The European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 took place from 14th-21st August 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia. The event was played in three rating categories: U2300, U2000 and U1700, 9 rounds, swiss system. More than 170 players from more than 20 European federations competed in the Championship and the best ranked were crowned the 2022 European Amateur Chess Champions.
17-year-old Novosel Lovro (CRO, 2212) emerged as the sole winner of the U2300 section with score of 7 points. After a slow start with two losses in the first five rounds, Novosel Lovro won four consecutive games to become the European Amateur Chess Champion of the U2300 category. Three players tied for silver with 6.5 points, each. Tiebreaks criteria determined Babic Zvonko (CRO, 2180) silver medalist, Vujec Ivan (CRO, 2192) came third and Krikunov Dmitry (FIDE, 2202) finished the event in the fourth place.

With score of 8 points, Celik Benrkay (TUR, 1878) won the U2000 section. He was a full point ahead of Tomasko Miljenko (CRO, 1935) who came second with 7 points. Three players were in a tie for the bronze medal scoring 6.5 points, each, but 13-year-old Pehar Borna (CRO, 1886) had best tiebreaks and came third.

Marfat Ivan (CRO) scored 8 points to triumph in the U1700 category. Tabakovski Dino (MKD, 1639) clinched silver medal with 7 points, while four players tied for the third place scoring 6.5 points, each. Pazarcioglu Ilker (TUR, 1428) had best tiebreaks criteria and won bronze medal.

The best ranked female players are:
U2300 section: Ruzic Pia Marie (SLO, 1996)
U2000 section: Golub Nikolina (CRO, 1818)
U1700 section: Karij Petra (CRO, 1452)
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Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U2300 section:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | Novosel Lovro | U18 | CRO | 2212 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 45 | ||
2 | Babic Zvonko | CRO | 2180 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 | |||
3 | Vujec Ivan | CRO | 2192 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |||
4 | Krikunov Dmitry | FID | 2202 | 6.5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |||
5 | Karlusic Luka | U18 | CRO | 2089 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 54 | ||
6 | Peric Bernard | SLO | 2112 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |||
7 | FM | Bouget Alexandre | FRA | 2282 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
8 | Begic Domagoj | U16 | CRO | 2026 | 5.5 | 0 | 45 | 49 | ||
9 | Starcevic Ante Leon | CRO | 2152 | 5.5 | 0 | 45 | 48 | |||
10 | Ruzic Pia Marie | U18 | w | SLO | 1996 | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |
11 | Tomic Stjepan | CRO | 1990 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 41 | |||
12 | Gal Andrej | U14 | CRO | 1878 | 5.5 | 0 | 35 | 39 | ||
13 | Okrosa Marijan | CRO | 2059 | 5.5 | 0 | 31 | 33 | |||
14 | CM | Fajdetic Hrvoje | S50 | CRO | 2151 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 44 | |
15 | Vucenovic Damian | U16 | CRO | 2053 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
16 | Franc Borna | U16 | CRO | 2020 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
17 | Buchcar Tomas | CZE | 2208 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |||
18 | Vanden Bussche Steven | BEL | 2026 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |||
19 | Grgantov Marin | U16 | CRO | 2048 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 | ||
20 | Roska Branislav | S50 | SRB | 2153 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 | ||
21 | Denic Marin | U18 | CRO | 2190 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 45 | ||
22 | Jakovic Roko | U16 | CRO | 1921 | 4.5 | 0 | 37 | 39 | ||
23 | Prihoda Leonardo | CRO | 1995 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 39 | |||
24 | Maravic Ivan | U18 | CRO | 2009 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | ||
25 | AIM | Basaric Srdjan | S65 | CRO | 2024 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |
26 | Janiszewski Maciej | POL | 2075 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |||
27 | Baric Marko | U20 | CRO | 1948 | 4.5 | 0 | 32 | 35 | ||
28 | FM | Brigljevic Milan | S50 | CRO | 2161 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 47 | |
29 | FM | Vrban Mladen | S50 | CRO | 2297 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |
30 | Jonsson Gauti Pall | ISL | 2071 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |||
31 | Dzaja Martin Zorislav | CRO | 1974 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |||
32 | Faukovic Matija | U20 | CRO | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 35 | ||
33 | Colev Ivor | U14 | CRO | 1950 | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 44 | ||
34 | Vukic Aleksandar | S50 | CRO | 2073 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
35 | Frouth Nenad | S50 | CRO | 2121 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 | 39 | ||
36 | Korov Zvonko | S65 | CRO | 2015 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | ||
37 | Raljic Mirko | S50 | CRO | 2023 | 3.5 | 0 | 32 | 35 | ||
38 | Kanizaj Benjamin | CRO | 2050 | 3.5 | 0 | 32 | 34 | |||
39 | Starcevic Danijel | CRO | 1935 | 3.5 | 0 | 29 | 31 | |||
40 | Gal Moshe | S65 | ISR | 2111 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 44 | ||
41 | Horvat Damjan | CRO | 2072 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 40 | |||
42 | Jakupec Denis | CRO | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |||
43 | Green Michael | ENG | 1997 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |||
44 | Pal Rohan | U14 | ENG | 1935 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 36 | ||
45 | Cvitkovic Filip | CRO | 2164 | 2.5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |||
46 | Takac Zvonko | S65 | CRO | 2040 | 2.5 | 0 | 34 | 37 | ||
47 | Havas Janko | CRO | 2143 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 33 | |||
48 | Draganic Stjepan | S65 | CRO | 2025 | 1.5 | 0 | 37 | 39 | ||
49 | Mesko Andrej | CRO | 2033 | 0.5 | 0 | 29 | 31 | |||
50 | FM | Lasic Luka | S50 | CRO | 2077 | 0.5 | 0 | 28 | 29 |
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Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U2000 section:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | Celik Berkay | TUR | 1878 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 51 | |||
2 | Tomasko Miljenko | CRO | 1935 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 48 | |||
3 | Pehar Borna | U14 | CRO | 1886 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 52 | ||
4 | Velkoski Stojan | U18 | MKD | 1932 | 6.5 | 0 | 47 | 48 | ||
5 | AFM | Tavernier Loris | U18 | FRA | 1752 | 6.5 | 0 | 40 | 45 | |
6 | CM | Flis Pawel | S50 | POL | 1936 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 47 | |
7 | Tresnak Filip | CZE | 1937 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 47 | |||
8 | Sabic Tomislav | CRO | 1973 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |||
9 | Liovic Fran | U18 | CRO | 1736 | 5.5 | 0 | 46 | 50 | ||
10 | Roch Florian | FRA | 1915 | 5.5 | 0 | 42 | 45 | |||
11 | Szwaj Jacek | POL | 1913 | 5.5 | 0 | 42 | 45 | |||
12 | Seviner Kemal | TUR | 1766 | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 44 | |||
13 | Zubic Aleksandar | S50 | SRB | 1839 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | ||
14 | Deris Antun | S65 | CRO | 1811 | 5.5 | 0 | 37 | 38 | ||
15 | Golub Nikolina | w | CRO | 1818 | 5.5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | ||
16 | Alashtar Aasef | FRA | 1995 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 48 | |||
17 | Jaklin Damir | S50 | CRO | 1893 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | ||
18 | Golubovic Erik | U10 | CRO | 1612 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 46 | ||
19 | Mudrinic Nenad | S50 | CRO | 1841 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | ||
20 | Moric Ivan | U20 | CRO | 1803 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
21 | Lovrinic Vlatko | CRO | 1800 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 39 | |||
22 | Horcicka Jan | U16 | CRO | 1769 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
23 | Tomazin Marjan | S50 | SLO | 1944 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | ||
24 | Hafstad Leif | U20 | ENG | 1964 | 4.5 | 0 | 48 | 52 | ||
25 | Javorek David | CRO | 1834 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 | |||
26 | Trepsic Zvonimir | CRO | 1789 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |||
27 | Berdalovic Nora | w | CRO | 1760 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 37 | ||
28 | Koksa Jelena | U18 | w | CRO | 1877 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 36 | |
29 | Poljak Stipe | U16 | CRO | 1755 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 37 | ||
30 | Mesar Darko | S50 | CRO | 1852 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | ||
