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Hamburger Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft (HJEM) 2026 U12

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Schoenhagen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1530, and top seed was Lionel von Flottwell (🇩🇪 GER, 1820).

Ove Neelis Braren (🇩🇪 GER, 1780) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jakob Marx (7.0) and Lionel von Flottwell (7.0). Braren won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Jonathan Luis Busch (1625) beat Ove Neelis Braren (1780), a +155-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
🇩🇪Lionel von Flottwell1820
Avg top 10
1,530
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ove Neelis Braren led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
14
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Braren7.5Marx7von Flottwell7Ogawa6.56Peters5.5
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ove Neelis Braren held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ove Neelis Braren beat Jakob Marx (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ove Neelis Braren 7 wins (R1–R7)Jakob Marx 4 wins (R1–R4)Lionel von Flottwell 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ove Neelis Braren*
1
1
1
2Jakob Marx
0
*
½
1
3Lionel von Flottwell
0
½
*
½
4Motoki Ogawa
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Braren, Ove Neelis1780GER+10N+8B+7N+3B+2N+11B+4B−6N=9B7.548.053.044.751938+54.0
2Marx, Jakob1699GER+11N+16B+5N+4B−1B=3N+7N=8B+6B7.048.552.538.751868+54.0
3von Flottwell, Lionel1820GER+14N+17B+6N−1N+9B=2B+5N+11B=4N7.048.052.037.751759-14.8
4Ogawa, Motoki1763GER+26N+15B+19N−2N+6B+8B−1N+10B=3B6.546.547.529.501741-6.0
5FIDE 5330789040—+?B+?N−2B−9N+13B+?N−3B+23N+11B6.032.032.012.5014720.0
6Busch, Jonathan Luis1625GER+21B+12N−3B+16N−4N=7B+17N+1B−2N5.546.550.026.751601-5.6
7Peters, Leopold1688GER+13B+9N−1B=17N+24B=6N−2B+12N=8B5.545.047.525.501671-5.6
8Burd, Leon1788GER+18B−1N+23B=24N+12B−4N+15B=2N=7N5.542.545.023.501539-52.0
9Elli, Emeric1574GER+20N−7B+25N+5B−3N+16B−11N+22B=1N5.542.043.522.251489-10.8
10FIDE 5330786530—−1B−18N+22B=23N+21B+20N+?B−4N+15B5.535.535.516.259710.0
11FIDE 5330786700—−2B+22N+?B+12N+17B−1N+9B−3N−5N5.045.045.017.5015250.0
12Bauta, Luan0GER+24N−6B+15N−11B−8N+18B+?N−7B+22N5.035.535.514.008990.0
13Schartl, Magnus1566GER−7N−24B+14N+19B−5N−22B+26N+18B+20N5.034.035.018.00888-13.2
14FIDE 5330786880—−3B−23N−13B+?N+25N+21B−22N+16B+24B5.029.029.011.508930.0
15FIDE 5330786450—+25B−4N−12B+21N=16B+19N−8N+17B−10N4.538.039.515.009760.0
16FIDE 5330542230—+22B−2N+18B−6B=15N−9N=20B−14N+26N4.038.539.512.258310.0
17Link, Jonas Michael0GER+23B−3N+?B=7B−11N+24N−6B−15N=19B4.036.536.59.7514370.0
18FIDE 5330364030—−8N+10B−16N+26B−?B−12N+19B−13N+25B4.031.531.512.008770.0
19FIDE 5330787000—+?B=21N−4B−13N+23B−15B−18N+?B=17N4.030.030.06.258650.0
20FIDE 5330787180—−9B=?N−21B+?N+26N−10B=16N+?B−13B4.024.524.53.007700.0
21FIDE 5330786610—−6N=19B+20N−15B−10N−14NF+?B+23B3.531.031.08.508210.0
22FIDE 5330122020—−16N−11B−10NF+?B+13N+14B−9N−12B3.035.035.010.0015700.0
23Joehnke, Thore0GER−17N+14B−8N=10B−19NF+24B−5B−21N2.536.036.010.259880.0
24FIDE 5330026730—−12B+13N+?B=8B−7N−17B−23NF−14N2.532.532.57.7516810.0
25FIDE 5330787260—−15NF−9B−?N−14B−?B+?N=26B−18N1.520.020.00.507740.0
26FIDE 5330786960—−4B−?NF−18N−20B=?N−13B=25N−16B1.025.025.00.758650.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets