The FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Championships 2025 will take place from October 03 to October 16 in Durres, Albania. The tournament is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Albania, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players in the Open U16 category are IM A R Ilamparthi (2518), GM Edgar Mamedov (2490), IM Patryk Cieslak (2474), IM Pawel Sowinski (2469), IM Lukas Dotzer (2463), IM Ethan Vaz (2447), IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (2422), FM Daniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia (2410), FM Havard Haug (2396), FM Cyprian Mulawa (2373), FM Alexandr E. Volodin (2369), FM Ege Tuna Oktem (2367), Zanas Nainys (2357), CM Isaak Parpiev (2355), FM Santiago Lopez Rayo (2353), FM Matei-Andrei Coicev (2352), FM Asrorjon Omonov (2350), FM Leonid Efimov (2347), FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov (2337), FM Nikita An. Kalinin (2336), FM Philipp Leon Klaska (2335). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Open U18 / Open U14 / Girls U18 / Girls U16 / Girls U14
More FIDE events: FIDE World Cadet Championships 2025 / FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 / Women’s Grand Swiss Chess 2025 / World Chess Cup 2025 / Candidates Chess 2026
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2025 – Open U16 Participants
Name
FED
Rtg
Typ
IM
Ilamparthi, A R
IND
2518
U16
GM
Mamedov, Edgar
KAZ
2490
U16
IM
Cieslak, Patryk
POL
2474
U16
IM
Sowinski, Pawel
POL
2469
U16
IM
Dotzer, Lukas
AUT
2463
U16
IM
Vaz, Ethan
IND
2447
U16
IM
Nurgaliyev, Sauat
KAZ
2422
U16
FM
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel
ESP
2410
U16
FM
Haug, Havard
NOR
2396
U16
FM
Mulawa, Cyprian
POL
2373
U16
FM
Volodin, Alexandr E.
FID
2369
U16
FM
Oktem, Ege Tuna
TUR
2367
U16
Nainys, Zanas
LTU
2357
U16
CM
Parpiev, Isaak
FID
2355
U16
FM
Lopez Rayo, Santiago
COL
2353
U16
FM
Coicev, Matei-Andrei
ROU
2352
U16
FM
Omonov, Asrorjon
UZB
2350
U16
FM
Efimov, Leonid
FID
2347
U16
FM
Abdukhakimov, Akbarali
UZB
2337
U16
FM
Kalinin, Nikita An.
FID
2336
U16
FM
Klaska, Philipp Leon
GER
2335
U16
FM
Perossa, Nicolas
ITA
2318
U16
IM
Levitan, Caleb Levi
RSA
2315
U16
FM
Rustamov, Rustam
AZE
2310
U16
FM
Hovakimyan, Vache
ARM
2304
U16
FM
Medhus, Vitus Bondo
DEN
2304
U16
FM
Kurt, Sascha
NED
2303
U16
FM
Brattgjerd, Isak Vinh
NOR
2301
U16
FM
Valdats, Reinis
LAT
2301
U16
FM
Gkavardinas, Antonios
GRE
2283
U16
La Barbera, Manfredi
ITA
2279
U16
FM
Domin, Yan
UKR
2278
U16
FM
Sapocinic, Semion
MDA
2270
U16
Wu, Jonathan
CAN
2269
U16
CM
Yalcinkaya, Efe
TUR
2267
U16
FM
Tenuunbold, Battulga
MGL
2266
U16
Faryma, Matviy
POR
2265
U16
CM
Azizov, Sadullo
UZB
2258
U16
FM
Puzyrevsky, Semyon
FID
2256
U16
FM
Talgatov, Nazar
KAZ
2254
U16
FM
Levitan, Judah Nathan
RSA
2252
U16
FM
Myagmarsuren, Evsuld
NOR
2249
U16
FM
Willy, Stephen
USA
2247
U16
Vandenhole, Kobe
BEL
2246
U16
Tran, Ngoc Minh Duy
VIE
2241
U16
Laignel, Quentin
FRA
2229
U16
FM
Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys
KAZ
2228
U16
FM
Kazantzoglou, Stefanos
GRE
2222
U16
CM
Petrus, Adrian
CRO
2220
U16
Arsenie, Cristian Marc
SUI
2216
U16
Tabatadze, Erekle
GEO
2216
U16
Pang, Qi
USA
2213
U16
Neuhoff, Laertes
GER
2202
U16
Heino, Pessi
FIN
2201
U16
CM
Liu, Jason
IRL
2194
U16
FM
Tamer Waguih, Farid
EGY
2187
U16
FM
Boci, Mateu
ALB
2186
U16
Jasso, Matej
CZE
2181
U16
Guretchii, Kirill
MDA
2176
U16
Fargetta, Vittorio
ITA
2170
U16
Syzdyk, Samir
KAZ
2164
U16
CM
Zobel, Christian
GER
2161
U16
CM
Daulet, Alikhan
KAZ
2158
U16
Boutikos, Eleftherios
GRE
2154
U16
Dimitrov, Martin
BUL
2151
U16
Elmirzaev, Khondamir
UZB
2151
U16
Tamas, Christian-Arrydan
ROU
2139
U16
Burns, Michael
MKD
2131
U16
FM
Senel, Hayri Beyhun
TUR
2129
U16
Walgren, William Arntzen
NOR
2129
U16
Kabylbek, Yedil
KAZ
2124
U16
Asikainen, Eeli
FIN
2121
U16
Induwara, T H D Thisarindu
SRI
2119
U16
Yessengali, Adizhan
KAZ
2109
U16
AIM
Mantazis, Georgios Rafail
GRE
2107
U16
Vesa, Mikke
FIN
2107
U16
Smirnov, Maksim
SLO
2106
U16
Beristenov, Kair
KAZ
2105
U16
Artemov, Andriy
UKR
2087
U16
Zizic, Djordje
MNE
2084
U16
Tenfjord Engelsen, Teodor
NOR
2083
U16
Chang, Ethan
AUS
2081
U16
Van Coppenolle, Lander
BEL
2079
U16
Volcov, Igor
MDA
2073
U16
Benedikt, Noah
AUT
2068
U16
Bod, Marton
HUN
2067
U14
CM
Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo Salvador
MEX
2059
U16
Karacsonyi, Bank
HUN
2053
U16
Plard, Axel
LUX
2053
U16
Gay, Lukas
SVK
2049
U16
Seretis, Nikolaos G
GRE
2046
U16
Kurbanbaev, Zalkar
KGZ
2029
U16
Yang, Siyuan
CHN
2024
U16
Kazhmuratov, Altair
KAZ
2014
U16
Basha, Lir
KOS
2005
U16
Ercoli, Andria
AND
2004
U16
Taizhanov, Aissultan
AUT
2003
U16
CM
Gao, Oscar
AUS
1990
U16
Pilchuk, Artem
UKR
1988
U16
Zhang, Daniel
CAN
1976
U16
Brankovic, Uros
SRB
1973
U16
Timoshenko, Anton
FID
1970
U16
Li, Yage
CHN
1965
U16
CM
Mukhsinov, Mukhammad Yusuf
UZB
1962
U16
Kondakov, Konstantin
FID
1957
U16
Mesic, Ado
BIH
1954
U16
Claassen, Raynier
RSA
1951
U16
ACM
Darvekar, Yash
CAN
1950
U16
Nicolussi, Hieronymus
AUT
1950
U16
AIM
Shah, Abheek
NEP
1928
U16
Amangeldinov, Alkey
KAZ
1927
U16
Ng, Alexander Pn
JPN
1898
U16
Vedant, Nayudu
SGP
1896
U16
Bjerg, Ludvig
DEN
1882
U16
Singhal, Vivaan
IRL
1843
U16
Sun, Chang-Jyu
TPE
1828
U16
Reyes Rivera, Jose Isaac
MEX
1816
U16
AIM
Girard, Sebastien
LBN
1771
U16
Mane, Arnav
CAN
1766
U16
Shtiza, Brendon
ALB
1745
U16
Ortiz Bogdanov, Santiago
LUX
1743
U16
Angula, Sibusiso
NAM
1736
U16
AIM
Chen, Yung-Hao
TPE
1735
U16
Mbaabu, Cyprian
KEN
1727
U16
Karis, Fredi
EST
1726
U16
Andrianarivony, Irvin Keynnan
MAD
1724
U16
Lisha, Dion
ALB
1723
U16
Hatibovic, Nermin
BIH
1720
U16
Wu, Jhuo-Han
TPE
1697
U16
Yang, Ya-Cheng
TPE
1678
U16
Chaili, Yasser Idris
ALG
1660
U16
AFM
Ahmed, Moeed Yousuf
PAK
1638
U16
Kibrit Arakanchi, Teofilo
MEX
1637
U16
Velazquez Conde, Mateo
MEX
1626
U16
Du Toit, Dawid
NAM
1603
U16
Nthiga, Blair Wema
KEN
1574
U16
Liao, Yi-Cen
TPE
1557
U16
Yao, Hong-Yu
TPE
1546
U16
Chazima, Terence Shaka
KEN
1529
U16
Shekupe, Fidel
NAM
1507
U16
AFM
Sun, David
MAC
0
U16
Alkhadher, Abdullah
KUW
0
U16
Blum, Fabio
LIE
0
U16
Fabian, Jesse
KEN
0
U16
Li, Zi Hong
TPE
0
U16
Saumya, Saini
KEN
0
U16