The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007.
Until 2002 there was also a tournament for the under 20 group (see European Junior Chess Championship). There are also specific tournaments for girls only, in the same age categories.
Under 8 (Since 2007) Under 10 Under 12 Under 14 Under 16 Under 18 (Since 1994)
Editions # Year Host City Host Country EventsStandard (Classic) 1 1991 Mamaia 8 2 1992 Rimavská Sobota 8 3 1993 Szombathely 8 4 1994 Băile Herculane 10 5 1995 Verdun 10 6 1996 Rimavská Sobota 10 7 1997 Tallinn 10 8 1998 Mureck 10 9 1999 Litochoro 10 Standard (Classic), Rapid, Blitz 10 2000 Kallithea 10 11 2001 Kallithea 10 12 2002 Peñíscola 10 13 2003 Budva 10 14 2004 Ürgüp 10 15 2005 Herceg Novi 10 16 2006 Herceg Novi 10 17 2007 Šibenik 12 18 2008 Herceg Novi 12 19 2009 Fermo 12 20 2010 Batumi 12 21 2011 Albena 12 22 2012 Prague 12 23 2013 Budva 12 24 2014 Batumi 12 25 2015 Poreč 12 26 2016 Prague 12 27 2017 Mamaia 12 28 2018 Riga 12 29 2019 Bratislava 12 30 2022 Antalya 12 31 2023 Mamaia 12 32 2024 Prague 12 33 2025 Budva 12 2020 and 2021 not held.
Medals 2018 Standard
Boys winners {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Location !! U8 !! U10 !! U12 !! U14 !! U16 !! U18 |- | 1991 || Mamaia || || Adrien Leroy || Peter Leko || Tomáš Oral || Andrei Istrățescu |- | 1992 || Rimavská Sobota || || Krzysztof Gratka || Péter Ács || Peter Leko || Vadim Zvjaginsev |- | 1993 || Szombathely || || Étienne Bacrot || Valeriane Gaprindashvili || Erald Dervishi || Robert Kempiński |- | 1994 || Băile Herculane || || Gadir Guseinov || Valeriane Gaprindashvili || Karl Mah || Aliaksei Charnushevich || Robert Kempiński |- | 1995 || Verdun || || Arkadij Naiditsch || Étienne Bacrot || Sergey Fedorchuk || Pavel Šimáček || Robert Kempiński |- | 1996 || Rimavská Sobota || || Teimour Radjabov || Yuri Drozdovskij || Evgeni Kobylkin || Fabian Doettling || Ruslan Ponomariov |- | 1997 || Tallinn || || Teimour Radjabov || Ilya Zarezenko || Yuri Drozdovskij || Alexander Kundin || Mikheil Mchedlishvili |- | 1998 || Mureck || || Dmytro Tishyn || Teimour Radjabov || Alexander Riazantsev || Gabriel Sargissian || Dennis de Vreugt |- | 1999 || Litochoro || || Sergey Karjakin || Borki Predojević || Nidjat Mamedov || Sergey Grigoriants || Teimour Radjabov |- | 2000 || Kallithea || || Ian Nepomniachtchi || Evgeny Romanov || Mark Erwich || Ján Markoš || Artyom Timofeev |- | 2001 || Kallithea || || Vladimir Onischuk || Ian Nepomniachtchi || Borki Predojević || Ernesto Inarkiev || Zviad Izoria |- | 2002 || Peñíscola || || Eltaj Safarli || Ian Nepomniachtchi || Evgeny Romanov || Aleksandr Kharitonov || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |- | 2003 || Budva || || Samvel Ter-Sahakyan || Eltaj Safarli || Sergei Zhigalko || Csaba Balogh || Mateusz Bartel |- | 2004 || Ürgüp || || Robert Aghasaryan || Sanan Sjugirov || Giorgi Margvelashvili || Rauf Mamedov || Radosław Wojtaszek |- | 2005 || Herceg Novi || || Konstantin Nikologorskiy || Sanan Sjugirov || Davit Benidze || Zaven Andriasian || Paweł Czarnota |- | 2006 || Herceg Novi || || Arseny Shurunov || Ivan Bukavshin || Peter Prohaszka || Romain Édouard || Sergei Zhigalko |- | 2007 || Šibenik || Nikita Ayvazyan || Kirill Alekseenko || Illia Nyzhnyk || Sanan Sjugirov || Vugar Rasulov || Ivan Šarić |- | 2008 || Herceg Novi || Denizcan Temizkan || Cemil Can Ali Marandi || Kiprian Berbatov || Ivan Bukavshin || Illia Nyzhnyk || Xavier Vila Gazquez |- | 2009 || Fermo || Abdulla Gadimbayli || Benjamin Gledura || Evgeny Zanan || Kamil Dragun || Gil Popilski || Samvel Ter-Sahakyan |- | 2010 || Batumi || Abdulla Gadimbayli || Viktor Gažík || Cemil Can Ali Marandi || Olexandr Bortnyk || Ivan Bukavshin || Vasif Durarbayli |- | 2011 || Albena || Alex Krstulovic || Evgenios Ioannidis || Haik M. Martirosyan || Cemil Can Ali Marandi || Olexandr Bortnyk || Nils Grandelius |- | 2012 || Prague || Tsvetan Stoyanov || Andrey Esipenko || Haik M. Martirosyan || Jan-Krzysztof Duda || Kacper Drozdowski || Vadim Moiseenko |- | 2013 || Budva || Aydin Suleymanli || Kağan Aydın Çelebi || Viktor Matviishen || Jorden Van Foreest || Kirill Alekseenko || Vladimir Fedoseev |- | 2014 || Batumi || Ilya Makoveev || Mamikon Gharibyan || Viktor Matviishen || Timur Fakhrutdinov|| Cemil Can Ali Marandi || Avital Boruchovsky |- | 2015 || Poreč || Mikhei Navumenka || Ilya Makoveev || Kirill Shubin || Sergei Lobanov|| Leonid Sawlin || Cemil Can Ali Marandi |- | 2016 || Prague || Artem Pingin|| Volodar Murzin || Mamikon Gharibyan|| Salvador Guerra Rivera || Timur Fakhrutdinov || Manuel Petrosyan |- | 2017 || Mamaia || Giang Tran Nam|| Marc'Andria Maurizzi || Aydin Suleymanli|| Jonas Buhl Bjerre || Andrey Esipenko|| Jesper Søndergaard Thybo |- | 2018 || Riga || Jahandar Azadaliyev|| Artem Pingin|| Volodar Murzin|| Stefan Pogosyan|| Francesco Sonis || Evgenios Ioannidis |- | 2019 || Bratislava || Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş || Savva Vetokhin||| Marc'Andria Maurizzi|| Sebastian Kostolanský|| Armen Barseghyan|| Thai Dai Van Nguyen |- | 2022 || Antalya || Roman Shogdzhiev || Baver Yilmaz|| Patryk Cieslak||| Svyatoslav Bazakutsa|| Timothe Razafindratsima|| Rudik Makarian |- | 2023 || Mamaia || Mahammad Kazimzade|| Vladimir Sofronie || Khagan Ahmad|| Rustam Rustamov || Jakub Seemann|| Arsen Davtyan |- | 2024 || Prague || Junyan Hu|| Ali Poyraz Uzdemir || Wiktor Golis|| Václav Finěk || Marco Materia || Timothe Razafindratsima |- | 2025 || Budva || Myron Netrebka || Luca Protopopescu || Eren Elci || Khagan Ahmad || Mykola Korchynskyi || Vahe Sukiasyan
Girls winners {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Location !! U8 !! U10 !! U12 !! U14 !! U16 !! U18 |- | 1991 || Mamaia || || Sabina Popescu || Sofiko Tkeshelashvili || Maia Lomineishvili || Ilaha Kadimova |- | 1992 || Rimavská Sobota || || Regina Pokorná || Alina Tarachowicz || Antoaneta Stefanova || Inna Gaponenko |- | 1993 || Szombathely || || Viktorija Čmilytė || Iweta Radziewicz || Natalia Zhukova || Natalia Kiseleva |- | 1994 || Băile Herculane || || Alexandra Kosteniuk || Ana Matnadze || Iweta Radziewicz || Natalia Zhukova || Mónika Grábics |- | 1995 || Verdun || || Nadezhda Kosintseva || Ana Matnadze || Cristina Moshina || Szidonia Vajda || Marta Zielinska |- | 1996 || Rimavská Sobota || || Tatiana Kosintseva || Alexandra Kosteniuk || Cristina Moshina|| Vladislava Kalinina || Monika Bobrowska |- | 1997 || Tallinn || || Nana Dzagnidze || Nadezhda Kosintseva || Ana Matnadze || Ekaterina Polovnikova || Anna Dorofeeva |- | 1998 || Mureck || || Anna Muzychuk || Marie Sebag || Lela Javakhishvili || Ana Matnadze || Dana Reizniece |- | 1999 || Litochoro || || Silvia-Raluca Sgîrcea || Nana Dzagnidze || Marie Sebag || Ana Matnadze || Dana Reizniece |- | 2000 || Kallithea || || Anna Muzychuk || Valentina Gunina || Tamara Chistiakova || Natalia Pogonina || Nadezhda Kosintseva |- | 2001 || Kallithea || || Alena Tairova || Iozefina Păuleţ || Kateryna Lahno || Maria Kursova || Inga Charkhalashvili |- | 2002 || Peñíscola || || Mariya Muzychuk || Anna Muzychuk || Turkan Mamedyarova || Marie Sebag || Alina Motoc |- | 2003 || Budva || || Nazí Paikidze || Anastasia Bodnaruk || Anna Muzychuk || Maria Fominykh || Natalia Pogonina |- | 2004 || Ürgüp || || Meri Arabidze || Lara Stock || Anna Muzychuk || Valentina Gunina || Salome Melia |- | 2005 || Herceg Novi || || Varvara Mestnikova || Nazí Paikidze || Varvara Repina || Inna Ivakhinova || Salome Melia |- | 2006 || Herceg Novi || || Daria-Ioana Vişănescu || Meri Arabidze || Varvara Repina || Kübra Öztürk || Anna Gasik |- | 2007 || Šibenik || Aydan Hojjatova || Cécile Haussernot || Aleksandra Lach || Nazí Paikidze || Kübra Öztürk || Inna Ivakhinova |- | 2008 || Herceg Novi || Gunay Mammadzada || Liza Kisteneva || Anna Styazhkina || Meri Arabidze || Nazí Paikidze || Kateřina Němcová |- | 2009 || Fermo || Ece Alkim Erece || Anna Vasenina || Cécile Haussernot || Marsel Efroimski || Katarzyna Adamowicz || Olga Girya |- | 2010 || Batumi || Gabriela Antova || Oliwia Kiołbasa|| Alexandra Goryachkina || Ulviyya Fataliyeva || Mariam Danelia || Keti Tsatsalashvili |- | 2011 || Albena || Nurgyul Salimova || Alicja Śliwicka|| Anna Vasenina || Aleksandra Goryachkina || Maria Severina || Diana Baciu |- | 2012 || Prague || Mariya Kutyanina || Anastasia Zotova|| Anastasia Avramidou || Katsiaryna Beinenson || Marja Tantsiura || Aleksandra Goryachkina |- | 2013 || Budva || Laura Czernikowska || Anastasia Vuller || Polina Shuvalova || Gunay Mammadzada|| Anna Styazhkina || Nastassia Ziaziulkina |- | 2014 || Batumi || Emilia Zavivaeva || Malak Ismayil || Ekaterina Goltseva|| Anastasia Avramidou || Mai Narva || Ulviyya Fataliyeva |- | 2015 || Poreč || Veronika Veremyuk || Galina Mironenko || Elizaveta Solozhenkina|| Anna Kochukova|| Anna-Maja Kazarian || Nino Khomeriki |- | 2016 || Prague || Alexandra Shvedova|| Zsóka Gaál || Sıla Çağlar || Aleksandra Maltsevskaya|| Fiona Sieber || Nino Khomeriki |- | 2017 || Mamaia || Sofya Svergina || Veronika Shubenkova|| Galina Mironenko || Govhar Beydullayeva || Olga Badelka|| Sona Asatryan |- | 2018 || Riga || Ekaterina Zubkovskaya || Alexandra Shvedova|| Olga Karmanova|| Ayan Allahverdiyeva || Kamaliya Bulatova|| Aleksandra Dimitrova |- | 2019 || Bratislava || Dinara Huseynova || Anna Shukhman || Alexandra Shvedova|| Ayan Allahverdiyeva|| Patrycja Waszczuk|| Alicja Śliwicka |- | 2022 || Antalya || Sofya Kokareva || Marianta Lampou|| Diana Preobrazhenskaya|| Valeria Kleymenova|| Mariya Manko||| Mariam Mkrtchyan |- | 2023 || Mamaia || Mehriban Ahmadli || Maria Anistoroaei|| Kinga Lajdamik || Kesaria Mgeladze || Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana|| Martyna Wikar |- | 2024 || Prague || Carla-Ioana Marchis|| Svitlana Russieva || Varvara Matskevich || Vera Vujovic|| Klara Szczotka || Noga Orian |- | 2025 || Budva || Stella Zhu || Daria Kravchuk || Alona Tolmaceva || Vera Vujovic|| Lucia Stoll || Maria Siekanska
2024 2024 European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship (42 Events)
Results:
Main Event open - 6 Events Main Event girls - 6 Events Rapid Blitz open - 12 Events Rapid Blitz girls - 12 Events Team Rapid open - 3 Events Team Rapid girls - 3 Events
23rd European Youth Blitz Championship 2024.
Solving Competition
Results http://www.torneionline.com/loto.php?path=albi/02_Campionati_Europei U18 Boys U18 Girls U16 Boys U16 Girls U14 Boys U14 Girls U12 Boys U12 Girls U10 Boys U10 Girls U8 Boys U8 Girls
See also European Junior Chess Championship European Individual Chess Championship European Senior Chess Championship European Team Chess Championship North American Youth Chess Championship World Junior Chess Championship World Youth Chess Championship
References
European Youth Champions Boys from Italian Chess Federation website : U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 European Youth Champions Girls from Italian Chess Federation website : U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 Complete standings on Chess-Results: 1998 Boys U10, 1998 Boys U12, 1998 Boys U14, 1998 Boys U16, 1998 Boys U18, 1998 Girls U10, 1998 Girls U12, 1998 Girls U14, 1998 Girls U16, 1998 Girls U18, 2000 Boys U10, 2000 Boys U12, 2000 Boys U14, 2000 Boys U16, 2000 Boys U18, 2000 Girls U10, 2000 Girls U12, 2000 Girls U14, 2000 Girls U16, 2000 Girls U18, 2001 Boys U10, 2001 Boys U12, 2001 Boys U14, 2001 Boys U16, 2001 Boys U18, 2001 Girls U10, 2001 Girls U12, 2001 Girls U14, 2001 Girls U16, 2001 Girls U18, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024, 2025 ChessBase reports: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007