NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U12

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25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Kranenburg, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1675, and top seed was Da Cao (🇵🇱 POL, 1786).

Alexander Blem (🇩🇪 GER, 1710) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Da Cao (5.5) and Linus Becker (5.0). Blem shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

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

🇵🇱Da Cao1786

Avg top 10

1,675

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×17

🇵🇱Poland×1

Top 3

🥇
Alexander Blem
🇩🇪GER·1710
6.0pts·1843perf+21.2
🥈
Da Cao
🇵🇱POL·1786
5.5pts·1984perf+28.0
🥉
Linus Becker
🇩🇪GER·1726
5.0pts·1540perf-30.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Alexander Blem led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Blem6Cao5.5Becker5Herawi4.5Heilmann4.5Cremann4.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Apr

Alexander Blem takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alexander Blem lost to Da Cao (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alexander Blem 4 wins (R4–R7)Da Cao 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexander Blem	*	0	1	1
2Da Cao	1	*	—	—
3Linus Becker	0	—	*	—
4Erwin Herawi	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Blem, Alexander	1710	GER	+14N	+6B	−2N	+10B	+3N	+7B	+8B	6.0	27.0	30.5	25.00	1843	+21.2
2	Cao, Da	1786	POL	+22B	+15N	+1B	+13N	=7B	=8N	=4B	5.5	25.0	27.5	21.25	1984	+28.0
3	Becker, Linus	1726	GER	=17B	=11N	+8B	+16N	−1B	+9B	+7N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.50	1540	-30.0
4	Cremann, Jannis	1726	GER	+10N	=9B	−7N	+15B	=6N	+16B	=2N	4.5	25.0	28.0	17.00	1715	-1.2
5	Heilmann, Theo	1648	GER	+25N	=7B	−9N	+12B	−8N	+10B	+13N	4.5	23.5	24.5	14.50	2412	+36.4
6	Herawi, Erwin	1643	GER	+24B	−1N	+17B	=22N	=4B	=11N	+16N	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.50	1680	+8.0
7	Winkens, Jonathan	0	GER	+18B	=5N	+4B	+9B	=2N	−1N	−3B	4.0	29.5	32.5	16.50	1647	0.0
8	Ullubiev, Tamerlan	0	GER	+16N	=13B	−3N	+19N	+5B	=2B	−1N	4.0	27.5	30.5	15.00	1681	0.0
9	Roeoes, Elias	0	GER	+?B	=4N	+5B	−7N	+13B	−3N	=11B	4.0	25.5	25.5	12.25	1713	0.0
10	Peitsch, Jakob	0	GER	−4B	+24N	+11B	−1N	+22B	−5N	+15B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1496	0.0
11	Liu, Mio Runhan	1670	GER	=20N	=3B	−10N	+25B	+18N	=6B	=9N	4.0	23.5	24.5	12.25	1685	+1.6
12	Michelson, Nathan	1527	GER	=19B	=17N	=15B	−5N	=14B	+21N	+22B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.75	1468	-9.2
13	Aretz-Yu, Alan	1697	GER	+21B	=8N	+19B	−2B	−9N	+22N	−5B	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.50	1526	-27.2
14	FIDE 533086214	0	—	−1B	−18N	=20N	+23B	=12N	=17B	+24B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.50	1492	0.0
15	FIDE 533075387	0	—	+23N	−2B	=12N	−4N	+19B	=18B	−10N	3.0	24.0	26.5	9.00	1552	0.0
16	Panickerkandy, Aaditya	0	GER	−8B	+?N	+21B	−3B	+20N	−4N	−6B	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	898	0.0
17	Martens, David Viktor	1614	GER	=3N	=12B	−6N	=20B	=23N	=14N	=19B	3.0	23.0	25.5	10.50	1517	-22.4
18	FIDE 533083754	0	—	−7N	+14B	−22B	+21N	−11B	=15N	=20N	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.50	870	0.0
19	Hemmerling, Dominik	1518	GER	=12N	+20B	−13N	−8B	−15N	+25B	=17N	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.50	1488	-5.2
20	FIDE 533084351	0	—	=11B	−19N	=14B	=17N	−16B	+?N	=18B	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.75	1476	0.0
21	Panickerkandy, Surya	0	GER	−13N	+23B	−16N	−18B	+24N	−12B	+?N	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	812	0.0
22	Kaesewinkel, Kristian	0	GER	−2N	+25B	+18N	=6B	−10N	−13B	−12N	2.5	24.5	25.5	6.25	1341	0.0
23	FIDE 533084327	0	—	−15B	−21N	+?B	−14N	=17B	−24N	+25B	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1614	0.0
24	FIDE 533084335	0	—	−6N	−10B	−25N	+?N	−21B	+23B	−14N	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	843	0.0
25	FIDE 533086222	0	—	−5B	−22N	+24B	−11N	−?B	−19N	−23N	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	812	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Heilmann, TheoGER
+36.4
4.5 pts · #7
2Cao, DaPOL
+28.0
5.5 pts · #3
3Blem, AlexanderGER
+21.2
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Becker, LinusGER
-30.0
5.0 pts · #14
2Aretz-Yu, AlanGER
-27.2
3.5 pts · #18
3Martens, David ViktorGER
-22.4
3.0 pts · #9