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Five rounds have been played at the European Youth Chess Championship 2026, and today is the well-deserved free day for the players in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. 🏆 #chess #eycc2026

♟️Heading into the tournament’s only rest day, most sections have a sole leader, with the runners-up close behind. In a few sections, no one has kept a perfect score, and several players share the lead as the event reaches its halfway mark.

🔗 Round 5 recap: europechess.org/european-youth…
📸 Photos by ECU/Mark Livshitz: flickr.com/photos/2036862…
🌐 Official website of the event: eycc2026.com

🔴 LIVE: Round 5 of the European Youth Chess Championship 2026 is underway in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece! ♟️

Direct encounters on the top boards across all sections will decide who enters tomorrow’s free day as the leader of the event! #eycc2026 #chess

Join us on the ECU YouTube channel for live coverage with analysis and commentary by WIM Sandra Djukic 🎙️
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=qMMG4T…

Four rounds were played at the European Youth Chess Championship 2026 in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece! 🏆 #chess #eycc2026

In a competition with 1250 children coming from 49 federations, after four rounds, only 26 players maintained the maximum score of 4/4 points! Some of the sections now have the sole leaders on the top of the leaderboard. The fifth round is scheduled for tomorrow, and ahead of us is the free day on Sunday.

♟️ All results, rankings and pairings can be found here: chess-results.com/tnr1533603.asp…
📸 Photos by ECU/ Mark Livshitz: flickr.com/photos/2036862…
🌐 Official website of the event: eycc2026.com

The 4th round of the European Youth Chess Championship 2026 is underway! 🏆 #chess #eycc2026

♟️ After three played rounds, only 68 players remained perfect in the event scoring maximum 3/3 points, and today we can see the direct encounters of the leaders on the top boards across all the sections!

🔗 Tune into the ECU YouTube channel and follow us live with commentaries and analysis by WIM Sandra Djukic: youtube.com/watch?v=uDn_eb…

European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2026 in #portugal reaches 550 players and counting. A new chess destination a new challenge! Join us in Portimao!

erbcc2026.com

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