Badisches Jugend Open 2026 A-Open
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Julius Elk (🇩🇪 GER, 2018).
Julius Elk (🇩🇪 GER, 2018) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kolja Lauterbach (5.5) and Ben Huber (5.0). Elk won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ben Huber (1758) beat Kolja Lauterbach (1983), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Karlsruhe, Germany
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJulius Elk led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Julius Elk held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Julius Elk drew with Kolja Lauterbach (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Julius Elk 3 wins (R4–R6)Kolja Lauterbach 3 wins (R5–R7)Ben Huber 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Julius Elk | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Kolja Lauterbach | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Ben Huber | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Stefan Radu | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk, Julius | 2018 | GER | +9N | +12B | =2N | +7B | +8N | +3B | =4N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 22.75 | 2107 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Lauterbach, Kolja | 1983 | GER | +10B | +4N | =1B | −3N | +12B | +7N | +8B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 2027 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Huber, Ben | 1758 | GER | +16N | −7B | +14N | +2B | +5N | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1860 | +10.2 |
| 4 | Sanmugalingam, Kapirththan | 1814 | GER | +14N | −2B | +11N | =5B | =7N | =8B | =1B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1860 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Radu, Stefan | 0 | GER | −12N | +9B | +13B | =4N | −3B | =11N | +14N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Salwasser, Demian | 1501 | GER | −8B | −15N | +9N | +14B | =11N | =10B | +13B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.75 | 1770 | +54.4 |
| 7 | Kuschminder, Paul | 1790 | GER | +13B | +3N | =8B | −1N | =4B | −2B | =10N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 1842 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Korbel, Joshua | 1862 | GER | +6N | =11B | =7N | +12B | −1B | =4N | −2N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 1788 | -12.2 |
| 9 | Pahle, Phileas | 1571 | GER | −1B | −5N | −6B | +16N | +13B | =12N | +15B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1627 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Koellner, Timo | 0 | GER | −2N | −14B | +16N | =11B | +15N | =6N | =7B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Schirmer, Sara | 1647 | GER | +15B | =8N | −4B | =10N | =6B | =5B | −3N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1540 | -11.2 |
| 12 | Ott, Claudius | 1761 | GER | +5B | −1N | +15B | −8N | −2N | =9B | F | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1537 | -20.4 |
| 13 | Herzig, Karl | 1623 | GER | −7N | +16B | −5N | =15B | −9N | +14B | −6N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 3.75 | 821 | -60.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 533021724 | 0 | — | −4B | +10N | −3B | −6N | =16B | −13N | −5B | 1.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 4.25 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gerber, Martin | 0 | GER | −11N | +6B | −12N | =13N | −10B | −16B | −9N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Zhu, Marco Kaibo | 0 | GER | −3B | −13N | −10B | −9B | =14N | +15N | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salwasser, DemianGER+54.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Elk, JuliusGER+12.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Sanmugalingam, KapirththanGER+12.04.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Herzig, KarlGER-60.42.5 pts · #15
- 2Ott, ClaudiusGER-20.42.5 pts · #13
- 3Korbel, JoshuaGER-12.23.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R4+225 Elo gap
- R7+122 Elo gap