VJEM Niederrhein 2026 U12
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1120, and top seed was Alexander Blem (🇩🇪 GER, 1720).
Alexander Blem (🇩🇪 GER, 1720) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Theo Heilmann (5.5) and Wilhelm Zeyin Ni (5.0). Blem shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mio Runhan Liu (1587) beat Alexander Blem (1720), a +133-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Alexander Blem takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Blem takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
Alexander Blem beat Theo Heilmann (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Blem | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2Theo Heilmann | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Wilhelm Zeyin Ni | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mio Runhan Liu | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blem, Alexander | 1720 | GER | +7N | +9B | =3N | +2N | +12B | −4B | +5N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 1680 | -8.8 |
| 2 | Heilmann, Theo | 1624 | GER | +14N | +12B | +6N | −1B | +3N | =5B | +4N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.50 | 1767 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin | 1619 | GER | +10B | +11N | =1B | +5N | −2B | =7N | +6B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1479 | -14.0 |
| 4 | Liu, Mio Runhan | 1587 | GER | −11B | +10N | =5B | +8N | +13B | +1N | −2B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.50 | 1815 | +47.6 |
| 5 | Herawi, Erwin | 0 | GER | +17N | +?B | =4N | −3B | +6N | =2N | −1B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Harensa, Oskar | 0 | GER | +13B | +8N | −2B | +7N | −5B | +12N | −3N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Engels, Yang | 0 | GER | −1B | +18N | +?N | −6B | +14N | =3B | =8B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Michelson, Nathan | 1545 | GER | =15N | −6B | +10N | −4B | +17N | +14B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 787 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Liu, Yichen | 1507 | GER | +18B | −1N | =16B | −13N | =11B | +15N | +12B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 859 | -24.0 |
| 10 | Geiss, Janus Michael | 0 | GER | −3N | −4B | −8B | +19N | +?B | +13N | +16B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lassak, Max | 0 | GER | +4N | −3B | −12N | =15B | =9N | +17B | =14N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dvornyk, Mark | 0 | UKR | +19B | −2N | +11B | +16N | −1N | −6B | −9N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Martens, David Viktor | 1596 | GER | −6N | +15B | =14N | +9B | −4N | −10B | =17N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1547 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Manoharan, Kavin | 0 | GER | −2B | +19N | =13B | +?N | −7B | −8N | =11B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.25 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Liu, Taihe | 0 | GER | =8B | −13N | =18B | =11N | =16B | −9B | +19N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 533068747 | 0 | — | −?N | +17B | =9N | −12B | =15N | +18B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jablkowski, Filip | 0 | GER | −5B | −16N | +19B | +18N | −8B | −11N | =13B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 533068330 | 0 | — | −9N | −7B | =15N | −17B | +19N | −16N | −?B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rahman, Faeq Abdur | 0 | GER | −12N | −14B | −17N | −10B | −18B | −?N | −15B | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Liu, Mio RunhanGER+47.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Heilmann, TheoGER+22.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Jablkowski, FilipGER0.02.5 pts · #13
- 1Liu, YichenGER-24.04.0 pts · #17
- 2Michelson, NathanGER-17.64.0 pts · #19
- 3Ni, Wilhelm ZeyinGER-14.05.0 pts · #14
- R6+133 Elo gap