European Youth Chess Championship 2026 · Abierto Sub18

European Youth Chess Championship 2026 — Abierto Sub18 Round 1

Best game of the round

IM Feliks Tulchynskyi (2429) vs FM Philipp Mester (2247), 0-1, Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation — replay the game

Critical game

IM Pawel Sowinski (2473) vs FM Bartosz Bartodziej (2268), 1-0, King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation — replay the game

Biggest upset

FM Vidar Seiger (2260) vs IM Can Durak (2446), 1-0, Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open — replay the game

Games

• Christos Tsarsitalidis (2278) – GM Marius Deuer (2507) 0-1 game
• IM Pawel Sowinski (2473) – FM Bartosz Bartodziej (2268) 1-0 game
• FM Vidar Seiger (2260) – IM Can Durak (2446) 1-0 game
• IM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev (2433) – FM Mikhail Gusev (2251) 0-1 game
• Vittorio Fargetta (2249) – IM Tunar Davudov (2430) 0-1 game
• IM Feliks Tulchynskyi (2429) – FM Philipp Mester (2247) 0-1 game
• FM Dawid Jasiulewicz (2243) – FM Vache Hovakimyan (2426) 1-0 game
• IM Vahe A. Sukiasyan (2418) – FM Michael Burns (2239) 1-0 game
• Zdenek Davidek (2238) – IM Lorenzo Perea Fruet (2416) 1/2-1/2 game
• FM Rustam Rustamov (2413) – FM Adi Menahem (2233) 1-0 game

Standings after round 1

1. Deuer, Marius
2. Sowinski, Pawel
3. Davudov, Tunar
4. Sukiasyan, Vahe A.
5. Rustamov, Rustam
6. Seiger, Vidar
7. Gusev, Mikhail
8. Mester, Philipp
9. Jasiulewicz, Dawid
10. Perea Fruet, Lorenzo

Round 2