European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Girls U8
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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Budva, Montenegro. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 897, and top seed was Maria-Ioana Ramureanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1570).
Stella Zhu (🇫🇮 FIN, 1500) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ada Zeynep Koken (7.5) and Frida Kaloh (6.5). Zhu shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
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
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×6
🇲🇪Montenegro×3
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3
🇷🇴Romania×2
🇸🇮Slovenia×2
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsStella Zhu led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Nov
Stella Zhu takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Stella Zhu beat Ada Zeynep Koken (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Stella Zhu 6 wins (R3–R8)Ada Zeynep Koken 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Frida Kaloh 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stella Zhu | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ada Zeynep Koken | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Frida Kaloh | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Elif Duru Gunaydin | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu, Stella | 1500 | FIN | +43B | =24N | +27B | +2B | +13N | +4N | +6B | +9N | =3B | 8.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 43.00 | 1704 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Koken, Ada Zeynep | 0 | TUR | +17B | +11N | +?B | −1N | =?B | +12B | +13N | +8N | +7B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 33.50 | 1634 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Kaloh, Frida | 1516 | SLO | +40B | =8N | +21B | +18N | +25B | =6N | −9N | +5B | =1N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 33.00 | 1710 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Rollo, Elisa | 1505 | ITA | −26N | +20B | +23N | +30B | +7N | −1B | −5N | +22B | +19N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 30.00 | 694 | -20.8 |
| 5 | Tas, Deniz | 0 | TUR | −24B | +43N | −7B | +29N | +10B | +31N | +4B | −3N | +17B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Arslan, Bilge | 0 | TUR | +22N | +32B | +?N | +26B | +12N | =3B | −1N | −?B | =8N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 24.75 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Briukhovych, Karolina | 0 | UKR | +38N | −?B | +5N | +?N | −4B | +14N | +11B | +19B | −2N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 25.00 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dokmecioglu, Asya | 0 | TUR | +42N | =3B | +28N | −13B | +22N | +?B | +?N | −2B | =6B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.75 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gunaydin, Elif Duru | 0 | TUR | +?N | +?B | −12N | +?B | +?N | +11N | +3B | −1B | −?N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bharadwaj, Aarvi | 0 | IRL | +41N | −18N | +39B | −?B | −5N | +?B | +38N | +?B | +20N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 525001418 | 0 | — | +20N | −2B | +32N | +21B | +26N | −9B | −7N | +23B | =12N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 25.75 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pierron Bejan, Elisa | 1409 | FRA | +39B | +35N | +9B | =25N | −6B | −2N | +24B | =17N | =11B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 24.50 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Asadli, Malak | 0 | AZE | =28B | +14N | +24B | +8N | −1B | +25N | −2B | +?B | −?N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 22.75 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Punjabi, Spriha | 0 | ENG | =19N | −13B | =?N | +16B | +15N | −7B | +37N | +?B | =18B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 19.50 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Caku, Mia | 0 | ALB | +?B | −?N | −35B | +36N | −14B | +39N | =21B | +27N | +25B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Grabowska, Zofia | 0 | POL | −25B | +33N | −?B | −14N | +42B | +?N | +35B | =18N | +24B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rustamli, Inji | 1472 | AZE | −2N | −22B | +29N | +32B | =23N | +34B | +20N | =12B | −5N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 21.25 | 1413 | -3.2 |
| 18 | Ramureanu, Maria-Ioana | 1570 | ROU | +29N | +10B | −26N | −3B | +30N | −20N | +31B | =16B | =14N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 23.50 | 716 | -21.2 |
| 19 | Banvolgyi, Greta Flora | 0 | HUN | =14B | −27N | +41B | +40N | +24B | =?N | +?B | −7N | −4B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.25 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Parnanen, Aili | 0 | FIN | −11B | −4N | +?N | +44B | +?N | +18B | −17B | +?N | −10B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rustamli, Nazli | 0 | AZE | +44N | +?B | −3N | −11N | +?B | −26B | =15N | +34B | =?N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pejin, Kalina | 0 | SRB | −6B | +17N | +?B | +?N | −8B | −?N | +?B | −4N | +?B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Huynh, Rosie Dieu Lam | 0 | BEL | −?N | +38B | −4B | +42N | =17B | +?N | =?B | −11N | +?B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Goncalves, Beatriz Frazao Sousa | 0 | POR | +5N | =1B | −13N | +34B | −19N | +28B | −12N | +32B | −16N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 21.50 | 1261 | -29.2 |
| 25 | Ungurean, Yelizaveta | 0 | MDA | +16N | +?N | +?B | =12B | −3N | −13B | −?N | +?B | −15N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.25 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Karahan, Melike Eliz | 0 | TUR | +4B | +?N | +18B | −6N | −11B | +21N | −?B | −?N | =?B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Korelidou, Maria | 0 | CYP | =?N | +19B | −1N | +?B | −?N | −?N | +?B | −15B | +33N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pintea, Teodora | 0 | ROU | =13N | +?B | −8B | +?N | −?B | −24N | −?N | +45B | +34N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 13329375 | 0 | — | −18B | =41N | −17B | −5B | +45N | −33N | +36B | =35N | +?N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2887339 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −4N | −18B | −?N | +39B | −?N | +42B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Krivosheeva, Alisa | 0 | SRB | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | −5B | −18N | +37B | −?N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Lytvynenko, Sofi | 0 | MNC | +?B | −6N | −11B | −17N | =33B | +36N | +?B | −24N | −?B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.25 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Muzychko, Valeriia | 0 | UKR | −?N | −16B | −38N | +?B | =32N | +29B | −34N | +40B | −27B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 2887312 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | =?B | −24N | +40B | −17N | +33B | −21N | −28B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1205 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 545006156 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +15N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −16N | =29B | −?N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1224 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Prelec, Lana | 0 | SLO | −?B | −?N | +43B | −15B | =?N | −32B | −29N | +?N | +40B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1219 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Kornilova, Kira | 0 | MNE | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −14B | −31N | =?N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 525014528 | 0 | — | −7B | −23N | +33B | −?N | +43B | +40N | −10B | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Majer, Darija | 0 | MNE | −12N | +44B | −10N | −?B | +?N | −15B | −30N | −?B | +?B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kalonomou, Sofia | 0 | GRE | −3N | +42B | =?N | −19B | −34N | −38B | +41B | −33N | −36N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.50 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 2887320 | 0 | — | −10B | =29B | −19N | −?N | +?B | −?B | −40N | F | +45N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Smiljanic, Tara | 0 | BIH | −8B | −40N | F | −23B | −16N | +44B | −?N | +?B | −30N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kiritshuk, Alisa | 0 | EST | −1N | −5B | −36N | +45B | −38N | −?B | F | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Bjerregaard Hagen, Vilje | 0 | DEN | −21B | −39N | +?B | −20N | −?B | −42N | +?B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Mitrovic, Vasilija | 0 | MNE | −?B | −?N | =?B | −43N | −29B | F | +?N | −28N | −41B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koken, Ada ZeynepTUR+39.27.5 pts · #3
- 2Zhu, StellaFIN+22.08.0 pts · #18
- 3Kaloh, FridaSLO+20.06.5 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Goncalves, Beatriz Frazao SousaPOR-29.24.5 pts · #29
- 2Ramureanu, Maria-IoanaROU-21.25.0 pts · #34
- 3Rollo, ElisaITA-20.86.0 pts · #42