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NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18

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18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2158, and top seed was Maurin Moeller (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2335).

Mykhailo Nezhyvenko (🇩🇪 GER, 2201) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Felix Holzwarth (5.0) and Maurin Moeller (5.0). Nezhyvenko shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ingmar Mainka (2010) beat Maurin Moeller (FM, 2335), a +325-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Kranenburg, Germany
Dates
06 Apr 2026 → 11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMMaurin Moeller2335
Avg top 10
2,158
Participants
18
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Mykhailo Nezhyvenko led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
2
4
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Strehse takes leadNezhyvenko takes lead
Nezhyvenko5.5Moeller5Holzwarth5Lutze4.5Haendler4Strehse4
R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Apr

Nelson Strehse takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Maurin Moeller 4 wins (R2–R5)Felix Holzwarth 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mykhailo Nezhyvenko*—
½
1
2FMMaurin Moeller—*
½
½
3Felix Holzwarth
½
½
*—
4Max Lutze
0
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo2201GER+16B=5N=2B+14N=6B+8N+4B5.523.526.019.502359+48.0
2Holzwarth, Felix2168GER+17N−13B=1N+9B+12N+5N=3B5.024.026.518.252249+37.2
3Moeller, MaurinFM2335GER−14N+9B+15N+12B+5B=4N=2N5.022.525.017.752281-4.8
4Lutze, Max2287GER+10B+7N+14B−5N+8B=3B−1N4.525.528.016.002205-19.6
5Strehse, Nelson2258GER+15N=1B+13N+4B−3N−2B=7N4.027.029.514.752189-18.4
6Haendler, Konrad Malte0GER−7B=10N+11B+15N=1N=13B=8B4.023.025.513.7520330.0
7Gouterney, Anton2065GER+6N−4B−12N=16B+9N+14N=5B4.021.524.013.252070+2.0
8Kaeuper, Johann1968GER=9N=12B+17N+13B−4N−1B=6N3.523.526.010.752056+23.6
9Maenken, MerlinCM2227GER=8B−3N+10B−2N−7B+18N+14B3.523.524.58.752037-61.6
10Borriss, Benjamin1885GER−4N=6B−9N+18B=16N=15B+13N3.520.021.08.502006+31.2
11Neumann, HelenaWFM2051GER=12N−14B−6N−17B+18N+16B+15N3.517.018.07.501935-32.8
12Lueersen, Lukas1813GER=11B=8N+7B−3N−2B=17N=18B3.023.524.59.251966+46.4
13Berresheim, Nils1942GER+18B+2N−5B−8N=14B=6N−10B3.022.523.59.2519550.0
14Mainka, Ingmar2010GER+3B+11N−4N−1B=13N−7B−9N2.526.029.010.002056+11.2
15Guelcan, Batuhan Ege1976GER−5B+16N−3B−6B+17N=10N−11B2.522.525.06.751979-5.2
16Aravindan, Midhulan1824GER−1N−15B+18B=7N=10B−11N=17B2.521.522.56.001873+10.8
17Wittek, Felix1863GER−2B=18N−8B+11N−15B=12B=16N2.520.021.06.751838-13.6
18Immel, Kaspar1782GER−13N=17B−16N−10N−11B−9B=12N1.019.021.52.751628-47.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets