51. Alpenpokal 2026
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Fischen-Langenwang, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1989, and top seed was Juergen Wempe (π©πͺ GER, 2137).
Michael Frey (π©πͺ GER, 2116) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Bernd Hiemer (6.0) and Stephan Kondziella (6.0). Frey shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Bernd Hiemer (1974) beat Michael Frey (2116), a +142-point gap.
Location
π©πͺFischen-Langenwang, Germany
Dates
09 Jan 2026 β 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Federations Β· 4 represented
π©πͺGermanyΓ26
πͺπΈSpainΓ1
πΈπ°SlovakiaΓ1
π³π±NetherlandsΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsMichael Frey led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
12
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2
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1
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R9 Β· LEADER CHANGE17 Jan
Michael Frey takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
R7βR9 Β· WIN STREAK
Markus Ternes won 3 in a row (R7βR9).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Frey | * | β | Β½ | 0 |
| 2Markus Ternes | β | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Juergen Wempe | Β½ | 1 | * | Β½ |
| 4Bernd Hiemer | 1 | 0 | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frey, Michael | 2116 | GER | +21B | +6N | =7B | +3N | β2B | +13N | +12B | =5N | =11B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 32.00 | 2111 | +1.2 |
| 2 | Hiemer, Bernd | 1974 | GER | +11B | +10N | +13B | =7N | +1N | +6B | =5B | β3N | β4B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 32.00 | 2073 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Kondziella, Stephan | 1970 | GER | +17N | =4B | +12N | β1B | =8N | =14B | +6N | +2B | =5B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 30.75 | 2080 | +26.6 |
| 4 | Ternes, Markus | 1879 | GER | +22B | =3N | =9B | β5N | +16B | β8N | +10B | +14B | +2N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 28.50 | 2019 | +33.2 |
| 5 | Wempe, Juergen | 2137 | GER | =27N | +24B | =14N | +4B | =6N | +7B | =2N | =1B | =3N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 28.75 | 2053 | -16.6 |
| 6 | Kuehn, Matthias | 1927 | GER | +8N | β1B | +27N | +19B | =5B | β2N | β3B | +15N | +12B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 2018 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Pilhoefer, Lukas | 1963 | GER | +16B | +18N | =1N | =2B | +9B | β5N | +8B | F | F | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 24.75 | 2098 | +25.6 |
| 8 | De Luna Butz, Alberto | 1767 | ESP | β6B | =21N | +26B | +10N | =3B | +4B | β7N | =12N | =9B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 1942 | +40.8 |
| 9 | Schmidt, Matthias | 1971 | GER | +19N | =14B | =4N | =23B | β7N | +20B | β13N | +21B | =8N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 1882 | -20.8 |
| 10 | Vreugdenhil, Frans | 1822 | NED | +25N | β2B | =17N | β8B | =19N | +28B | β4N | +23B | +21N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 14.25 | 1848 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Tkac, Miroslav | 1791 | SVK | β2N | +25B | F | =20B | β12N | +27B | +19N | +17B | =1N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 17.00 | 1987 | +40.2 |
| 12 | Koops, Randolf | 1999 | GER | +20N | β13B | β3B | +24N | +11B | +17N | β1N | =8B | β6N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 17.50 | 1885 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Bigott, Martin | 1925 | GER | +15B | +12N | β2N | =14B | +23N | β1B | +9B | F | F | 4.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 18.75 | 2027 | +20.2 |
| 14 | Wagner, Frank | 1888 | GER | +26B | =9N | =5B | =13N | =17B | =3N | +21B | β4N | F | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 18.75 | 1962 | +16.2 |
| 15 | Mayer, Dietmar | 1815 | GER | β13N | =20B | β19N | +25B | β27N | +24B | +18N | β6B | +22B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 1814 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Kumeth, Hartmut | 1792 | GER | β7N | +28B | β20N | +27B | β4N | =18B | =23N | =19B | +24B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 11.50 | 1809 | +3.8 |
| 17 | Gunchev, Christian | 1912 | GER | β3B | +22N | =10B | +18B | =14N | β12B | +20N | β11N | F | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 1850 | -26.4 |
| 18 | Rother, Josef | 1824 | GER | +28N | β7B | β23B | β17N | +26B | =16N | β15B | =22N | +25B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 10.75 | 1738 | -20.2 |
| 19 | Felber, Gerald | 1813 | GER | β9B | =26N | +15B | β6N | =10B | +22N | β11B | =16N | β20B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 1738 | -19.0 |
| 20 | Bauer, Dieter | 1774 | GER | β12B | =15N | +16B | =11N | =21B | β9N | β17B | F | +19N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 1821 | +9.0 |
| 21 | Aigner, Georg | 1822 | GER | β1N | =8B | =24N | +28B | =20N | +23B | β14N | β9N | β10B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10.00 | 1754 | -18.4 |
| 22 | Wagner, Gerhard | 1730 | GER | β4N | β17B | =25N | =26N | =24B | β19B | +28N | =18B | β15N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 7.75 | 1666 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Schleime, Franz-Josef | 1718 | GER | F | =27B | +18N | =9N | β13B | β21N | =16B | β10N | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1757 | +5.8 |
| 24 | Borries, Barbara | 1780 | GER | F | β5N | =21B | β12B | =22N | β15N | =25B | +28B | β16N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 1691 | -20.8 |
| 25 | Dahmen, Juergen | 1695 | GER | β10B | β11N | =22B | β15N | β28N | =26B | =24N | +29B | β18N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.00 | 1587 | -25.8 |
| 26 | Kuehlwein, Ralf | 1737 | GER | β14N | =19B | β8N | =22B | β18N | =25N | +27B | F | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1694 | -9.0 |
| 27 | Boldt, Heinrich | 1858 | GER | =5B | =23N | β6B | β16N | +15B | β11N | β26N | F | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.75 | 1687 | -33.2 |
| 28 | Thonig, Manfred | 1668 | GER | β18B | β16N | +29B | β21N | +25B | β10N | β22B | β24N | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.50 | 1567 | -20.0 |
| 29 | Wempe, Anke | 1613 | GER | F | F | β28N | F | F | F | F | β25N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 882 | -16.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De Luna Butz, AlbertoESP+40.85.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Tkac, MiroslavSVK+40.25.0 pts Β· #7
- 3Ternes, MarkusGER+33.26.0 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Boldt, HeinrichGER-33.22.0 pts Β· #27
- 2Koops, RandolfGER-26.44.5 pts Β· #12
- 3Gunchev, ChristianGER-26.44.0 pts Β· #17
Biggest upsets
- R5+142 Elo gap
- R8+121 Elo gap
- R7+121 Elo gap