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VJEM Muensterland 2026 U16

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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 441, and top seed was Nico Hoffmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1941).

Nico Hoffmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1941) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Elias Joergens (5.0). Hoffmann won solo starting round 3.

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
Top seed
🇩🇪Nico Hoffmann1941
Avg top 10
441
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Nico Hoffmann led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Hoffmann#2Joergens#3#4Foeing#8Drees#1#5#7#6
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nico Hoffmann never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nico Hoffmann drew with Elias Joergens (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Nico Hoffmann won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
2🇩🇪Hoffmann, Nico1941*½11½1116.015.0019.0+4.42390
3🇩🇪Joergens, Elias0½*½½1½115.012.5020.00.01766
4FIDE 53305500900½*½½1½14.08.5021.00.01573
8🇩🇪Foeing, Sebastian15900½½*½1—13.58.0021.5-4.41141
1🇩🇪Drees, Patrick0½0½½*½—13.08.0022.00.01766
5FIDE 53306886000½00½*0½1.54.2523.50.0966
7FIDE 533068879000½——1*—1.53.5023.50.01141
6FIDE 533025266000000½—*0.50.7524.50.0966

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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