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NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U14

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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 (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 2028).

Phillipp Allen (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ 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
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺKranenburg, Germany
Dates
06 Apr 2026 β†’ 11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺLinus Kraus2028
Avg top 10
1,901
Participants
18
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—18
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Phillipp Allen
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2010
    6.0ptsΒ·2190perf+52.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Robin Schulz
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·1908
    5.0ptsΒ·2025perf+32.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Timur Akcapinar
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·1814
    4.5ptsΒ·1920perf+42.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Phillipp Allen led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Allen6Schulz5Akcapinar4.5Fischermann4.5Rogner4Kraus4
R3–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Phillipp Allen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Phillipp Allen beat Robin Schulz (Black).

R1–R4 Β· WIN STREAK

Phillipp Allen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Phillipp Allen*
1
1
Β½
2Robin Schulz
0
*β€”β€”
3Timur Akcapinar
0
β€”*β€”
4Simon Fischermann
Β½
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Allen, Phillipp2010GER+11B+3N+6B+2N=5B+7N=4N6.026.029.024.752190+52.8
2Schulz, Robin1908GER+16B+5N=7Nβˆ’1B+8N+9B=6B5.026.027.517.502025+32.0
3Akcapinar, Timur1814GER+17Nβˆ’1B=10N=6N=11B+13B+5N4.523.525.013.751920+42.0
4Fischermann, Simon1950GER=12N=14B+17N=8B+10N=5N=1B4.523.024.514.751944+5.6
5Zander, Vincent2012GER+10Nβˆ’2B+9N+7B=1N=4Bβˆ’3B4.028.031.516.751886-39.6
6Doeding, Alexander1857GER+9N+8Bβˆ’1N=3Bβˆ’7N+10B=2N4.027.531.016.251899+12.8
7Rogner, Alexander Luis1860GER+13B+15N=2Bβˆ’5N+6Bβˆ’1B=14N4.024.526.512.751895+16.4
8Kraus, Linus2028GER+14Bβˆ’6N+15B=4Nβˆ’2B=11N+12B4.022.024.011.251854-55.6
9Dulski, Maddox0GERβˆ’6B+18Nβˆ’5B+15N+16Bβˆ’2N+11B4.019.520.57.5017490.0
10Becciu, Paolo1773GERβˆ’5B+16N=3B+14Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’6N+18B3.521.022.07.251736-10.8
11Le, Elias1764GERβˆ’1N+12Bβˆ’14N+17B=3N=8Bβˆ’9N3.024.025.58.751818+16.4
12Finke, Hermann1734GER=4Bβˆ’11N=13B=16N=14B+18Nβˆ’8N3.018.519.56.751713-7.6
13Optendrenk, Frederik1777GERβˆ’7Nβˆ’17B=12N=18B+15Bβˆ’3N+16B3.016.517.55.501551-59.2
14Kuhle, Heinrich1790GERβˆ’8N=4N+11Bβˆ’10B=12NF=7B2.522.023.58.751795-1.2
15Simon, Levi Paul1562GER+18Bβˆ’7Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’13N+16NF2.018.019.02.501066-18.4
16Zalka, Tobias0GERβˆ’2Nβˆ’10B+18N=12Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’13N1.520.521.52.5013850.0
17Bakanov, Hordii1531GERβˆ’3B+13Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’11N=18BFF1.519.520.53.501629+14.4
18Fuchs, Nico0GERβˆ’15Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’16B=13N=17Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’10N1.017.018.52.2514350.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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