=19B	=27N	+59B	−3N	+40B	=35B	−6N	=43B	5.0	44.5	48.0	23.75	1810	+54.4
32	Slusarczyk, Agnieszka	1714	POL	+87N	−8B	+38N	−26N	+65B	+56B	−4N	+49B	−20N	5.0	43.0	46.5	21.50	1770	+25.6
33	Veleva, Ilijana	1650	MKD	+99B	+35N	+69B	−7N	−13B	−4N	+77B	+45N	−19N	5.0	42.5	45.0	19.50	1740	+35.6
34	Candan, Hatice	1462	TUR	−24B	+60N	=43B	=70N	+75N	+59B	=6N	=16B	−13N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.75	1764	+132.8
35	Mirakyan, Angelina	1800	ARM	+79N	−33B	+66N	−21B	+60N	+36B	=31N	−23B	=24N	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.25	1690	-52.4
36	Svabova, Klara	1603	CZE	−4B	+101N	−10B	+105N	+74B	−35N	+42N	=27B	=44N	5.0	40.0	41.5	17.75	1728	+52.0
37	Biala, Julia	1628	POL	+56N	+42B	−17N	−27B	−40N	+90B	−20N	+96B	+72N	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.00	1801	+77.6
38	Aldeniz, Defne	1567	TUR	−18B	+82N	−32B	+73N	+58N	−19B	+91N	−15B	+69N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.00	1759	+84.0
39	Paunescu, AidaWCM	1691	CYP	=50N	=20B	+107N	=47B	−8N	+92B	−22N	=41B	+68N	5.0	39.0	39.5	17.50	1693	+4.8
40	Le Floch, Alexia	1834	FRA	=68B	−29N	=49B	+80N	+37B	−31N	+67B	+48N	−15B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.25	1666	-76.4
41	Ivkovic, Sofija	1592	SRB	−2B	+97N	−74B	+107N	+70B	−25N	=43B	=39N	+73B	5.0	38.0	38.5	16.50	1686	+39.6
42	Bayer, Klara	1749	GER	+63B	−37N	+53B	+77N	−45B	−9N	−36B	+85N	+65B	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.00	1664	-40.0
43	Bjerregaard Hagen, Frida	1694	DEN	−45N	+104B	=34N	=48B	=92N	=49B	=41N	+50B	=31N	5.0	36.0	37.5	19.50	1583	-52.0
44	Moscovitch, Shelly	1698	ISR	=88B	=77N	=65B	−52N	=79B	=83N	+95B	+80N	=36B	5.0	31.0	34.0	18.00	1598	-47.2
45	Shonia, Barbare	1462	GEO	+43B	+10N	+18B	−12N	+42N	−3B	−30N	−33B	=46N	4.5	45.5	50.0	24.75	1756	+115.6
46	Duchatel, CyrielleWCM	1716	FRA	+64N	+5N	−1B	−20B	=49N	+57B	=17N	−29N	=45B	4.5	45.0	49.5	23.50	1721	+0.4
47	Nguyen Doan, Bao Anh Angelina	1833	POL	+60B	+24N	−7B	=39N	+52B	+50N	−9B	−10N	−21B	4.5	44.5	49.0	21.50	1675	-68.8
48	Afandi, Sadagul	1611	AZE	+61B	=16N	−2B	=43N	−18B	+70N	+59N	−40B	=56N	4.5	43.0	47.0	20.75	1801	+66.0
49	Valenson, Lou	1546	BEL	−16B	=56B	=40N	+51N	=46B	=43N	+74B	−32N	=54B	4.5	39.0	43.0	20.25	1742	+90.0
50	Gocen, Gulce Buglem	1454	TUR	=39B	=53N	+73B	+74N	=10B	−47B	−25N	−43N	+94B	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.00	1702	+109.2
51	Smilic, Nina	1649	SRB	+105N	−6B	−20N	−49B	+64N	+71B	+96N	−17B	=60N	4.5	39.0	40.5	15.25	1630	-13.6
52	Emrovic, Lamija	1504	BIH	+78N	=25B	−22N	+44B	−47N	−69B	+76N	+55B	−27N	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.75	1750	+106.8
53	Humbatli, Leyla	1621	AZE	=20N	=50B	−42N	+72B	−19N	+89B	=69N	+78B	−25N	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.25	1697	+37.2
54	Vujicic, Milica	1637	SRB	−12B	+96N	−5B	=79N	=71B	+93N	+56N	−20B	=49N	4.5	38.5	41.5	16.50	1717	+28.4
55	Wang, Yi Xuan	1692	FRA	+101B	−69N	+95B	+18N	−1B	=61N	−26B	−52N	+80B	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.75	1706	+6.8
56	Shynkar, Daria	1928	GER	−37B	=49N	+62B	+68N	=22B	−32N	−54B	+67N	=48B	4.5	37.5	41.5	19.75	1629	-124.0
57	Avetisyan, Araks	1625	ARM	−5B	=93N	=86B	=95N	+62B	−46N	=63B	+77N	=61B	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.25	1634	+2.4
