Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 U18w
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Willingen, Germany. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1995, and top seed was Yaroslava Sereda (🇩🇪 GER, WFM, 2107).
Nora Heidemann (🇩🇪 GER, WCM, 1851) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Katerina Braeutigam (7.0) and Helena Neumann (6.5). Heidemann won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lara Sophie Busch (1597) beat Anastasia Voigt (WFM, 1986), a +389-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Nora Heidemann led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
WCM Nora Heidemann held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
WCM Nora Heidemann beat WFM Katerina Braeutigam (Black).
WCM Nora Heidemann 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Katerina Braeutigam 4 wins (R6–R9)WFM Helena Neumann 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMNora Heidemann | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2WFMKaterina Braeutigam | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WFMHelena Neumann | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Darja Fischer | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidemann, NoraWCM | 1851 | GER | +18B | +2N | +28B | =3B | +9N | +7N | =6B | +13N | =5B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 36.50 | 2229 | +167.6 |
| 2 | Braeutigam, KaterinaWFM | 2095 | GER | +20N | −1B | +23N | +5B | −12N | +4B | +3B | +7N | +9N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 35.50 | 2148 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Neumann, HelenaWFM | 2017 | GER | +16B | +15N | +8B | =1N | −7B | +12B | −2N | +6N | +13B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 31.75 | 2069 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Wilmink, AnnaWCM | 1995 | GER | =10B | =5N | =13B | +16N | =6B | −2N | +24B | +8N | +7B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 28.00 | 2030 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Fischer, Darja | 1965 | GER | =24N | =4B | +20N | −2N | +17B | =6N | +15B | +12B | =1N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 26.75 | 2026 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Trunz, MichelleWFM | 2061 | GER | +23N | +14B | −12N | +8B | =4N | =5B | =1N | −3B | +15N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 26.75 | 1995 | -28.8 |
| 7 | Fock, Madiha | 1830 | GER | +25B | =28N | +10B | +12B | +3N | −1B | +9N | −2B | −4N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 24.25 | 2010 | +86.8 |
| 8 | Malmstroem, Eva | 1929 | GER | +19N | +9B | −3N | −6N | =11B | +21B | +16N | −4B | +12N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 23.50 | 1964 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Sereda, YaroslavaWFM | 2107 | GER | +13B | −8N | +17B | +15N | −1B | +10N | −7B | +11N | −2B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 22.50 | 1918 | -81.2 |
| 10 | Fetahovic, Sarah | 1883 | GER | =4N | +24B | −7N | +28N | =13B | −9B | −11N | +21B | +17N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 1900 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Englert, Lin | 1797 | GER | −28B | +25N | −15B | +14B | =8N | =17N | +10B | −9B | +20N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 20.25 | 1912 | +54.0 |
| 12 | Bursan, Ana-Maria | 1894 | GER | +26B | +17N | +6B | −7N | +2B | −3N | =13B | −5N | −8B | 4.5 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 21.25 | 1902 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Jacobasch, Ronja | 1861 | GER | −9N | +19B | =4N | +22B | =10N | +20B | =12N | −1B | −3N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 18.75 | 1881 | +10.0 |
| 14 | Czaeczine, Laura | 1903 | GER | +27B | −6N | −16B | −11N | −20N | +25B | =19N | +22B | +21N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1723 | -66.9 |
| 15 | Reich, Elisabeth | 1830 | GER | +21N | −3B | +11N | −9B | =16N | +22B | −5N | =20B | −6B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 15.75 | 1823 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Loos, Tilda | 1779 | GER | −3N | +21B | +14N | −4B | =15B | +24N | −8B | −17N | =18B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1791 | +5.6 |
| 17 | von Beckh, Frieda | 1799 | GER | +22N | −12B | −9N | +19B | −5N | =11B | =20N | +16B | −10B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 15.75 | 1802 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Gyacsok, Dzvinka | 1689 | GER | −1N | −20B | +25N | =23B | −22N | +19B | −21N | +27B | =16N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 1663 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Stepanjan, Marianne | 1712 | GER | −8B | −13N | +27B | −17N | +26B | −18N | =14B | +23N | =25N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1700 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Ulrich, Helena Irene | 1841 | GER | −2B | +18N | −5B | =24N | +14B | −13N | =17B | =15N | −11B | 3.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 13.75 | 1773 | -35.2 |
| 21 | Busch, Lara Sophie | 1597 | GER | −15B | −16N | +26B | =27N | +28B | −8N | +18B | −10N | −14B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1710 | +41.2 |
| 22 | Schirmer, Sara | 1630 | GER | −17B | +26N | =24B | −13N | +18B | −15N | −23B | −14N | +27N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 9.25 | 1674 | +16.8 |
| 23 | Reddi, Bhuvana | 1851 | GER | −6B | +27N | −2B | =18N | −24B | =26N | +22N | −19B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.25 | 1668 | -78.0 |
| 24 | Ottlik, Marie | 1744 | GER | =5B | −10N | =22N | =20B | +23N | −16B | −4N | −25B | −26N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 1617 | -62.0 |
| 25 | Loos, Violeta | 1544 | GER | −7N | −11B | −18B | −26N | +27B | −14N | F | +24N | =19B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1582 | +10.8 |
| 26 | Margaryan, Sofia | 1564 | GER | −12N | −22B | −21N | +25B | −19N | =23B | −27N | F | +24B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1549 | -10.0 |
| 27 | Heuberger, Sandra | 1550 | GER | −14N | −23B | −19N | =21B | −25N | F | +26B | −18N | −22B | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.25 | 1435 | -46.4 |
| 28 | Voigt, AnastasiaWFM | 1986 | GER | +11N | =7B | −1N | −10B | −21N | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 7.75 | 1643 | -87.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Heidemann, NoraWCMGER+167.67.5 pts · #1
- 2Fock, MadihaGER+86.85.5 pts · #6
- 3Englert, LinGER+54.05.0 pts · #9
- 1Voigt, AnastasiaWFMGER-87.61.5 pts · #28
- 2Sereda, YaroslavaWFMGER-81.25.0 pts · #11
- 3Reddi, BhuvanaGER-78.03.0 pts · #23
- R5+389 Elo gap
- R7+277 Elo gap
- R5+256 Elo gap