European Youth Chess Championship
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Since 1991, the European chess union (ECU) organises the European Youth Chess Championship in the groups under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 year. Until 2002, there was also a tournament for the under 20, see European Junior Chess Championship
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European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
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Boys winners
Year | Location | U10 | U12 | U14 | U16 | U18 |
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1991 | Mamaia Mamaia Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa... |
Adrien Leroy | Peter Leko Péter Lékó On the way to winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament in 2005, Lékó defeated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with the black pieces. The moves were:... |
Thomas Oral | Andrei Istrăţescu Andrei Istratescu Andrei Istrăţescu is a chess grandmaster .For the national Romanian team he took part in six Chess Olympiads with a record of 17 wins, 33 draws and 11 losses. He also took part in three European Team Chess Championships with a record of 3 wins, 14 draws and 2 losses... |
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1992 | Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:... |
Krzysztof Gratka | Peter Acs Peter Acs Péter Ács is a Hungarian chess grandmaster . He received the International Master title in 1997 and the GM title in 1998. In 2001 he won the World Junior Chess Championship. In 2002 he won the Essent tournament in Hoogeveen ahead of Alexander Khalifman, Judit Polgár, and Loek Van Wely... |
Peter Leko Péter Lékó On the way to winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament in 2005, Lékó defeated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with the black pieces. The moves were:... |
Vadim Zvjaginsev Vadim Zvjaginsev Cifuentes-Parada-Zvjaginsev, Wijk aan Zee Open 1995 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.Rd1 O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Qc7 12.Nc3 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 a6 15.Nh4 g6 16.Bh6 Rfe8 17.Qd2 Bd6 18.g3 b5 19.Bf3 b4 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.Qc2 Ndf6 22.Ng2 Qd7 23.Ne3 Rad8 24.Bg2? ... |
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1993 | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... |
Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov... |
Valeriane Gaprindashvili Valeriane Gaprindashvili Valeriane Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess grandmaster and Georgian Champion in 2005.In 1993 and 1994, he won the European Youth Chess Championship U12. In 1995, he won the World Youth Chess Championship U14... |
Erald Dervishi | Robert Kempiński Robert Kempinski Robert Kempiński is a Polish chess grandmaster. At the age of 14 he won the Polish junior championship in his age category, and the year after that he won the Polish junior championship for U20. In the following years he represented Poland in international competitions... |
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1994 | Băile Herculane Baile Herculane Băile Herculane is a town in Romanian Banat, in Caraş-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinţi Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation 168 meters. Its current population is approximately 6,000... |
Gadir Guseinov | Valeriane Gaprindashvili Valeriane Gaprindashvili Valeriane Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess grandmaster and Georgian Champion in 2005.In 1993 and 1994, he won the European Youth Chess Championship U12. In 1995, he won the World Youth Chess Championship U14... |
Karl Mah | Alexei Chernuschevich | Robert Kempiński Robert Kempinski Robert Kempiński is a Polish chess grandmaster. At the age of 14 he won the Polish junior championship in his age category, and the year after that he won the Polish junior championship for U20. In the following years he represented Poland in international competitions... |
1995 | Verdun Verdun Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :... |
Arkadij Naiditsch Arkadij Naiditsch Arkadij Naiditsch is a German chess Grandmaster who was the clear winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek Van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko... |
Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov... |
Sergey Fedorchuk Sergey Fedorchuk Sergey Fedorchuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster .In 1995 he won European Youth Chess Championship . In 2006 he won at rapid tournament held in Banyoles and tied for 1st-3rd with Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran L. Petrosian in the 8th Dubai Open... |
Pavel Simacek | Robert Kempiński Robert Kempinski Robert Kempiński is a Polish chess grandmaster. At the age of 14 he won the Polish junior championship in his age category, and the year after that he won the Polish junior championship for U20. In the following years he represented Poland in international competitions... |
1996 | Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:... |
Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the... |
Yuri Drozdovskij Yuri Drozdovskij Yuri Drozdovskij is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.He won the European Rapid Championship in 2006 and tied for first place at Cappelle-la-Grande in 2007.... |
Evgeni Kobylkin | Fabian Doettling | Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov is a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE World Champion.-Early career:Ponomariov was born in Horlivka in Ukraine. In 1994 he placed third in the World Under-12 Championship at the age of ten. In 1996 he won the European Under-18 Championship at the age of just... |