58	Ganeshram, Niranjana	1718	NED	+89B	−9N	−77B	+83N	−38B	+79N	−65B	+71N	=62B	4.5	34.5	38.0	16.75	1598	-58.0
59	Bohatyrova, Mariia	1793	GER	−65B	+71N	+94B	−31N	+81B	−34N	−48B	+66N	=63B	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.75	1586	-94.0
60	Yanston, Kseniia	1605	ESP	−47N	−34B	+99B	+88N	−35B	=73N	=70B	+74N	=51B	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.25	1621	+4.8
61	Clerc, Oceane	1833	ESP	−48N	=92B	+100N	+91B	=24N	=55B	−23N	=68B	=57N	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.75	1637	-89.2
62	Potikha, Shelley	1530	ISR	−25N	=76B	−56N	+100B	−57N	=84B	+87N	+75B	=58N	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.50	1654	+54.8
63	Jakabsone, Tifanija Bella	1539	LAT	−42N	−78B	=87N	=64B	+103N	=76B	=57N	+91B	=59N	4.5	32.5	34.0	15.00	1626	+35.6
64	Andrijasevic, Dorotea	1505	MNE	−46B	−94N	=71B	=63N	−51B	=99N	+101B	+79N	+78N	4.5	30.0	32.0	14.50	1602	+40.4
65	Barbier, Emilia	1562	MDA	+59N	−11B	=44N	=19B	−32N	+75B	+58N	−24B	−42N	4.0	41.5	45.5	18.50	1689	+59.6
66	Xing, Lida	1615	ARM	+26B	−13N	−35B	+89N	+69B	−18N	−27N	−59B	+96N	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.00	1707	+38.8
67	Bhaumik, Mehr	1620	FIN	−1B	+89N	−26B	+86N	−9B	+82N	−40N	−56B	+92N	4.0	39.5	42.5	13.50	1676	+19.6
68	Selcuk, Zeynep Bilge	1612	TUR	=40N	−14B	+103N	−56B	+84N	+78B	−8N	=61N	−39B	4.0	38.5	40.0	13.25	1701	+38.8
69	Rosset, Anna	1844	FRA	+85N	+55B	−33N	−15B	−66N	+52N	=53B	=73N	−38B	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.75	1584	-117.6
70	Abad Miranda, Carmen	1720	ESP	+104N	=17B	−14N	=34B	−41N	−48B	=60N	+98B	=76N	4.0	37.5	39.0	13.75	1601	-56.4
71	Jacobsen, Ane Elisabeth	1544	NOR	−6N	−59B	=64N	+87B	=54N	−51N	+82B	−58B	+91N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.50	1596	+28.8
72	Galmidi, Ester	1529	ISR	+74B	−7N	−24B	−53N	+99B	+81N	−80B	+94N	−37B	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.00	1571	+13.0
73	Laurincova, Timea	1665	SVK	+103N	−3B	−50N	−38B	+98N	=60B	+92N	=69B	−41N	4.0	35.5	37.0	11.25	1553	-51.6
74	Xin, Lisa J.	1728	FAI	−72N	+90B	+41N	−50B	−36N	+85B	−49N	−60B	+100B	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1515	-98.0
75	Krotava, Palina	1654	POL	+106B	−18N	+105B	−10N	−34B	−65N	+93B	−62N	+95B	4.0	33.5	34.5	8.50	1438	-81.2
76	Melo, Luisa Campos	1631	POR	−9B	=62N	−93B	+101N	=82B	=63N	−52B	+103N	=70B	4.0	32.5	34.0	11.75	1527	-51.6
77	Cristurean, Noelia-Alexandra	1596	ROU	=27N	=44B	+58N	−42B	=78N	=91B	−33N	−57B	=86N	3.5	36.5	39.5	14.75	1605	+4.4
78	Lukas, Olivia	1715	GER	−52B	+63N	+80B	−5N	=77B	−68N	+83B	−53N	−64B	3.5	36.0	39.5	13.25	1527	-92.0
79	Badea, Anastasia	1564	ROU	−35B	+106N	−15N	=54B	=44N	−58B	=84N	−64B	+93B	3.5	36.0	37.0	10.50	1499	-28.0
80	Ersoy, Elif Ayca	1587	TUR	−19N	+84B	−78N	−40B	=88N	+98B	+72N	−44B	−55N	3.5	35.0	37.5	11.75	1568	-16.0
81	Le, Ha Tran Dieu	1613	NOR	−8N	+87B	−23N	+106B	−59N	−72B	=86N	=92B	=90N	3.5	34.0	35.0	9.50	1475	-60.4
82	Burns, Kayla	1425	MKD	−21N	−38B	+104N	=85B	=76N	−67B	−71N	=87B	+98N	3.5	32.0	33.5	9.50	1497	+9.6
83	Kubanovic, Vilka	1565	CRO	−3N	=103B	=92N	−58B	+106N	=44B	−78N	=90B	=84N	3.5	31.5	32.5	9.25	1479	-36.8
84	Putar, Lorena	1442	IRL	−31B	−80N	=96B	+104N	−68B	=62N	=79B	=95N	=83B	3.5	30.0	31.5	10.25	1493	-26.0
