21. Pfingst-Jugendopen SK 1980 Gernsheim Gruppe A
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Gernsheim, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Calvin Wenzel (🇩🇪 GER, 2110).
Leander Merz (🇩🇪 GER, 2014) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Calvin Wenzel (5.0) and Sarvesh Sasikumar Anitha (4.5). Merz shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mari Avanyan (1754) beat Mark Mueller (2068), a +314-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Gernsheim, Germany
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLeander Merz led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 May
Calvin Wenzel takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Leander Merz beat Calvin Wenzel (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Leander Merz 4 wins (R4–R7)Calvin Wenzel 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leander Merz | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Calvin Wenzel | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Mari Avanyan | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Sarvesh Sasikumar Anitha | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merz, Leander | 2014 | GER | +12B | −7N | =9B | +13N | +5B | +2N | +3B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 20.25 | 2056 | +11.6 |
| 2 | Wenzel, Calvin | 2110 | GER | +10N | =13B | +3N | +7N | +8B | −1B | =4N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 2073 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Sasikumar Anitha, Sarvesh | 1904 | GER | +15B | =4N | −2B | +9N | +7B | +8N | −1N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1987 | +32.4 |
| 4 | Avanyan, Mari | 1754 | FID | +14N | =3B | −8N | =5B | +6B | +7N | =2B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 2030 | +49.6 |
| 5 | Doehne, Vincent | 1867 | GER | =6B | =9N | +12B | =4N | −1N | =10B | +16N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1881 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Mueller, Mark | 2068 | GER | =5N | =8B | −11N | +16B | −4N | +15B | +12N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1830 | -34.0 |
| 7 | Limpert, Tillmann | 1798 | GER | +11N | +1B | +13N | −2B | −3N | −4B | =8N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 12.75 | 1891 | +12.6 |
| 8 | Pralle, Finnegan | 1948 | GER | =9B | =6N | +4B | +11N | −2N | −3B | =7B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1921 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Mohr, Justus | 1854 | GER | =8N | =5B | =1N | −3B | +15N | =12B | =10N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1885 | +5.0 |
| 10 | Kuehner, Tobias | 1860 | GER | −2B | =15N | =14B | =12N | +11B | =5N | =9B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1884 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Roedel, Jannis | 1956 | GER | −7B | +14N | +6B | −8B | −10N | =13N | +15B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1865 | -28.0 |
| 12 | Bender, Finn | 0 | GER | −1N | +16B | −5N | =10B | +13B | =9N | −6B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Baer, Leon David | 0 | GER | +16N | =2N | −7B | −1B | −12N | =11B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1851 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Popitz, Paul | 1803 | GER | −4B | −11B | =10N | =15N | +16B | — | — | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1732 | -20.0 |
| 15 | Schoenborn, Nils | 1714 | GER | −3N | =10B | −16N | =14B | −9B | −6N | −11N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 2.75 | 1574 | -40.8 |
| 16 | Peschel, Julia | 1738 | GER | −13B | −12N | +15B | −6N | −14N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1670 | -7.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Avanyan, MariFID+49.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Sasikumar Anitha, SarveshGER+32.44.5 pts · #3
- 3Limpert, TillmannGER+12.63.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Schoenborn, NilsGER-40.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Mueller, MarkGER-34.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Roedel, JannisGER-28.03.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R5+314 Elo gap
- R2+216 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap