Winners crowned at European Youth Chess Championships 2023

Press release by FIDE

The European Youth Chess Championship 2023 is in the books.

Held in six age categories - U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 (open and girls sections separately) – from September 5-14 in the Ceremony Hall Dorna in Mamaia, Romania, the event attracted over 900 participants from 46 European federations, including more than 100 titled players. All twelve competitions were 9-round Swiss events with classical time control.

The event saw the triumph of Azerbaijani players, who collected four gold medals; Poland won three golds, while the home country, Romania, got two titles. It was a close race in many sections, with the champions determined by a superior tiebreak.

Champions and top-finishers

Open U8

The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3

This video course features the ins-and-outs of the possible setups Black can choose. You’ll learn the key concepts and strategies needed to add this fantastic opening to your repertoire. An easy-to-learn and yet venomous weapon.

1. Mohammad Kazimzadeh (AZE)
2. Luca Protopescu (FRA)
3. Artem Kucher (UKR)

Girls U8

1. Mehriban Afmadli (AZE)
2. Daria Kravchuk (UKR)
3. Mariam Rekhviashcvili (GEO)

Open U10

1. Vladimir Sofronie (ROU)
2. Marc Llari (FRA)
3. Ali Poyraz Uzdemir  (TUR)

Girls U10

Fundamentals of Chess Tactics

What’s the easiest way to win a chess game? We all know finding a good tactic in a game can let you win a point immediately. Therefore, Fundamentals of Tactics is an excellent choice for you if you wish to learn how to start finding tactics in your games!

1. Maria Anistoroaei (ROU)
2. Lilian Schirmbeck (GER)
3. Zuzanna Kaminska (POL)

Open U12

1. Khagan Ahmad  (AZE)
2. Henry Edward Tudor (GER)
3. Alfred Nemitz (GER)

Girls U12

1. Kinga Lajdamik (POL)
2. Blanka Ejsymont (POL)
3. Saadat Bashirli (AZE)

Open U14

Attack like a Super Grandmaster

In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.

1. Rustam Rustamov (AZE)
2. Benik Agasarov (ARM)
3. Baptiste Lissillour (FRA)

Girls U14

1. Kesaria Mgelazdze (GEO)
2. Mariam Tsetskhladze (GEO)
3. Sofiia Moskalets (UKR)

Open U16

1. Jakub Seemann  (POL)
2. Diego Macias Pino (ESP)
3. Jachym German (CZE)

Girls U16

1. Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana (LAT)
2. Dila Baloglu (TUR)
3. Maria Siekanska (POL)

Open U18

1. Arsen Davtyan (ARM)
2. Khazar Babazada (AZE)
3. Elham Abdrlauf (NOR)

Girls U18

1. Martyna Wikar (POL)
2. Ayan Allahverdiyeva (AZE)
3. Juliette Cornileau (FRA)

• Complete results

Links

• Official website
• “The current generation is a golden generation”: Anand on The Week
• Leon on the Keymer