41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open

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103 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Bad Woerishofen, Germany. 31 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2475, and top seed was Anton Demchenko (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2619).

Di Li (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2558) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Anton Demchenko (7.5) and Vitaly Sivuk (7.0). Li shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Abheek Bhatt (1991) beat Bahne Fuhrmann (FM, 2297), a +306-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Woerishofen, Germany

Dates

13 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇮GMAnton Demchenko2619

Avg top 10

2,475

Participants

103

Titled players · 31

GM×9

IM×5

FM×13

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×69

🇮🇳India×6

🇨🇳China×5

🇨🇭Switzerland×5

🇺🇸United States of America×3

🇫🇷France×3

🇨🇿Czech Republic×2

🇵🇱Poland×2

Top 3

🥇
GMDi Li
🇨🇳CHN·2558
8.0pts·2734perf+16.4
🥈
GMAnton Demchenko
🇸🇮SLO·2619
7.5pts·2663perf+5.9
🥉
GMVitaly Sivuk
🇸🇪SWE·2504
7.0pts·2588perf+10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Di Li led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Li8Demchenko7.5Sivuk7Zhao6.5Chanda6.5Milov6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Di Li held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Di Li beat GM Anton Demchenko (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Di Li 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM Anton Demchenko 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)GM Vitaly Sivuk 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDi Li	*	1	—	½
2GMAnton Demchenko	0	*	½	1
3GMVitaly Sivuk	—	½	*	—
4IMYuanhe Zhao	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Li, DiGM	2558	CHN	+36B	+12N	+8B	=5N	+57B	+2N	+16B	=4N	+6B	8.0	48.5	52.5	46.00	2734	+16.4
2	Demchenko, AntonGM	2619	SLO	+89N	+24B	+17N	+6B	=3N	−1B	+9N	+5B	+4B	7.5	50.5	53.0	41.50	2663	+5.9
3	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2504	SWE	+68N	+41B	+51N	+7B	=2B	−4N	+10B	=6N	+8B	7.0	46.5	50.0	36.75	2588	+10.6
4	Chanda, SandipanGM	2479	IND	+34B	+30N	=10B	+14N	=5B	+3B	+17N	=1B	−2N	6.5	51.5	56.5	38.75	2549	+10.0
5	Zhao, YuanheIM	2466	CHN	+101N	+38B	+22N	=1B	=4N	=9B	+45N	−2N	+7B	6.5	48.5	49.5	31.75	2486	+5.7
6	Xiang, ZeyuIM	2449	CHN	+99B	+40N	+15B	−2N	=9N	+24B	+22N	=3B	−1N	6.0	49.5	51.0	29.00	2453	+2.6
7	Besou, HussainIM	2422	GER	+74B	+20N	+25B	−3N	+26B	−16N	+18B	+17N	−5N	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.00	2401	-0.8
8	Knaak, RainerGM	2408	GER	+72N	+39B	−1N	+31B	−16N	+38B	+37N	+11B	−3N	6.0	45.0	48.5	28.00	2341	-4.2
9	Neuhoff, LaertesFM	2255	GER	+81B	+62N	=57B	+10N	=6B	=5N	−2B	+36N	=14B	6.0	44.0	47.0	28.25	2425	+80.0
