Muenchner Jugendschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U12w
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 692, and top seed was Isabella Artemenko (🇩🇪 GER, 1793).
Sophie Chenxin Zhong (🇩🇪 GER, 1614) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Isabella Artemenko (4.5) and Varvara Mandziuk (2.0). Zhong shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Zhong takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sophie Chenxin Zhong drew with Isabella Artemenko (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Sophie Chenxin Zhong went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sophie Chenxin Zhong | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Isabella Artemenko | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Varvara Mandziuk | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 533070920 | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhong, Sophie Chenxin | 1614 | GER | +4B | +3N | =2B | +7N | +5B | 4.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1808 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Artemenko, Isabella | 1793 | GER | +5N | +6B | =1N | +3B | +4B | 4.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1719 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Mandziuk, Varvara | 1438 | GER | +7N | −1B | +6N | −2N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 904 | -15.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 533070920 | 0 | — | −1N | +5B | −7B | F | −2N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dao Tran Huyen, Anh | 0 | GER | −2B | −4N | F | +6B | −1N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 533070946 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −3B | −5N | +7B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 533070938 | 0 | — | −3B | F | +4N | −1B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhong, Sophie ChenxinGER+20.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Dao Tran Huyen, AnhGER0.01.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 5330709200.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Mandziuk, VarvaraGER-15.22.0 pts · #6
- 2Artemenko, IsabellaGER-4.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Dao Tran Huyen, AnhGER0.01.0 pts · #4