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Klara Szczotka is the European Youth Girls Champion U16. Klara Szczotka finished in a group of six players with 7,0/9, but won the gold medal on tiebreak. Second position is for Alexandra Shvedova, while third is Elif Zeren Yildiz.

Final standings

Marco Materia is the European Youth Chess Champion U16. Marco Materia scored 7,5/9 and edged on tiebreak Benik Agasarov. The third place is for Aksel Bu Kvaloy with 7,0/9.

Vera Vujovic is European Youth Girls Champion U14. She started as a rating favorite and scored 8,0/9 to win the title, crossing the 2200 ELO mark. Second and third are two Georgian players – Mariam Kalandadze and Kesaria Mgeladze.

Final standings

Vaclav Finek is the European Youth Chess Champion U14. Playing on home soil in Prague and starting as a clear rating favorite, Vaclav Finek left no chance to his opponents finishing top of the table with 8,0/9. Second place is for his compatriot Bayarjavkhlan Delgerdalai, while third is Felix-Antonio Ilinca.

Final standings

Varvara Matskevich is the European Youth Girls Champion U12. Varvara Matskevich won the title with the fantastic 8,5/9 points and crossed the 2000 ELO mark. Second and third with 7,0/9 are two players from Turkey – Zeynep Duru Sahin and Senem Gul Bassari.

Final standings

Wiktor Golis is the European Chess Champion U12. In a dramatic finish, Wiktor Golis won the gold medal, finishing with the same points as Tyhran Ambartsumian and Antoni Radzimski, but better tiebreak.

Final standings

Svitlana Russieva is the European Youth Girls Champion U10. With a score of 7,5/9 she won the gold medal half a point ahead of Yuefan Chen and Lila Rzadkowska. The win brought Svitlana Russieva additional 116 ELO points.

Final standings

Ali Poyraz Uzdemir is European Youth Chess Champion U8. He scored 8,0/9, half a point more than silver medalist Boris Kolodziejczyk. The bronze medal is for the top seeded Marc Llari.

Final standings

With the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary approaching, the host nation hopes for not only organizing a good competition, but also winning a medal. In the open section Hungary is ranked 9th, while in the women section the team is seeded 14th.

With the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary approaching, the host nation hopes for not only organizing a good competition, but also winning a medal.

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