Austrian Youth Championship Girls U16 2026
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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Fuerstenfeld, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1705, and top seed was Alina Donets (🇦🇹 AUT, 1916).
Alina Donets (🇦🇹 AUT, 1916) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Josephina Akiko Brunner (5.0) and Maryam Turdiyeva (5.0). Donets shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAlina Donets led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Apr
Alina Donets takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alina Donets beat Josephina Akiko Brunner (White).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
Alina Donets won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alina Donets | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Josephina Akiko Brunner | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Maryam Turdiyeva | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Paula Knittel-Templ | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donets, Alina | 1916 | AUT | +16B | =4N | =3B | +8N | +2B | +5N | +6B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 22.75 | 2019 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Brunner, Josephina Akiko | 1830 | AUT | +15N | +7B | =5N | +6B | −1N | +3N | =4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.25 | 1848 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Turdiyeva, Maryam | 1813 | AUT | +9N | +6B | =1N | =5B | +7N | −2B | +8N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 1858 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Knittel-Templ, Paula | 1652 | AUT | +11N | =1B | =7N | +15B | =5N | =6B | =2N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1760 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Wiessner, Elisabeth | 1816 | AUT | +10B | +8N | =2B | =3N | =4B | −1B | =7N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 15.50 | 1776 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Lahl, Sophie | 1600 | AUT | +13B | −3N | +12B | −2N | +10B | =4N | −1N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 10.25 | 1614 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Zens, Laura | 1560 | AUT | +14B | −2N | =4B | +9N | −3B | =8N | =5B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.50 | 1660 | +26.8 |
| 8 | Sprung, Elena | 1706 | AUT | +12N | −5B | +11N | −1B | +15N | =7B | −3B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1565 | -38.0 |
| 9 | Loibl, Ella | 1474 | AUT | −3B | −13N | +14B | −7B | +16N | +11B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1507 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Abakah-Hagen, Edna | 1628 | AUT | −5N | −12B | +16B | +13N | −6N | +15B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1614 | -3.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 530014158 | 0 | — | −4B | +16N | −8B | =12N | =13B | −9N | =14N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ganeva, Marie | 0 | AUT | −8B | +10N | −6N | =11B | −14N | −16B | +15N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Benkoe, Anna | 0 | AUT | −6N | +9B | −15N | −10B | =11N | =14B | =16N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lubenik, Julia | 0 | AUT | −7N | −15B | −9N | =16N | +12B | =13N | =11B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1193 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Huber, Valentina | 1499 | AUT | −2B | +14N | +13B | −4N | −8B | −10N | −12B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 908 | -38.8 |
| 16 | Spangl, Marilena | 1527 | AUT | −1N | −11B | −10N | =14B | −9B | +12N | =13B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 861 | -42.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Donets, AlinaAUT+40.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Knittel-Templ, PaulaAUT+36.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Zens, LauraAUT+26.83.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Spangl, MarilenaAUT-42.02.0 pts · #16
- 2Huber, ValentinaAUT-38.82.0 pts · #15
- 3Sprung, ElenaAUT-38.03.5 pts · #11