The FIDE World Cadet Championships 2025 is taking place September 19 – September 30 in Kazakhstan. This tournament is separated into 6 categories – Girls U12, Open U12, Girls U10, Open U10, Girls U08, and Open U08. The Open U12 section is an 11-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Kazakhstan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are FM Linxi Zhu (2320), CM Ethan Guo (2311), FM Mazen Fandi (2302), CM Damir Bulgak (2254), Amit Agrawal Advik (2251), CM Chenxuan Ling (2222), CM Danis Kuandykuly (2211), CM Nurali Bolashakov (2209), IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (2207), Noam Sason (2205), CM Ali Poyraz Uzdemir (2199), CM Pratap Sharma Madhvendra (2187), Lev Shangin (2186), CM Arseny Kleschevnikov (2170), Lucas Rusu (2169), CM Boris Kolodziejczyk (2155), Ramazan Tulegen (2153), CM Valentin Nicot (2140), CM Pawel Brzezina (2127), Michele Di Liberto (2117). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Girls U12 / Girls U10 / Open U10 / Girls U08 / Open U08
More: FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 / Women’s Grand Swiss Chess 2025
FIDE World Cadet Championships 2025 – Open U12 Participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | FM | Zhu, Linxi | USA | 2320 |
| 2 | CM | Guo, Ethan | USA | 2311 |
| 3 | FM | Fandi, Mazen. | SYR | 2302 |
| 4 | CM | Bulgak, Damir | FID | 2254 |
| 5 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | IND | 2251 | |
| 6 | CM | Ling, Chenxuan | USA | 2222 |
| 7 | CM | Kuandykuly, Danis | KAZ | 2211 |
| 8 | CM | Bolashakov, Nurali | KAZ | 2209 |
| 9 | IM | Sameh Mohamed, Abdalrahman | EGY | 2207 |
| 10 | Sason, Noam | ISR | 2205 | |
| 11 | CM | Uzdemir, Ali Poyraz | TUR | 2199 |
| 12 | CM | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | IND | 2187 |
| 13 | Shangin, Lev | USA | 2186 | |
| 14 | CM | Kleschevnikov, Arseny | FID | 2170 |
| 15 | Rusu, Lucas | ROU | 2169 | |
| 16 | CM | Kolodziejczyk, Boris | FRA | 2155 |
| 17 | Tulegen, Ramazan | KAZ | 2153 | |
| 18 | CM | Nicot, Valentin | FRA | 2140 |
| 19 | CM | Brzezina, Pawel | POL | 2127 |
| 20 | Di Liberto, Michele | ITA | 2117 | |
| 21 | CM | Anand, Tsogtbileg | MGL | 2113 |
| 22 | FM | Kakavand, Ramtin | IRI | 2106 |
| 23 | Zhang, Junyi | ENG | 2083 | |
| 24 | Neuschild, Marius | SUI | 2078 | |
| 25 | CM | Wijerathna, Vinuka Dihain | SRI | 2073 |
| 26 | FM | Zhauynbay, Alimzhan | KAZ | 2071 |
| 27 | CM | Obidjonov, Oriyat | UZB | 2066 |
| 28 | Yang, Lanqin | CHN | 2065 | |
| 29 | CM | Aarav, A | IND | 2060 |
| 30 | Yerzhanuly, Yernur | KAZ | 2059 | |
| 31 | CM | Gokturk, Murat Kutay | TUR | 2058 |
| 32 | Mamikonyan, Artem T | FID | 2053 | |
| 33 | Kotsyuba, Victor | FID | 2050 | |