1997 | Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the... |
Ilya Zarezenko | Yuri Drozdovskij Yuri Drozdovskij Yuri Drozdovskij is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.He won the European Rapid Championship in 2006 and tied for first place at Cappelle-la-Grande in 2007.... |
Alexander Kundin | Mikheil Mchedishvili |
1998 | Mureck Mureck Mureck is a municipality in the district of Radkersburg in Styria, Austria.-References:... |
Dmytro Tishyn | Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the... |
Alexander Riazantsev Alexander Riazantsev Alexander Riazantsev is a Russian chess player and International Grandmaster.In 1997, he won the World Chess U12 Championship in Cannes, France. In 2006, he came first in the Moscow championship.... |
Gabriel Sargissian | Dennis de Vreugt |
1999 | Litochoro Litochoro Litochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore... |
Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months... |
Borki Predojević Borki Predojevic Borki Predojević is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster and the youngest ever from his homeland.Predojević was European Champion U-12 in 1999 and U-14 in 2001.He won the World U-16 Championship in 2003 and earned the grandmaster title at age 17.... |
Nidjat Mamedov Nidjat Mamedov Nidjat Mamedov is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster . In 2011 he won the Azerbaijani Chess Championship.In 2007/08 he tied for first with Vadim Malakhatko and Valeriy Neverov in the Hastings International Chess Congress... |
Sergey Grigoriants | Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the... |
2000 | Kallithea Kallithea Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area... |
Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster and the chess champion of Russia in 2010. , he was listed by FIDE as having an Elo rating of 2730.... |
Evgeny Romanov | Mark Erwich | Jan Markos | Artyom Timofeev Artyom Timofeev Artyom Timofeev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won the European Youth Chess Championship for U18 in 2000. He tied for 1st-6th with Evgeniy Najer, Kaido Külaots, Zoltan Gyimesi, Sergey Grigoriants and Oleg Korneev at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2004... |
2001 | Kallithea Kallithea Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area... |
Vladimir Onischuk | Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster and the chess champion of Russia in 2010. , he was listed by FIDE as having an Elo rating of 2730.... |
Borki Predojević Borki Predojevic Borki Predojević is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster and the youngest ever from his homeland.Predojević was European Champion U-12 in 1999 and U-14 in 2001.He won the World U-16 Championship in 2003 and earned the grandmaster title at age 17.... |
Ernesto Inarkiev Ernesto Inarkiev Ernesto Inarkiev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He was named after Ernesto "Che" Guevara. In 2006 he came third in the 59th Russian Chess Championship Superfinal.... |
Zviad Izoria Zviad Izoria Zviad Izoria is a chess grandmaster.-Selected tournament victories:* 2000: Victory at the World Youth Chess Championship for U16.* 2000: Winner of the Moscow Kasparov Cup.... |
2002 | Peñíscola Peñíscola Peníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast... |
Eltaj Safarli Eltaj Safarli Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster. He won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Heraklion in 2002.-Team competitions:... |
Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster and the chess champion of Russia in 2010. , he was listed by FIDE as having an Elo rating of 2730.... |
Evgeny Romanov | Aleksandr Kharitonov | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mammadyarov , also known for his Shah nickname, is a chess Grandmaster. On the September 2010 FIDE rating list he was ranked number nine in the world with an Elo rating of 2756.... |
2003 | Budva Budva Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality... |
Samvel Ter Sahakyan | Eltaj Safarli Eltaj Safarli Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster. He won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Heraklion in 2002.-Team competitions:... |
Sergei Zhigalko | Csaba Balogh Csaba Balogh Csaba Balogh is a Hungarian chess player. Balogh earned his International Master title in 2002 and in 2004 he was recognized as a Grandmaster. He won the U-16 section of the 2003 European Youth Chess Championship. Balogh was also a member of the national team that won both the U-16 World Team... |
Mateusz Bartel Mateusz Bartel Mateusz Bartel is a Polish chess player who holds the title of International Grandmaster . He won the under-18 European championship in 2003.... |
2004 | Ürgüp Ürgüp Ürgüp is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Located in the historical region of Cappadocia, and near the cave Churches of Göreme, it is renowned for its nightlife and for its good adjustment to tourism, making it a popular night stop for Cappadocia... |
Robert Aghasaryan | Sanan Sjugirov | Giorgi Margvelashvili | Rauf Mamedov | Radosław Wojtaszek |
2005 | Herceg Novi Herceg Novi Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants... |
Konstantin Nikologorskiy | Sanan Sjugirov | Davit Benidze | Zaven Andriasian Zaven Andriasian Zaven Andriasian is an Armenian Grandmaster of chess. He won the 2005 European Youth Chess Championship for under 16 and the 2006 World Junior Chess Championship... |
Paweł Czarnota |
2006 | Herceg Novi Herceg Novi Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants... |
Arseny Shurunov | Ivan Bukavshin | Peter Prohaszka | Romain Edouard | Sergei Zhigalko |
2007 | Šibenik Šibenik Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea... |
Kirill Alekseenko | Illya Nyzhnyk Illya Nyzhnyk Illya Nyzhnyk is a Ukrainian chess player.He was born September 27, 1996 in Vinnytsia and gained worldwide attention when he won Group B of the 2007 Moscow Open at the age of 10. He attained a nearly flawless score of 8½/9 and his performance rating was 2633, that of a Grandmaster... |
Sanan Sjugirov | Vugar Rasulov | Ivan Šarić Ivan Šaric (chess player) Ivan Šarić is a Croatian chess Grandmaster. He is the 2007 U18 European Youth Chess Champion and the 2008 U18 World Youth Chess Champion. In 2011 he tied for 2nd-7th with Julio Granda, Aleksander Delchev, Maxim Turov, Pablo Almagro Llamas and Mihail Marin the 31st Villa de Benasque Open.-External... |
2008 | Herceg Novi Herceg Novi Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants... |
Cemil Cam Ali Marandi | Kiprian Berbatov | Ivan Bukavshin | Illya Nyzhnyk Illya Nyzhnyk Illya Nyzhnyk is a Ukrainian chess player.He was born September 27, 1996 in Vinnytsia and gained worldwide attention when he won Group B of the 2007 Moscow Open at the age of 10. He attained a nearly flawless score of 8½/9 and his performance rating was 2633, that of a Grandmaster... |
Xavier Vila Gazquez |
2009 | Fermo Fermo Fermo is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.Fermo is located on a hill, the Sabulo with a fine view, on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway.... |
Benjamin Gledura | Evgeny Zanan | Kamil Dragun | Gil Popilski | Samvel Ter-Sahakyan |
2010 | Batumi Batumi Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in... |
Viktor Gazik | Cemil Can Ali Marandi | Alexandr Bortnik | Ivan Bukavshin | Vasif Durarbeyli |
2011 | Albena Albena Albena is a major Black Sea resort in northeastern Bulgaria, situated 12 km from Balchik and 30 km from Varna. Albena is served by the international airport of Varna.... |
Evgenios Ioannidis | Haik M Martirosyan | Cemil Can Ali Marandi | Alexandr Bortnik | Nils Grandelius |
Girls winners
Year | Location | U10 | U12 | U14 | U16 | U18 |
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1991 | Mamaia Mamaia Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa... |
Sabina Popescu | Sofiko Tkeshelashvili | Maia Lomineishvili | Ilaha Kadimova | |
1992 | Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:... |
Regina Pokorna | Alina Tarachowicz | Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE.... |
Inna Gaponenko | |
1993 | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... |
Viktorija Čmilytė Viktorija Cmilyte Viktorija Čmilytė is a Lithuanian chess player with the titles of Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster . She won the gold medal at the Women's European Individual Chess Championship in 2011... |
Iweta Radziewicz | Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian Grandmaster of chess. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, both at the European and World levels. She has also triumphed in several international women's tournaments... |
Natalia Kiseleva | |
1994 | Băile Herculane Baile Herculane Băile Herculane is a town in Romanian Banat, in Caraş-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinţi Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation 168 meters. Its current population is approximately 6,000... |
Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father... |
Ana Matnadze | Iweta Radziewicz | Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian Grandmaster of chess. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, both at the European and World levels. She has also triumphed in several international women's tournaments... |
Monika Grabics |
1995 | Verdun Verdun Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :... |
Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... |
Ana Matnadze | Cristina Moshina | Szidonia Vajda Szidonia Vajda Szidonia Vajda is an Romanian-Hungarian chess Woman Grandmaster and International Master. In 1995 she won the European Youth Chess Championship .... |
Marta Zielinska |
1996 | Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:... |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster... |
Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father... |
Cristina Moshina | Vladislava Kalinina | Monika Bobrowska |
1997 | Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze is a chess player from Georgia, who achieved the title of International Grandmaster in 2008.-Youth success:As a junior player, she showed early promise by winning the World Girls Under-12 Championship in 1999... |
Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... |
Ana Matnadze | Ekaterina Polovnikova Ekaterina Polovnikova Ekaterina Atalik is a Woman Grandmaster and an International master of chess. She is currently rated 2444, making her the 49th highest rated female player in the world.... |
Anna Dorofeeva |
1998 | Mureck Mureck Mureck is a municipality in the district of Radkersburg in Styria, Austria.-References:... |
Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk Anna Olegivna Muzychuk is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2528 . She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenian chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player... |
Marie Sebag Marie Sebag Marie Sebag is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.-Tournament results:... |
Lela Javakhishivili | Ana Matnadze | Dana Reizniece |
1999 | Litochoro Litochoro Litochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore... |
Silvia Raluca Sgarcea | Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze is a chess player from Georgia, who achieved the title of International Grandmaster in 2008.-Youth success:As a junior player, she showed early promise by winning the World Girls Under-12 Championship in 1999... |
Marie Sebag Marie Sebag Marie Sebag is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.-Tournament results:... |
Ana Matnadze | Dana Reizniece |
2000 | Kallithea Kallithea Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area... |
Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk Anna Olegivna Muzychuk is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2528 . She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenian chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player... |
Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . In 2006 and 2008 she won Qualifying Russian Women Chess Championship and 2011 Superfinal Russian Women Chess Championship.... |
Ramara Chistiakova | Natalia Pogonina Natalia Pogonina Natalia Andreevna Pogonina is a Russian chess Woman Grandmaster and member of the Russian Olympic chess team.- Chess career :... |
Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... |
2001 | Kallithea Kallithea Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area... |
Alena Tairova Elena Tairova Elena Tairova was a Belaussian and Russian chess player, Woman Grandmaster and International Master.-Chess career:... |
Iosefina Paulet | Kateryna Lahno | Maria Kursova | Inga Charkhalashvili |
2002 | Peñíscola Peñíscola Peníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast... |
Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess player.Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In November 2010 was ranked as the fifth-highest girl player in the world... |
Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk Anna Olegivna Muzychuk is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2528 . She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenian chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player... |
Turkan Memedjarova | Marie Sebag Marie Sebag Marie Sebag is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.-Tournament results:... |
Alina Motoc |
2003 | Budva Budva Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality... |
Nazi Paikidze | Anastasia Bodnaruk | Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk Anna Olegivna Muzychuk is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2528 . She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenian chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player... |
Maria Fominykh | Natalia Pogonina Natalia Pogonina Natalia Andreevna Pogonina is a Russian chess Woman Grandmaster and member of the Russian Olympic chess team.- Chess career :... |
2004 | Ürgüp Ürgüp Ürgüp is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Located in the historical region of Cappadocia, and near the cave Churches of Göreme, it is renowned for its nightlife and for its good adjustment to tourism, making it a popular night stop for Cappadocia... |
Meri Arabidze | Lara Stock Lara Stock Lara Stock is a Croatian chess player who has achieved the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title.She lives in Freiburg. Her mother is Croatian, her father is German.... |
Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk Anna Olegivna Muzychuk is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2528 . She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenian chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player... |
Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . In 2006 and 2008 she won Qualifying Russian Women Chess Championship and 2011 Superfinal Russian Women Chess Championship.... |
Salome Melia |
2005 | Herceg Novi Herceg Novi Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants... |
Varvara Mestnikova | Nazi Paikidze | Varvara Repina | Inna Ivakhinova | Salome Melia |
2006 | Herceg Novi Herceg Novi Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants... |
Daria-Ioana Visanescu | Meri Arabidze | Varvara Repina | Kubra Öztürk | Anna Gasik Anna Gasik Anna Gasik is a chess player from Poland who holds the Woman International Master title. She won the 2006 European Youth Chess Championship in the under 18 years old girls category. The competition was held in the coastal town of Herceg Novi, Montenegro... |
2007 | Šibenik Šibenik Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea... |
Cécile Haussernot Cécile Haussernot Cécile Claude Haussernot is a French chess player and is four times French Youth Champion: U-8 Girls 2006, U-10 Girls 2007, U-14 Girls 2008 and U-14 Girls 2011.... |
Aleksandra Lach | Nazi Paikidze | Kubra Öztürk | Inna Ivakhinova |
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2009 | Fermo Fermo Fermo is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.Fermo is located on a hill, the Sabulo with a fine view, on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway.... |
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2010 | Batumi Batumi Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in... |
Oliwia Kiolbasa | Alexandra Goryachkina | Ulviyya Hasil Fataliyeva | Mariam Danelia | Keti Tsatsalashvili |
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See also
- European Junior Chess ChampionshipEuropean Junior Chess ChampionshipThe first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
- European Individual Chess Championship
- European Senior Chess ChampionshipEuropean Senior Chess ChampionshipThe European Senior Chess Championship is a chess tournament for senior chess players organised by the European Chess Union . Men can participate if they are 60 or over by January 1 of the year the tournament starts. For women the age requirement is 50 or over. The format of the tournament is 9...
- European Team ChampionshipEuropean Team ChampionshipThe European Team Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9...
- World Junior Chess ChampionshipWorld Junior Chess ChampionshipThe World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
- World Youth Chess ChampionshipWorld Youth Chess ChampionshipThe World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...