European Youth Chess Championship 2026 · Abierto Sub16

European Youth Chess Championship 2026 — Abierto Sub16 Round 1

Best game of the round

IM Peter Balint (2434) vs CM Claudio Emanuele Costantino (2158), 1-0, Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line — replay the game

Critical game

Georgios Bougas (2162) vs IM Lukas Dotzer (2464), 0-1, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation — replay the game

Biggest upset

CM Radion Sidorenja (2133) vs FM Martin Krauchi Romero (2404), 1-0, Scotch Game: Classical Variation — replay the game

Games

• Georgios Bougas (2162) – IM Lukas Dotzer (2464) 0-1 game
• IM Peter Balint (2434) – CM Claudio Emanuele Costantino (2158) 1-0 game
• FM Kristof Kovacs (2153) – IM Mykola Korchynskyi (2431) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Ilay Zakin (2430) – Andras Horvath (2140) 1-0 game
• CM Eleftherios Boutikos (2139) – FM Dmitrii Gubin (2428) 0-1 game
• FM Vasileios Dim Katsanis (2404) – Lir Basha (2136) 1/2-1/2 game
• CM Radion Sidorenja (2133) – FM Martin Krauchi Romero (2404) 1-0 game
• FM Pasham Alizada (2402) – Aaron Rajandu (2125) 1-0 game
• Teymur Soltanov (2125) – FM Alfred Nemitz (2401) 0-1 game
• IM Pau Marin Ferragut (2391) – CM Felice Maria Francario (2122) 1-0 game

Standings after round 1

1. Dotzer, Lukas
2. Balint, Peter
3. Zakin, Ilay
4. Gubin, Dmitrii
5. Alizada, Pasham
6. Nemitz, Alfred
7. Marin Ferragut, Pau
8. Sidorenja, Radion
9. Korchynskyi, Mykola
10. Katsanis, Vasileios Dim

Round 2