| 34 | Primbetov, Nurassyl | KAZ | 2045 | |
| 35 | Velim, Vojtech | CZE | 2040 | |
| 36 | CM | Mulay, Vivan Prakash | USA | 2029 |
| 37 | Azizli, Nurlan | AZE | 2028 | |
| 38 | Kudrin, Ivan | FID | 2018 | |
| 39 | Peglau, Paul David | GER | 2013 | |
| 40 | Cortes Medina, Fernando | MEX | 2007 | |
| 41 | Stepanyan, Davit | ARM | 2003 | |
| 42 | Demirkan, Mustafa | TUR | 1999 | |
| 43 | Adamovic, Nikola | SRB | 1996 | |
| 44 | Amreyev, Azat | KAZ | 1996 | |
| 45 | Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al | FID | 1996 | |
| 46 | Pradeep, Harshill | GER | 1981 | |
| 47 | Fisher, Timofey | FID | 1980 | |
| 48 | Bach, Kenny Horasino | INA | 1973 | |
| 49 | Chow, Yi Chen | MAS | 1971 | |
| 50 | CM | Nguyen, Quang Anh | VIE | 1970 |
| 51 | ACM | Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya | NZL | 1969 |
| 52 | Mammadov, Jamal | AZE | 1960 | |
| 53 | AIM | Kopecny, Filip | SVK | 1957 |
| 54 | Filipovs, Sergejs | LAT | 1951 | |
| 55 | Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera | USA | 1949 | |
| 56 | Bakyt, Ibrahim | KAZ | 1946 | |
| 57 | Vyas, Miransh Purven | USA | 1945 | |
| 58 | Batyrov, Alyhan | TKM | 1941 | |
| 59 | AFM | Seo, Juwon | KOR | 1928 |
| 60 | Xia, Jinnan | CHN | 1923 | |
| 61 | Kireyeu, Barys | FID | 1920 | |
| 62 | Starikov, Vadim | FID | 1919 | |
| 63 | Ramesan, Raunak Amit | CAN | 1915 | |
| 64 | Krstic, David | SLO | 1910 | |
| 65 | Garaev, Tamerlan | FID | 1905 | |
| 66 | Sanchir, Munkhbat | MGL | 1904 | |
| 67 | Krasin, Boris Vsev | FID | 1901 | |
| 68 | Chernov, Lev | FID | 1893 | |
| 69 | Zabelin, Platon | FID | 1893 | |
| 70 | Zhang, Zichen | CHN | 1887 | |
| 71 | Elemes, Beibarys | KAZ | 1877 | |
| 72 | Konstantinides, Savvas | CYP | 1865 | |
| 73 | Safayat, Kibria Azaan | BAN | 1863 | |
| 74 | Alves, Ricardo C Chaves A De Arruda | BRA | 1857 | |
| 75 | Borshch, Alexei | FID | 1857 | |
| 76 | Talgat, Rayan | KAZ | 1856 | |
| 77 | Yerseit, Amir | KAZ | 1851 | |
| 78 | Bakytbek, Dastan | KAZ | 1850 | |
| 79 | Almazuly, Azamat | KAZ | 1844 | |
| 80 | Gladchenko, Nikolay | FID | 1838 | |
| 81 | Zhou, Guoyu | CHN | 1835 | |
| 82 | Bolat, Amir K | KAZ | 1829 | |
| 83 | Nassanov, Ali | KAZ | 1824 | |
| 84 | Song, Jihu | KOR | 1818 | |
| 85 | Tleuov, Akhan | KAZ | 1815 | |
| 86 | Dronov, Igor Vik | FID | 1808 | |
| 87 | Kais, Kristofer | EST | 1800 | |
| 88 | Amangeldy, Ramazan | KAZ | 1797 | |
| 89 | Pak, Yuriy | KAZ | 1797 | |
| 90 | Gorchakov, Aleksandr | FID | 1793 | |
| 91 | Vedrickas, Vytis | LTU | 1781 | |
| 92 | Wang, Muyu Lucas | CAN | 1779 | |
| 93 | Prokoptsov, Mikhail | KAZ | 1778 | |
| 94 | Nurakyn, Suleiman | KAZ | 1777 | |
| 95 | Sugraliyev, Akhmediyar | KAZ | 1776 | |
