European Union Youth Chess Championships

Mureck 6-14 August

Parallel to the World Junior Chess Championships, the EU Youth Chess Championships (EUYCC 2008) will take place in Murecek. A total of 175 young chess talents will take part in the competition. Even though the strongest national players will not be present, the competition is a very good chance for rising stars. It is also a good chance for international rating and practicing tournament tactics.

Because of these reasons many European countries are sending serious delegations. The biggest one is of the hosts Austria, with over 30 players. Romania sends 27, Slovenia 24, Czech Republic 10, Hungary 14, etc.

The newest members of the European Union, Romania and Bulgaria, will be bringing serious groups to the competition. Romania can be considered favorite in several of the sections. They are bringing the only titled player of the competition - WFM Daria-Ioana Visanescu. Besides, the U8 top seeded is Mihnea Costachi with close to 300 ELO more than his opponents. Bulgaria will have 4 representatives which have had strong local performance and almost no international appearance.

Information about Mureck

Mureck is a small idyllic border town full of history which offers its guests all that can be desired from a holiday destination. Sport-lovers will find tennis courts, squash, minigolf, beach volley ball, tracks and pitches, as well as many facilities for skaters. A solarheated „adventure-pool“ with a 56 m water slide offers lots of fun. The Mureck climbing wall is popular with young and old alike. Here beginners as well as seasoned climbers can test their skills. Particularly appealing is the new archery facility.

Once, hundreds of floating mills anchored on Europe´s rivers. A quite special magic, woven with legends, emanated from them. But insatiable teeth of time gnawed at this floating world, until the last floating mill disappeared into the realms of the past. However, the spirit of oblivion didn't reckon with the people of Mureck. Today, if you wander along the Auweg to the Mur, you will hear a regular, deep gentle humming. This is the water wheel of the Mureck floating mill. Constructed in 1997 from old plans, grain from naturally cultivated the region is milled to the finest flour on the floating mill. Called „Bartolomäus Lorbeer“ - Bartholomew´s laurel - and driven by the natural water power of the Mur, its millstones turn tirelessly, while the miller proudly shows his guests around the mill.

During the EU Youth chess championships it will be possible for groups to cruise with wooden barges, from the Mureck floating mill, along the border with Slovenia to Bad Radkersburg. During the two hour trip you will enjoy the riverside forest, the „Jungle of Europe“, from the water. Floating in a comfortable place you will be delighted by the most beautiful places of the Mur-Au, which otherwise would remain hidden from the human eye.

European Union Youth Chess Championship U8

1 Costachi Mihnea ROU 1823
2 Kaufmann Peter HUN 1559
3 Tölly Michael AUT 1414
4 Baciauskas Matas LTU 1400
5 Brinovec David SLO 1400
6 Broly Mathilde FRA 1400
7 Brunova Blanka CZE 1400
8 Csetneki Mark HUN 1400
9 De La Pena Garcia Blanca ESP 1400
10 Demidov Jan FIN 1400
11 Dimitrova Rada BUL 1400
12 Duerr Florian GER 1400
13 Egyed Judit HUN 1400
14 Gombosuren Kristina BEL 1400
15 Haring Viktor SVK 1400
16 Herea Sergiu-Gabriel ROU 1400
17 Hrib Andrada-Ioana ROU 1400
18 Ivanov Platon-Jaan EST 1400
19 Kadlec Daniel CZE 1400
20 Morvay Eszter SVK 1400
21 Nastase Andreea-Cristina ROU 1400
22 Navas Cervera Anabel ESP 1400
23 Olinici Emanuel ROU 1400
24 Oprita Matei ROU 1400
25 Sandu Marian-Catalin ROU 1400
26 Szakasics Emese HUN 1400
27 Thomas Ben WLS 1400
28 Ugroczky Peter HUN 1400
29 Zubcu Vlad-George ROU 1400
30 Proyer Nils AUT 1396
31 Nussbaumer Patrick AUT 1384
32 Knittelfelder Corina AUT 1200

European Union Youth Chess Championship U10

1 Antal Tibor Kende HUN 2036
2 Gal Hanna Krisztina HUN 1897
3 Sawlin Leonid GER 1872
4 Secheres Adrian-Simion ROU 1732
5 Bellahcene Bilel FRA 1717
6 Acsinte Matei-Ionut ROU 1606
7 Mraz Ondrej SVK 1605
8 Ramadani Sarah SLO 1571
9 Kiss Balint HUN 1460
10 Huber Martin Christian AUT 1782
11 Schnegg Anna-Lena AUT 1655
12 Cretnik Urban SLO 1600
13 Gerhold Florian AUT 1569
14 Hofer Emilian AUT 1557
15 Brcar Matej SLO 1500
16 Bräuner Benjamin DAN 1500
17 Cusmuliuc Diana-Elena ROU 1500
18 Dionizio Andre Filipe Nascimen POR 1500
19 Dolana Andrei-Theodor ROU 1500
20 Gancheva Julina BUL 1500
21 Gazikova Veronika SVK 1500
22 Gricnik Tine SLO 1500
23 Ionica Andrei ROU 1500
24 Janska Jitka CZE 1500
25 Joensen Tor DAN 1500
26 Kacerauskas Adomas LTU 1500
27 Kubosova Hana CZE 1500
28 Lappalainen Matias FIN 1500
29 Mackova Veronika CZE 1500
30 Markoja Boris SLO 1500
31 Nastase Robert-Paul ROU 1500
32 Oprita George ROU 1500
33 Orasanu Diana ROU 1500
34 Pasa Andrei ROU 1500
35 Petr Jan CZE 1500
36 Piotrowski Przemyslaw POL 1500
37 Salim Riza ROU 1500
38 Sanders Isaac ENG 1500
39 Sepesi Samuel SVK 1500
40 Silva Goncalo Nunes Pires Da POR 1500
41 Sirosh Ilja EST 1500
42 Spornberger Andre ITA 1500
43 Treharne Katie WLS 1500
44 Zorko Zoja SLO 1500
45 Trenkwalder Verena AUT 1444
46 Skuhala Luka SLO 1432
47 Majkovski Sarah AUT 1411
48 Hofer Maximilian AUT 1409
49 Magee Ronan IRL 1400
50 Skuhala Jernej SLO 1387
51 Calovi Luca AUT 1348
52 Trippold Denise AUT 1318
53 Vogel Doris AUT 1211