85	Petrusic, Dusica	1613	MNE	−69B	=86N	=88B	=82N	=93B	−74N	+104B	−42B	=89N	3.5	30.0	31.5	10.00	1506	-54.4
86	Cristurean, Andreea-Nuria	1484	ROU	−15N	=85B	=57N	−67B	−94B	+107N	=81B	=100N	=77B	3.5	30.0	30.5	9.00	1479	-4.8
87	Macchia-Shahar, Yali	1497	ISR	−32B	−81N	=63B	−71N	=97B	+105N	−62B	=82N	+103B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.50	1395	-43.2
88	Gocen, Rana Gizem	1462	TUR	=44N	−27B	=85N	−60B	=80B	−95N	−97B	+107N	+104B	3.5	29.5	30.0	8.00	1465	-2.4
89	Busuioc, Amelie	1507	AUT	−58N	−67B	+102N	−66B	+107B	−53N	−94B	+97N	=85B	3.5	28.5	29.0	7.25	1379	-42.4
90	Kotenko Gonzalez, Marina	1533	AUT	−30B	−74N	=97B	=99N	+105B	−37N	=103B	=83N	=81B	3.5	28.0	29.5	8.50	1434	-38.8
91	Reren, Alexis Miriam	1690	EST	+97B	=4N	−16B	−61N	+95B	=77N	−38B	−63N	−71B	3.0	37.5	40.5	11.25	1507	-88.8
92	Vouk, Iva	1537	CRO	−10B	=61N	=83B	+94N	=43B	−39N	−73B	=81N	−67B	3.0	36.0	39.0	11.25	1547	+10.4
93	Arnaut, Mina	1512	SRB	−23N	=57B	+76N	−25B	=85N	−54B	−75N	+102B	−79N	3.0	35.0	37.0	10.00	1454	-22.8
94	Russieva, Svitlana	1635	UKR	−17N	+64B	−59N	−92B	+86N	−96B	+89N	−72B	−50N	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.50	1465	-83.2
95	Rajkovic, Petra	1554	SRB	−22N	+102B	−55N	=57B	−91N	+88B	−44N	=84B	−75N	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.50	1449	-42.4
96	Skarlovnik, Zarja	1535	SLO	−11N	−54B	=84N	=103B	+102B	+94N	−51B	−37N	−66B	3.0	32.5	34.0	7.50	1417	-52.4
97	Oye-Stromberg, Alva	1448	NOR	−91N	−41B	=90N	−98B	=87N	=100B	+88N	−89B	=101N	3.0	26.5	28.5	9.00	1412	-15.6
98	Ehrengruber, Emilia	1539	AUT	−7B	−26N	=101B	+97N	−73B	−80N	+99B	−70N	−82B	2.5	32.5	34.5	6.50	1370	-68.0
99	Rovcanin, Anita	0	MNE	−33N	=100B	−60N	=90B	−72N	=64B	−98N	+106B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.00	1331	0.0
100	Lea, Melissa	1562	MNC	−13B	=99N	−61B	−62N	=101B	=97N	F	=86B	−74N	2.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	1378	-64.4
101	Jin, Emilie	1455	AUT	−55N	−36B	=98N	−76B	=100N	=106B	−64N	F	=97B	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.25	1338	-38.0
102	Matos, Maria Rita	0	POR	−28B	−95N	−89B	F	−96N	−104B	+106N	−93N	+105B	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.50	748	-164.0
103	Hoxha, Fiona	1411	ALB	−73B	=83N	−68B	=96N	−63B	F	=90N	−76B	−87N	1.5	30.0	30.0	5.00	1323	-39.6
104	Bialecka, Zofia	1509	NOR	−70B	−43N	−82B	−84B	F	+102N	−85N	=105B	−88N	1.5	26.5	26.5	2.75	785	-96.8
105	Trubina, Adelina	0	MNE	−51B	F	−75N	−36B	−90N	−87B	+107B	=104N	−102N	1.5	24.5	24.5	1.25	1173	0.0
106	Golubovic, Minja	0	MNE	−75N	−79B	F	−81N	−83B	=101N	−102B	−99N	=107B	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.25	1203	0.0
107	Trubina, Vasilina	0	MNE	F	−30N	−39B	−41B	−89N	−86B	−105N	−88B	=106N	0.5	28.0	28.0	0.50	779	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Candan, HaticeTUR
+132.8
5.0 pts · #28
2Shonia, BarbareGEO
+115.6
4.5 pts · #46
3Gocen, Gulce BuglemTUR
+109.2
4.5 pts · #55

Top rating losers

1Matos, Maria RitaPOR
-164.0
2.0 pts · #106
2Shynkar, DariaGER
-124.0
4.5 pts · #44
3Rosset, AnnaFRA
-117.6
4.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R3+344 Elo gap
Shonia, Barbare1462 beat Arun, Ria1806
R6+331 Elo gap
Candan, Hatice1462 beat Bohatyrova, Mariia1793
R1+300 Elo gap
Biala, Julia1628 beat Shynkar, Daria1928