Youth championship U18-U20 2026
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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Differdange, Luxembourg. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Matthieu Zeihen (🇱🇺 LUX, 2055).
Matthieu Zeihen (🇱🇺 LUX, 2055) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Axel Plard (3.5) and Ahamed Asif Rajap (3.5). Zeihen won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇱🇺Differdange, Luxembourg
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇱🇺Luxembourg×12
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatthieu Zeihen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Matthieu Zeihen held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matthieu Zeihen beat Ahamed Asif Rajap (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Matthieu Zeihen went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthieu Zeihen | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Ahamed Asif Rajap | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Axel Plard | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Lucas Tequi | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeihen, Matthieu | 2055 | LUX | +8B | +6N | =7B | +3N | =2N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 2085 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Plard, Axel | 2026 | LUX | +11N | =3B | =4N | +7N | =1B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 2028 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Rajap, Ahamed Asif | 1851 | SRI | +12N | =2N | +5B | −1B | +10N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1971 | +33.6 |
| 4 | Tequi, Lucas | 1862 | LUX | =5B | =11N | =2B | +8N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1961 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Ortiz Bogdanov, Pablo | 1708 | LUX | =4N | +10B | −3N | +11B | +6B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1950 | +65.6 |
| 6 | Selzer, Luca | 1772 | GER | +14N | −1B | +12N | +9B | −5N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1786 | +2.0 |
| 7 | De Sousa Martinho, Vasco | 1876 | LUX | +10N | +9B | =1N | −2B | −4N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1909 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Salomeia, Mihai | 1700 | LUX | −1N | +14B | =9N | −4B | +13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1741 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Burdot, Louis | 1819 | LUX | +13B | −7N | =8B | −6N | +11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1732 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Goelff, Michel | 1770 | LUX | −7B | −5N | +13B | +12N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1637 | -35.6 |
| 11 | Warde-Jones, Ben | 1749 | LUX | −2B | =4B | +14N | −5N | −9B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1535 | -38.4 |
| 12 | Senthilkumar, Punyabhalan | 1549 | LUX | −3B | +13N | −6B | −10B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1546 | -2.8 |
| 13 | Oliveira Mazza, Samuel | 1559 | LUX | −9N | −12B | −10N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -49.2 |
| 14 | Magalhaes Teixeira, Jorge | 0 | LUX | −6B | −8N | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 941 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ortiz Bogdanov, PabloLUX+65.63.5 pts · #5
- 2Rajap, Ahamed AsifSRI+33.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Tequi, LucasLUX+26.43.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Oliveira Mazza, SamuelLUX-49.20.0 pts · #14
- 2Warde-Jones, BenLUX-38.41.5 pts · #12
- 3Goelff, MichelLUX-35.62.0 pts · #9