Austrian Youth Championship Boys U16 2026

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34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Fuerstenfeld, Austria. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Florentin Stickler (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2334).

Florentin Stickler (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2334) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Leo Radnaev (5.5) and Chicheng Leon Chen (5.0). Stickler took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohammad Kharma (1629) beat Aissultan Taizhanov (2040), a +411-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Fuerstenfeld, Austria

Dates

29 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹FMFlorentin Stickler2334

Avg top 10

2,173

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

CM×5

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇹Austria×34

Top 3

🥇
FMFlorentin Stickler
🇦🇹AUT·2334
6.5pts·2509perf+16.2
🥈
Leo Radnaev
🇦🇹AUT·2175
5.5pts·2296perf+77.6
🥉
CMChicheng Leon Chen
🇦🇹AUT·2059
5.0pts·2231perf+66.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Florentin Stickler led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Stickler6.5Radnaev5.5Chen5Benedikt5Leonov5Wu5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE31 Mar

FM Florentin Stickler takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Florentin Stickler beat Leo Radnaev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Florentin Stickler 4 wins (R4–R7)Leo Radnaev 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMFlorentin Stickler	*	1	1	1
2Leo Radnaev	0	*	—	—
3CMChicheng Leon Chen	0	—	*	0
4Noah Benedikt	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stickler, FlorentinFM	2334	AUT	+27B	+21N	=7B	+2N	+4B	+3B	+8N	6.5	27.5	30.0	27.75	2509	+16.2
2	Radnaev, Leo	2175	AUT	+29B	+9N	=10B	−1B	+16N	+7N	+13B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.50	2296	+77.6
3	Chen, Chicheng LeonCM	2059	AUT	+17N	+18B	−4N	+6B	+7B	−1N	+12B	5.0	28.5	32.0	20.50	2231	+66.4
4	Benedikt, Noah	2140	AUT	+24B	+14N	+3B	+20B	−1N	=8N	=5B	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.75	2235	+43.2
5	Leonov, Leonid	1936	AUT	+31N	−20B	+23N	+9N	=10B	+18B	=4N	5.0	22.5	24.5	17.00	2164	+83.6
6	Wu, Chenshan	2003	AUT	+34B	−7N	+22B	−3N	+30B	+9N	+10B	5.0	22.5	23.0	13.50	2107	+48.4
7	Pleimer, NoahCM	2208	AUT	+23N	+6B	=1N	+16B	−3N	−2B	+11N	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.75	2117	-7.6
8	Wallinger, Nikolaus	2123	AUT	=16N	=11B	+12N	+15B	+20N	=4B	−1B	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.25	2143	-4.8
9	Kim, Thomas JakobCM	2252	AUT	+12N	−2B	+17N	−5B	+15N	−6B	+23N	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.50	1986	-72.0
10	Prober, RaphaelCM	2187	AUT	+33B	=19N	=2N	+18B	=5N	=11B	−6N	4.0	26.5	28.0	14.00	2044	-32.4
11	Taizhanov, Aissultan	2040	AUT	−22B	=8N	+28B	+19N	+13B	=10N	−7B	4.0	23.5	26.0	14.25	2056	+30.8
12	Brown, Julian	2004	AUT	−9B	+29N	−8B	+24N	+21B	+20B	−3N	4.0	22.5	25.0	11.50	2076	+38.4
13	Martinovic, David	2046	AUT	+28B	+22N	−20N	+30B	−11N	+17B	−2N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.00	1963	-15.6
14	Eder, Benjamin	2041	AUT	+26N	−4B	−30N	+25B	−17N	+24B	+20N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.00	1925	-21.2
15	Ringbauer, Daniel	1800	AUT	−20N	+25B	+21B	−8N	−9B	+28N	+27B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.00	2065	+81.6
16	Veladzic, Isak	1985	AUT	=8B	+27N	+19B	−7N	−2B	=21N	=18N	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.50	2073	+62.8
17	Aichinger, Johannes	1920	AUT	−3B	+32N	−9B	+29N	+14B	−13N	=19B	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.75	1943	+6.4
18	Raber, Eduard	2008	AUT	+32B	−3N	+24B	−10N	+27B	−5N	=16B	3.5	23.0	24.5	8.75	1928	-20.8
19	Gold, Arthur	2117	AUT	+25N	=10B	−16N	−11B	=22N	+26B	=17N	3.5	21.0	24.0	11.25	1859	-69.6
20	Pausweg, DanielCM	2109	AUT	+15B	+5N	+13B	−4N	−8B	−12N	−14B	3.0	26.5	30.5	13.00	1960	-60.4
21	Veladzic, Benjamin	2087	AUT	+30N	−1B	−15N	+23B	−12N	=16B	=22N	3.0	24.0	26.0	8.25	1841	-74.4
22	Kharma, Mohammad	1629	AUT	+11N	−13B	−6N	=28B	=19B	=27N	=21B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.75	1913	+94.8
23	Pashkovskyi, Yehor	1773	AUT	−7B	+34N	−5B	−21N	+25B	+30N	−9B	3.0	21.5	22.0	5.50	1835	+9.6
24	Wagner, Samuel	1905	AUT	−4N	+31B	−18N	−12B	+32N	−14N	+30B	3.0	20.5	22.0	5.50	1820	-28.0
25	Geworgyan, Derenick	1677	AUT	−19B	−15N	+34B	−14N	−23N	+32B	+33B	3.0	17.5	18.0	3.50	1733	+8.4
26	Schirmbeck, David	1521	AUT	−14B	=28N	=33B	−27N	+29B	−19N	+34B	3.0	16.5	17.0	5.00	1744	+50.8
27	Hahn, Tobias	2001	AUT	−1N	−16B	+31N	+26B	−18N	=22B	−15N	2.5	23.5	25.5	6.50	1740	-82.4
28	Pichler, Laurenz	1871	AUT	−13N	=26B	−11N	=22N	+31B	−15B	=29N	2.5	20.5	22.5	6.25	1652	-81.6
29	Lobnig, Tristan	1699	AUT	−2N	−12B	+32N	−17B	−26N	+33N	=28B	2.5	20.0	21.5	4.25	1734	+13.2
30	Gstrein, Matteo	1791	AUT	−21B	+33N	+14B	−13N	−6N	−23B	−24N	2.0	22.0	23.5	5.50	1789	+7.6
31	Rella, Mario	1752	AUT	−5B	−24N	−27B	+33N	−28N	=34B	=32N	2.0	16.0	16.5	2.50	1666	-5.2
32	Hegedues, Hugo	1555	AUT	−18N	−17B	−29B	+34N	−24B	−25N	=31B	1.5	17.5	18.0	1.50	1402	-32.4
33	Maymo, Gazwan	1911	AUT	−10N	−30B	=26N	−31B	+34N	−29B	−25N	1.5	16.5	17.0	2.00	1338	-147.6
34	Meissl, Patrick	0	AUT	−6N	−23B	−25N	−32B	−33B	=31N	−26N	0.5	17.5	19.0	1.00	1303	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kharma, MohammadAUT
+94.8
3.0 pts · #20
2Leonov, LeonidAUT
+83.6
5.0 pts · #5
3Ringbauer, DanielAUT
+81.6
4.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Maymo, GazwanAUT
-147.6
1.5 pts · #32
2Hahn, TobiasAUT
-82.4
2.5 pts · #25
3Pichler, LaurenzAUT
-81.6
2.5 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R1+411 Elo gap
Kharma, Mohammad1629 beat Taizhanov, Aissultan2040
R4+316 Elo gap
Leonov, Leonid1936 beat CMKim, Thomas Jakob2252
R3+287 Elo gap
Ringbauer, Daniel1800 beat Veladzic, Benjamin2087