Offene Deutsche Juniorenmeisterschaft 2026 U25 B

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80 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 1903, and top seed was Eric Andresen (🇩🇪 GER, 1925).

Eric Thoms (🇩🇪 GER, 1869) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mark Tulchynsky (7.0) and Peter Hansen (7.0). Thoms won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Finnja Gold (1623) beat Dennis Birke (1859), a +236-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

🇩🇪Eric Andresen1925

Avg top 10

1,903

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×79

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Eric Thoms
🇩🇪GER·1869
7.0pts·2045perf+78.0
🥈
Mark Tulchynsky
🇩🇪GER·1882
7.0pts·2048perf+73.6
🥉
Peter Hansen
🇩🇪GER·1915
7.0pts·2020perf+45.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Thoms7Tulchynsky7Hansen7Weeke7Uhlmann6.5Prashanthakumar6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Thoms takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Eric Thoms lost to Mark Tulchynsky (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Eric Thoms 3 wins (R1–R3)Mark Tulchynsky 6 wins (R1–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Eric Thoms	*	0	—	½
2Mark Tulchynsky	1	*	0	½
3Peter Hansen	—	1	*	—
4Tom Weeke	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Thoms, Eric	1869	GER	+61N	+69B	+16N	−2B	+23N	=4B	+19N	+5B	=6N	7.0	46.0	49.0	35.25	2045	+78.0
2	Tulchynsky, Mark	1882	GER	+72B	+47N	+55B	+1N	+5B	+7N	=22B	=4N	−3B	7.0	46.0	48.5	35.50	2048	+73.6
3	Hansen, Peter	1915	GER	=29N	+28B	+24N	=23B	=19N	+13B	=6N	+11B	+2N	7.0	45.0	50.0	39.25	2020	+45.6
4	Weeke, Tom	1862	GER	=73B	+20N	=13B	+39N	+21B	=1N	+8B	=2B	+22N	7.0	45.0	47.5	36.50	2008	+64.4
5	Uhlmann, Jonas	1839	GER	+10N	+34B	+25N	+7B	−2N	=19B	+9N	−1N	+14B	6.5	47.5	52.5	36.00	2009	+82.0
6	Prashanthakumar, Arju	1870	GER	+53N	+48B	−7N	+34B	=9N	+36B	=3B	+21N	=1B	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.00	1960	+44.8
7	Kautny, Fabian	1819	GER	+74B	+35N	+6B	−5N	+11B	−2B	−24N	+38N	+21B	6.0	45.5	48.0	29.50	1945	+60.8
8	Borukhson, Benjamin Joel	1785	GER	+63N	=77B	=9N	+28B	=26N	+15B	−4N	+19B	=10N	6.0	43.0	44.5	28.25	1943	+38.4
9	Schwerdt, Alwin Elias	1874	GER	+75B	=13N	=8B	+47N	=6B	+55N	−5B	=17N	+24B	6.0	42.5	44.5	26.25	1913	+9.0
10	Fridlin, Daniel	1885	GER	−5B	+65N	=12B	+45N	+56B	−14N	+30B	+23N	=8B	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.00	1946	+29.2
11	Maraun, Lias	1795	GER	+43B	+66N	+50N	−19B	−7N	+53B	+14B	−3N	+27B	6.0	40.5	43.5	25.50	1921	+60.4
12	Schoenrock, Elia	1908	GER	+67N	−55B	=10N	+52B	=25N	=35B	=13N	+60B	+15N	6.0	38.0	41.0	26.75	1898	-4.0
13	Laag, Pascal Benedikt	1757	GER	+80B	=9B	=4N	=22N	+32B	−3N	=12B	+45N	=26B	5.5	45.0	46.0	24.50	1948	+46.8
14	Petrow, Andre	1894	GER	+68N	=49B	+51N	=50B	=16N	+10B	−11N	+35B	−5N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.75	1891	+0.4
15	Vilain, Philip	1775	GER	+59B	=38N	=27B	=55N	+17B	−8N	+20B	+29N	−12B	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.50	1839	+31.6
16	Janssen, Arne	1826	GER	+79B	+57N	−1B	+27N	=14B	−22N	=38B	+46N	=17B	5.5	40.0	41.0	21.25	1856	+8.2
17	Klahold, Rona	1759	GER	−50N	+76B	=31N	+77B	−15N	+69B	+26N	=9B	=16N	5.5	36.0	37.5	19.75	1867	+26.8
18	Dominik, Anton	1861	GER	−45B	+62N	−21B	+70N	−30B	=39N	+57B	+56N	+40B	5.5	33.5	36.5	20.25	1835	-10.4
19	Eitel, Luc	1828	GER	=20B	+58N	+44B	+11N	=3B	=5N	−1B	−8N	=33B	5.0	46.5	50.0	25.25	1842	+5.6
20	Rose, Simeon	1742	GER	=19N	−4B	+60N	+42B	=24N	+31B	−15N	=32B	=30N	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.00	1859	+56.4
21	Schmidt, Jossip	1688	GER	−77N	+46B	+18N	+49B	−4N	+48B	+23N	−6B	−7N	5.0	42.0	43.5	22.50	1808	+56.4
22	Retzlaff, Nick	1912	GER	−49N	+68B	+77N	=13B	+33N	+16B	=2N	F	−4B	5.0	42.0	43.5	21.25	1879	-13.2
23	Schelhorn, Paul	1818	GER	+46B	=44N	+38B	=3N	−1B	+43N	−21B	−10B	+48N	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.00	1789	-6.6
24	Arne, Jonas	1860	GER	=58B	+73N	−3B	+44N	=20B	+37N	+7B	F	−9N	5.0	41.5	44.0	21.75	1892	+13.2
25	Lytvynenko, Ivan	1719	GER	+26B	+45N	−5B	=56N	=12B	=30N	=31B	=40N	=32N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.50	1887	+80.4
26	Engelhaupt, Henry	1865	GER	−25N	+60B	+29N	=33B	=8B	=38N	−17B	+39N	=13N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.50	1787	-38.0
27	Huber, Ben	1715	GER	=31N	+32B	=15N	−16B	−48N	+71B	+49N	+36B	−11N	5.0	40.0	43.0	22.25	1817	+24.0
28	Escher, Natan	1743	GER	+39B	−3N	+74B	−8N	=45B	+47N	=40B	=33N	=31B	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.25	1859	+55.6
29	Klemm, Julian	1650	GER	=3B	=30N	−26B	+57N	=40B	+51N	+56B	−15B	=35N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.75	1831	+84.0
30	Singh, Aksh	1741	GER	=41N	=29B	=52N	=67B	+18N	=25B	−10N	+55N	=20B	5.0	38.5	41.5	22.25	1805	+30.4
31	Lueersen, Lukas	1859	GER	=27B	=52N	=17B	+72N	=38B	−20N	=25N	+41B	=28N	5.0	38.5	41.0	21.50	1792	-34.4
32	Oezkurt, Kaan	1875	GER	=52B	−27N	+57B	+66B	−13N	+46N	=33B	=20N	=25B	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.00	1781	-45.2
33	Unruh, Iven	1822	GER	+76N	−50B	+53N	=26N	−22B	+54B	=32N	=28B	=19N	5.0	37.0	39.0	20.00	1825	+2.4
34	Oblender, Rudi	1814	GER	+62B	−5N	+59B	−6N	−46B	=44N	+72B	=43N	+51B	5.0	36.0	38.5	17.50	1762	-12.8
35	Classen, Marnin	1894	GER	+78B	−7B	=67N	+73N	=43B	=12N	+55B	−14N	=29B	5.0	35.5	36.5	16.00	1795	-44.8
36	Birke, Dennis	1859	GER	−44B	−43N	+78B	+59N	+72B	−6N	+66B	−27N	+46B	5.0	32.5	33.5	14.00	1761	-23.4
37	Doeding, Alexander	1870	GER	−66B	−59N	+79N	+51B	+49N	−24B	−53N	+67B	+44B	5.0	30.5	31.5	16.00	1770	-47.2
38	Beier, Martin	1797	GER	+71N	=15B	−23N	+41B	=31N	=26B	=16N	−7B	=62N	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.75	1777	-9.2
39	Wolf, Noah	1724	GER	−28N	+79B	+54N	−4B	−53N	=18B	+60N	−26B	+63N	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.75	1762	+18.4
40	Stehning, Michel	1805	GER	−48N	−53B	+76N	+68B	=29N	+41B	=28N	=25B	−18N	4.5	36.0	38.0	17.00	1718	-42.0
41	Klugkist, Paul	1754	GER	=30B	−56N	+64B	−38N	+70B	−40N	+47B	−31N	+58B	4.5	33.5	36.5	16.50	1788	+16.4
42	Briese, Paul	1869	GER	−57B	+78N	=43B	−20N	=44B	+58N	−46B	=51N	+55B	4.5	31.5	32.5	14.00	1688	-84.0
43	Gold, Finnja	1623	GER	−11N	+36B	=42N	+61B	=35N	−23B	=50N	=34B	F	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.75	1840	+88.0
44	Borriss, Emma	1639	GER	+36N	=23B	−19N	−24B	=42N	=34B	+61N	=50B	−37N	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.75	1800	+73.6
45	Andresen, Eric	1925	GER	+18N	−25B	=66N	−10B	=28N	+63B	+48N	−13B	F	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	1779	-29.4
46	Kutz, Paul Matti	1713	GER	−23N	−21N	+62B	+69B	+34N	−32B	+42N	−16B	−36N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.00	1747	+16.8
47	Ott, Claudius	1755	GER	+54N	−2B	+48N	−9B	=67N	−28B	−41N	+68B	=52N	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.50	1698	-13.0
48	Vlad, Mark	1587	GER	+40B	−6N	−47B	+75N	+27B	−21N	−45B	+64N	−23B	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.00	1740	+68.8
49	Malinowsky, Celina	1747	GER	+22B	=14N	=56B	−21N	−37B	+62N	−27B	=58N	=54B	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.75	1714	-7.0
50	Hoffmann, Alexander	1892	GER	+17B	+33N	−11B	=14N	−55B	=66N	=43B	=44N	F	4.0	36.5	36.5	18.75	1752	-28.8
51	Tryk, Paul-Luca	1655	GER	=56B	+64N	−14B	−37N	+61N	−29B	+52N	=42B	−34N	4.0	36.0	39.5	15.00	1751	+44.8
52	Feichtner, David	1759	GER	=32N	=31B	=30B	−12N	=58B	=57N	−51B	+71N	=47B	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.00	1721	-17.6
53	Golke, Philipp	1719	GER	−6B	+40N	−33B	+74N	+39B	−11N	+37B	F	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	16.50	1856	+52.8
54	Wolek, Maximilian	1539	GER	−47B	+75N	−39B	=64N	+73B	−33N	−58B	+72N	=49N	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.75	1711	+78.4
55	Jamalli, Ali	1730	GER	+70B	+12N	−2N	=15B	+50N	−9B	−35N	−30B	−42N	3.5	43.0	46.0	15.75	1772	+18.4
56	Lieb, Max	1782	GER	=51N	+41B	=49N	=25B	−10N	+67B	−29N	−18B	F	3.5	37.5	40.5	14.00	1711	-32.4
57	Yueksel, Aran	1663	GER	+42N	−16B	−32N	−29B	+68N	=52B	−18N	−61B	+73B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.00	1711	+20.4
58	Mikayelyan, David	1781	GER	=24N	−19B	−61N	+60B	=52N	−42B	+54N	=49B	−41N	3.5	34.5	38.0	14.00	1677	-50.8
59	Rotaermel, Leonie	1742	GER	−15N	+37B	−34N	−36B	−69N	=75N	+65B	=70B	=64N	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.75	1702	-20.4
60	Sengupta, Aroop Ratan	1679	GER	=64B	−26N	−20B	−58N	+78B	+73N	−39B	−12N	+72B	3.5	32.5	33.5	7.75	1686	+1.6
61	Lesser, Luan	1776	GER	−1B	=80N	+58B	−43N	−51B	+74N	−44B	+57N	F	3.5	32.0	33.0	10.00	1665	-24.2
62	Fischermann, Charlotte	1635	GER	−34N	−18B	−46N	+76B	+80N	−49B	F	+66N	=38B	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.25	1711	+30.0
63	Elkin, Lev	1923	RUS	−8B	−74N	−70B	+65N	+75B	−45N	=71B	+73N	−39B	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.50	1679	-58.2
64	Yang, Marco	1736	GER	=60N	−51B	−41N	=54B	+79B	=72N	=67N	−48B	=59B	3.5	29.0	30.0	9.25	1601	-66.0
65	Jakob, Lucas	1696	GER	−69N	−10B	−68N	−63B	=76N	+80B	−59N	+79B	+74B	3.5	24.5	25.5	5.50	1676	-11.6
66	Grinman, Anatoli	1755	GER	+37N	−11B	=45B	−32N	F	=50B	−36N	−62B	+67N	3.0	35.5	37.0	12.00	1739	-9.2
67	Farouk, Isa Mohideen	1760	GER	−12B	+70N	=35B	=30N	=47B	−56N	=64B	−37N	−66B	3.0	35.0	38.0	11.75	1683	-36.8
68	Stelter, Finja	1769	GER	−14B	−22N	+65B	−40N	−57B	=70N	+75B	−47N	=71B	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.50	1646	-29.4
69	Magezi, Noah	1722	GER	+65B	−1N	−72B	−46N	+59B	−17N	F	F	+80B	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1694	-11.6
70	Ensslen, Jakob	1833	GER	−55N	−67B	+63N	−18B	−41N	=68B	F	=59N	+78B	3.0	28.0	29.0	7.75	1687	-65.6
71	Bako, Evelin	1640	GER	−38B	−72N	−75B	+78N	+74B	−27N	=63N	−52B	=68N	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.75	1637	-3.2
72	Stepanjan, Tatevik Mia	1751	GER	−2N	+71B	+69N	−31B	−36N	=64B	−34N	−54B	−60N	2.5	36.0	39.0	7.75	1582	-80.4
73	Rabus, Johann	1734	GER	=4N	−24B	+80N	−35B	−54N	−60B	+76N	−63B	−57N	2.5	33.5	34.5	6.50	1585	-72.4
74	Ottlik, Marie	1753	GER	−7N	+63B	−28N	−53B	−71N	−61B	=80N	+76B	−65N	2.5	30.5	31.5	6.00	1574	-86.8
75	Freese, Daniel	1737	GER	−9N	−54B	+71N	−48B	−63N	=59B	−68N	−78N	=76B	2.0	29.0	30.0	5.75	1490	-113.6
76	Huppert, Anna	1663	GER	−33B	−17N	−40B	−62N	=65B	+79N	−73B	−74N	=75N	2.0	29.0	30.0	3.75	1514	-32.8
77	Leonhardt, Lukas	1604	GER	+21B	=8N	−22B	−17N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	8.00	1699	+17.2
78	Betz, Niclas	1650	GER	−35N	−42B	−36N	−71B	−60N	F	F	+75B	−70N	1.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	1478	-50.4
79	Fischer, Quirin	1664	GER	−16N	−39N	−37B	+80B	−64N	−76B	F	−65N	F	1.0	26.0	26.0	1.00	1433	-71.6
80	Claussen, Daniela	1679	GER	−13N	=61B	−73B	−79N	−62B	−65N	=74B	F	−69N	1.0	25.0	25.0	3.00	1395	-103.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gold, FinnjaGER
+88.0
4.0 pts · #47
2Klemm, JulianGER
+84.0
5.0 pts · #27
3Uhlmann, JonasGER
+82.0
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Freese, DanielGER
-113.6
2.0 pts · #76
2Claussen, DanielaGER
-103.2
1.0 pts · #80
3Ottlik, MarieGER
-86.8
2.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R2+236 Elo gap
Gold, Finnja1623 beat Birke, Dennis1859
R1+220 Elo gap
Borriss, Emma1639 beat Birke, Dennis1859
R1+218 Elo gap
Vlad, Mark1587 beat Stehning, Michel1805