NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Luka Schwitkowski (🇩🇪 GER, 2241).
Luka Schwitkowski (🇩🇪 GER, 2241) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Luka Xue (5.0) and Yusuf Amini (5.0). Schwitkowski won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Frederik Hesse (1612) beat Jakub Praszczalek (1958), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLuka Schwitkowski led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Luka Schwitkowski never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Luka Schwitkowski beat Yusuf Amini (White).
Luka Schwitkowski 5 wins (R1–R5)Yusuf Amini 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luka Schwitkowski | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Yusuf Amini | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Luka Xue | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Collin Goldkuhle | 1 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwitkowski, Luka | 2241 | GER | +11B | +2N | +3B | +10N | +4N | −5B | +6B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 24.00 | 2279 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Xue, Luka | 1983 | GER | +13N | −1B | +16N | =5B | =7N | +8B | +4N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.00 | 2120 | +53.2 |
| 3 | Amini, Yusuf | 2156 | GER | +6B | +9N | −1N | −4B | +16N | +14B | +5N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 2099 | -7.8 |
| 4 | Ritzenhoff, Tomke | 1991 | GER | +7N | =12B | +5N | +3N | −1B | +9N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 18.00 | 2089 | +38.0 |
| 5 | Goldkuhle, Collin | 1989 | GER | +16B | +17N | −4B | =2N | +10B | +1N | −3B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 2047 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Alugili, Yosef | 1807 | GER | −3N | +18B | =8B | −9N | +12N | +17B | −1N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1918 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Kovalyov, Dima | 1830 | GER | −4B | =15N | =11B | +13N | =2B | =10N | =8B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1913 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Marcziter, AlexCM | 2160 | GER | −10N | +13B | =6N | +12B | =9B | −2N | =7N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1874 | -94.0 |
| 9 | Lampe, Timon | 1842 | GER | +18N | −3B | +17N | +6B | =8N | −4B | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1945 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Hoffmann, Nico | 1945 | GER | +8B | =11N | +12N | −1B | −5N | =7B | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1996 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Popkiewicz, Adam | 1887 | GER | −1N | =10B | =7N | =17B | −14N | =13B | +18N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1779 | -36.4 |
| 12 | Vogt, Luna | 1870 | GER | +15B | =4N | −10B | −8N | −6B | +16B | =14N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1826 | -18.0 |
| 13 | Unruh, Iven | 1838 | GER | −2B | −8N | =18B | −7B | +15N | =11N | +16B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1799 | -15.6 |
| 14 | Praszczalek, Jakub | 1958 | GER | −17B | −16N | =15B | +18N | +11B | −3N | =12B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1675 | -83.2 |
| 15 | Osetrov, Peter | 1587 | GER | −12N | =7B | =14N | −16B | −13B | =18N | +17N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1674 | +20.8 |
| 16 | Nguyen, Heinrich | 1686 | GER | −5N | +14B | −2B | +15N | −3B | −12N | −13N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1744 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Hesse, Frederik | 1612 | GER | +14N | −5B | −9B | =11N | =18B | −6N | −15B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1652 | +5.6 |
| 18 | Joergens, Elias | 0 | GER | −9B | −6N | =13N | −14B | =17N | =15B | −11B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1560 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Xue, LukaGER+53.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Ritzenhoff, TomkeGER+38.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Kovalyov, DimaGER+29.63.5 pts · #7
- 1Marcziter, AlexCMGER-94.03.5 pts · #6
- 2Praszczalek, JakubGER-83.23.0 pts · #13
- 3Popkiewicz, AdamGER-36.43.0 pts · #15
- R1+346 Elo gap
- R2+272 Elo gap
- R6+252 Elo gap