Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2026 U18w
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Helena Neumann (🇩🇪 GER, WFM, 2019).
Anna Wilmink (🇩🇪 GER, WCM, 1863) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Laura Czaeczine (6.5) and Ana-Maria Bursan (6.0). Wilmink took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Naya Kuhlmann (1480) beat Klara Bayer (1713), a +233-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
Titled players · 4
WFM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Anna Wilmink led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 May
WCM Anna Wilmink takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Anna Wilmink beat Laura Czaeczine (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WCM Anna Wilmink 4 wins (R4–R7)WCM Nora Heidemann 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAnna Wilmink | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Laura Czaeczine | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3WCMNora Heidemann | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Ana-Maria Bursan | ½ | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmink, AnnaWCM | 1863 | GER | +20N | +18B | =14N | +13B | +5N | +4B | +2N | =3B | +6N | 8.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 41.25 | 2253 | +159.2 |
| 2 | Czaeczine, Laura | 1942 | GER | +25N | +6B | −3N | +14B | +15N | =5B | −1B | +9N | +13B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 29.25 | 2065 | +59.2 |
| 3 | Bursan, Ana-Maria | 1902 | GER | +21B | +16N | +2B | −5B | −4N | +7N | =13B | =1N | +8B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 32.25 | 1963 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Heidemann, NoraWCM | 1876 | GER | −16B | +11B | +22N | +8N | +3B | −1N | +5B | −13N | +10B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 30.50 | 1982 | +50.8 |
| 5 | Neumann, HelenaWFM | 2019 | GER | +10B | +9N | +8B | +3N | −1B | =2N | −4N | −6B | +14N | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 29.25 | 1937 | -36.0 |
| 6 | Moldovan, Stela | 1885 | GER | +27B | −2N | =16B | −7N | +12B | +19N | +11B | +5N | −1B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 23.75 | 1890 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Eitel, Liz | 1663 | GER | −15B | +29N | =9B | +6B | =13N | −3B | =20N | +17B | +24N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 20.75 | 1874 | +98.4 |
| 8 | Fock, Madiha | 1800 | GER | +24N | +30B | −5N | −4B | +22N | =15B | +17N | +21B | −3N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 17.75 | 1918 | +59.6 |
| 9 | Wartenberg, Alissa | 1836 | GER | +19N | −5B | =7N | +20B | =14N | =17B | +15N | −2B | =11N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 1894 | +26.4 |
| 10 | Othman, Beesan | 1726 | GER | −5N | =19B | +26N | =11B | =25N | +18B | =14N | +15B | −4N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1886 | +74.4 |
| 11 | Reich, Elisabeth | 1867 | GER | =28B | −4N | +27B | =10N | =17N | +25B | −6N | +20B | =9B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1842 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Oellrich, Emma | 1824 | GER | −30N | =24B | =19N | =26B | −6N | =28B | +18N | +23B | +21N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1776 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Lorenz, Veronika | 1951 | GER | +22N | =17B | F | −1N | =7B | +14B | =3N | +4B | −2N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 21.75 | 1897 | -20.4 |
| 14 | Englert, Lin | 1882 | GER | +29B | +15N | =1B | −2N | =9B | −13N | =10B | +19N | −5B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 19.00 | 1828 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Fetahovic, Sarah | 1919 | GER | +7N | −14B | +17N | +18B | −2B | =8N | −9B | −10N | +22B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.75 | 1825 | -44.4 |
| 16 | Junge, Julia Marie | 1740 | GER | +4N | −3B | =6N | −17B | =26N | +24B | −21N | =22N | +27B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 16.75 | 1761 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Moldovan, Tatiana | 1865 | GER | +23B | =13N | −15B | +16N | =11B | =9N | −8B | −7N | =19B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 17.25 | 1755 | -51.2 |
| 18 | Preissler, Viktoria | 1869 | GER | +26N | −1N | +23B | −15N | =19B | −10N | −12B | +25B | =20N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1731 | -64.4 |
| 19 | Stepanjan, Marianne | 1712 | GER | −9B | =10N | =12B | +28N | =18N | −6B | +25N | −14B | =17N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 13.50 | 1783 | +34.8 |
| 20 | Gyacsok, Dzvinka | 1789 | GER | −1B | =27N | +28B | −9N | =23B | +26N | =7B | −11N | =18B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1710 | -36.8 |
| 21 | Hoffmann, Sophia | 1689 | GER | −3N | −26B | =24N | =27B | +29N | +22B | +16B | −8N | −12B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 1666 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Loos, Tilda | 1841 | GER | −13B | +28N | −4B | +23N | −8B | −21N | +29N | =16B | −15N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1683 | -74.4 |
| 23 | Jaupi, Dea | 1695 | GER | −17N | +25B | −18N | −22B | =20N | =29B | +27N | −12N | =26B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1673 | -11.6 |
| 24 | Heuberger, Sandra | 1521 | GER | −8B | =12N | =21B | −25B | +27N | −16N | F | +28B | −7B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1654 | +47.6 |
| 25 | Gao, Chen Fan | 1836 | GER | −2B | −23N | +29B | +24N | =10B | −11N | −19B | −18N | F | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.00 | 1586 | -101.2 |
| 26 | Einacker, Lina | 1605 | GER | −18B | +21N | −10B | =12N | =16B | −20B | −28N | F | =23N | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1615 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Rosin, Ida | 1664 | GER | −6N | =20B | −11N | =21N | −24B | F | −23B | +29N | −16N | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.50 | 1515 | -62.0 |
| 28 | Bayer, Klara | 1713 | GER | =11N | −22B | −20N | −19B | F | =12N | +26B | −24N | −29B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1512 | -82.4 |
| 29 | Kuhlmann, Naya | 1480 | GER | −14N | −7B | −25N | F | −21B | =23N | −22B | −27B | +28N | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.75 | 1497 | +0.8 |
| 30 | Haug, MaraWFM | 1912 | GER | +12B | −8N | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1812 | -10.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wilmink, AnnaWCMGER+159.28.0 pts · #1
- 2Eitel, LizGER+98.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Othman, BeesanGER+74.45.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Gao, Chen FanGER-101.22.5 pts · #25
- 2Bayer, KlaraGER-82.42.0 pts · #28
- 3Loos, TildaGER-74.43.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R9+233 Elo gap
- R4+222 Elo gap
- R8+202 Elo gap