Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft SH 2026 U18
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Neumuenster, Germany. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1921, and top seed was Bjarne Vollbehr (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2230).
Justus Sommer (🇩🇪 GER, 2205) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Narek Sargsyan (6.5) and Bjarne Vollbehr (6.0). Sommer won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Andre Petrow (1849) beat Bjarne Vollbehr (CM, 2230), a +381-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Neumuenster, Germany
Dates
06 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsJustus Sommer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
4
1
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Justus Sommer held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Justus Sommer beat Narek Sargsyan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Justus Sommer 5 wins (R1–R5)Narek Sargsyan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)CM Bjarne Vollbehr 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Justus Sommer | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Narek Sargsyan | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3CMBjarne Vollbehr | 1 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Andre Petrow | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sommer, Justus | 2205 | GER | +19N | +9B | +15N | +5B | +2N | −3B | +7N | +4B | F | 7.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 33.50 | 2211 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Sargsyan, Narek | 1970 | GER | +14B | +16N | +18B | =4N | −1B | +11N | +3N | +9B | F | 6.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 30.00 | 2097 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Vollbehr, BjarneCM | 2230 | GER | +26B | +20N | −4B | +12N | +5B | +1N | −2B | +10N | F | 6.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 27.00 | 2090 | -34.4 |
| 4 | Petrow, Andre | 1849 | GER | +24N | +21B | +3N | =2B | =15N | =9B | =5N | −1N | F | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 22.50 | 1969 | +45.2 |
| 5 | Lorenzen, Peer | 1730 | GER | +28B | +6N | +10B | −1N | −3N | +17B | =4B | =7N | F | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 1997 | +78.0 |
| 6 | Hieke, Jonas | 1890 | GER | +8N | −5B | =19N | +20B | −7N | +13B | =9N | +15B | F | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.00 | 1859 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Voss, Alexander | 0 | GER | −17N | +30B | =27N | +19B | +6B | +15N | −1B | =5B | F | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 1883 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rosin, Ida | 1610 | GER | −6B | +28N | =20B | −21N | +27N | +26B | =15B | +16N | F | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 1787 | +54.4 |
| 9 | Lieb, Max | 1756 | GER | +25B | −1N | +14B | +16N | =11B | =4N | =6B | −2N | F | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 18.75 | 1837 | +25.6 |
| 10 | Staubus, Noah | 1806 | GER | −13N | +27B | −5N | +22B | +18N | =12B | +11N | −3B | F | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 16.75 | 1792 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Lipp, Johannes | 1559 | GER | −15N | +23B | +21N | +17B | =9N | −2B | −10B | +19N | F | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 16.75 | 1799 | +80.4 |
| 12 | Fischer, Nikolai | 1739 | GER | +23N | −15B | +13N | −3B | +24N | =10N | =16B | =17B | F | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 17.25 | 1767 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Preuss, Richard | 0 | GER | +10B | −26N | −12B | +14N | =16B | −6N | +24B | +21N | F | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 17.50 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Paepke, Aaron | 1654 | GER | −2N | +22B | −9N | −13B | =19N | +27B | +26N | +20B | F | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 1774 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Sala, Oezkan | 1853 | GER | +11B | +12N | −1B | +18N | =4B | −7B | =8N | −6N | F | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 1847 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Rose, Simeon | 1780 | GER | +22N | −2B | +24N | −9B | =13N | +18B | =12N | −8B | F | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 1665 | -38.0 |
| 17 | Rothe, Justin | 1833 | GER | +7B | −18N | +26B | −11N | +21B | −5N | =20B | =12N | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 15.00 | 1657 | -66.4 |
| 18 | Eichler, Tim | 1725 | GER | +30N | +17B | −2N | −15B | −10B | −16N | +29N | +25B | F | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1608 | -27.6 |
| 19 | Heizmann, Anton | 1664 | GER | −1B | +25N | =6B | −7N | =14B | +23N | =21B | −11B | F | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1628 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Junge, Julia Marie | 1790 | GER | +27B | −3B | =8N | −6N | =26B | +24B | =17N | −14N | F | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.25 | 1669 | -50.4 |
| 21 | Gwyther, Kilian | 1719 | GER | +29B | −4N | −11B | +8B | −17N | +22B | =19N | −13B | F | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1554 | -44.0 |
| 22 | Driller, Moritz | 0 | GER | −16B | −14N | +28B | −10N | +29B | −21N | =23B | +26N | F | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 533073570 | 0 | — | −12B | −11N | +29B | −26N | +25B | −19B | =22N | +27N | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.25 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Christiansen, Jana-Marie | 1530 | GER | −4B | +29N | −16B | +25N | −12B | −20N | −13N | +30B | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 990 | -29.2 |
| 25 | Hamm, Maximilian | 0 | GER | −9N | −19B | +30N | −24B | −23N | +29B | +28N | −18N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kuhle, Philipp | 1688 | GER | −3N | +13B | −17N | +23B | =20N | −8N | −14B | −22B | F | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 9.75 | 1429 | -56.4 |
| 27 | Marks, Moritz | 0 | GER | −20N | −10N | =7B | +28N | −8B | −14N | +30B | −23B | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.50 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 533079587 | 0 | — | −5N | −8B | −22N | −27B | F | +30N | −25B | +29N | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 533038856 | 0 | — | −21N | −24B | −23N | +30B | −22N | −25N | −18B | −28B | F | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 533079714 | 0 | — | −18B | −7N | −25B | −29N | F | −28B | −27N | −24N | F | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lipp, JohannesGER+80.44.5 pts · #11
- 2Lorenzen, PeerGER+78.05.0 pts · #10
- 3Rosin, IdaGER+54.45.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Rothe, JustinGER-66.44.0 pts · #13
- 2Kuhle, PhilippGER-56.42.5 pts · #23
- 3Junge, Julia MarieGER-50.43.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+381 Elo gap
- R4+274 Elo gap
- R7+260 Elo gap