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Hamburger Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft (HJEM) 2026 U18

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Schoenhagen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1771, and top seed was Anton Kellner (🇩🇪 GER, 1959).

Elias Miller (🇩🇪 GER, 1744) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Anton Kellner (8.0) and Till Redmer (5.5). Miller shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Lina Einacker (1560) beat Ben Erk (1858), a +298-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Schoenhagen, Germany
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 06 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪Anton Kellner1959
Avg top 10
1,771
Participants
18
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Kellner8Miller8Redmer5.5Babychev5Heinze5Koehler5
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Anton Kellner held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Miller takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anton Kellner drew with Elias Miller (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Anton Kellner*
½
½
1
2Elias Miller
½
*
1
½
3Till Redmer
½
0
*
½
4Mykhailo Babychev
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Miller, Elias1744GER=4N+3B+13N=2B+6N+14B+5N+8B+7N8.042.046.039.502098+127.2
2Kellner, Anton1959GER+5B+11N+10B=1N+8B+9N+13B=3N+4B8.041.545.538.752027+18.4
3Redmer, Till1718GER=9B−1N+18B+11N=14B+10N=4B=2B=12N5.543.044.523.501761+18.8
4Babychev, Mykhailo1702GER=1B=16N=9B−14N+7B+6B=3N+10B−2N5.044.547.024.751778+33.2
5Koehler, Theodor1657GER−2N=18B+17N−6B+16N+11N−1B=9N+13B5.038.540.016.0016640.0
6Heinze, David1741GER=16B=9N=11B+5N−1B−4N=12N+15B+17B5.037.039.018.001687-20.8
7Erk, Ben1858GER−10B+15N+16B−8B−4N+17B+14N+13N−1B5.035.537.515.501547-96.0
8Al Amin, Sami1831GER+12B−10N+14B+7N−2N−13B+11B−1N=9B4.543.047.020.251780-18.4
9Borgert, Alexander1672GER=3N=6B=4N+17B=13N−2B=10N=5B=8N4.541.543.518.751716+16.8
10Einacker, Lina1560GER+7N+8B−2N−13B+15N−3B=9B−4N+18B4.539.541.016.251733+46.0
11Khattar, Ranvir Singh1649GER+17N−2B=6N−3B+12N−5B−8N+18N+16B4.537.038.513.001654-2.0
12Hansson, Pelle1824GER−8N−17B=15N+16N−11B+18N=6B+14N=3B4.531.032.514.751564-81.6
13Vesovic, Ivan0GER+15B=14N−1B+10N=9B+8N−2N−7B−5N4.043.546.516.251652-62.4
14Heitmann, Jules1632GER+18N=13B−8N+4B=3N−1N−7B−12B+15N4.039.541.014.251587-13.2
15von Kirschbaum, Alexander0GER−13N−7B=12B+18N−10B=16B+17N−6N−14B3.031.533.07.0015030.0
16Gebert, Simon0GER=6N=4B−7N−12B−5B=15N−18B+17N−11N2.534.035.58.5015550.0
17Bloecher, Mina1563GER−11B+12N−5B−9N+18B−7N−15B−16B−6N2.034.035.56.001460-28.4
18Franzbonenkamp, Alex0GER−14B=5N−3N−15B−17N−12B+16N−11B−10N1.533.535.55.0012350.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets