Porec, Croatia, 20 September – 1 October
 U16 Zoe Varney I am 15 and go to Headington School, Oxford. I started playing chess when I was 8 and began playing competitively after I qualified for the UK Chess Challenge Megafinal and Gigafinal when I was 9. I also enjoy school, reading and dance and I love animals. I was pleased to achieve 6th place last year in the European Schools in Greece and also enjoyed the European Youth in Georgia. My greatest achievements include U15 British Girl Champion, U16 English Girl Champion and U16 English Youth Girl Champion. I would like to thank my parents, my brother (Daniel) and my amazing cats Daisy and Casper for being so supportive. I would also like to thank my coach IM Adam Hunt. I am looking forward to playing in the European Youth Chess Championships! |
| U16 Stephen Whatley |
| U14 Elizaveta Sheremetyeva |
 U14 Dominic Klingher Hello, my name is Dominic Klingher and I am very proud to represent England in the European Youth Chess Championship. I am 12 years old and love playing chess. I have also started coaching and have 2 students who are making rapid progress. Apart from chess, I like table tennis, football (I support Tottenham Hotspur) and boxing. I also enjoy listening to music whenever I am doing something (mainly Rap and Rock). I would like to thank Robert Willmoth, Lorin D’Costa and Peter Poobalasingham for their continued support. I would also like to thank my school Christ’s College Finchley and the Headmaster, Mr Samson Olusanya for allowing me to participate in international competitions. Finally, I would like to thank my family who have supported me every step of the way. |
 U14 Karthik Saravanan I have been actively playing chess for the last three years. My first big win was the London Junior Minor Under 10 in 2011. I have also won the best Under 13 player in London Junior Major Under 14 in 2013. I have won a lot of tournaments in Norfolk & won the Norfolk Chess Personality of the year award 2015. I enjoyed playing the European Schools Chess Championship in Greece in 2014 and playing for the EPSCA team in Poland this year. Apart from chess, my other interests are playing cricket and tennis. I also play the guitar. |
 U10 Anum Sheikh Anum Sheikh started playing chess when she was 6. She developed an interest in chess because she used to accompany her Dad to chess tournaments from the age of 4. Anum likes to play direct and attacking chess. She loves watching chess lectures and solving chess puzzles at home. Recently some of her major wins were: Best Girl English U11 at Nottingham, Best Girl in the entire congress at West of England, SCCU Girls Under 9 Champion at LJCC, U12 Junior British Rapidplay at Leeds. Anum is excited to play for England this year and is grateful to her family to provide her support to play. She loves reading, skipping, swimming and writing. |
| U10 Robert Akeya-Price I attend Cumnor House School in South Croydon. Chess is my main interest. In my free time I like to do some other sports such as swimming, football and rugby. I would like to thank my school, chess club, friends and family for supporting me all the time. |
 U10 Tristian See Tristian started to play chess at the age of 5, after asking his dad to show him some moves. After 3 months he went on to play competitively. Tristian represented England at World Schools 2013 in Greece. In the past year he has won a number of tournaments including the U8 Northern Gigafinal and U10 South of England. He enjoys sports, including football, badminton, and Tae Kwon-Do. He also plays the piano. Tristian would like to thank his family and Mr G Bhat for their support and encouragement. Tristian attends Waterbeach Community Primary School in Cambridge. |
 U10 Aaravamudhan Balaji I learnt chess from my Dad at the age of 6. I have won many tournaments and I am aspiring to win many more. I play cricket and tennis, and I am learning Carnatic songs. |
 U8 George Clarkson When I was five, my mum taught me everything she knew about chess. After five minutes, my dad took over. Now I am seven, he is not much use either. Luckily with the likes of John-Paul Wallace, Tony Niccoli and Chesskid.com as well as the challenge of my new chess friends at Arnold House school and tournaments, I’ve continued to improve. The European Championships will be a huge step up. I’m excited, and I hope I can do well, enjoy the event and come home with an increased passion for the game (as long as the Russians don’t thrash me!) |
 U8 Arjun Kolani Arjun started playing chess at the age of 5 and progressively improved his game. He won the U7, U8 and U9 Sussex titles in 2014. He was the top U9 in the Delancey challengers section , 2nd in LJCC U8 and joint 3rd in the U9 British championships in 2014. He also lead the U9 Sussex county team in the EPSCA championships. He attends Claremont School , St.Leonards-on-Sea. He would like to thank Mr Jonathan Tuck, staff and friends in school, Sussex Junior Chess and Hastings Chess Club for their support and encouragement. Apart from chess his other interests include playing cricket, badminton and football. |
| Coaches |
 Andrew Martin FIDE Senior Trainer, International Master. Veteran of many ECF trips. Current ECF Manager of Schools, Junior Clubs and Counties. You Tube Channel here – http://www.youtube.com/user/YMChessMaster |
 Neil McDonald GM Neil became an IM in 1986 and a Grandmaster in 1996. After winning eleven all-play-all tournaments during the years 1994-98, he semi-retired from the international circuit. Since then he has coached many of the top young English players, including David Howell and Gawain Jones. Neil has written 34 books on chess strategy, tactics and theory as well as biographies of famous players. |
 Glenn Flear GM At the risk of giving away my age (!) I will begin by mentioning that I have been involved in the chess world on a professional basis for more than thirty years. I became a GM in 1987 and still play fairly actively, mainly in France (where I live with my wife and two children aged 21 and 16) but sometimes in the UK. I am also now involved in writing about the game, especially on openings and endgames, and have indeed penned a number of books on these subjects. I would also describe myself as an experienced coach, especially with juniors, having been involved with trips organised by the English Chess Federation for many years. I’m still passionate about chess and enjoy playing, analyzing, and sharing chess knowledge with others. |