Bayerische Maedchen-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16w

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 10 Apr 2026 in Spalt, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Valentina Neumeier (🇩🇪 GER, 1894).

Mariia Averkova (🇩🇪 GER, 1810) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Julia Schwarzfischer (5.5) and Nataliya Movchan (4.5). Averkova shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Anna Bilogolovko (1673) beat Tugce Turel (1798), a +125-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Spalt, Germany

Dates

06 Apr 2026 → 10 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Valentina Neumeier1894

Avg top 10

1,719

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×12

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Mariia Averkova
🇩🇪GER·1810
5.5pts·1961perf+53.6
🥈
Julia Schwarzfischer
🇩🇪GER·1818
5.5pts·1953perf+48.0
🥉
Nataliya Movchan
🇺🇦UKR·1818
4.5pts·1801perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Schwarzfischer5.5Averkova5.5Movchan4.5Neumeier4.5Bilogolovko4Paliwal4

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Julia Schwarzfischer held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Averkova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Julia Schwarzfischer lost to Mariia Averkova (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Julia Schwarzfischer	*	0	1	½
2Mariia Averkova	1	*	½	1
3Nataliya Movchan	0	½	*	½
4Valentina Neumeier	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Averkova, Mariia	1810	GER	+7B	−6N	+9B	+2N	+4B	+8N	=3B	5.5	26.0	29.5	23.25	1961	+53.6
2	Schwarzfischer, Julia	1818	GER	+12N	+5B	+8N	−1B	+3N	+10B	=4N	5.5	25.5	28.5	20.75	1953	+48.0
3	Movchan, Nataliya	1818	UKR	=9B	=4N	+6B	+10N	−2B	+7N	=1N	4.5	27.0	30.5	18.25	1801	-0.4
4	Neumeier, Valentina	1894	GER	=13N	=3B	+12N	+5B	−1N	+14B	=2B	4.5	25.5	28.5	16.50	1742	-37.6
5	Bilogolovko, Anna	1673	GER	+15B	−2N	+7B	−4N	=6B	=9N	+8B	4.0	25.0	26.0	12.25	1716	+13.6
6	Paliwal, Kashika	1723	GER	+11N	+1B	−3N	−8B	=5N	+13B	=10N	4.0	24.5	27.5	15.75	1690	-8.4
7	Schwarzfischer, Ramona	1485	GER	−1N	+11B	−5N	+16B	+13N	−3B	+15N	4.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1496	-2.0
8	Turel, Tugce	1798	TUR	+14B	+10N	−2B	+6N	=9B	−1B	−5N	3.5	26.0	29.0	12.25	1641	-51.2
9	Grunert, Greta	1579	GER	=3N	=13B	−1N	+11B	=8N	=5B	=14N	3.5	24.0	27.0	12.50	1639	+13.2
10	Wachtel, Barbara	1587	GER	+16N	−8B	+13N	−3B	+12N	−2N	=6B	3.5	23.5	23.5	8.00	1625	+8.4
11	Shoniia, Nelli	0	GER	−6B	−7N	+14B	−9N	+16B	+15B	=12N	3.5	18.5	18.5	5.50	1245	0.0
12	Grey, Paula	1481	GER	−2B	+15N	−4B	=14N	−10B	+16N	=11B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.25	962	-22.4
13	Mauhs, Helena	1454	GER	=4B	=9N	−10B	+15N	−7B	−6N	+16B	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1406	-14.8
14	Wambach, Franziska	0	GER	−8N	+16B	−11N	=12B	+15N	−4N	=9B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.25	1496	0.0
15	FIDE 533039321	0	—	−5N	−12B	+16N	−13B	−14B	−11N	−7B	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	724	0.0
16	FIDE 533074909	0	—	−10B	−14N	−15B	−7N	−11N	−12B	−13N	0.0	20.0	21.0	0.00	702	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Averkova, MariiaGER
+53.6
5.5 pts · #2
2Schwarzfischer, JuliaGER
+48.0
5.5 pts · #1
3Bilogolovko, AnnaGER
+13.6
4.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Turel, TugceTUR
-51.2
3.5 pts · #7
2Neumeier, ValentinaGER
-37.6
4.5 pts · #4
3Grey, PaulaGER
-22.4
3.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R7+125 Elo gap
Bilogolovko, Anna1673 beat Turel, Tugce1798