Rheinland-Pfalz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16
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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Pirmasens, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Oscar Vranckx (🇩🇪 GER, 2206).
Florian Pauls (🇩🇪 GER, 1892) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Mansur Mukazhanov (5.5) and Leo Kessler (5.0). Pauls shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Florian Pauls (1892) beat Oscar Vranckx (2206), a +314-point gap.
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×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Apr
Mansur Mukazhanov takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Pauls takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mansur Mukazhanov lost to Florian Pauls (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mansur Mukazhanov | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Florian Pauls | 1 | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Leo Kessler | ½ | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Mateo Gonzalez Peisker | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauls, Florian | 1892 | GER | +12N | +2B | +5B | =4N | −3N | +7B | +8N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 19.50 | 2123 | +78.8 |
| 2 | Mukazhanov, Mansur | 2035 | GER | +13B | −1N | +11B | +7N | +4B | =3N | +5B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 2124 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Kessler, Leo | 1901 | GER | +11B | −5N | =7B | +6N | +1B | =2B | +4N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 19.75 | 2074 | +64.0 |
| 4 | Gonzalez Peisker, Mateo | 1826 | GER | =7B | +10N | +6B | =1B | −2N | +9B | −3B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1971 | +51.2 |
| 5 | Gorzedowski, Jan Gregor | 1917 | GER | +14N | +3B | −1N | =9B | −7N | +10B | −2N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1909 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Heinold, Samuel | 1827 | GER | =8N | +9B | −4N | −3B | +12N | =11B | =13N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1785 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Vranckx, Oscar | 2206 | GER | =4N | +8B | =3N | −2B | +5B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 11.00 | 1896 | -84.8 |
| 8 | Malan, Jan-Willem | 1662 | GER | =6B | −7N | −14B | +13N | =11B | +12N | −1B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1770 | +34.4 |
| 9 | Arne, Jonas | 1887 | GER | =10B | −6N | +13B | =5N | +14B | −4N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1803 | -26.8 |
| 10 | Hoof, Daniel | 1701 | GER | =9N | −4B | =12N | =11N | +13B | −5N | =14B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1748 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Weidemann, Max | 1711 | GER | −3N | +14B | −2N | =10B | =8N | =6N | −12B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 6.75 | 1694 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Trenkelbach, Cassian | 1704 | GER | −1B | =13N | =10B | =14N | −6B | −8B | +11N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1660 | -18.4 |
| 13 | Dienlin, Aaron | 1802 | GER | −2N | =12B | −9N | −8B | −10N | +14N | =6B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1636 | -64.0 |
| 14 | Usinger, Ben | 1742 | GER | −5B | −11N | +8N | =12B | −9N | −13B | =10N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1611 | -50.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pauls, FlorianGER+78.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Kessler, LeoGER+64.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Gonzalez Peisker, MateoGER+51.24.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Vranckx, OscarGER-84.83.0 pts · #7
- 2Dienlin, AaronGER-64.02.0 pts · #13
- 3Usinger, BenGER-50.42.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R6+314 Elo gap
- R4+171 Elo gap
- R2+143 Elo gap