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Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 U18

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13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 in Osterburg, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1799, and top seed was Johannes Julius Petzold (🇩🇪 GER, 2063).

Johannes Julius Petzold (🇩🇪 GER, 2063) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Johannes Knuepfer (4.5) and Niklas Luetzenkirchen (4.5). Petzold won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Niklas Luetzenkirchen (1745) beat Toni Schaefer (1947), a +202-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Osterburg, Germany
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪Johannes Julius Petzold2063
Avg top 10
1,799
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Johannes Julius Petzold led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Petzold5.5Luetzenkirchen4.5Knuepfer4.5Schaefer4Beck4Schlange4
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Johannes Julius Petzold never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Johannes Julius Petzold beat Niklas Luetzenkirchen (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Johannes Julius Petzold won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Johannes Julius Petzold*
1
1
—
2Niklas Luetzenkirchen
0
*
½
1
3Johannes Knuepfer
0
½
*
½
4Toni Schaefer—
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Petzold, Johannes Julius2063GER+10B+5N+2B+3N+4B=8N−7B5.523.526.021.002005-14.8
2Knuepfer, Johannes1724GER+9N+4B−1N+7B=6N=3N=5B4.525.528.516.751925+73.6
3Luetzenkirchen, Niklas1745GER+6B+10N=7N−1B+9N=2B=4N4.524.527.015.501914+62.8
4Beck, Jason1753GER+11B−2N+13B+5N−1N=6B=3B4.024.524.510.251798+12.8
5Schlange, Jonathan1812GER+12N−1B+11N−4B+7N=9B=2N4.022.524.010.751746-19.2
6Schaefer, Toni1947GER−3N=9B+12N+11B=2B=4N=8B4.021.022.510.751678-75.6
7Kuhlmann, Nils Magnus1885GER+8B+13N=3B−2N−5BF+1N3.521.521.510.751817-18.4
8Schambier, Leon Elias1743GER−7N+12B−9N+10BF=1B=6N3.020.020.08.751770+4.0
9Burghardt, Jonathan1554GER−2B=6N+8B+13N−3B=5NF3.020.020.07.001722+38.4
10Melnychenko, Oleksandr1761GER−1N−3BF−8N+12B=11N+13N2.516.516.52.501440-60.8
11Kowalski, Jonathan1496GER−4NF−5B−6N+13B=10B=12N2.016.016.02.001484-2.8
12Schulz, Lucian Benedikt0GER−5B−8N−6BF−10N+13B=11B1.515.515.51.0013860.0
13FIDE 5330794390—F−7B−4N−9B−11N−12N−10B0.016.516.50.008900.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets