NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U14
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Linus Kraus (🇩🇪 GER, 2028).
Phillipp Allen (🇩🇪 GER, 2010) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Robin Schulz (5.0) and Timur Akcapinar (4.5). Allen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hordii Bakanov (1531) beat Frederik Optendrenk (1777), a +246-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPhillipp Allen led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Phillipp Allen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Phillipp Allen beat Robin Schulz (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Phillipp Allen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Phillipp Allen | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Robin Schulz | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Timur Akcapinar | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Simon Fischermann | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Phillipp | 2010 | GER | +11B | +3N | +6B | +2N | =5B | +7N | =4N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 24.75 | 2190 | +52.8 |
| 2 | Schulz, Robin | 1908 | GER | +16B | +5N | =7N | −1B | +8N | +9B | =6B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 17.50 | 2025 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Akcapinar, Timur | 1814 | GER | +17N | −1B | =10N | =6N | =11B | +13B | +5N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1920 | +42.0 |
| 4 | Fischermann, Simon | 1950 | GER | =12N | =14B | +17N | =8B | +10N | =5N | =1B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 1944 | +5.6 |
| 5 | Zander, Vincent | 2012 | GER | +10N | −2B | +9N | +7B | =1N | =4B | −3B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16.75 | 1886 | -39.6 |
| 6 | Doeding, Alexander | 1857 | GER | +9N | +8B | −1N | =3B | −7N | +10B | =2N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 1899 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Rogner, Alexander Luis | 1860 | GER | +13B | +15N | =2B | −5N | +6B | −1B | =14N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1895 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Kraus, Linus | 2028 | GER | +14B | −6N | +15B | =4N | −2B | =11N | +12B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1854 | -55.6 |
| 9 | Dulski, Maddox | 0 | GER | −6B | +18N | −5B | +15N | +16B | −2N | +11B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Becciu, Paolo | 1773 | GER | −5B | +16N | =3B | +14N | −4B | −6N | +18B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1736 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Le, Elias | 1764 | GER | −1N | +12B | −14N | +17B | =3N | =8B | −9N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1818 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Finke, Hermann | 1734 | GER | =4B | −11N | =13B | =16N | =14B | +18N | −8N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1713 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Optendrenk, Frederik | 1777 | GER | −7N | −17B | =12N | =18B | +15B | −3N | +16B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1551 | -59.2 |
| 14 | Kuhle, Heinrich | 1790 | GER | −8N | =4N | +11B | −10B | =12N | F | =7B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1795 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Simon, Levi Paul | 1562 | GER | +18B | −7B | −8N | −9B | −13N | +16N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1066 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Zalka, Tobias | 0 | GER | −2N | −10B | +18N | =12B | −9N | −15B | −13N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bakanov, Hordii | 1531 | GER | −3B | +13N | −4B | −11N | =18B | F | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1629 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Fuchs, Nico | 0 | GER | −15N | −9B | −16B | =13N | =17N | −12B | −10N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1435 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Allen, PhillippGER+52.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Akcapinar, TimurGER+42.04.5 pts · #2
- 3Schulz, RobinGER+32.05.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Optendrenk, FrederikGER-59.23.0 pts · #13
- 2Kraus, LinusGER-55.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Zander, VincentGER-39.64.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R2+246 Elo gap
- R7+198 Elo gap
- R2+171 Elo gap