Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2026 U10

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Prahasith Reddy Chaganti (🇩🇪 GER, 1870).

Yining Liu (🇩🇪 GER, 1839) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Elian von Gehlen (7.0) and Edwin Wachtel (7.0). Liu took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Valentin Rudnizki (1528) beat Jonas Schulze (1800), a +272-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Willingen, Germany

Dates

24 May 2026 → 30 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Prahasith Reddy Chaganti1870

Avg top 10

1,809

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×43

🇭🇷Croatia×1

Top 3

🥇
Yining Liu
🇩🇪GER·1839
7.5pts·1977perf+53.2
🥈
Elian von Gehlen
🇩🇪GER·1782
7.0pts·1945perf+67.2
🥉
Edwin Wachtel
🇩🇪GER·1795
7.0pts·1989perf+47.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Yining Liu led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Liu7.5von Gehlen7Wachtel7Subenko6.5Besou6Roscher6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 May

Yining Liu takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yining Liu drew with Elian von Gehlen (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Yining Liu 7 wins (R2–R8)Elian von Gehlen 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Edwin Wachtel 5 wins (R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yining Liu	*	½	—	1
2Elian von Gehlen	½	*	—	1
3Edwin Wachtel	—	—	*	—
4Alexander Subenko	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Liu, Yining	1839	GER	−33N	+45B	+13N	+42B	+26N	+17B	+4N	+5B	=2N	7.5	42.5	46.0	38.50	1977	+53.2
2	von Gehlen, Elian	1782	GER	+24B	+34N	+9B	−17N	=5B	+11N	+7N	+4B	=1B	7.0	47.5	51.5	39.75	1945	+67.2
3	Wachtel, Edwin	1795	GER	=49N	+44B	−7B	=36N	+29B	+48N	+6B	+8N	+15B	7.0	38.5	41.5	32.00	1989	+47.6
4	Subenko, Alexander	1815	GER	+54B	+12N	+27B	+6N	+17B	=8N	−1B	−2N	+7B	6.5	48.0	51.0	33.50	1877	+31.6
5	Besou, Jad	1852	GER	=39N	+50B	=33N	+16B	=2N	+9N	+15B	−1N	=11B	6.0	45.5	48.5	30.50	1833	-4.4
6	Qiu, Caspar	1667	GER	+20B	+11N	+18N	−4B	+48N	−7B	−3N	+33B	+14N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.50	1821	+58.8
7	Mudrievski, Jan	1738	GER	+36N	=25B	+3N	=26B	+33N	+6N	−2B	+18B	−4N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.50	1823	+36.4
8	Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin	1787	GER	=21N	+49B	+25N	=33B	+18N	=4B	+14N	−3B	=9N	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.75	1818	+13.2
9	Gottschling, Lukas	1764	GER	+38B	+19N	−2N	=24B	+34N	−5B	+33N	+25N	=8B	6.0	41.0	45.0	26.75	1796	+13.6
10	Keleti, Hugo	1653	GER	−19B	+51N	−24B	+21B	+13N	−12N	+48B	+20N	+17B	6.0	39.5	42.5	27.00	1797	+54.0
11	FIDE 533091560	0	—	+58N	−6B	+53N	=14B	+42N	−2B	+35N	+27B	=5N	6.0	39.5	40.0	21.25	1748	0.0
12	Rudnizki, Valentin	1528	GER	+41N	−4B	+38N	−48B	+45N	+10B	−17N	+34B	+18N	6.0	38.0	41.0	26.50	1797	+95.2
