European Youth Chess Championship 2026 · Abierto Sub16
European Youth Chess Championship 2026 — Abierto Sub16 Round 2
Best game of the round
IM Lukas Dotzer (2464) vs FM Dragos Stefan Leu (2240), 1-0, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation — replay the game
Critical game
Ziad Kanana (2244) vs IM Peter Balint (2434), 1/2-1/2, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation — replay the game
Biggest upset
FM Alfred Nemitz (2401) vs CM Uri Shefer (2223), 0-1, Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit — replay the game
Games
- IM Lukas Dotzer (2464) – FM Dragos Stefan Leu (2240) 1-0 game
- Ziad Kanana (2244) – IM Peter Balint (2434) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM Melvin Ral Lustig (2235) – FM Ilay Zakin (2430) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM Dmitrii Gubin (2428) – FM Omer Akkara (2233) 1/2-1/2 game
- CM Dionysios Merkouropoulos (2226) – FM Pasham Alizada (2402) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM Alfred Nemitz (2401) – CM Uri Shefer (2223) 0-1 game
- CM Alonso Feal Albala (2221) – IM Pau Marin Ferragut (2391) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM Yan Domin (2363) – CM Emil Zander (2215) 1-0 game
- CM Fausto Battistelli (2210) – FM Erekle Tabatadze (2356) 0-1 game
- CM Simon Max Skembris (2205) – FM Antoine Charlier (2349) 1/2-1/2 game
Standings after round 2
- Dotzer, Lukas
- Balint, Peter
- Zakin, Ilay
- Gubin, Dmitrii
- Alizada, Pasham
- Marin Ferragut, Pau
- Nemitz, Alfred
- Domin, Yan
- Tabatadze, Erekle
- Shefer, Uri