Viktor and Shrez compete at European Youth Team Chess Champs

Battersea juniors Viktor Stoyanov and CM Shreyas Royal started their campaigns at the European Youth Team Chess Championships reprenting today.

Viktor (2198 Fide) was heavily-outgraded in his U18s round 1 match and lost to 2317-rated youngster Dejan Omerjan as England lost 2.5-1.5.

Shrez, however, pulled off a stunning win in the U12 Open as England thrashed Germany 4-0 despite being outgraded on every board.

Shrez (1996) overcame Diyor Bakiyev (2121) in this game: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-youth-team-championship-2019-u12/1/4/1