Offene Deutsche Juniorenmeisterschaft 2026 U25 A

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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Felix Reichmann (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2307).

Maximilian Menzel (🇩🇪 GER, 2150) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Christian Zobel (7.0) and Adrian Kamp (6.5). Menzel clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Maximilian Alheit (1938) beat Felix Reichmann (CM, 2307), a +369-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

🇩🇪CMFelix Reichmann2307

Avg top 10

2,186

Participants

Titled players · 6

CM×5

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×52

🇬🇪Georgia×1

Top 3

🥇
Maximilian Menzel
🇩🇪GER·2150
7.5pts·2382perf+49.8
🥈
CMChristian Zobel
🇩🇪GER·2096
7.0pts·2305perf+96.4
🥉
Adrian Kamp
🇩🇪GER·2147
6.5pts·2257perf+27.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Maximilian Menzel led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Menzel7.5Zobel7Longo6.5Kamp6.5Brockhoff6Jenner6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE29 May

CM Christian Zobel takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maximilian Menzel drew with CM Christian Zobel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Maximilian Menzel 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Christian Zobel 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Maximilian Menzel	*	½	—	½
2CMChristian Zobel	½	*	0	1
3Massimo Longo	—	1	*	—
4Adrian Kamp	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Menzel, Maximilian	2150	GER	+26B	+6N	+25B	+16N	+9B	=2B	=3N	=8B	+5N	7.5	46.0	50.5	41.00	2382	+49.8
2	Zobel, ChristianCM	2096	GER	=41N	+30B	+22B	+24N	+15B	=1N	+5B	+3B	−4N	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.00	2305	+96.4
3	Kamp, Adrian	2147	GER	=44N	+31B	+18B	+29N	=8N	+25B	=1B	−2N	+9B	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.25	2257	+27.0
4	Longo, Massimo	2070	GER	+52B	=22N	=15B	−5N	+43B	+16N	=25B	+11N	+2B	6.5	41.0	42.5	29.50	2276	+49.8
5	Brockhoff, Moritz	2080	GER	+36N	−16B	+41N	+4B	+22N	+8B	−2N	+12B	−1B	6.0	45.5	49.0	29.50	2219	+33.8
6	Hofmann, Lorenz	2092	GER	+46N	−1B	+33N	+42B	−25N	+40B	−8N	+29B	+20N	6.0	37.5	40.5	23.00	2169	+18.6
7	Jenner, Meikel	2030	GER	+34N	−24B	=48N	=30B	=42N	+35B	=14N	+22B	+8N	6.0	35.5	38.5	26.00	2145	+27.8
8	Haubold, Christian	2094	GER	+47B	+13B	=24N	+40N	=3B	−5N	+6B	=1N	−7B	5.5	45.5	48.5	27.25	2160	+34.0
9	Jahnz, LaurinCM	2122	GER	+43N	+39B	=16N	+17B	−1N	−12B	+40N	+23B	−3N	5.5	41.5	45.0	23.00	2152	+16.0
10	Zomartova, Ilya	2002	GEO	=18B	=11N	+19B	−25N	=14N	=22B	+37N	+16B	=15B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.75	2190	+89.2
11	Stork, Christopher	2131	GER	=27N	=10B	=49N	+36B	+29N	=17B	=12N	−4B	+23N	5.5	39.5	41.5	23.75	2095	-7.0
12	Mann, Gergely	2185	GER	=31N	+44B	−17N	+34B	+49B	+9N	=11B	−5N	=13B	5.5	39.0	41.0	22.50	2114	-14.4
13	Bosselmann, Tom Linus	2195	GER	+23B	−8N	−40B	+47N	+28B	=15N	+17N	=20B	=12N	5.5	38.5	41.5	24.75	2131	-13.4
14	Koehler, Lukas	2086	GER	=40B	+32N	−29B	=23N	=10B	+41N	=7B	=17N	+42B	5.5	36.0	39.5	23.25	2057	-6.2
15	Meiwes, Thore	2156	GER	+33N	=17B	=4N	+21B	−2N	=13B	−20N	+40B	=10N	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.75	2101	-13.6
16	Maenken, MerlinCM	2204	GER	+49B	+5N	=9B	−1B	=35N	−4B	+31N	−10N	+30B	5.0	43.0	45.0	20.75	2070	-60.4
17	Ellinger, Maximilian	2049	GER	+37B	=15N	+12B	−9N	+32B	=11N	−13B	=14B	=21N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.00	2114	+31.2
18	Reichmann, FelixCM	2307	GER	=10N	+27B	−3N	F	+30B	−23N	+34B	+41N	=19B	5.0	37.5	39.5	21.25	2059	-40.2
19	Andresen, Marc	1853	GER	=28N	=21B	−10N	=33B	+36N	=29B	=35N	+24B	=18N	5.0	36.5	40.5	21.75	2087	+52.4
20	Musiienko, Platon	2140	GER	=32B	−40N	=43B	+50N	=23B	+34N	+15B	=13N	−6B	5.0	36.0	38.0	19.75	2038	-45.6
21	Paeslack, Luis	2012	GER	=50B	=19N	+47B	−15N	=41B	+42N	−23B	+33N	=17B	5.0	33.5	35.5	18.25	2012	-0.6
22	Weidenhoefer, MaxCM	2234	GER	+51N	=4B	−2N	+31B	−5B	=10N	+49B	−7N	=28B	4.5	41.5	43.5	16.25	2014	-49.8
23	Alheit, Maximilian	1938	GER	−13N	=43B	+44N	=14B	=20N	+18B	+21N	−9N	−11B	4.5	40.5	44.0	20.50	2103	+74.0
24	Mimkes, Antal	2137	GER	+38B	+7N	=8B	−2B	−40N	=49N	=33B	−19N	+29B	4.5	39.0	41.0	19.75	2006	-30.8
25	Mimkes, Pavel	2134	GER	+53B	+42N	−1N	+10B	+6B	−3N	=4N	F	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	19.25	2155	+4.8
26	Barsov, Vladislav	2010	GER	−1N	=46B	−36N	=44B	+45N	−37B	+48N	=32B	+40N	4.5	33.0	36.0	15.25	1927	-40.4
27	Kraus, Linus	1972	GER	=11B	−18N	−32B	=46N	=47B	+50N	=30B	=37N	+41B	4.5	32.0	34.0	15.25	1967	-5.6
28	Hofmann, Benjamin	2006	GER	=19B	=50N	−42B	+52N	−13N	=31B	=32N	+43B	=22N	4.5	32.0	33.5	14.75	1986	-5.2
29	Tulchynsky, David	2049	GER	=30N	+45B	+14N	−3B	−11B	=19N	+43B	−6N	−24N	4.0	40.5	44.0	17.00	1975	-16.8
30	Hierl, Andreas	1856	GER	=29B	−2N	+38B	=7N	−18N	=44B	=27N	+49B	−16N	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.00	2016	+69.6
31	Borriss, Benjamin	1916	GER	=12B	−3N	+46B	−22N	+50B	=28N	−16B	=39N	=34B	4.0	37.0	39.0	14.00	2010	+40.0
32	Malmstroem, Eva	1868	GER	=20N	−14B	+27N	+39B	−17N	F	=28B	=26N	=38B	4.0	37.0	37.0	17.50	2036	+35.0
33	Meyer, Henry	2002	GER	−15B	+37N	−6B	=19N	=48N	+46B	=24N	−21B	=36N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.25	1933	-32.8
34	Birkenheier, Nicolas	1878	GER	−7B	+53N	=35B	−12N	+39N	−20B	−18N	+52B	=31N	4.0	35.0	36.0	10.50	2019	+60.8
35	Shanawaz Thabrez, Shahzaib	2058	GER	=45N	=41B	=34N	+48B	=16B	−7N	=19B	−42N	=37B	4.0	34.5	37.5	15.50	1901	-73.6
36	Schilling, Rumo	1881	GER	−5B	=38N	+26B	−11N	−19B	+53N	−41B	+51N	=33B	4.0	34.5	35.5	11.50	1943	+14.6
37	Pflug, Anton	1886	GER	−17N	−33B	+51N	−43N	+53B	+26N	−10B	=27B	=35N	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.75	1952	+33.6
38	Langer, Paul Georg	1986	GER	−24N	=36B	−30N	=45B	=52N	=39B	=46N	+44B	=32N	4.0	30.5	32.0	13.50	1899	-21.0
39	Zweigait, Leon	2035	GER	+48B	−9N	=50B	−32N	−34B	=38N	+52N	=31B	=46N	4.0	29.5	31.0	11.00	1890	-34.6
40	Werner, Florin	1959	GER	=14N	+20B	+13N	−8B	+24B	−6N	−9B	−15N	−26B	3.5	42.5	47.0	17.75	2035	+33.6
41	Seifert, Hendrik	1934	GER	=2B	=35N	−5B	+53N	=21N	−14B	+36N	−18B	−27N	3.5	41.0	42.0	13.00	1968	+5.6
42	Aguike, Chidera	1968	GER	F	−25B	+28N	−6N	=7B	−21B	+44N	+35B	−14N	3.5	39.0	39.0	15.00	2003	+14.0
43	Tietz, Bennit	1983	GER	−9B	=23N	=20N	+37B	−4N	+48B	−29N	−28N	=51B	3.5	37.0	39.0	12.75	1922	-15.4
44	Kaplan, Arne	1952	GER	=3B	−12N	−23B	=26N	+51B	=30N	−42B	−38N	+53N	3.5	34.5	35.5	10.50	1917	-19.6
45	Werner, RosalieWCM	1879	GER	=35B	−29N	−53B	=38N	−26B	=51N	=47B	=50B	+52N	3.5	25.0	26.0	9.00	1895	+3.4
46	Fellberg, Justus	1902	GER	−6B	=26N	−31N	=27B	F	−33N	=38B	+47N	=39B	3.0	34.0	34.0	11.50	1906	0.0
47	Wolek, Lukas	1933	GER	−8N	+51B	−21N	−13B	=27N	−52B	=45N	−46B	+50N	3.0	31.0	32.5	8.00	1859	-37.2
48	Cwiklik, Jonah	1868	GER	−39N	F	=7B	−35N	=33B	−43N	−26B	+53B	+49N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1919	+18.8
49	Nopper, Louis	1986	GER	−16N	+52B	=11B	F	−12N	=24B	−22N	−30N	−48B	2.0	37.0	38.5	6.50	1880	-22.4
50	Jansen, Malte	1889	GER	=21N	=28B	=39N	−20B	−31N	−27B	−51B	=45N	−47B	2.0	33.5	35.5	8.50	1761	-27.8
51	Astner, Sebastian	1939	GER	−22B	−47N	−37B	F	−44N	=45B	+50N	−36B	=43N	2.0	28.0	28.0	5.50	1762	-37.6
52	Glasschroeder, Maximilian	1972	GER	−4N	−49N	F	−28B	=38B	+47N	−39B	−34N	−45B	1.5	31.5	31.5	5.00	1721	-50.0
53	Berresheim, Nils	1942	GER	−25N	−34B	+45N	−41B	−37N	−36B	F	−48N	−44B	1.0	30.0	30.0	3.50	1605	-127.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zobel, ChristianCMGER
+96.4
7.0 pts · #2
2Zomartova, IlyaGEO
+89.2
5.5 pts · #13
3Alheit, MaximilianGER
+74.0
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Berresheim, NilsGER
-127.6
1.0 pts · #53
2Shanawaz Thabrez, ShahzaibGER
-73.6
4.0 pts · #31
3Maenken, MerlinCMGER
-60.4
5.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R6+369 Elo gap
Alheit, Maximilian1938 beat CMReichmann, Felix2307
R8+284 Elo gap
Andresen, Marc1853 beat Mimkes, Antal2137
R3+236 Elo gap
Werner, Florin1959 beat Bosselmann, Tom Linus2195