Austrian Youth Championship Boys U12 2025

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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Fuerstenfeld, Austria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Chicheng Leon Chen (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2003).

Chicheng Leon Chen (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2003) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Niklas Keller (5.5) and Daniel Berndt Scheiber (5.0). Chen won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Isak Veladzic (1748) beat Chenshan Wu (1907), a +159-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Fuerstenfeld, Austria

Dates

19 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹CMChicheng Leon Chen2003

Avg top 10

1,796

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇹Austria×29

Top 3

🥇
CMChicheng Leon Chen
🇦🇹AUT·2003
7.0pts·2609perf+61.2
🥈
Niklas Keller
🇦🇹AUT·1911
5.5pts·1982perf+22.8
🥉
Daniel Berndt Scheiber
🇦🇹AUT·1814
5.0pts·1807perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Chicheng Leon Chen led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Chen7Keller5.5Scheiber5Wu4.5Veladzic4.5Lichtl4.5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Chicheng Leon Chen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Chicheng Leon Chen beat Niklas Keller (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Chicheng Leon Chen 7 wins (R1–R7)Niklas Keller 3 wins (R1–R3)Daniel Berndt Scheiber 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMChicheng Leon Chen	*	1	1	1
2Niklas Keller	0	*	—	½
3Daniel Berndt Scheiber	0	—	*	—
4Chenshan Wu	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chen, Chicheng LeonCM	2003	AUT	+10B	+9N	+8B	+2N	+5B	+3N	+4B	7.0	27.5	31.5	31.50	2609	+61.2
2	Keller, Niklas	1911	AUT	+20N	+11B	+15N	−1B	+6N	=4B	+5N	5.5	28.0	31.0	21.75	1982	+22.8
3	Scheiber, Daniel Berndt	1814	AUT	+14N	−6B	+20N	+28B	+7N	−1B	+16N	5.0	26.0	28.5	17.00	1807	0.0
4	Wu, Chenshan	1907	AUT	+13B	+7N	+6B	−5N	+8B	=2N	−1N	4.5	30.0	34.0	19.75	1852	-12.4
5	Veladzic, Isak	1748	AUT	+24N	=28B	+11N	+4B	−1N	+14N	−2B	4.5	27.0	29.5	15.75	1828	+27.2
6	Lichtl, Valentin	1659	AUT	+31B	+3N	−4N	+15B	−2B	=9N	+14B	4.5	26.0	26.5	14.50	1822	+52.4
7	Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Aryan	1676	AUT	+23N	−4B	+24N	+12B	−3B	+10N	=8B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.00	1681	-0.8
8	Jevremovic, Filip	1752	AUT	+21B	+19N	−1N	+16B	−4N	=11B	=7N	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.25	1766	+8.3
9	Slutski, Alexander	1729	AUT	+30N	−1B	=14N	+10N	=15B	=6B	=12N	4.0	26.5	28.5	13.75	1627	-28.8
10	Sams, Daniel	0	AUT	−1N	+30B	+25N	−9B	+13N	−7B	+17N	4.0	25.5	27.5	12.00	1534	0.0
11	Fischkin, Daniel	1682	AUT	+27B	−2N	−5B	=26N	+19B	=8N	+22B	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.25	1675	-3.2
12	Pichler, Clemens	1608	AUT	−22B	+26N	+17B	−7N	=21B	+18N	=9B	4.0	21.5	24.0	13.00	1604	-0.8
13	Zilian, Tristan Juri	1498	AUT	−4N	−23B	+18B	+27N	−10B	+25N	+20N	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.50	1719	+19.2
14	Wu, Lucas	1492	AUT	−3B	+31N	=9B	+19N	+28N	−5B	−6N	3.5	24.0	24.5	8.50	1647	+43.6
15	Zebedin, Andreas	1734	AUT	+26B	+17N	−2B	−6N	=9N	−16B	+23N	3.5	23.5	26.0	10.50	1410	-60.8
16	Chen, Yan Xi	1630	AUT	−17B	+18N	+21B	−8N	=22B	+15N	−3B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.50	1733	+28.4
17	Cukor, Adam	0	AUT	+16N	−15B	−12N	+24B	=20N	+21N	−10B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.50	1611	0.0
18	Schwarzl, Luka	1540	AUT	=25N	−16B	−13N	+31B	+23N	−12B	+26N	3.5	19.0	19.5	6.75	779	-54.0
19	Schernthaner, Tim	1645	AUT	+32N	−8B	=23N	−14B	−11N	+27B	+24N	3.5	19.0	19.5	6.75	839	-60.4
20	Koch, Paul	0	AUT	−2B	+27N	−3B	+30N	=17B	=22N	−13B	3.0	23.5	25.5	7.75	941	0.0
21	Winkelmayr, Raphael	1484	AUT	−8N	+32B	−16N	+25B	=12N	−17B	=27N	3.0	20.0	20.5	6.25	1388	-11.2
22	Pillhofer-Schneider, Jan	0	AUT	+12N	=25B	−28N	=23B	=16N	=20B	−11N	3.0	19.5	22.0	9.75	1551	0.0
23	Lahl, Marc	0	AUT	−7B	+13N	=19B	=22N	−18B	=26N	−15B	2.5	22.0	24.5	8.50	1470	0.0
24	Blazek, Raphael	0	AUT	−5B	+29N	−7B	−17N	=26B	+30N	−19B	2.5	21.0	23.0	5.75	889	0.0
25	Kralik, Jakub	0	AUT	=18B	=22N	−10B	−21N	+30B	−13B	=29N	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.50	1230	0.0
26	Grasser, Jakob	0	AUT	−15N	−12B	+31N	=11B	=24N	=23B	−18B	2.5	20.0	20.5	5.00	1319	0.0
27	Broussev, Stefan	0	AUT	−11N	−20B	+32N	−13B	+29B	−19N	=21B	2.5	20.0	20.5	4.50	1252	0.0
28	Knittel-Templ, Richard	1629	AUT	+29N	=5N	+22B	−3N	−14B	F	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.75	1411	-31.6
29	Smole, Julian	0	AUT	−28B	−24B	−30N	+32B	−27N	+31N	=25B	2.5	12.5	13.0	2.25	830	0.0
30	FIDE 1674021	0	—	−9B	−10N	+29B	−20B	−25N	−24B	+32N	2.0	18.5	19.0	3.00	929	0.0
31	FIDE 530011728	0	—	−6N	−14B	−26B	−18N	=32N	−29B	F	0.5	17.0	17.0	0.25	764	0.0
32	FIDE 1693476	0	—	−19B	−21N	−27B	−29N	=31B	F	−30B	0.5	14.0	14.0	0.25	758	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chen, Chicheng LeonCMAUT
+61.2
7.0 pts · #1
2Lichtl, ValentinAUT
+52.4
4.5 pts · #7
3Wu, LucasAUT
+43.6
3.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Zebedin, AndreasAUT
-60.8
3.5 pts · #23
2Schernthaner, TimAUT
-60.4
3.5 pts · #29
3Schwarzl, LukaAUT
-54.0
3.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R4+159 Elo gap
Veladzic, Isak1748 beat Wu, Chenshan1907
R2+155 Elo gap
Lichtl, Valentin1659 beat Scheiber, Daniel Berndt1814
R4+153 Elo gap
Wu, Lucas1492 beat Schernthaner, Tim1645