The European Youth Chess Championship 2012 will take place 17-25 August in Prague, Czech Republic. A total of 1173 players from 46 nations participate in the massive youth chess event. They will be seeking medals in 12 categories, one for boys and one for girls in each age group U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18.
The largest delegation comes from Russia with 185 young players. The hosts the the Czech Republic are with 154, Poland 59, Slovakia 47, Turkey 46. Top players are Melinda Varga, WFM Filiz Osmanodja, WFM Irine Zapata, Marja Tantsiura, WFM Anna Styazhkina, WFM Alina Bivol, WFM Ekaterina Smirnova, etc.
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| 1 | Varga Melinda | HUN | 2232 | |
| 2 | WFM | Osmanodja Filiz | GER | 2199 |
| 3 | WFM | Nicolas Zapata Irene | ESP | 2197 |
| 4 | Tantsiura Marja | UKR | 2193 | |
| 5 | WFM | Styazhkina Anna | RUS | 2150 |
| 6 | WFM | Bivol Alina | RUS | 2142 |
| 7 | WFM | Smirnova Ekaterina | RUS | 2113 |
| 8 | Navrotescu Andreea-Cristiana | FRA | 2090 | |
| 9 | Shamatava Ana | GEO | 2086 | |
| 10 | Kostitsina Liubov | RUS | 2057 | |
| 11 | Bezkorovaina Marija | UKR | 2056 | |
| 12 | Szente Varga Fruzsina | HUN | 2053 | |
| 13 | Imnadze Nato | GEO | 2030 | |
| 14 | WFM | Visanescu Daria-Ioana | ROU | 2019 |
| 15 | Garcia-Castany Musellas Gal La | ESP | 2019 | |
| 16 | Utiatskaja Irina | RUS | 2012 | |
| 17 | Dragieva Denitza | BUL | 2005 | |
| 18 | Blagojevic Tijana | MNE | 2004 | |
| 19 | Vanagaite Giedre | LTU | 1996 | |
| 20 | Bellaiche Elise | FRA | 1992 | |
| 21 | Hoare Amy B | ENG | 1958 | |
| 22 | Tomin Ksenija | SRB | 1954 | |
| 23 | Ivanova Simoneta | BUL | 1952 | |
| 24 | Pastuszko Kinga | POL | 1946 | |
| 25 | WCM | Cemhan Kardelen | TUR | 1938 |
| 26 | WCM | Kiseleva Arina | RUS | 1937 |
| 27 | Jacimovic Sara | BIH | 1933 | |
| 28 | Hincu Olga | MDA | 1931 | |
| 29 | Cosman Andreea-Marioara | ROU | 1921 | |
| 30 | Zavgorodniaya Alena | RUS | 1910 | |
| 31 | Turk Tajana | CRO | 1907 | |
| 32 | Schmalhorst Sophia | GER | 1905 | |
| 33 | Shakhmurzova Fatima | RUS | 1905 | |
| 34 | Papathanasiou Elisavet | GRE | 1896 | |
| 35 | Soyunlu Narmin | AZE | 1895 | |
| 36 | Colantuono Virginia | ITA | 1892 | |
| 37 | Marikova Jana | CZE | 1887 | |
| 38 | Dziodzio Angelika | POL | 1886 | |
| 39 | Leonardi Caterina | SLO | 1884 | |
| 40 | Skakun Valentina | RUS | 1884 | |
| 41 | Beshukova Ekaterina | RUS | 1879 | |
| 42 | Gogishvili Dea | GEO | 1875 | |
| 43 | Rojikova Lenka | CZE | 1866 | |
| 44 | Richterova Natasa | CZE | 1864 | |
| 45 | Uzlavataya Anhelina | BLR | 1862 | |
| 46 | Federovski Adi | ISR | 1851 | |
| 47 | Rykala Monika | POL | 1844 | |
| 48 | Bartsits Sabina | RUS | 1841 | |
| 49 | Tarnowska Aleksandra | POL | 1839 | |
| 50 | Harutyunyan Ani | ARM | 1835 | |
| 51 | Djogteva Jekaterina | LAT | 1828 | |
| 52 | Grochocinska Urszula | POL | 1828 | |
| 53 | Foster Chantelle L | ENG | 1824 | |
| 54 | Gueci Laura | ITA | 1819 | |
| 55 | Sanders Catheleijne | NED | 1800 | |
| 56 | Johnova Eliska | CZE | 1798 | |
| 57 | Hiebler Laura | AUT | 1795 | |
| 58 | Chetina Elizaveta | RUS | 1793 | |
| 59 | Zamanova Bikakhanim | AZE | 1788 | |
| 60 | Rodsmoen Maud | NOR | 1777 | |
| 61 | Trippold Denise | AUT | 1773 | |
| 62 | Sroubova Lenka | CZE | 1772 | |
| 63 | Luzikova Nicola | CZE | 1769 | |
| 64 | Shepherd Katherine M | ENG | 1766 | |
| 65 | Amiridou Dimitra | GRE | 1752 | |
| 66 | Machlik Monika | NOR | 1718 | |
| 67 | Kopnicka Henrieta | SVK | 1711 | |
| 68 | Kejzar Petra | SLO | 1704 | |
| 69 | Nicolajsen Thea | DEN | 1691 | |
| 70 | Zemkova Klara | CZE | 1646 | |
| 71 | Pistovcakova Aneta | CZE | 1642 | |
| 72 | Hatasova Michaela | CZE | 1641 | |
| 73 | Stranska Kamila | CZE | 1633 | |
| 74 | Lampard Alice | SCO | 1593 | |
| 75 | Sen Beril Berfin | TUR | 1586 | |
| 76 | Goian Valeria | MDA | 1411 | |
| 77 | Branco Joana Catarina Costa | POR | 1394 | |
| 78 | Sorina Eva | RUS | 0 | |
| 79 | Trajanoska Kalina | MKD | 0 |
