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European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U13

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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 04 May 2026 in Seget Donji, Croatia. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1804, and top seed was Denys Farkash (🇺🇦 UKR, 2158).

Denys Farkash (🇺🇦 UKR, 2158) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Alexandre Ghonghadze (5.0) and Clio Alessi (4.5). Farkash won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Irmak Somyurek (1612) beat Tea Rusitashvili (WCM, 1954), a +342-point gap.

Location
🇭🇷Seget Donji, Croatia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 04 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦Denys Farkash2158
Avg top 10
1,804
Participants
14
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×4
🇭🇷Croatia×3
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Denys Farkash
    🇺🇦UKR·2158
    5.5pts·2048perf-24.8
  • 🥈
    Alexandre Ghonghadze
    🇬🇪GEO·1816
    5.0pts·1909perf+35.6
  • 🥉
    Clio Alessi
    🇮🇹ITA·1904
    4.5pts·1910perf+7.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Denys Farkash led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Farkash5.5Ghonghadze5Alessi4.5Rusitashvili4.5Hrckova4Somyurek4
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Denys Farkash held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Denys Farkash drew with Alexandre Ghonghadze (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Denys Farkash won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Denys Farkash*
½
1
0
2Alexandre Ghonghadze
½
*
½
—
3Clio Alessi
0
½
*
½
4WCMTea Rusitashvili
1
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Farkash, Denys2158UKR+8B+5N+6B+3N=2B+7N−4B5.526.030.023.002048-24.8
2Ghonghadze, Alexandre1816GEO+13B−6N+8B+11N=1N+5B=3B5.024.525.516.501909+35.6
3Alessi, Clio1904ITA+11B+7N=10B−1B=4N+6B=2N4.526.529.017.001910+7.6
4Rusitashvili, TeaWCM1954GEO−6N+9B+7B−5N=3B+10B+1N4.526.029.519.251896-12.0
5Hrckova, AnnaWCM1779CZE+12N−1B+9N+4B+6N−2N−7B4.027.029.014.501818+13.2
6Somyurek, Irmak1612TUR+4B+2B−1N+10N−5B−3N+13B4.027.028.014.001886+92.8
7Cretescu, Emma1703ROU+14B−3B−4N+12N+11B−1B+5N4.023.023.59.001814+29.6
8Guzdziol, Olaf1696LUX−1N+12B−2N+9B−10N+14B+11N4.022.523.09.001744+10.8
9Shonia, Barbare1560GEO+10B−4N−5B−8N+14B+13N+12B4.019.019.57.001732+48.4
10Giorgadze, Mariam Ere1845GEO−9N+13B=3N−6B+8B−4N+14N3.522.022.57.751654-58.4
11Galmidi, Ester1569ISR−3N+14B+13N−2B−7N=12N−8B2.520.521.02.501513-19.6
12Holjencin, Ingrid1576CRO−5B−8N=14N−7B+13N=11B−9N2.019.520.02.501448-39.6
13Markesic, Veronika1539CRO−2N−10N−11B+14N−12B−9B−6N1.021.021.50.50863-83.6
14Lukinovic, Lana0CRO−7N−11N=12B−13B−9N−8N−10B0.520.021.01.0012190.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U13 — Seget Donji, Croatia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats