Rheinland-Pfalz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18
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12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Pirmasens, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Finn Trenz (🇩🇪 GER, 2106).
Finn Trenz (🇩🇪 GER, 2106) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nikita Weber (5.5) and Jonas Roth (5.0). Trenz shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇪Pirmasens, Germany
Dates
07 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×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Finn Trenz held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Trenz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Finn Trenz beat Nikita Weber (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Finn Trenz | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Nikita Weber | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Jonas Roth | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nikita Lukin | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenz, Finn | 2106 | GER | +11B | +2N | =3B | +5N | =4B | =6N | +9N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 19.50 | 2092 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Weber, Nikita | 1992 | GER | +5N | −1B | +6B | +10N | +3B | =4N | +12N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 16.75 | 2107 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Roth, Jonas | 2051 | GER | +9B | +7N | =1N | =4B | −2N | +12B | +6B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 2034 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Majumdar, Rajit | 1824 | GER | +8B | =6N | +7B | =3N | =1N | =2B | =5B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 2071 | +64.0 |
| 5 | Lukin, Nikita | 0 | GER | −2B | +11N | +9B | −1B | +8N | +7B | =4N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1881 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mader, Fabian | 2052 | GER | +10N | =4B | −2N | +8B | =7N | =1B | −3N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1864 | -58.4 |
| 7 | Schneble, Milan | 1794 | GER | +12N | −3B | −4N | +9B | =6B | −5N | −8N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 1816 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Adler, Erik | 0 | GER | −4N | =10B | +12N | −6N | −5B | −9N | +7B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Graetz, Philipp | 1685 | GER | −3N | +12B | −5N | −7N | F | +8B | −1B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 1177 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Schiller, Sebastian | 1758 | GER | −6B | =8N | +11B | −2B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1812 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Yue, Qihang | 1767 | GER | −1N | −5B | −10N | +12B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1132 | -25.2 |
| 12 | Belski, Jonathan | 0 | GER | −7B | −9N | −8B | −11N | F | −3N | −2B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1058 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Majumdar, RajitGER+64.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Weber, NikitaGER+32.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Schiller, SebastianGER+6.01.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Mader, FabianGER-58.43.5 pts · #6
- 2Yue, QihangGER-25.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Graetz, PhilippGER-21.22.0 pts · #11