10	Haba, PetrGM	2377	CZE	+86N	+35B	=4N	−9B	+21N	+39B	−3N	=26B	+28B	6.0	44.0	47.0	28.25	2348	-1.6
11	Klaska, Philipp LeonFM	2347	GER	=19B	+42N	=14B	=20N	+47B	=12N	+35B	−8N	+27B	6.0	43.0	47.5	30.00	2268	-14.0
12	Sun, Chao	2224	CHN	+69N	−1B	+62N	=58B	+54N	=11B	=15N	+29B	=13N	6.0	42.5	46.0	27.00	2313	+22.0
13	Milov, LeonidGM	2401	GER	=42B	=19N	=43B	+64N	+20B	=18N	+25B	=16N	=12B	6.0	42.0	45.5	29.75	2252	-12.9
14	Tulliez, AndreFM	2274	FRA	+29N	+52B	=11N	−4B	−35N	+63B	+39N	+45B	=9N	6.0	41.0	44.5	27.50	2272	+2.0
15	Arnold, MaxFM	2355	GER	+64N	+55B	−6N	−39B	+63B	+27N	=12B	+40N	=16B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.25	2264	-16.4
16	Arjun C Krishnamachari	2196	IND	F	+75N	+47B	=18N	+8B	+7B	−1N	=13B	=15N	5.5	45.5	45.5	28.75	2455	+53.2
17	Smith, BryanGM	2362	USA	+48B	+23N	−2B	+32N	+40B	+35N	−4B	−7B	=26N	5.5	44.5	49.0	26.50	2323	-2.6
18	Guttenthaler, FranzFM	2307	GER	=102N	+56B	+46N	=16B	=39N	=13B	−7N	+35B	=21N	5.5	40.5	41.0	24.00	2242	-11.6
19	Abheek Bhatt	1991	IND	=11N	=13B	=38N	−24B	+83N	=21B	=46N	+41B	+51N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.75	2259	+120.4
20	Schneider, Heiko	2119	GER	+91N	−7B	+59N	=11B	−13N	+66B	=52N	+51B	=25N	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.00	2259	+32.8
21	Arndt, Stefan	2140	GER	−43B	=37N	+73B	+88N	−10B	=19N	+44B	+58N	=18B	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.25	2111	-4.4
22	Seifert, VolkerFM	2287	GER	+61B	+45N	−5B	+60N	+87B	=57N	−6B	F	+36N	5.5	36.5	36.5	22.00	2329	+12.0
23	Gohla, Ulf	2079	GER	+76B	−17B	−67N	=48N	+75B	+80N	=28B	=25N	+44B	5.5	35.0	38.0	21.75	2122	+8.6
24	Wacker, PeterFM	2173	GER	+37B	−2N	=36B	+19N	+42B	−6N	−29B	+48N	=55B	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	2159	-6.2
25	Skembris, SpyridonGM	2291	GRE	+59N	+33B	−7N	−35B	+67N	+58B	−13N	=23B	=20B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.00	2171	-12.6
26	Maier, ChristianIM	2220	GER	=75B	+70N	=87B	+43N	−7N	F	+47B	=10N	=17B	5.0	36.5	36.5	21.50	2252	+4.1
27	Schoell, Tobias	2086	GER	=85N	=65B	+69N	=51B	=28N	−15B	+67N	+53B	−11N	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.75	2164	+17.6
28	Tschann, Stephan	2236	GER	=56N	+96B	+84N	−57N	=27B	=55B	=23N	+52B	−10N	5.0	35.5	37.5	18.25	2175	-13.4
29	Wolf, Rainer	1974	GER	−14B	F	+90N	=41B	+84N	=53B	+24N	−12N	+40B	5.0	35.5	35.5	19.25	2250	+56.2
30	Mgeladze, KesariaWIM	2204	GEO	+80N	−4B	−52N	=65B	+96N	+54B	=55N	=37B	=34N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.50	2075	-56.8
31	Aryan Mehta	2104	IND	+44B	−57N	+102B	−8N	=80B	+79N	−36B	=56N	+61B	5.0	33.5	34.0	16.00	2113	-1.6
32	Dittmar, PeterFM	2142	GER	=82N	+54B	+53N	−17B	=58N	−37B	=62N	=64B	+52N	5.0	33.0	36.0	19.00	2109	-7.8
33	Reinhard, Simon	2067	GER	+98B	−25N	−44B	+81N	−37B	+49N	−51N	+88B	+53N	5.0	32.0	33.5	15.50	2071	+0.8
34	Cziko, Eduard-Carol	2017	ROU	−4N	=80B	−54N	=69B	+85N	=82B	+96N	+70B	=30B	5.0	31.5	33.5	15.75	2069	+9.0
35	Python, Noe	2082	SUI	+73B	−10N	+49B	+25N	+14B	−17B	−11N	−18N	=43B	4.5	43.0	46.5	21.25	2192	+23.6
36	Bianco, Valerio	2028	ITA	−1N	+83B	=24N	+91B	=53N	=51B	+31N	−9B	−22B	4.5	40.5	42.5	16.50	2167	+29.8
37	Zhang, Yinzhe	1957	CHN	−24N	=21B	F	=38B	+33N	+32N	−8B	=30N	+47B	4.5	40.5	42.0	22.00	2207	+51.0
38	Wagner, Julian	2123	GER	+71B	−5N	=19B	=37N	+70B	−8N	+43B	=55N	F	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.50	2132	+0.6
39	Kaiser, Elmar	2096	GER	+88B	−8N	+81B	+15N	=18B	−10N	−14B	+69N	F	4.5	38.5	38.5	17.75	2237	+28.2
40	Saad, Gabriel	2152	FRA	+67N	−6B	+86N	+52B	−17N	+62B	=53N	−15B	−29N	4.5	37.5	40.5	16.00	2156	0.0
41	de Francesco, KlausFM	2156	GER	+77B	−3N	=64B	=29N	+89B	−45N	=42B	−19N	+59N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.50	2053	-25.8
42	Mehta, Hursh	2000	USA	=13N	−11B	+82N	+83B	−24N	=46B	=41N	+65B	F	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.00	2148	+28.6
43	Christidis, Savvas	1927	GRE	+21N	=53B	=13N	−26B	−62N	+72B	−38N	+78B	=35N	4.5	36.5	40.0	19.75	2134	+45.2
44	Guenther, Thomas	1890	GER	−31N	+101B	+33N	−53B	=52N	+68B	−21N	+62B	−23N	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.00	2085	+44.4
45	Mrozowski, Nikodem	2073	POL	+92N	−22B	=65N	+66B	+51N	+41B	−5B	−14N	F	4.5	35.5	35.5	15.75	2172	+40.4
46	Moeller, Dustin	2161	GER	=54N	+82B	−18B	−63N	+60B	=42N	=19B	=61N	=56B	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.00	2002	-36.4
47	Rempe, JonasFM	2102	GER	=90N	+66B	−16N	+56B	−11N	+88B	−26N	+63B	−37N	4.5	34.5	37.0	14.75	2041	-14.6
48	Kraemer, Max	1995	GER	−17N	−91B	+92N	=23B	−66N	+97B	+54N	−24B	+88N	4.5	30.0	32.0	13.25	1989	-3.2
49	Pinelli, Gian	1972	SUI	−53N	+93B	−35N	−62B	+90N	−33B	=76B	+92N	+71B	4.5	28.5	30.5	11.75	1972	-0.4
50	Vrana, FrantisekFM	2078	CZE	+95N	−51B	=91N	−54B	=56N	=70B	=65N	=67B	+66N	4.5	28.0	30.0	13.75	1955	-14.4
51	Fuhrmann, BahneFM	2297	GER	+63B	+50N	−3B	=27N	−45B	=36N	+33B	−20N	−19B	4.0	41.5	45.0	17.75	2060	-52.8
52	Aryan Goyal	2041	IND	+100B	−14N	+30B	−40N	=44B	+71N	=20B	−28N	−32B	4.0	39.0	40.0	14.50	2034	-2.0
53	Deglmann, LudwigFM	2226	GER	+49B	=43N	−32B	+44N	=36B	=29N	=40B	−27N	−33B	4.0	38.0	42.5	18.25	1983	-27.3
54	Meyer, Henry	1936	GER	=46B	−32N	+34B	+50N	−12B	−30N	−48B	=89N	+81B	4.0	37.5	40.0	16.00	2048	+50.8
55	Schreidl, Michael	2075	GER	+94B	−15N	−60B	F	+65N	=28N	=30B	=38B	=24N	4.0	35.0	35.5	15.25	2082	+3.6
56	Kasims, Stefans	1972	GER	=28B	−18N	+97B	−47N	=50B	F	+84N	=31B	=46N	4.0	34.0	34.0	14.50	2123	+30.4
57	Parvanyan, AshotIM	2446	GER	+78N	+31B	=9N	+28B	−1N	=22B	F	F	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	19.25	2373	-3.8
58	Hund, SarahWFM	2081	SUI	=83N	+85B	F	=12N	=32B	−25N	+91B	−21B	=64N	4.0	33.0	33.0	13.75	2050	-6.0
59	Heppert, Lars	1975	GER	−25B	+100N	−20B	=74N	−71B	+75N	=60B	+91N	−41B	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.25	1963	-3.6
60	Schellmann, FrankCM	1928	GER	=84N	=103B	+55N	−22B	−46N	=64B	=59N	=68B	=63N	4.0	31.5	32.0	13.00	2041	+25.6
61	Grosser, Walter	1975	GER	−22N	=95B	−66N	=85B	+94N	=84B	+82N	=46B	−31N	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.25	1958	-5.2
62	Schiff, Armin	2067	GER	+93N	−9B	−12B	+49N	+43B	−40N	=32B	−44N	F	3.5	37.0	37.0	13.50	1997	-14.8
63	Thielke, Pascal	1978	GER	−51N	F	+71B	+46B	−15N	−14N	+80B	−47N	=60B	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.00	2082	+17.4
64	Saizew, Valeri	1994	GER	−15B	F	=41N	−13B	=91N	=60N	+71B	=32N	=58B	3.5	35.0	36.5	13.25	2068	+11.0
65	Vidur Rajagopal	1846	IND	F	=27N	=45B	=30N	−55B	+74N	=50B	−42N	=69B	3.5	34.5	34.5	14.75	2019	+63.6
66	Gradl, Winfried	1926	GER	=87B	−47N	+61B	−45N	+48B	−20N	=89B	=79N	−50B	3.5	34.0	36.5	13.00	1972	+10.2
67	Hornung, Hans, Dr.	1931	GER	−40B	+74N	+23B	−87N	−25B	+89N	−27B	=50N	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	13.75	2064	+26.0
68	Woerl, Richard	2027	GER	−3B	=71N	=80B	=79N	+77B	−44N	−69B	=60N	=73B	3.5	33.0	36.0	12.25	1904	-33.0
69	Meertens, Martin	1971	GER	−12B	+76N	−27B	=34N	=99B	F	+68N	−39B	=65N	3.5	32.5	32.5	12.00	1943	-6.2
70	Glasschroeder, Maximilian	1967	GER	F	−26B	+85N	=84B	−38N	=50N	+86B	−34N	=74B	3.5	31.5	31.5	11.50	2015	+8.8
71	Dobierzin, Olaf	1918	GER	−38N	=68B	−63N	+93B	+59N	−52B	−64N	+72B	−49N	3.5	31.0	33.0	11.25	1906	-3.4
72	Schaefer, Michael	2009	GER	−8B	−73N	+76B	=77N	−79B	−43N	+83B	−71N	+91B	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.25	1828	-40.8
73	Schrauder, Ulrich	1867	GER	−35N	+72B	−21N	−78B	−86N	+93B	+85N	−77B	=68N	3.5	30.0	32.0	10.25	1902	+6.4
74	Krumm, Arthur	2009	GER	−7N	−67B	+95N	=59B	=82N	−65B	−77N	+93B	=70N	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.25	1870	-36.0
75	Alpers, Arne	1963	GER	=26N	−16B	−83N	+95B	−23N	−59B	+94N	+97B	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	8.50	1922	-10.2
76	Firus, Elias Joshua	0	GER	−23N	−69B	−72N	+100N	=81B	=94B	=49N	−86B	+90N	3.5	27.5	28.5	8.25	1857	0.0
77	Hartmann, Wolfgang, Dr.	1934	GER	−41N	=89B	=78N	=72B	−68N	F	+74B	+73N	F	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.75	2015	+15.0
78	Ranganathan, Aadith	2010	GER	−57B	=88N	=77B	+73N	F	F	=79B	−43N	+80B	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.25	1992	-11.6
79	Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCM	1962	USA	F	F	F	=68B	+72N	−31B	=78N	=66B	+86N	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.75	2070	+36.8
80	Faulhaber, Rolf, Dr.	1962	GER	−30B	=34N	=68N	+101B	=31N	−23B	−63N	=84B	−78N	3.0	34.0	35.0	9.25	1939	-5.6
81	Guggenberger, Guido	1974	GER	−9N	+92B	−39N	−33B	=76N	+83B	−88N	=82B	−54N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.25	1829	-31.0
82	Buese, Ralf	1928	GER	=32B	−46N	−42B	+98N	=74B	=34N	−61B	=81N	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.75	1918	-4.0
83	Schleich, Theodor, Dr.	1821	GER	=58B	−36N	+75B	−42N	−19B	−81N	−72N	+94B	=92B	3.0	30.5	32.5	8.50	1831	+1.0
84	Kauch, Markus	2145	GER	=60B	+97N	−28B	=70N	−29B	=61N	−56B	=80N	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.25	1896	-53.2
85	Cote, Frederic	1875	FRA	=27B	−58N	−70B	=61N	−34B	=95N	−73B	=100N	+93B	3.0	29.0	30.0	8.00	1798	-19.0
86	Lapp, Karl	1999	SUI	−10B	+94N	−40B	−89N	+73B	F	−70N	+76N	−79B	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1861	-28.0
87	Paprocki, Jaroslaw	2137	POL	=66N	+90B	=26N	+67B	−22N	F	F	F	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	10.25	2122	-0.8
88	Sprengard, Leo	1885	GER	−39N	=78B	+96N	−21B	F	−47N	+81B	−33N	−48B	2.5	32.5	33.5	6.75	1903	+3.2
89	Stanescu, Christian	2028	GER	−2B	=77N	F	+86B	−41N	−67B	=66N	=54B	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.50	1942	-19.6
90	Bergmann, Thomas	1888	GER	=47B	−87N	−29B	−99N	−49B	+100N	−92B	+98N	−76B	2.5	25.5	26.5	4.75	1795	-20.6
91	Mazatis, Benjamin	1914	GER	−20B	+48N	=50B	−36N	=64B	F	−58N	−59B	−72N	2.0	34.0	35.5	8.50	1842	-14.2
92	Ruff, Korbinian	1773	GER	−45B	−81N	−48B	=94N	−97B	F	+90N	−49B	=83N	2.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1727	-10.0
93	Moser, Andreas	1758	GER	−62B	−49N	=94B	−71N	=100B	−73N	+95B	−74N	−85N	2.0	25.5	26.5	3.50	1674	-19.2
94	Schwabedissen, Lasse	1782	GER	−55N	−86B	=93N	=92B	−61B	=76N	−75B	−83N	=98B	2.0	25.0	26.5	4.50	1639	-56.0
95	Dieter, Juergen, Dr.	1797	GER	−50B	=61N	−74B	−75N	−98B	=85B	−93N	F	+100B	2.0	23.0	23.0	4.50	1703	-39.6
96	Hoeller, Armin	1972	GER	F	−28N	−88B	+97N	−30B	+98N	−34B	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	1867	-17.4
97	Sommer, Stefan	1852	GER	F	−84B	−56N	−96B	+92N	−48N	+98B	−75N	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	3.50	1781	-29.2
98	Schindlbeck, Johann	1758	GER	−33N	F	F	−82B	+95N	−96B	−97N	−90B	=94N	1.5	22.0	22.0	3.00	1668	-15.2
99	Ng, Chun Hei	2012	HKG	−6N	F	F	+90B	=69N	F	F	F	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	2090	+3.8
100	Felgendreher, Luke	1758	GER	−52N	−59B	−101N	−76B	=93N	−90B	F	=85B	−95N	1.0	22.0	22.0	2.50	1598	-46.8
101	Lucas, Michael	2014	GER	−5B	−44N	+100B	−80N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	1813	-22.6
102	Gruenhagen, Marc, Dr.	1984	GER	=18B	F	−31N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	2.75	2013	+0.6
103	Kanana, Ziad	2114	SUI	F	=60N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	4.0	4.0	2.00	1928	-9.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Abheek BhattIND
+120.4
5.5 pts · #22
2Neuhoff, LaertesFMGER
+80.0
6.0 pts · #9
3Vidur RajagopalIND
+63.6
3.5 pts · #65

Top rating losers

1Mgeladze, KesariaWIMGEO
-56.8
5.0 pts · #31
2Schwabedissen, LasseGER
-56.0
2.0 pts · #99
3Kauch, MarkusGER
-53.2
3.0 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R9+306 Elo gap
Abheek Bhatt1991 beat FMFuhrmann, Bahne2297
R4+259 Elo gap
Kaiser, Elmar2096 beat FMArnold, Max2355
R6+226 Elo gap
Arjun C Krishnamachari2196 beat IMBesou, Hussain2422