Bayerische Jugend-EM 2026 U25
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 10 Apr 2026 in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1734, and top seed was Yaroslav Yaroshenko (🇩🇪 GER, 1946).
Jonah Cwiklik (🇩🇪 GER, 1834) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Andreas Hierl (6.0) and Roman Koltsov (5.0). Cwiklik shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Roman Koltsov (1542) beat Yaroslav Yaroshenko (1946), a +404-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Cwiklik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
Andreas Hierl drew with Jonah Cwiklik (Black).
Roman Koltsov won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andreas Hierl | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Jonah Cwiklik | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Roman Koltsov | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sebastian Theuer | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cwiklik, Jonah | 1834 | GER | +12N | =13B | +5N | +4B | =2B | +3N | +7B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 25.50 | 1947 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Hierl, Andreas | 1771 | GER | +11N | +3B | =4N | +7B | =1N | +8B | +6N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 24.75 | 2039 | +85.2 |
| 3 | Koltsov, Roman | 1542 | GER | +18B | −2N | +9B | +13N | +4B | −1B | +8N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1813 | +66.4 |
| 4 | Yaroshenko, Yaroslav | 1946 | GER | +14B | +7N | =2B | −1N | −3N | +10B | +9B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 16.50 | 1684 | -30.4 |
| 5 | Theuer, Sebastian | 1690 | GER | +16B | =8N | −1B | =14N | +13B | =6B | +15N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1768 | +31.2 |
| 6 | Buechel, David | 1789 | GER | −13B | +9N | +16B | =8N | +14B | =5N | −2B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1643 | -45.2 |
| 7 | Leonhardt, Lukas | 1600 | GER | +10N | −4B | +11N | −2N | =9B | +12B | −1N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 12.25 | 1629 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Weinberger, Maxim | 1664 | GER | +17N | =5B | =13N | =6B | +10N | −2N | −3B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1508 | -41.6 |
| 9 | Wagner, Jeremy | 0 | GER | +15N | −6B | −3N | +11B | =7N | +13B | −4N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Riera Galmes, Lukas | 0 | GER | −7B | =14N | +12B | +16N | −8B | −4N | +17B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Neumeier, Konstantin | 1736 | GER | −2B | +18N | −7B | −9N | =15B | +17N | +14B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1584 | -34.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 533082545 | 0 | — | −1B | =15B | −10N | +18N | +17B | −7N | +16B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Simlacher, Manuel | 1493 | GER | +6N | =1N | =8B | −3B | −5N | −9N | +18B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.75 | 1632 | +31.2 |
| 14 | Paffrath, Vincent | 1669 | GER | −4N | =10B | +15N | =5B | −6N | +18B | −11N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1612 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Hierl, Johannes | 1642 | GER | −9B | =12N | −14B | +17B | =11N | +16N | −5B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1580 | -7.2 |
| 16 | Luible, Sebastian | 1573 | GER | −5N | +17B | −6N | −10B | +18N | −15B | −12N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 907 | -38.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 533081565 | 0 | — | −8B | −16N | +18B | −15N | −12N | −11B | −10N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 34699252 | 0 | — | −3N | −11B | −17N | −12B | −16B | −14N | −13N | 0.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hierl, AndreasGER+85.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Koltsov, RomanGER+66.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Cwiklik, JonahGER+34.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Buechel, DavidGER-45.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Weinberger, MaximGER-41.63.5 pts · #9
- 3Luible, SebastianGER-38.42.0 pts · #16
- R5+404 Elo gap
- R1+296 Elo gap
- R3+136 Elo gap