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European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U11

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Seget Donji, Croatia. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Leonid Ivanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, 2181).

Leonid Ivanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, 2181) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Meric Zeynel Aker (6.5) and Onur Hisir (6.0). Ivanovic won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Lile Svanadze (1643) beat Konstantin Mueller (2044), a +401-point gap.

Location
🇭🇷Seget Donji, Croatia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 05 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇸Leonid Ivanovic2181
Avg top 10
1,911
Participants
20
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×5
🇷🇴Romania×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Leonid Ivanovic
    🇷🇸SRB·2181
    6.5pts·2043perf-44.8
  • 🥈
    Meric Zeynel Aker
    🇹🇷TUR·1987
    6.5pts·2011perf+16.8
  • 🥉
    Onur Hisir
    🇹🇷TUR·1747
    6.0pts·2014perf+121.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Ivanovic6.5Aker6.5Hisir6Svanadze6Unsal5.5Jakhaia5.5
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/9. Ivanovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Leonid Ivanovic lost to Meric Zeynel Aker (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Leonid Ivanovic 3 wins (R2–R4)Meric Zeynel Aker 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Leonid Ivanovic*
0
½
—
2Meric Zeynel Aker
1
*
0
—
3Onur Hisir
½
1
*
1
4Lile Svanadze——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ivanovic, Leonid2181SRB=3B+10N+13B+9N=8B−2B+7N=5N+6B6.544.048.533.752043-44.8
2Aker, Meric Zeynel1987TUR+14B+9N+7B=8N+12B+1N+11B−6B−3N6.542.546.532.502011+16.8
3Hisir, Onur1747TUR=1N+4B=11N=6B+7B−8N=5B+10N+2B6.045.550.034.002014+121.6
4Svanadze, Lile1643GEO+10B−3N−9B+13N−5B+17N+15B+8N+11B6.039.542.025.501936+132.4
5Unsal, Yusuf Kaan1878TUR+16N+6B−8B−7N+4N=11B=3N=1B+12N5.543.547.028.001893+9.2
6Jakhaia, Andria1799GEO+18B−5N+14B=3N−11N+9B+8B+2N−1N5.543.045.025.501932+62.8
7Rekhviashvili, Mariam1760GEO+19N+13B−2N+5B−3N=12N−1B+18N+8B5.540.542.020.751904+58.4
8Mueller, Konstantin2044GER+12N+11B+5N=2B=1N+3B−6N−4B−7N5.046.050.527.001883-66.4
9Chkhartishvili, Lazare1830GEO+20N−2B+4N−1B=10B−6N+16B=11N+14N5.041.542.018.751840+4.4
10Plesea, Luca-Matias1902ROU−4N−1B+19N+15B=9N=13B+12N−3B+16B5.040.041.518.251772-51.6
11Huzela, Lukian1845UKR+17B−8N=3B+14N+6B=5N−2N=9B−4N4.543.546.020.251800-20.0
12Saltkhutsishvili, Sara1716GEO−8B+17N+15B+16N−2N=7B−10B+13N−5B4.539.542.017.251801+36.0
13Levacic, Matic1887SLO+15B−7N−1N−4B+14B=10N+20N−12B+18B4.537.538.013.001723-70.0
14Stangu, Sofia-Maria1686ROU−2N+20B−6N−11B−13N+19N+18B+17N−9B4.032.032.56.501657-17.6
15Sigacheva, Varvara1584GER−13N+19B−12N−10N+16B+18B−4NF+17B4.029.530.09.501634+13.6
16Komarkova, Maja1585CZE−5B+18N=17B−12B−15N+20B−9N+19B−10N3.530.030.55.251548-20.4
17Matala, Anthony-Radu1586ROU−11N−12B=16N+20B=18N−4B=19N−14B−15N2.530.030.54.001442-60.0
18Bihary, Cecilia Agnes1471HUN−6N−16B=20N+19B=17B−15N−14N−7B−13N2.031.031.53.001355-41.2
19Haarde Vignisson, Hafthor0ISL−7B−15N−10B−18N+20N−14B=17B−16NF1.527.027.01.7513890.0
20Bucan, Miriam1546CRO−9B−14N=18B−17N−19B−16N−13BFF0.527.027.01.001273-63.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U11 — Seget Donji, Croatia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats