European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U17
Round-RobinStandard
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Seget Donji, Croatia. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1874, and top seed was Matija Mimica (🇭🇷 CRO, 2161).
Uros Brankovic (🇷🇸 SRB, CM, 2072) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Ela Mullakutukcu (5.5) and Lovre Mirosevic (5.0). Brankovic took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Renato Hranilovic (1612) beat Matija Mimica (2161), a +549-point gap.
Location
🇭🇷Seget Donji, Croatia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 05 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×5
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsCM Uros Brankovic led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE02 May
Roko Petric takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Uros Brankovic drew with Ela Mullakutukcu (Black).
R5–R9 · WIN STREAK
Lovre Mirosevic won 4 in a row (R5–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇸CMBrankovic, Uros | 2072 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.75 | 29.0 | +9.2 | 2071 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷Mullakutukcu, Ela | 1724 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 29.5 | +120.0 | 2030 |
| 3 | 🇭🇷Mirosevic, Lovre | 2001 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.50 | 30.0 | -5.6 | 1965 |
| 4 | 🇭🇷Mimica, Matija | 2161 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | 4.0 | 19.75 | 31.0 | -61.2 | 1963 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪WCMSchirmbeck, Lilian | 1879 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.50 | 31.0 | +1.6 | 1874 |
| 6 | 🇭🇷Petric, Roko | 1996 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 31.0 | -44.0 | 1870 |
| 7 | 🇮🇪Field, Lila Quinn | 1918 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 31.5 | -34.0 | 1827 |
| 8 | 🇭🇷Hranilovic, Renato | 1612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.25 | 32.5 | +34.0 | 1740 |
| 9 | 🇭🇷Gulic, Renato | 1506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.75 | 34.5 | -20.0 | 1412 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mullakutukcu, ElaTUR+120.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Hranilovic, RenatoCRO+34.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Brankovic, UrosCMSRB+9.26.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Mimica, MatijaCRO-61.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Petric, RokoCRO-44.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Field, Lila QuinnIRL-34.03.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R3+549 Elo gap
- R4+277 Elo gap
- R9+272 Elo gap