The 7th round of the European Youth Chess Championship 2026 was played today in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, with only two rounds left to go!
In the Girls U8 section, Melike Eliz Karahan (TUR, 1636) has perfect score of 7/7 points, a full point ahead of Elif Urgen (TUR), who follows with 6 points.
Nikolas Bausys (LTU, 1857) also has the maximum 7/7 points in the Open U8 category, followed by Ronaldo Balog (ROU, 1698) and Harry Chan (ENG, 1720) on 6/7 points (each).
Nina Bos (POL, 1939) is the sole leader of the Girls U10 section with 6.5/7, while Lile Svanadze (GEO, 1753) follows with 6/7.
Han Nam Pham (FRA, 2283) leads the Open U10 section with 7/7 points, while three players tie for second place on 6/7 each: Jan Szumiec (POL, 2028), Ertugrul Pala (TUR, 2010) and Damian Zidek (CZE, 2045).
In the Girls U12 section, Lila Rzadkowska (POL, 2048) holds the sole lead with 6.5/7 points, while Lam Vy Le Nguyen (ENG, 1900) and Mariam Rekhviashvili (GEO, 1722) follow with 6/7 points.
Yimin Zhang (FIN, 2120) leads the Open U12 category with 6.5/7 points, followed by Boris Kolodziejczyk (FRA, 2374) and Leonid Ivanovic (SRB, 2357), who have 6/7 points each.
Three players share the lead in the Girls U14 section with 6/7 points each: Nika Venskaya (FIDE, 2120), Kaja Rzadkowska (POL, 1997) and Areti Xynidi (GRE, 1841).
The situation is the same in the Open U14 category, where Noam Sason (ISR, 2381), Rahav Eliran Shilon (ISR, 2323) and Rus David Lacan (FRA, 2397) tie for first place with 6/7 points.
Veranika Abramkina (FIDE, 2240) leads the Girls U16 section with 6.5/7 points, with Vera Vujovic (SRB, 2131) close behind on 6/7 points.
Mateu Boci (ALB, 2334) has a perfect 7/7 score in the Open U16 category, while top seed IM Lukas Dotzer (AUT, 2464) follows with 6/7 points.
Narmin Abdinova (AZE, 2203) is the sole leader of the Girls U18 section with the maximum 7/7 points, and Klara Szczotka (POL, 2034) trails by a point.
Two players share the top spot in the Open U18 section with 6/7 points each: IM Tunar Davudov (AZE, 2430) and IM Vahe Sukiasyan (ARM, 2418), while three players tie for third place on 5.5 points each.
The penultimate 8th round is scheduled for tomorrow at 15:00 (local time). All pairings, results and rankings are available here.
A live video broadcast with commentary and analysis by WIM Sandra Djukic can be followed on the ECU YouTube channel.