31 | Ljubic Luka | U18 | CRO | 1858 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | ||
32 | Djuric Leon | U16 | CRO | 1583 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 46 | ||
33 | Nagy Laszlo | S50 | GER | 1923 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 43 | ||
34 | Muha Magdalena | U20 | w | CRO | 1669 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
35 | Mocic Ivano | U10 | CRO | 1572 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
36 | Barlage Tonio Dr. | S65 | GER | 1878 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
37 | Babaja Mladen | S65 | CRO | 1795 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 37 | ||
38 | Tardi Oscar | FRA | 1819 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |||
39 | Sabol Goran | S50 | CRO | 1722 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 31 | ||
40 | Miskovic Stevo | S65 | CRO | 1871 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 30 | ||
41 | Cosic Radoslav | S65 | CRO | 1963 | 3.5 | 0 | 44 | 48 | ||
42 | Begic Klara | U16 | w | CRO | 1659 | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
43 | Tonc Josip | U16 | CRO | 1644 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 40 | ||
44 | Novak Simona | S50 | w | SLO | 1672 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 | 38 | |
45 | Klement Dubravko | S65 | CRO | 1879 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | ||
46 | Martinovic Josip | CRO | 1707 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | |||
47 | Vujic Velibor | CRO | 1778 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |||
48 | Gottfried Andreas | GER | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 32 | 35 | |||
49 | Ivekovic Zvjezdana | w | CRO | 1776 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
50 | Ascic Matos | S65 | CRO | 1775 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
51 | Radic Len | U16 | CRO | 1498 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 38 | ||
52 | Vukovojac Vedran | CRO | 1848 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 28 | |||
53 | Petrik Matus | BEL | 1779 | 2.5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |||
54 | Urbanc Suzana | S50 | w | SLO | 1686 | 1.5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | |
55 | Smokvina-Korbar Rajka | S65 | w | CRO | 1771 | 1.5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | |
56 | Hrupacki Milan | S65 | CRO | 1937 | 1.5 | 0 | 30 | 33 | ||
57 | Zielinski Olgierd | S50 | POL | 1842 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 31 | ||
58 | Brylski Pawel | POL | 1920 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |||
Czyzykiewicz Rafal | POL | 1712 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
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Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U1700 section:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
1 | Marfat Ivan | U18 | CRO | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 50 | |
2 | Tabakovski Dino | U18 | MKD | 1639 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
3 | Pazarcioglu Ilker | TUR | 1428 | 6.5 | 0 | 47 | 48 | ||
4 | Dorum Doga Can | TUR | 1576 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | 50 | ||
5 | Soelkner Julian | U18 | AUT | 1620 | 6.5 | 0 | 45 | 48 | |
6 | Kanev Evgeny | FID | 1606 | 6.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | ||
7 | Friscic Matej | U18 | CRO | 1668 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 52 | |
8 | Tadic Jure | U12 | CRO | 1551 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 50 | |
9 | Zelic Ivan | U18 | CRO | 1504 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 49 | |
10 | Babic Tvrtko | CRO | 1565 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 47 | ||
11 | Majdandzic Josip | CRO | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 46 | ||
12 | Mirza Gabriel | S50 | IRL | 1570 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
13 | Karij Petra | U16 | w | CRO | 1452 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 43 |
14 | Vidovic Petra | U18 | w | CRO | 1547 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 40 |
15 | Mrkic Simun | U16 | CRO | 1526 | 5.5 | 0 | 42 | 45 | |
16 | Romic Darko | S50 | CRO | 1678 | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |
17 | Mardesic Petra | U14 | w | CRO | 1317 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 |
18 | Stanojevic Blaz | U16 | CRO | 1453 | 5.5 | 0 | 34 | 36 | |
19 | Dakic Luka | U18 | CRO | 1116 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 48 | |
20 | Gasparovic Roko | U14 | CRO | 1409 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 42 | |
21 | Bosnic Grgur | U16 | CRO | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
22 | Gazic Adrian | U14 | CRO | 1446 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
23 | Orphanou Marios | CYP | 1607 | 4.5 | 0 | 44 | 48 | ||
24 | Mammadli Tural | AZE | 1480 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 45 | ||
25 | Krscanski Davor | S50 | CRO | 1574 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | |
26 | Kovac Petra | U16 | w | CRO | 1506 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 |
27 | Kalinin Oleg | U10 | LAT | 1234 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
28 | Trivella Maria | w | GRE | 1255 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 37 | |
29 | Spudic Niko Karlo | U16 | CRO | 1352 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 36 | |
30 | Colovic Vuk | U08 | SRB | 1496 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
31 | Kablar Dorian | CRO | 1526 | 4.5 | 0 | 31 | 33 | ||
32 | Abubakirov Khumid | S50 | BEL | 1600 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
33 | Simunkovic Bartol | U14 | CRO | 1462 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
34 | Kobali Borislav | S50 | CRO | 1661 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
35 | Nezosi Constantin | U16 | FRA | 1471 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
36 | Mesic Josip | U10 | CRO | 1273 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
37 | Juranovic Juraj | U16 | CRO | 1043 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 39 | |
38 | Apostolovski Filip | U12 | CRO | 1255 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |
39 | Malekovic Damir | CRO | 1647 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 37 | ||
40 | Spilek Kristina | w | CRO | 1363 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
41 | Juranovic Ljudevit | U10 | CRO | 1485 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 34 | |
42 | Sabol Tena | U16 | w | GER | 1281 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 34 |
43 | Smetana Tomas | CZE | 1341 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 32 | ||
44 | Vucenovic Diara | U14 | w | CRO | 1362 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
45 | Grdinic Leon | U20 | CRO | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 32 | |
46 | Grgurevic Benjamin | CRO | 1684 | 3.5 | 0 | 45 | 48 | ||
47 | Vidakovic Jurica | CRO | 1653 | 3.5 | 0 | 43 | 48 | ||
48 | Cvetkovic Bozo | U20 | CRO | 1432 | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
49 | Ruzic Milos | S50 | SLO | 1654 | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
50 | Domic Vito | U12 | CRO | 1274 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 39 | |
51 | Nezosi Christophe | S50 | FRA | 1478 | 3.5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
52 | Ruzic Borut Jan | U16 | SLO | 1196 | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
53 | Plank Matej | U16 | CRO | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 35 | |
54 | Tarnavskyi Artem | U20 | UKR | 1144 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
55 | Sarac Fran | U12 | CRO | 1262 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |
56 | Mesic Erik | U08 | CRO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 31 | |
57 | Capjak David | U12 | CRO | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 29 | 30 | |
58 | Capan Kresimir | CRO | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 36 | ||
59 | Golub Mia | U12 | w | CRO | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 30 |
60 | Saban Janislav | CRO | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 35 | 37 | ||
61 | Vironda Andrea | ITA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 34 | ||
62 | Biljesko Marija | U18 | w | CRO | 1262 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 32 |
63 | Balent Sara | U18 | w | CRO | 1182 | 0.5 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
64 | Farzaliyeva Shams | U16 | w | AZE | 1227 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
Couto Garrett | FID | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |||
Fesenko Illia | UKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |||
Schury David | GER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
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Photos: Luka Rifelj
