VJEM Niederrhein 2026 U14
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1030, and top seed was Timur Akcapinar (🇩🇪 GER, 1814).
Semih Akif Atar (🇩🇪 GER, 1771) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Aimee Chen (5.0) and Felix Wingerath (5.0). Atar shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aimee Chen (1650) beat Timur Akcapinar (1814), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Kranenburg, Germany
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R2; 5 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jan
Frederik Optendrenk takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 5.0/7. Atar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aimee Chen lost to Frederik Optendrenk (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aimee Chen | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Frederik Optendrenk | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Semih Akif Atar | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Timur Akcapinar | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atar, Semih Akif | 1771 | GER | =13N | +7B | +6N | =3B | +4N | =2B | =5B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 1842 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Chen, Aimee | 1650 | GER | +11N | +3B | +5N | −4B | +8N | =1N | =6B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 21.00 | 1970 | +82.0 |
| 3 | Wingerath, Felix | 1807 | GER | +9B | −2N | +10B | =1N | +7B | =4N | +8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1655 | -23.2 |
| 4 | Optendrenk, Frederik | 0 | GER | +?N | =6B | +8N | +2N | −1B | =3B | +10N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Akcapinar, Timur | 1814 | GER | +12N | =8B | −2B | +13N | +6B | +10B | =1N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 15.75 | 1670 | -30.0 |
| 6 | Teng, David | 1715 | GER | +10B | =4N | −1B | +7B | −5N | +12N | =2N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 1472 | -34.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 533065144 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +9B | −6N | −3N | +14B | +12B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kats, Jona | 1544 | GER | +14B | =5N | −4B | +12N | −2B | +11N | −3N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1484 | -8.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 533050724 | 0 | — | −3N | +13B | −7N | +11B | −10N | +?B | =14N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hu, Leon | 0 | GER | −6N | +?B | −3N | +?B | +9B | −5N | −4B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 979 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kliem, Jonathan | 0 | GER | −2B | −?N | +?B | −9N | +14N | −8B | +13B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 533028885 | 0 | — | −5B | =14N | +?B | −8B | +?N | −6B | −7N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.75 | 891 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bromberg, Ben | 0 | GER | =1B | −9N | +14B | −5B | −?N | =?B | −11N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 533042136 | 0 | — | −8N | =12B | −13N | =?N | −11B | −7N | =9B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, AimeeGER+82.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Atar, Semih AkifGER+14.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Kliem, JonathanGER0.03.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Teng, DavidGER-34.84.0 pts · #6
- 2Akcapinar, TimurGER-30.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Wingerath, FelixGER-23.25.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+164 Elo gap
- R2+157 Elo gap