Winners Crowned at the 23rd European Union Youth Chess Championship 2025

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The 23rd European Union Youth Chess Championship 2025 came to an exciting finish on August 27 in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic.

The event was organized by Šachový klub Světlá nad Sázavou with support from the European Chess Union (ECU) and the Czech Chess Federation. Young talents from across Europe showed great fighting spirit and determination throughout the tournament.

Champions by Category

U8 Boys

🥇 Lev Jevglevski (Estonia, 9/9 – perfect score!)
🥈 David-Christian Talaba (Romania)
🥉 Daniel Sava (Romania)

U8 Girls

🥇 Sophia-Lenina Matala (Romania)
🥈 Sare Adam (France)
🥉 Pausader Ines Bravo (France)

U10 Boys

🥇 Filip Sirbu (France)
🥈 Matelo Vinet (France)
🥉 Thomas Lobina (France)

U10 Girls

🥇 Julia Szczurek (Poland)
🥈 Melania-Cristina Grigore (Romania)
🥉 Karina Ser (Lithuania)

U12 Boys

🥇 Matvii Bilochenko (Poland)
🥈 Alexandru-Daniel Pasca (Romania)
🥉 Krisjanis Lazars (Latvia)

U12 Girls

🥇 Maelys Manouvel (France)
🥈 Lila Rzadkowska (Poland)
🥉 Agnieszka Slusarczyk (Poland)

U14 Boys

🥇 Andrii Diachek (Poland)
🥈 FM Vlad Petroff (Romania)
🥉 Simon Matejka (Slovakia)

U14 Girls

🥇 Tess Hujova (Czech Republic)
🥈 Kaja Rzadkowska (Poland)
🥉 Olga Debowska (Poland)

Awards and Prizes

The top three finishers in each group received a cup and diploma.
All players were given a commemorative medal and a tournament T-shirt with the EUYCC logo.
The European champions (eight in total) each won a notebook.
Additional valuable prizes went to the next five players in every category.

Special Brilliance Prizes

The organizers also gave special awards for the best games in the last four rounds. Winners included:
Pastor Zuccolo Matteo (France), Melania-Cristina Grigore (Romania), Lila Rzadkowska (Poland), Daniel Belocky (Czech Republic), Sare Adam (France), Evienne Jongejan (Netherlands), Klara Svabova (Czech Republic), Kaja Rzadkowska (Poland), Lev Jevglevski (Estonia), Julia Szczurek (Poland), Alexandru-Daniel Pasca (Romania), Zsofia Bolla (Hungary), Ines Bravo Pausader (France), Karina Ser (Lithuania), Yanis-Andrei Ganea (Romania), and FM Vlad Petroff (Romania).

Looking Ahead

The organizers thanked all players, parents, coaches, arbiters, and partners for their contribution and fair play.

The next edition of the EU Youth Chess Championship (U8–U14) will again take place in Roznov pod Radhostem from August 17 to August 26, 2026.

Official Website: chess.cz/mistrovstvi-evropske-unie

Photos: rajce.idnes.cz, FIDE_Chess
Source: FIDE CHESS NEWS

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