Muenchner Jugendschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U12
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1079, and top seed was Luca Mittermeier (🇩🇪 GER, 1858).
Jakob Kleinschrod (🇩🇪 GER, 1528) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Henri Wittenberger (4.0) and Georg Goetz (4.0). Kleinschrod won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jakob Kleinschrod (1528) beat Luca Mittermeier (1858), a +330-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,079
Participants
23
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJakob Kleinschrod led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
8
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jakob Kleinschrod held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Jakob Kleinschrod won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jakob Kleinschrod | * | — | — | — |
| 2Henri Wittenberger | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Georg Goetz | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yuncheng Zhu | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kleinschrod, Jakob | 1528 | GER | +15B | +16N | +?N | +4B | =?B | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2481 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Wittenberger, Henri | 1543 | GER | +10N | +5B | =12N | =3B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.75 | 1647 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Goetz, Georg | 1542 | GER | +21B | +8N | =?B | =2N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 1543 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Paffrath, Vincent | 1681 | GER | +22N | +7B | +6N | −1N | =5B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1489 | -19.6 |
| 5 | Zhu, Yuncheng | 0 | GER | +17B | −2N | +?B | +15N | =4N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Feuchtinger, Theodor | 0 | GER | +?B | +?N | −4B | +9N | −3N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ilsemann, Leonardo | 1449 | GER | +23B | −4N | +21B | +17N | −2B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 812 | -23.2 |
| 8 | Kornherr, Maximilian | 0 | GER | +?N | −3B | −13N | +14B | +?N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kalaiselvam, Vedha | 1471 | GER | +19N | −?B | +22N | −6B | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2378 | +25.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 533027650 | 0 | — | −2B | +23N | −?B | +20N | +16B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 533070954 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −17B | +?N | +15B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Steglich, Lukas | 1579 | GER | +18B | +20N | =2B | −?N | −9B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1315 | -27.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 533048584 | 0 | — | −16B | +18N | +8B | −?N | =?B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 533070989 | 0 | — | −?B | =?N | +18B | −8N | +21B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 533070962 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +?N | −5B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Feuchtinger, Leopold | 0 | GER | +13N | −1B | +?N | −?B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 533070997 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | +11N | −7B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 533070970 | 0 | — | −12N | −13B | −14N | +23B | +?N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 533071004 | 0 | — | −9B | −21N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 533071047 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | F | −10B | =?N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 533027684 | 0 | — | −3N | +19B | −7N | −?B | −14N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 533003580 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −9B | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 13237799 | 0 | — | −7N | −10B | −?N | −18N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kleinschrod, JakobGER+28.04.5 pts · #4
- 2Kalaiselvam, VedhaGER+25.63.0 pts · #6
- 3Wittenberger, HenriGER+16.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Steglich, LukasGER-27.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Ilsemann, LeonardoGER-23.23.0 pts · #18
- 3Paffrath, VincentGER-19.63.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+330 Elo gap
- R4+153 Elo gap
- R5+108 Elo gap