The European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 took place from 14th-21st August 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia. The event was played in three rating categories: U2300, U2000 and U1700, 9 rounds, swiss system. More than 170 players from more than 20 European federations competed in the Championship and the best ranked were crowned the 2022 European Amateur Chess Champions.
17-year-old Novosel Lovro (CRO, 2212) emerged as the sole winner of the U2300 section with score of 7 points. After a slow start with two losses in the first five rounds, Novosel Lovro won four consecutive games to become the European Amateur Chess Champion of the U2300 category. Three players tied for silver with 6.5 points, each. Tiebreaks criteria determined Babic Zvonko (CRO, 2180) silver medalist, Vujec Ivan (CRO, 2192) came third and Krikunov Dmitry (FIDE, 2202) finished the event in the fourth place.

With score of 8 points, Celik Benrkay (TUR, 1878) won the U2000 section. He was a full point ahead of Tomasko Miljenko (CRO, 1935) who came second with 7 points. Three players were in a tie for the bronze medal scoring 6.5 points, each, but 13-year-old Pehar Borna (CRO, 1886) had best tiebreaks and came third.

Marfat Ivan (CRO) scored 8 points to triumph in the U1700 category. Tabakovski Dino (MKD, 1639) clinched silver medal with 7 points, while four players tied for the third place scoring 6.5 points, each. Pazarcioglu Ilker (TUR, 1428) had best tiebreaks criteria and won bronze medal.

The best ranked female players are:
U2300 section: Ruzic Pia Marie (SLO, 1996)
U2000 section: Golub Nikolina (CRO, 1818)
U1700 section: Karij Petra (CRO, 1452)
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Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U2300 section:
Rk.
Name
Typ
sex
FED
RtgI
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
Novosel Lovro
U18
CRO
2212
7
0
42
45
2
Babic Zvonko
CRO
2180
6.5
0
43
47
3
Vujec Ivan
CRO
2192
6.5
0
43
46
4
Krikunov Dmitry
FID
2202
6.5
0
41
45
5
Karlusic Luka
U18
CRO
2089
6
0
49
54
6
Peric Bernard
SLO
2112
6
0
40
43
7
FM
Bouget Alexandre
FRA
2282
6
0
38
41
8
Begic Domagoj
U16
CRO
2026
5.5
0
45
49
9
Starcevic Ante Leon
CRO
2152
5.5
0
45
48
10
Ruzic Pia Marie
U18
w
SLO
1996
5.5
0
43
46
11
Tomic Stjepan
CRO
1990
5.5
0
39
41
12
Gal Andrej
U14
CRO
1878
5.5
0
35
39
13
Okrosa Marijan
CRO
2059
5.5
0
31
33
14
CM
Fajdetic Hrvoje
S50
CRO
2151
5
0
40
44
15
Vucenovic Damian
U16
CRO
2053
5
0
38
41
16
Franc Borna
U16
CRO
2020
5
0
38
41
17
Buchcar Tomas
CZE
2208
5
0
38
41
18
Vanden Bussche Steven
BEL
2026
5
0
35
38
19
Grgantov Marin
U16
CRO
2048
4.5
0
43
47
20
Roska Branislav
S50
SRB
2153
4.5
0
43
47
21
Denic Marin
U18
CRO
2190
4.5
0
42
45
22
Jakovic Roko
U16
CRO
1921
4.5
0
37
39
23
Prihoda Leonardo
CRO
1995
4.5
0
35
39
24
Maravic Ivan
U18
CRO
2009
4.5
0
35
38
25
AIM
Basaric Srdjan
S65
CRO
2024
4.5
0
33
36
26
Janiszewski Maciej
POL
2075
4.5
0
33
36
27
Baric Marko
U20
CRO
1948
4.5
0
32
35
28
FM
Brigljevic Milan
S50
CRO
2161
4
0
44
47
29
FM
Vrban Mladen
S50
CRO
2297
4
0
43
46
30
Jonsson Gauti Pall
ISL
2071
4
0
41
44
31
Dzaja Martin Zorislav
CRO
1974
4
0
36
39
32
Faukovic Matija
U20
CRO
2026
4
0
33
35
33
Colev Ivor
U14
CRO
1950
3.5
0
40
44
34
Vukic Aleksandar
S50
CRO
2073
3.5
0
37
40
35
Frouth Nenad
S50
CRO
2121
3.5
0
37
39
36
Korov Zvonko
S65
CRO
2015
3.5
0
33
35
37
Raljic Mirko
S50
CRO
2023
3.5
0
32
35
38
Kanizaj Benjamin
CRO
2050
3.5
0
32
34
39
Starcevic Danijel
CRO
1935
3.5
0
29
31
40
Gal Moshe
S65
ISR
2111
3
0
40
44
41
Horvat Damjan
CRO
2072
3
0
38
40
42
Jakupec Denis
CRO
2004
3
0
37
40
43
Green Michael
ENG
1997
3
0
36
39
44
Pal Rohan
U14
ENG
1935
3
0
34
36
45
Cvitkovic Filip
CRO
2164
2.5
0
37
40
46
Takac Zvonko
S65
CRO
2040
2.5
0
34
37
47
Havas Janko
CRO
2143
2
0
31
33
48
Draganic Stjepan
S65
CRO
2025
1.5
0
37
39
49
Mesko Andrej
CRO
2033
0.5
0
29
31
50
FM
Lasic Luka
S50
CRO
2077
0.5
0
28
29
.
Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U2000 section:
Rk.
Name
Typ
sex
FED
RtgI
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
Celik Berkay
TUR
1878
8
0
48
51
2
Tomasko Miljenko
CRO
1935
7
0
45
48
3
Pehar Borna
U14
CRO
1886
6.5
0
48
52
4
Velkoski Stojan
U18
MKD
1932
6.5
0
47
48
5
AFM
Tavernier Loris
U18
FRA
1752
6.5
0
40
45
6
CM
Flis Pawel
S50
POL
1936
6
0
44
47
7
Tresnak Filip
CZE
1937
6
0
44
47
8
Sabic Tomislav
CRO
1973
6
0
40
43
9
Liovic Fran
U18
CRO
1736
5.5
0
46
50
10
Roch Florian
FRA
1915
5.5
0
42
45
11
Szwaj Jacek
POL
1913
5.5
0
42
45
12
Seviner Kemal
TUR
1766
5.5
0
40
44
13
Zubic Aleksandar
S50
SRB
1839
5.5
0
39
42
14
Deris Antun
S65
CRO
1811
5.5
0
37
38
15
Golub Nikolina
w
CRO
1818
5.5
0
35
38
16
Alashtar Aasef
FRA
1995
5
0
45
48
17
Jaklin Damir
S50
CRO
1893
5
0
43
46
18
Golubovic Erik
U10
CRO
1612
5
0
42
46
19
Mudrinic Nenad
S50
CRO
1841
5
0
39
42
20
Moric Ivan
U20
CRO
1803
5
0
38
41
21
Lovrinic Vlatko
CRO
1800
5
0
38
39
22
Horcicka Jan
U16
CRO
1769
5
0
37
40
23
Tomazin Marjan
S50
SLO
1944
5
0
35
38
24
Hafstad Leif
U20
ENG
1964
4.5
0
48
52
25
Javorek David
CRO
1834
4.5
0
43
47
26
Trepsic Zvonimir
CRO
1789
4.5
0
43
46
27
Berdalovic Nora
w
CRO
1760
4.5
0
36
37
28
Koksa Jelena
U18
w
CRO
1877
4.5
0
35
36
29
Poljak Stipe
U16
CRO
1755
4.5
0
34
37
30
Mesar Darko
S50
CRO
1852
4.5
0
33
34
31
Ljubic Luka
U18
CRO
1858
4.5
0
33
34
32
Djuric Leon
U16
CRO
1583
4
0
43
46
33
Nagy Laszlo
S50
GER
1923
4
0
40
43
34
Muha Magdalena
U20
w
CRO
1669
4
0
38
41
35
Mocic Ivano
U10
CRO
1572
4
0
38
41
36
Barlage Tonio Dr.
S65
GER
1878
4
0
37
40
37
Babaja Mladen
S65
CRO
1795
4
0
34
37
38
Tardi Oscar
FRA
1819
4
0
33
36
39
Sabol Goran
S50
CRO
1722
4
0
29
31
40
Miskovic Stevo
S65
CRO
1871
4
0
29
30
41
Cosic Radoslav
S65
CRO
1963
3.5
0
44
48
42
Begic Klara
U16
w
CRO
1659
3.5
0
41
45
43
Tonc Josip
U16
CRO
1644
3.5
0
38
40
44
Novak Simona
S50
w
SLO
1672
3.5
0
37
38
45
Klement Dubravko
S65
CRO
1879
3.5
0
33
36
46
Martinovic Josip
CRO
1707
3.5
0
33
34
47
Vujic Velibor
CRO
1778
3.5
0
33
36
48
Gottfried Andreas
GER
0
3.5
0
32
35
49
Ivekovic Zvjezdana
w
CRO
1776
3
0
37
40
50
Ascic Matos
S65
CRO
1775
3
0
37
40
51
Radic Len
U16
CRO
1498
3
0
35
38
52
Vukovojac Vedran
CRO
1848
3
0
27
28
53
Petrik Matus
BEL
1779
2.5
0
35
38
54
Urbanc Suzana
S50
w
SLO
1686
1.5
0
33
34
55
Smokvina-Korbar Rajka
S65
w
CRO
1771
1.5
0
33
34
56
Hrupacki Milan
S65
CRO
1937
1.5
0
30
33
57
Zielinski Olgierd
S50
POL
1842
1
0
29
31
58
Brylski Pawel
POL
1920
0
0
26
27
Czyzykiewicz Rafal
POL
1712
0
0
26
27
.
Final rankings – European Amateur Chess Championship 2022 – U1700 section:
Rk.
Name
Typ
sex
FED
RtgI
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
Marfat Ivan
U18
CRO
0
8
0
46
50
2
Tabakovski Dino
U18
MKD
1639
7
0
41
45
3
Pazarcioglu Ilker
TUR
1428
6.5
0
47
48
4
Dorum Doga Can
TUR
1576
6.5
0
46
50
5
Soelkner Julian
U18
AUT
1620
6.5
0
45
48
6
Kanev Evgeny
FID
1606
6.5
0
41
44
7
Friscic Matej
U18
CRO
1668
6
0
49
52
8
Tadic Jure
U12
CRO
1551
6
0
47
50
9
Zelic Ivan
U18
CRO
1504
6
0
45
49
10
Babic Tvrtko
CRO
1565
6
0
43
47
11
Majdandzic Josip
CRO
0
6
0
42
46
12
Mirza Gabriel
S50
IRL
1570
6
0
41
45
13
Karij Petra
U16
w
CRO
1452
6
0
40
43
14
Vidovic Petra
U18
w
CRO
1547
6
0
37
40
15
Mrkic Simun
U16
CRO
1526
5.5
0
42
45
16
Romic Darko
S50
CRO
1678
5.5
0
40
43
17
Mardesic Petra
U14
w
CRO
1317
5.5
0
39
42
18
Stanojevic Blaz
U16
CRO
1453
5.5
0
34
36
19
Dakic Luka
U18
CRO
1116
5
0
44
48
20
Gasparovic Roko
U14
CRO
1409
5
0
42
42
21
Bosnic Grgur
U16
CRO
0
5
0
41
45
22
Gazic Adrian
U14
CRO
1446
5
0
38
41
23
Orphanou Marios
CYP
1607
4.5
0
44
48
24
Mammadli Tural
AZE
1480
4.5
0
43
45
25
Krscanski Davor
S50
CRO
1574
4.5
0
39
42
26
Kovac Petra
U16
w
CRO
1506
4.5
0
38
41
27
Kalinin Oleg
U10
LAT
1234
4.5
0
38
41
28
Trivella Maria
w
GRE
1255
4.5
0
35
37
29
Spudic Niko Karlo
U16
CRO
1352
4.5
0
34
36
30
Colovic Vuk
U08
SRB
1496
4.5
0
33
35
31
Kablar Dorian
CRO
1526
4.5
0
31
33
32
Abubakirov Khumid
S50
BEL
1600
4
0
41
44
33
Simunkovic Bartol
U14
CRO
1462
4
0
38
41
34
Kobali Borislav
S50
CRO
1661
4
0
38
41
35
Nezosi Constantin
U16
FRA
1471
4
0
38
41
36
Mesic Josip
U10
CRO
1273
4
0
37
40
37
Juranovic Juraj
U16
CRO
1043
4
0
37
39
38
Apostolovski Filip
U12
CRO
1255
4
0
35
38
39
Malekovic Damir
CRO
1647
4
0
34
37
40
Spilek Kristina
w
CRO
1363
4
0
33
35
41
Juranovic Ljudevit
U10
CRO
1485
4
0
32
34
42
Sabol Tena
U16
w
GER
1281
4
0
32
34
43
Smetana Tomas
CZE
1341
4
0
31
32
44
Vucenovic Diara
U14
w
CRO
1362
4
0
31
31
45
Grdinic Leon
U20
CRO
0
4
0
30
32
46
Grgurevic Benjamin
CRO
1684
3.5
0
45
48
47
Vidakovic Jurica
CRO
1653
3.5
0
43
48
48
Cvetkovic Bozo
U20
CRO
1432
3.5
0
41
45
49
Ruzic Milos
S50
SLO
1654
3.5
0
41
44
50
Domic Vito
U12
CRO
1274
3.5
0
38
39
51
Nezosi Christophe
S50
FRA
1478
3.5
0
37
40
52
Ruzic Borut Jan
U16
SLO
1196
3.5
0
36
39
53
Plank Matej
U16
CRO
0
3.5
0
35
35
54
Tarnavskyi Artem
U20
UKR
1144
3
0
37
40
55
Sarac Fran
U12
CRO
1262
3
0
35
38
56
Mesic Erik
U08
CRO
0
3
0
30
31
57
Capjak David
U12
CRO
0
2.5
0
29
30
58
Capan Kresimir
CRO
0
2
1
34
36
59
Golub Mia
U12
w
CRO
0
2
0
28
30
60
Saban Janislav
CRO
0
1.5
0
35
37
61
Vironda Andrea
ITA
0
1
0
32
34
62
Biljesko Marija
U18
w
CRO
1262
1
0
30
32
63
Balent Sara
U18
w
CRO
1182
0.5
0
31
33
64
Farzaliyeva Shams
U16
w
AZE
1227
0
0
26
27
Couto Garrett
FID
0
0
0
26
27
Fesenko Illia
UKR
0
0
0
26
27
Schury David
GER
0
0
0
26
27
.
Photos: Luka Rifelj