13	Roscher, Simon	1616	GER	−48N	+43B	−1B	+51N	−10B	+37N	+24B	+22N	+28B	6.0	38.0	41.0	24.50	1782	+68.4
14	Ju, Eric Zirui	1786	GER	+29B	+46N	−26B	=11N	+22B	+20N	−8B	+17N	−6B	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.00	1665	-33.6
15	Stanisic, Lukas	1685	CRO	=50N	=39B	=30N	+25B	+35N	+26B	−5N	+16B	−3N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.25	1765	+40.0
16	Solar, Mavi	1746	GER	+40B	−17N	+19B	−5N	=36B	+55N	+28B	−15N	+25B	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.50	1646	-27.6
17	Tomovski, Leon	1740	GER	+32N	+16B	+42N	+2B	−4N	−1N	+12B	−14B	−10N	5.0	48.5	52.0	26.50	1727	-4.8
18	Schulze, Jonas	1800	GER	+30B	+35N	−6B	+46N	−8B	+24N	+22B	−7N	−12B	5.0	42.0	45.5	21.50	1670	-54.0
19	Mokriak, Oleksandr	0	GER	+10N	−9B	−16N	=31B	−21N	+56B	+42N	=23B	+33N	5.0	39.5	41.5	20.25	1641	0.0
20	Wiebe, Alex-Lee	0	GER	−6N	+58B	+31N	=27N	+28B	−14B	=34N	−10B	+35N	5.0	39.0	39.5	17.75	1671	0.0
21	Malyi, Tymofii	1593	GER	=8B	−28N	+44B	−10N	+19B	−25N	+46B	=35B	+34N	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.00	1542	-16.4
22	Reese, Oscar	1753	GER	+43N	−33B	+39N	+37B	−14N	+38B	−18N	−13B	+26N	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.00	1671	-34.0
23	Shtogrin, Joseph Stephan	1514	GER	+57B	−27N	−37B	+43N	=55B	−28N	+49B	=19N	+40B	5.0	31.0	32.0	15.25	1542	+3.6
24	Teixidor Gonzalo, Gabriel	1613	GER	−2N	+47B	+10N	=9N	=27B	−18B	−13N	+38B	=31N	4.5	43.0	46.5	21.00	1663	+19.6
25	Schimming, Wilhelm	1633	GER	+56B	=7N	−8B	−15N	+37N	+21B	+26N	−9B	−16N	4.5	42.5	44.5	18.50	1620	-6.8
26	Moeller, Julian	1738	GER	+55B	+48B	+14N	=7N	−1B	−15N	−25B	+30N	−22B	4.5	41.5	44.0	18.50	1705	-15.2
27	Sriram, Aumkar	1744	GER	+45N	+23B	−4N	=20B	=24N	−33B	+38N	−11N	=29B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.50	1647	-25.2
28	Oenguen, Magnus	1682	GER	=44N	+21B	−48N	+30B	−20N	+23B	−16N	+36B	−13N	4.5	38.5	41.5	20.25	1670	-4.0
29	FIDE 533086125	0	—	−14N	−53B	+47N	+52B	−3N	=43B	+55N	=31B	=27N	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	1549	0.0
30	Al Luwaisi, Taim	1682	GER	−18N	+52B	=15B	−28N	+44B	−35B	+45N	−26B	+47N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.25	1334	-75.2
31	Bredhauer, Arthur	1589	GER	−37B	+55N	−20B	=19N	=49B	=47N	+51B	=29N	=24B	4.5	32.5	35.0	15.75	1755	+16.8
32	FIDE 533017719	0	—	−17B	+40N	=34B	−35N	−43B	=52N	=37B	+51N	+46B	4.5	31.0	34.0	16.00	1465	0.0
33	Blomer, Theodor	1595	GER	+1B	+22N	=5B	=8N	−7B	+27N	−9B	−6N	−19B	4.0	47.5	52.0	23.00	1768	+71.6
34	Klaus, Nestor	1651	GER	+47B	−2B	=32N	+49N	−9B	+36N	=20B	−12N	−21B	4.0	41.0	44.0	15.25	867	-76.8
35	Mettenbrink, Tammo	1594	GER	+52N	−18B	=36N	+32B	−15B	+30N	−11B	=21N	−20B	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.50	1603	0.0
36	Leppin, Mattis	0	GER	−7B	+56N	=35B	=3B	=16N	−34B	+43N	−28N	=41B	4.0	38.5	40.5	15.75	1581	0.0
37	FIDE 533091579	0	—	+31N	−42B	+23N	−22N	−25B	−13B	=32N	+43B	=39N	4.0	37.0	40.5	17.25	1570	0.0
38	Tonsen, Niklas	1698	GER	−9N	+57B	−12B	+41N	+46B	−22N	−27B	−24N	+49B	4.0	36.5	37.5	11.50	880	-104.4
39	Fischer, Emil Fiete	1557	GER	=5B	=15N	−22B	−55N	=41B	=44N	+52B	=47N	=37B	4.0	34.5	37.0	16.25	1638	+10.8
40	FIDE 34689532	0	—	−16N	−32B	−43N	+54N	−47B	+57N	+44B	+50B	−23N	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1523	0.0
41	Zhykh, Kiril	0	GER	−12B	+54N	−46B	−38B	=39N	−50B	+56N	+42B	=36N	4.0	31.0	33.0	12.50	1542	0.0
42	Dankic, Bruno	1670	GER	+51B	+37N	−17B	−1N	−11B	=49N	−19B	−41N	+50N	3.5	37.5	40.5	11.50	1665	-1.2
43	Hueckel, Gustav	1574	GER	−22B	−13N	+40B	−23B	+32N	=29N	−36B	−37N	+55B	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.25	828	-51.6
44	Gurevich, Lev	0	GER	=28B	−3N	−21N	+50B	−30N	=39B	−40N	+53B	=45N	3.5	35.5	38.5	12.00	1522	0.0
45	FIDE 533095205	0	—	−27B	−1N	+56B	+53N	−12B	=46N	−30B	=49N	=44B	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.00	898	0.0
46	FIDE 533091480	0	—	+53N	−14B	+41N	−18B	−38N	=45B	−21N	+55B	−32N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.25	919	0.0
47	FIDE 533091803	0	—	−34N	−24N	−29B	+58B	+40N	=31B	=50N	=39B	−30B	3.5	33.0	33.5	10.25	1418	0.0
48	Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy	1870	GER	+13B	−26N	+28B	+12N	−6B	−3B	−10N	F	F	3.0	40.0	40.0	16.50	1618	-90.0
49	Preusse, Anton	0	GER	=3B	−8N	+50N	−34B	=31N	=42B	−23N	=45B	−38N	3.0	37.5	40.5	12.25	1518	0.0
50	Frikel, Konstantin	1571	GER	=15B	−5N	−49B	−44N	+54B	+41N	=47B	−40N	−42B	3.0	33.0	36.0	11.50	1608	+5.6
51	Kayumov, Abdumalik	1511	GER	−42N	−10B	+58N	−13B	=56N	+53B	−31N	−32B	=52N	3.0	32.5	33.0	6.00	832	-54.0
52	FIDE 533080976	0	—	−35B	−30N	+54B	−29N	=53B	=32B	−39N	=57N	=51B	3.0	30.5	31.5	8.75	1434	0.0
53	FIDE 533091790	0	—	−46B	+29N	−11B	−45B	=52N	−51N	=54B	−44N	+58B	3.0	30.0	30.5	8.00	1349	0.0
54	Zargaran, Paya	1572	GER	−4N	−41B	−52N	−40B	−50N	+58B	=53N	=56B	+57N	3.0	26.5	27.0	4.00	893	-28.0
55	FIDE 533091552	0	—	−26N	−31B	+57N	+39B	=23N	−16B	−29B	−46N	−43N	2.5	35.0	36.0	7.50	1427	0.0
56	FIDE 533091439	0	—	−25N	−36B	−45N	+57B	=51B	−19N	−41B	=54N	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	1447	0.0
57	FIDE 34650709	0	—	−23N	−38N	−55B	−56N	F	−40B	=58N	=52B	−54B	1.0	24.0	24.5	1.75	795	0.0
58	FIDE 533084971	0	—	−11B	−20N	−51B	−47N	F	−54N	=57B	F	−53N	0.5	25.5	25.5	0.50	742	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rudnizki, ValentinGER
+95.2
6.0 pts · #13
2Blomer, TheodorGER
+71.6
4.0 pts · #18
3Roscher, SimonGER
+68.4
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Tonsen, NiklasGER
-104.4
4.0 pts · #57
2Chaganti, Prahasith ReddyGER
-90.0
3.0 pts · #25
3Klaus, NestorGER
-76.8
4.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R9+272 Elo gap
Rudnizki, Valentin1528 beat Schulze, Jonas1800
R1+244 Elo gap
Blomer, Theodor1595 beat Liu, Yining1839
R7+217 Elo gap
Keleti, Hugo1653 beat Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy1870