European Youth Chess Championship 2026 · Abierto Sub16

European Youth Chess Championship 2026 — Abierto Sub16 Round 7

Best game of the round

FM Erekle Tabatadze (2356) vs FM Ilay Zakin (2430), 1-0, Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation — replay the game

Critical game

CM Simon Max Skembris (2205) vs IM Lukas Dotzer (2464), 0-1, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation — replay the game

Biggest upset

FM Florentin Stickler (2286) vs IM Mykola Korchynskyi (2431), 1-0, French Defense: Winawer Variation — replay the game

Games

• FM Mateu Boci (2334) – FM Pasham Alizada (2402) 1-0 game
• CM Simon Max Skembris (2205) – IM Lukas Dotzer (2464) 0-1 game
• FM Erekle Tabatadze (2356) – FM Ilay Zakin (2430) 1-0 game
• FM Bruno Topencik (2325) – FM Martin Krauchi Romero (2404) 0-1 game
• FM Yan Domin (2363) – FM Wouter Terlouw (2281) 1-0 game
• FM Florentin Stickler (2286) – IM Mykola Korchynskyi (2431) 1-0 game
• FM Reinis Valdats (2283) – FM Vasileios Dim Katsanis (2404) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Omer Akkara (2233) – IM Pau Marin Ferragut (2391) 0-1 game
• FM Jan Butkiewicz (2350) – CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila (2263) 0-1 game
• FM Antoine Charlier (2349) – CM Dionysios Merkouropoulos (2226) 1/2-1/2 game

Standings after round 7

1. Dotzer, Lukas
2. Boci, Mateu
3. Zakin, Ilay
4. Alizada, Pasham
5. Marin Ferragut, Pau
6. Domin, Yan
7. Tabatadze, Erekle
8. Balint, Peter
9. Katsanis, Vasileios Dim
10. Charlier, Antoine

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