VJEM Muensterland 2026 U18
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Saerbeck, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1336, and top seed was Anton Gouterney (🇩🇪 GER, 1976).
Anton Gouterney (🇩🇪 GER, 1976) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Felix Wittek (5.5) and Jari Unkel (4.0). Gouterney won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrei-Rares Ciobotaru (1620) beat Ron Keshet (1793), a +173-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Saerbeck, Germany
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsAnton Gouterney led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Anton Gouterney never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anton Gouterney drew with Felix Wittek (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Anton Gouterney won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Gouterney, Anton | 1976 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 18.75 | 21.5 | +23.6 | 2107 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Wittek, Felix | 1855 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.25 | 22.5 | +17.2 | 1915 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Unkel, Jari | 1645 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.25 | 24.0 | +60.8 | 1880 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Timmermann, Aaron Frederik | 1795 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.25 | 24.0 | -4.4 | 1778 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Waanders, Moritz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 8.50 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1724 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Ciobotaru, Andrei-Rares | 1620 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 25.0 | +6.8 | 1664 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Keshet, Ron | 1793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.00 | 26.5 | -104.0 | 978 |
| 8 | FIDE 533068887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 981 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Unkel, JariGER+60.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Gouterney, AntonGER+23.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Wittek, FelixGER+17.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Keshet, RonGER-104.01.5 pts · #7
- 2Timmermann, Aaron FrederikGER-4.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Waanders, MoritzGER0.03.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R4+150 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap