Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2026 U18

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30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2285, and top seed was Alberto Atoyan (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2378).

Philipp Leon Klaska (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2298) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Philipp Mester (6.0) and Alberto Atoyan (6.0). Klaska clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Michelle Trunz (WFM, 2103) beat Daniel Hoppstaedter (FM, 2322), a +219-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

🇩🇪FMAlberto Atoyan2378

Avg top 10

2,285

Participants

Titled players · 11

FM×7

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇪Germany×30

Top 3

🥇
FMPhilipp Leon Klaska
🇩🇪GER·2298
6.5pts·2364perf+17.4
🥈
FMPhilipp Mester
🇩🇪GER·2285
6.0pts·2342perf+13.6
🥉
FMAlberto Atoyan
🇩🇪GER·2378
6.0pts·2309perf-13.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Philipp Leon Klaska led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Klaska6.5Musiienko6Atoyan6Luebke6Strehse6Mester6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Philipp Leon Klaska held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Philipp Leon Klaska drew with Tymur Musiienko (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Philipp Leon Klaska 3 wins (R7–R9)Tymur Musiienko 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMPhilipp Leon Klaska	*	½	½	—
2Tymur Musiienko	½	*	½	½
3FMAlberto Atoyan	½	½	*	—
4Florentin Luebke	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Klaska, Philipp LeonFM	2298	GER	+19N	=5B	−9N	+27B	=3N	=11B	+12N	+10B	+4B	6.5	42.0	45.0	31.50	2364	+17.4
2	Mester, PhilippFM	2285	GER	=12N	=7B	+14N	+6B	−5N	+19B	=4N	+9B	=3N	6.0	44.5	48.5	31.00	2342	+13.6
3	Atoyan, AlbertoFM	2378	GER	+24N	=9B	=10B	+23N	=1B	+7N	=5B	=4N	=2B	6.0	44.0	47.5	30.25	2309	-13.6
4	Strehse, Nelson	2292	GER	+22B	+15N	=28B	+10N	+9B	=5N	=2B	=3B	−1N	6.0	43.0	45.5	28.75	2353	+14.8
5	Musiienko, Tymur	2173	GER	+25B	=1N	+26B	+28N	+2B	=4B	=3N	=6N	−7B	6.0	42.5	45.0	26.75	2350	+84.8
6	Luebke, Florentin	2220	GER	=23B	=26N	+15B	−2N	+20N	+8B	=9N	=5B	+11N	6.0	39.5	42.5	27.75	2292	+35.2
7	Trunz, MichelleWFM	2103	GER	=16B	=2N	=13B	+26N	+28B	−3B	=11N	+21B	+5N	6.0	39.5	42.0	25.75	2371	+126.4
8	Lutze, MaxFM	2267	GER	−15B	=23N	+25B	+13N	−10B	−6N	+20B	+18B	+16N	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.75	2172	-35.7
9	Sommer, Justus	2213	GER	+20N	=3N	+1B	+11B	−4N	=10N	=6B	−2N	=17B	5.0	45.0	49.0	26.25	2267	+26.0
10	Walter, Richard	2126	GER	+30N	+11B	=3N	−4B	+8N	=9B	=21N	−1N	=12B	5.0	43.0	43.0	20.50	2256	+64.8
11	Moeller, MaurinFM	2330	GER	+17B	−10N	+22B	−9N	+23B	=1N	=7B	+19N	−6B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.25	2207	-28.6
12	Deschler, Arne	2166	GER	=2B	=13N	−16B	=25N	+18B	+28N	−1B	+14B	=10N	5.0	39.0	41.5	21.00	2220	+27.2
13	Steger, Lukas Daniel	2214	GER	=27N	=12B	=7N	−8B	−14N	+30B	=25N	+23B	+21N	5.0	34.5	34.5	16.00	2138	-30.8
14	Torosyan, BagratCM	2232	GER	+18B	−28N	−2B	=15N	+13B	=17N	=24B	−12N	+19B	4.5	37.0	39.5	19.75	2141	-40.4
15	Isbilir, Levin	2074	GER	+8N	−4B	−6N	=14B	=27N	=22B	−18N	+25B	+30N	4.5	36.5	36.5	14.25	2088	+9.2
16	Haubold, SebastianFM	2203	GER	=7N	=27B	+12N	−20B	−19N	=25B	+17B	+24N	−8B	4.5	35.5	38.5	19.00	2095	-50.8
17	Helms, Finn	2079	GER	−11N	=20B	=19N	+29B	=21N	=14B	−16N	+26B	=9N	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.75	2166	+41.2
18	Miller, Elias	1869	GER	−14N	=19B	−20N	+30B	−12N	+29B	+15B	−8N	+24B	4.5	33.0	33.0	12.00	2088	+92.4
19	Holzwarth, Felix	2174	GER	−1B	=18N	=17B	+24N	+16B	−2N	+23B	−11B	−14N	4.0	39.0	42.5	16.00	2119	-23.6
20	Apel, Linus	2004	GER	−9B	=17N	+18B	+16N	−6B	−21B	−8N	=22N	+27B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	2089	+38.4
21	Vollbehr, BjarneCM	2222	GER	−26B	+29N	−23B	+22N	=17B	+20N	=10B	−7N	−13B	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.75	2057	-78.0
22	Windmueller, SimonCM	2183	GER	−4N	+30B	−11N	−21B	=26B	=15N	=29N	=20B	+25N	4.0	31.5	31.5	9.75	2053	-57.2
23	Gaertner, Alessandro	2078	GER	=6N	=8B	+21N	−3B	−11N	+27B	−19N	−13N	=29B	3.5	38.5	40.5	13.75	2117	+13.6
24	Steigleder, Maximilian	2087	GER	−3B	=25N	=27N	−19B	+29N	+26B	=14N	−16B	−18N	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.25	2025	-32.8
25	Petzold, Johannes Julius	2044	GER	−5N	=24B	−8N	=12B	+30N	=16N	=13B	−15N	−22B	3.0	38.0	38.0	9.00	2000	-20.0
26	Uhlmann, Tim	2083	GER	+21N	=6B	−5N	−7B	=22N	−24N	+27B	−17N	F	3.0	37.0	37.0	12.00	2038	-21.6
27	Peilert, Maximilian	1932	GER	=13B	=16N	=24B	−1N	=15B	−23N	−26N	+30B	−20N	3.0	34.5	34.5	8.75	1963	+9.6
28	Hoppstaedter, DanielFM	2322	GER	+29N	+14B	=4N	−5B	−7N	−12B	F	F	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	9.50	2110	-33.8
29	Trenz, Finn	2033	GER	−28B	−21B	+30N	−17N	−24B	−18N	=22B	F	=23N	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.75	1881	-62.4
30	Geppert, Finn	1755	GER	−10B	−22N	−29B	−18N	−25B	−13N	F	−27N	−15B	0.0	31.0	31.0	0.00	1249	-53.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Trunz, MichelleWFMGER
+126.4
6.0 pts · #7
2Miller, EliasGER
+92.4
4.5 pts · #15
3Musiienko, TymurGER
+84.8
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Vollbehr, BjarneCMGER
-78.0
4.0 pts · #22
2Trenz, FinnGER
-62.4
2.0 pts · #29
3Windmueller, SimonCMGER
-57.2
4.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R5+219 Elo gap
WFMTrunz, Michelle2103 beat FMHoppstaedter, Daniel2322
R9+218 Elo gap
Miller, Elias1869 beat Steigleder, Maximilian2087
R7+205 Elo gap
Miller, Elias1869 beat Isbilir, Levin2074