The European Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Open U16 will take place from October 29 to November 07 in Budva, Montenegro. This tournament is separated into 12 sections – U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U08, Girls U18, Girls U16, Girls U14, Girls U12, Girls U10, and Girls U08. All categories are a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Montenegro, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players in U16 section of the tournaments are IM Pawel Sowinski (2469), IM Lukas Dotzer (2468), IM Benik Agasarov (2416), FM Peter Balint (2406), FM Mykola Korchynskyi (2372), FM Luka Kiladze (2370), FM Andrej Ljepic (2356), Zanas Nainys (2355), FM Maxime Hauchamps (2349), FM Adam Zielonka (2342), FM Victor Navarro Martinez (2340), CM Tunar Davudov (2339), FM Nicolai Maxime Ostensen (2335), FM Matei-Andrei Coicev (2326), FM Anastasios Georgiadis (2323), FM Michail Vassis (2313), FM Vache Hovakimyan (2312), David Madularea (2312), FM Rustam Rustamov (2310), FM Stefano Maldonado Gonzales (2309). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: U18 / U14 / U12 / U10 / U08 / Girls U18 / Girls U16 / Girls U14 / Girls U12 / Girls U10 / Girls U08
More ECU events: European Club Cup 2025 / EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 50+ and 65+
European Youth Chess Championship 2025 – U16 Participants
| Name | FED | Rtg | |
| IM | Sowinski Pawel | POL | 2469 |
| IM | Dotzer Lukas | AUT | 2468 |
| IM | Agasarov Benik | ARM | 2416 |
| FM | Balint Peter | AUT | 2406 |
| FM | Korchynskyi Mykola | GER | 2372 |
| FM | Kiladze Luka | GEO | 2370 |
| FM | Ljepic Andrej | SRB | 2356 |
| Nainys Zanas | LTU | 2355 | |
| FM | Hauchamps Maxime | BEL | 2349 |
| FM | Zielonka Adam | POL | 2342 |
| FM | Navarro Martinez Victor | ESP | 2340 |
| CM | Davudov Tunar | AZE | 2339 |
| FM | Ostensen Nicolai Maxime | NOR | 2335 |
| FM | Coicev Matei-Andrei | ROU | 2326 |
| FM | Georgiadis Anastasios | GRE | 2323 |
| FM | Vassis Michail | GRE | 2313 |
| FM | Hovakimyan Vache | ARM | 2312 |
| Madularea David | NED | 2312 | |
| FM | Rustamov Rustam | AZE | 2310 |
| FM | Maldonado Gonzales Stefano | ITA | 2309 |
| FM | Bazilius Augustinas | LTU | 2307 |
| FM | Hobson Kenneth | ENG | 2307 |
| FM | Karvatskyi Oleksii | UKR | 2306 |
| FM | Atoyan Alberto | GER | 2302 |
| FM | Arnold Rhys | NED | 2288 |
| CM | Garde Guillaume | FRA | 2287 |
| Jasiulewicz Dawid | POL | 2287 | |
| FM | Perossa Nicolas | ITA | 2284 |
| FM | Gkavardinas Antonios | GRE | 2283 |
| FM | Domin Yan | UKR | 2278 |
| FM | Durucay Uygar | TUR | 2272 |
| FM | Plaidit Hugo | FRA | 2272 |
| Sandberg Lucas | SWE | 2268 | |
| Birka Elia | ISR | 2257 | |
| Liskiewicz Jakub | POL | 2238 | |
| FM | Kozlovic Jernej | SLO | 2237 |
| Laignel Quentin | FRA | 2229 | |
| Muzis Renars | LAT | 2222 | |
| CM | Zander Emil | DEN | 2206 |
| FM | Kazantzoglou Stefanos | GRE | 2187 |
| FM | Boci Mateu | ALB | 2186 |
| Azoulay Yehonatan | ISR | 2180 | |
| CM | Moczulski Michal | POL | 2177 |
| Sakic Matija | SWE | 2177 | |
| Gut Lionel | SUI | 2172 | |
| FM | Zerey Demhat | TUR | 2164 |
| Stefanovic Bosko | SRB | 2158 | |
| CM | Papaioannou Dimitrios | GRE | 2146 |
| FM | Gusev Mikhail | SRB | 2140 |
| Burns Michael | MKD | 2131 | |
| Hushpit Lukian | IRL | 2124 | |
| Baghdasaryan Davit | ARM | 2119 | |
| Gut Raphael | SUI | 2113 | |
| Durana Jonas | SVK | 2112 | |
| Keber Aljosa | SLO | 2102 | |
| Nikolovski Kiril | MKD | 2092 | |
| Glas Bruno | SLO | 2090 | |
| Artemov Andriy | UKR | 2087 | |
| AIM | Mantazis Georgios Rafail | GRE | 2085 |
| Majcher Igor | POL | 2084 | |
| Theodoridis Charalampos | GRE | 2082 | |
| Shevchenko Yaroslav | UKR | 2070 | |
| Novac Vadim | MDA | 2067 | |
| Sawicki Dorian | POL | 2062 | |
| Squasi Ernesto | AUT | 2060 | |
| Vecillas Rey Daniel | ESP | 2056 | |
| Kirsch Yahel David | ISR | 2055 | |
| Durovka Marek | SVK | 2052 | |
| Talmaci Arsenie | MDA | 2049 | |
| CM | Karabulut Etka | TUR | 2041 |
| Oskarsson Markus Orri | ISL | 2039 | |
| Juhanak Daniel | CZE | 2033 | |
| Govoreanu Matei | BEL | 2031 | |
| Becic Orhan | BIH | 2021 | |
| Torun Kagan | TUR | 2020 | |
| Valpas Jami | FIN | 2019 | |
| Seres Barnabas | HUN | 2012 | |
| Baghirov Mahammad | AZE | 2010 | |
| Zeihen Matthieu | LUX | 2007 | |
| Ortner Sebastian | AUT | 1993 | |
| Radonjanin Nikola | MKD | 1986 | |
| Rajandu Aaron | EST | 1982 | |
| CM | Ersoz Teoman Guney | TUR | 1975 |
| Johannsson Markus Orri | ISL | 1975 | |
| Sosic Zvan | CRO | 1975 | |
| Khvedelidze Luka | GEO | 1974 | |
| Oim Mikk Kaarel | EST | 1974 | |
| Heidarsson Mikael Bjarki | ISL | 1971 | |
| Kresic Vid | CRO | 1943 | |
| Isbatov Kanan | AZE | 1933 | |
| Belchev Valeri | BUL | 1887 | |
| Mihic Adam | SLO | 1864 | |
| Bozic Andrej | SRB | 1843 | |
| Eiriksson Theodor | ISL | 1842 | |
| AFM | Tsonev Yavor | BUL | 1822 |
| Tequi Lucas | LUX | 1790 | |
| Cardoso Xavier Silva | POR | 1770 | |
| Sharifov Ramazan | AZE | 1714 | |
| Huber Elisa | AUT | 1688 | |
| Ahmadli Nihad | AZE | 1655 | |
| Zangrilli Leonardo | MLT | 1653 | |
| Muhaxheri Agon | KOS | 0 | |
| Nikci Lek | KOS | 0 | |
| Sundo Haruntan | KOS | 0 |