European UnionYouth Chess Championship U12

1 Giroyan Gary FRA 2041
2 Bida Mihai-Eugen ROU 1952
3 Kessler Luca AUT 1931
4 Kyas Philipp GER 1816
5 Ladva Ottomar EST 1806
6 WFM Visanescu Daria-Ioana ROU 1802
7 Kozel Jiri CZE 1797
8 Markoja Sebastijan SLO 1791
9 Martins David Pires Tavares POR 1777
10 Abozenko Georg EST 1769
11 Menezes Christoph AUT 1750
12 Gheorghiu Calin ROU 1740
13 Chmielewski Jakub POL 1733
14 Szente Varga Fruzsina HUN 1704
15 Galambos Menyhert HUN 1696
16 Binder Moriz AUT 1681
17 Penz Florian AUT 1646
18 Bowler James ENG 1608
19 Broadley Henry ENG 1600
20 Brauner Jonathan DAN 1894
21 Dimitrova Petra BUL 1600
22 Galovicova Slavomira SVK 1600
23 Lupasacu Matei Alexandru ROU 1600
24 Maruthireddy Harshith WLS 1600
25 Oliveira Maria Ines POR 1600
26 Pasniceanu Iris-Stefania ROU 1600
27 Pozonec Veronika SLO 1600
28 Svitojus Zygimantas LTU 1600
29 Tomcik Michal SVK 1600
30 Treharne George WLS 1600
31 Urbanc Maja SLO 1600
32 Valente Joao Nuno Baptista POR 1600
33 Zemkova Klara CZE 1600
34 Rauramaa Julius FIN 1582
35 Hiebler Laura AUT 1550
36 Gombos Bettina HUN 1528
37 Urbanc Peter SLO 1465
38 Bombek Miha SLO 1439
39 Janzelj Lara SLO 1415
40 Rodgers Philippe WLS 1321
41 Skuhala Barbara SLO 1319

European Union Youth Chess Championship U14

1 Meskovs Nikita LAT 2177
2 Kantans Toms LAT 2148
3 Laurusas Tomas LTU 2078
4 Tomazini Zan SLO 2075
5 Druska Juraj SVK 2062
6 Schnegg Martin AUT 2061
7 Pagerka Martin SVK 2024
8 Spornberger Maximilian ITA 2020
9 Makk Robert HUN 1978
10 Pop Alexandru ROU 1966
11 Janzelj Tim SLO 1950
12 Neves Pedro POR 1941
13 Dalnodar Bernhard AUT 1935
14 Neuhauser Salome FRA 1924
15 Fröwis Annika AUT 1911
16 Volcik Ludek CZE 1897
17 Aperia Jakob SWE 1893
18 Clarke Brandon G ENG 1888
19 Lapidus Mark EST 1877
20 Marinescu Stefan ROU 1853
21 Quinn Joseph ENG 1850
22 Kessler Michaela AUT 1835
23 Flander Nejc SLO 1812
24 Stankiewicz Pawel POL 1809
25 Mrazova Monika SVK 1769
26 Morea Georgiana-Steluta ROU 1751
27 Saligo Pieter BEL 1748
28 Saligo Laura BEL 1746
29 Noettling Dominik GER 1728
30 Juhasz Barbara HUN 1718
31 Turkova Karolina SVK 1701
32 Gelip Ioana ROU 1700
33 Bea Boglarka HUN 1652
34 Brcar Ales SLO 1700
35 Bullen Alex WLS 1700
36 Cmor Nino SLO 1700
37 Krastev Kalin BUL 1700
38 Menon Davin WLS 1700
39 Nordman Joonas FIN 1700
40 Phamova Xuan Mai CZE 1700
41 Stepins Edgars LAT 1700
42 Thomas James WLS 1700
43 Vida Dorian SLO 1700
44 Bachner Karsten AUT 1663
45 Wilfling Sandra AUT 1625
46 Bauer Valentina AUT 1563
47 Sedonja Dominik SLO 1560
48 Grah Matej SLO 1511
49 Gerhold Doris AUT 1470
50 Bowler Robert ENG 1433

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