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Mittelfranken Bezirksmeisterschaft 2026 U16

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12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Vorra, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1778, and top seed was Rafael Martin Fernandez (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 2128).

Benedikt Heller (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 1931) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Rafael Martin Fernandez (4.5) and Arthur Papst (4.5). Heller shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Jonas Dersewski (1651) beat Rafael Martin Fernandez (2128), a +477-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺVorra, Germany
Dates
18 Feb 2026 β†’ 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺRafael Martin Fernandez2128
Avg top 10
1,778
Participants
12
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Benedikt Heller led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
5
1
2
2
4
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Heller takes lead
Heller5Martin Fernandez4.5Dersewski4.5Papst4.5Fridlin4.5Savchuk4.5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE20 Feb

Benedikt Heller takes the sole lead (4.5/6).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Benedikt Heller beat Rafael Martin Fernandez (White).

R2–R4 Β· WIN STREAK

Jonas Dersewski won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Benedikt Heller*
1
1
Β½
2Rafael Martin Fernandez
0
*
0
1
3Jonas Dersewski
0
1
*β€”
4Arthur Papst
Β½
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Heller, Benedikt1931GERβˆ’7N+11B+4N=6B+2B+5N=3N5.026.527.018.502095+50.4
2Martin Fernandez, Rafael2128GER+6N=7B+3Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’1N+10B+11N4.525.025.514.001919-48.8
3Papst, Arthur1872GER+9B+12Nβˆ’2B=7B+4N=8N=1B4.524.024.513.751964+26.0
4Savchuk, Alexander1977GER+5B=8Nβˆ’1B+12Nβˆ’3B+9N+7B4.524.024.513.251776-46.8
5Dersewski, Jonas1651GERβˆ’4N+10B+11N+2N=7Bβˆ’1B+8N4.524.024.513.001928+80.4
6Fridlin, Daniel1775GERβˆ’2B+9N+12B=1N=8B=7N+10B4.522.022.511.751884+27.6
7Reuter, Max0GER+1B=2N+8B=3N=5N=6Bβˆ’4N4.027.531.017.5019030.0
8Cwiklik, Jonah1845GER+10N=4Bβˆ’7N+9B=6N=3Bβˆ’5B3.524.527.011.751795-11.2
9Zaiser, Dion1580GERβˆ’3Nβˆ’6B=10Nβˆ’8N+11Bβˆ’4B+12N2.520.020.52.251554-14.4
10Ertelt, Jonathan1576GERβˆ’8Bβˆ’5N=9B+11N+12Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’6N2.520.020.52.251518-22.4
11Krause, Laura Kristin1440GERFβˆ’1Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’9N=12Nβˆ’2B0.519.519.50.25897-40.8
12Muck, Jonas0GERFβˆ’3Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’10N=11Bβˆ’9B0.519.019.00.2513020.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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