| 96 | Lee, Yugeon | KOR | 1770 | |
| 97 | Bayramov, Suleyman | TKM | 1768 | |
| 98 | Yakovlev, Ivan D | FID | 1767 | |
| 99 | Aitmukhanov, Arsen | KAZ | 1765 | |
| 100 | Conradie, Dirk Cornelis Uys | RSA | 1756 | |
| 101 | Todmunkh, Turbat | MGL | 1754 | |
| 102 | Otetileu, Amanbek | KAZ | 1753 | |
| 103 | Trinh, Nguyen Lam | VIE | 1752 | |
| 104 | Serik, Madiyar | KAZ | 1741 | |
| 105 | Kim, Taewoo C | KOR | 1739 | |
| 106 | Bouslama, Youssef | TUN | 1738 | |
| 107 | Jazire, Jermaine Tafar | MOZ | 1738 | |
| 108 | Gatin, Artur | SRB | 1729 | |
| 109 | Yeung, Jia-Arn | ENG | 1729 | |
| 110 | Galimov, Zakhar M | FID | 1724 | |
| 111 | Osetrov, Prokhor | FID | 1724 | |
| 112 | Ismailov, Abu-Bakr | KGZ | 1718 | |
| 113 | Abderrazak, Youssef | TUN | 1716 | |
| 114 | Kadyr, Aldiyar | KAZ | 1714 | |
| 115 | Kapitanic, Gabriel | CRO | 1714 | |
| 116 | Ethkandura, Amila Nimsara | SRI | 1712 | |
| 117 | Zlatkov, Nikolay | BUL | 1711 | |
| 118 | Lee, Ain | KOR | 1710 | |
| 119 | Comur, Dmitrii | MDA | 1707 | |
| 120 | Toibol, Sultan | KAZ | 1700 | |
| 121 | Makhsatuly, Rakhim | KAZ | 1688 | |
| 122 | Aitzhan, Karim | KAZ | 1687 | |
| 123 | Rakhimkulov, Askar | FID | 1687 | |
| 124 | Kalinichenko, German Yu | FID | 1681 | |
| 125 | Sainju, Agrim | NEP | 1679 | |
| 126 | Makhanbetali, Dinmukhammed | KAZ | 1677 | |
| 127 | Levanov, Nikolay | FIN | 1674 | |
| 128 | Halldorsson, Karma | ISL | 1660 | |
| 129 | Nurlybek, Dias | KAZ | 1660 | |
| 130 | Darwiche, Mohamad | LBN | 1654 | |
| 131 | Kim, Junesun | GUM | 1654 | |
| 132 | Slashchev, Nikita | FID | 1653 | |
| 133 | Em, Sergey | KAZ | 1646 | |
| 134 | Pant, Hardik | NEP | 1646 | |
| 135 | Issabekov, Madi | KAZ | 1645 | |
| 136 | Abdurasulov, Muzaffarjon | UZB | 1643 | |
| 137 | Gun-Erdem, Damba | MGL | 1642 | |
| 138 | Tsulaia, Nika | GEO | 1630 | |
| 139 | Yelibay, Alikhan | KAZ | 1629 | |
| 140 | Bulat, Mansur | KAZ | 1623 | |
| 141 | Ock, Seungheon | KOR | 1620 | |
| 142 | Kostyukovich, Ivan | LUX | 1609 | |
| 143 | Zurdinov, Eldar | KAZ | 1595 | |
| 144 | Al Hinai, Abdulaziz | OMA | 1587 | |
| 145 | Bagdad, Imran | KAZ | 1582 | |
| 146 | Chen, Pin-Jui | TPE | 1579 | |
| 147 | Parakhatov, Nurzhan | KAZ | 1574 | |
| 148 | Danson, Ryan Kimani | KEN | 1562 | |
| 149 | Pshisva Abadi, Daniel | MEX | 1555 | |
| 150 | Nazarov, Muhammadnur | UZB | 1547 | |
| 151 | Yu, Raphael Si-Wei | TPE | 1537 | |
| 152 | Kosayev, Zhangir | KAZ | 1504 | |
| 153 | Chao, Andrew Tzu Chun | TPE | 1476 | |
| 154 | Ganjiguur, Ganchuluun | MGL | 1475 | |
| 155 | Okhunov, Umar | TJK | 1455 | |
| 156 | Atida, Mukono | ZIM | 0 | |
| 157 | Mohamed, Yooaan Yaksan | MDV | 0 | |
| 158 | Niyomukiza, Loic Mike | BDI | 0 | |
| 159 | Wei, Wei-Cheng | TPE | 0 |
