2. Palatinate Youth Masters 2026
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Worms, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1840, and top seed was Jonas Kaufhold (🇩🇪 GER, 2011).
Matthias Kern (🇩🇪 GER, 1774) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Kacper Latka (6.5) and Jonas Kaufhold (6.0). Kern shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Paul Auer (1754) beat Raphael Weil (1979), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Worms, Germany
Dates
13 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsMatthias Kern led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Matthias Kern held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matthias Kern drew with Kacper Latka (Black).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
Matthias Kern went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Kern, Matthias | 1774 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +114.4 | 2014 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Latka, Kacper | 1783 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +109.2 | 2013 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Kaufhold, Jonas | 2011 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | -13.0 | 1946 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Nettstraeter, Valentin | 1836 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +20.8 | 1921 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Stein, Julian | 1786 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +24.0 | 1889 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Roth, Jonas | 1966 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.50 | 40.0 | -45.2 | 1869 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Balluch, Emanuel | 1764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -0.4 | 1769 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Auer, Paul | 1754 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +2.0 | 1770 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Weil, Raphael | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 43.0 | -170.8 | 1605 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Grosskopf, Elias | 1751 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.50 | 43.5 | -37.2 | 1577 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kern, MatthiasGER+114.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Latka, KacperGER+109.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Stein, JulianGER+24.05.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Weil, RaphaelGER-170.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Roth, JonasGER-45.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Grosskopf, EliasGER-37.21.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R1+205 Elo gap
- R9+196 Elo gap