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41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren

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152 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Bad Woerishofen, Germany. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2165, and top seed was Dieter Pirrot (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2312).

Dieter Pirrot (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2312) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Norbert Heck (7.0) and Kjell Arne Mork (7.0). Pirrot shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Markus Hoehfeld (1909) beat Dieter Pirrot (IM, 2312), a +403-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
🇩🇪IMDieter Pirrot2312
Avg top 10
2,165
Participants
152
Titled players · 14
IM×2
FM×9
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×105
🇳🇴Norway×12
🇮🇹Italy×11
🇦🇹Austria×8
🇬🇧England×5
🇨🇭Switzerland×3
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇩🇪GER·2312
    7.5pts·2298perf+0.3
  • 🥈
    🇩🇪GER·2172
    7.0pts·2249perf+17.4
  • 🥉
    🇳🇴NOR·2170
    7.0pts·2222perf+11.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Dieter Pirrot led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
57
14
5
1
2
4
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pirrot takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE20 Mar

IM Dieter Pirrot takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R2–R8 · WIN STREAK

IM Dieter Pirrot won 7 in a row (R2–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMDieter Pirrot*—
½
1
2FMKjell Arne Mork—*——
3FMNorbert Heck
½
—*—
4FMMichael Babar
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pirrot, DieterIM2312GER−25B+68B+131N+35N+39B+4N+6B+5B=2N7.546.549.040.002298+0.3
2Heck, NorbertFM2172GER=123N+82B+103N=10B+19N=15B+34N+9B=1B7.043.546.535.502249+17.4
3Mork, Kjell ArneFM2170NOR+49B=35N=102N+63B+60N=7B+15N+51B=5N7.042.546.035.252222+11.0
4Bergstrom, RolfFM2126SWE+54N+63B+17N+87B=5N−1B=7N+20B=9N6.547.051.034.002216+21.8
5Wenner, TobiasCM2089GER+18B=37N+93B+83N=4B+58N+44B−1N=3B6.545.049.032.252236+35.4
6Babar, MichaelFM2076GER+101N+42B=26N=88B+77N+11B−1N+46B=7N6.543.547.031.502197+29.0
7Hinz, Holger1983GER+108B−59N+95B+133N+29B=3N=4B+24N=6B6.543.045.531.002118+34.0
8Luciani, Carlo2109ITA−23B+117N+38B+55N=86B=36N=30B+81N+16B6.539.542.529.752090-2.0
9Geyer, Bernhard2110GER+67N=86B+14N=19B+17N+10B=51N−2N=4B6.046.050.032.502148+9.4
10Stern, Robert1979ENG+133B+46N+28B=2N=15B−9N=39B+87N=21B6.043.546.028.502181+48.8
11Staub, Gerhard2111GER=139B+106N=35B+37N+28B−6N=16B+30N=12B6.042.545.029.002063-8.6
12Busche, Klaus1900GER−44N+91B+119N+13B−20N+60B=22N+33B=11N6.042.045.028.752126+53.4
13Bruchmann, Norbert2044GER+116B=53N=16B−12N+144B=18N+37B+47N=34B6.041.042.525.752051+2.4
14Roemhild, Marcus1957GER+114B=31N−9B=78N=107B+120N+40B=73N+58B6.036.539.524.752077+29.0
15Schroeder, Volker, Dr.2021GER+95B+25N+59B=58B=10N=2N−3B=31N=22B5.545.549.528.252081+16.4
16Klein, Gernot, Dr.1890GER+21N=32B=13N=62N+83B+41B=11N=44B−8N5.544.048.028.002150+62.0
17Schiffer, Steve1999GER+50B+23N−4B+48N−9B+92N−24B=18N+75B5.543.547.526.752006+3.2
18Tomasi, Diego1874ITA−5N=134B+109N+27B=22N=13B=41N=17B+65N5.542.044.525.752029+37.8
19Heller, Achim2045GER+74N=85B+69N=9N−2B=42B+80N=21B=46N5.541.545.525.752100+14.0
20Higatsberger, MichaelFM2054AUT+107B=36N=84B+25N+12B−44N+86B−4N=28B5.541.545.026.252053+0.6
21Kroell, Johannes2126AUT−16B+143N+23B−86N+49B=37N+55B=19N=10N5.541.543.525.752006-25.4
22Scotti, UmbertoCM2085ITA=38B+118N=36B=84N=18B+93N=12B=28N=15N5.540.543.525.252006-17.6
23Mayr, Guenter1886GER+8N−17B−21N+91B=43N−27B+133N+70B+83N5.540.543.024.002049+39.6
24Kierzek, Matthias, Dr.2083GER+96N=80B+72N=60B=88N=26B+17N−7B=27N5.540.044.025.752044-9.0
25Hoehfeld, Markus1909GER+1N−15B+121N−20B=100N=43B+90N=71N+62B5.540.043.025.502038+30.4
26Hehn, Hartmut1990GER+90N+119B=6B−51N+59B=24N=58B=39N=47B5.540.043.024.752039+14.8
27Schwalb, Manfred2004GER−59B+50N=78B−18N+89B+23N=64B+49N=24B5.539.543.526.501936-13.6
28Neese, Hans-JoachimFM2012GER+117N+131B−10N+100B−11N+79B=33N=22B=20N5.539.041.521.252016+4.4
29Mueller, Erich2095GER−61N+126B+144N+57B−7N+65B=32N−34B+72N5.539.040.521.252006-18.6
30Marzik, Hans2042GER=104N+113B=77N=45B=42N+85B=8N−11B+69N5.538.542.024.002020-3.8
31Siebenhaar, Erich2085GER+150N=14B=86N−77B+67N=80B+42N=15B=32N5.538.539.523.002026-13.2
32Remensberger, Paul2013SUI+143B=16N−44B+118N=84B+48N=29B=58N=31B5.538.040.022.502049+9.6
33Daeubler, Heinrich2100GER=118B+139N=37B=36N=93B+84N=28B−12N+64B5.537.039.522.252007-20.6
34Vestly, Jan Vidar2027NORFF+104N+54B+69N+88B−2B+29N=13N5.535.535.525.502208+30.8
35Ortoft, Kai1975NOR+91N=3B=11N−1B=101N+61B=111N=45B=38N5.042.546.023.502007+5.8
36Kierzek, MiraWFM1926GER+135N=20B=22N=33B+40N=8B−46N=111B=43N5.041.544.023.252063+32.2
37Schneider, Bruno1951GER+134N=5B=33N−11B+66N=21B−13N+105B=111N5.041.043.521.002007+13.8
38Loibl, Johann1867AUT=22N=43B−8N+119B+52B=81N=56B=64N=35B5.040.543.522.502025+37.2
39Hewson, Brian W R2049ENG+105N=72B+85N=44B−1N+70B=10N=26BF5.040.540.522.502104+11.0
40Matzat, Andre2073GER+48B=93N+53B−41N−36B+45B−14N+123N=54B5.040.043.022.501964-26.2
41Wild, Helmut2000GER+126N+61B=88N+40B−51B−16N=18B=48N=50B5.039.542.522.251940-13.8
42Gundersen, Helge1937NOR+137B−6N+106B=47N=30B=19N−31B+118N=48B5.039.542.019.501980+11.2
43Rubke, Manfred2068GER=78B=38N=92B=53N=23B=25N=50B+131N=36B5.039.041.522.001915-34.8
44Meier, Thomas, Dr.2175GER+12BF+32N=39N+71B+20B−5N=16NF5.038.538.526.752159-0.8
45Zwick, Werner1913GER+146B=71N=62B=30N=81B−40N+59B=35N=52B5.038.039.520.251978+35.6
46Doncevic, DarioIM2240CRO+112N−10B=67N+123B+79NF+36B−6N=19B5.038.038.020.502040-17.2
47Rudolph, Peter2106GER=82N=144B+61N=42B=70N+102B=87N−13B=26N5.037.038.520.251996-25.6
48Stummeyer, Dieter1850GER−40N+125B+149N−17B+63N−32B+102N=41B=42N5.037.038.017.002012+38.2
49Zwetz, Anita1895GER−3N+138B−100N+121B−21N+117B+60N−27B+90N5.036.038.517.001926+6.4
50Krumland, Frank1744GER−17N−27B+145N+131B=112N+69B=43N=65B=41N5.036.037.517.501950+47.0
51Inhoven, Stefan2072GER=66N+128B+80N+26B+41NF=9B−3NF5.035.035.022.752148+15.0
52Walther, Reinhard1979GER=68N−79B+110N=67B−38N+100B=66N+113B=45N5.034.538.019.751854-28.4
53Wulf, Juergen, Dr.1915GER+148N=13B−40N=43B=133N=105B+79N=62N=81B5.034.535.517.751943+17.2
54Bogumil-Schott, Edgar, Dr.1888GER−4B=115N+108B−34N=117N=130B+132N+80B=40N5.033.536.017.001924+7.8
55Bigott, Martin1945GER+147N+149B−87N−8B=105N+74B−21N=66B+117B5.033.034.014.001964+5.0
56Stern, Geoffrey1983LUX+121N+100B−58N−79B=61N+101B=38N+77BF5.032.032.018.751941-7.4
57Plischke, Berthold1923GER+122N−87B+74N−29N+130BF−81B+92N+73B5.032.032.018.502001+18.0
58Baierlein, Martin2061GER+136B+64N+56B=15NF−5B=26N=32B−14N4.541.041.020.252021-8.0
59Agustsson, Hafsteinn1760ISL+27N+7B−15N=102B−26N=72B−45N+112B=76B4.540.544.021.751961+46.0
60Hartlieb, Juergen2036GER+120B=84N+130B=24N−3B−12N−49B=94N+89B4.538.541.016.251891-32.0
61Ritter, Uwe1880GER+29B−41N−47B+99N=56B−35N+114B+103NF4.537.541.019.001986+23.0
62Hafner, Robert2031AUT+110N=69B=45N=16B=111N=77B=88N=53B−25N4.537.040.519.251892-33.4
63Walter, Rainer1971GER+115B−4N+132B−3N−48B−75N=108B+114N+113B4.537.039.514.751857-25.8
64Nordby, Bernt1935NOR+109N−58B=66N=105B=74N+133B=27N=38B−33N4.536.539.017.501878-13.0
65Lechner, Otto1946GER=99B−130N+75B=94N+78B−29N+107B=50N−18B4.536.038.518.501827-27.8
66Kinzig, Lars1843GER=51B=151N=64B=73N−37B+122N=52B=55N=99B4.536.037.017.501920+18.6
67Svanholm, Borge Waaktaar1887NOR−9B+114N=46B=52N−31B=95N=124B=126N+109B4.535.538.517.001902+1.8
68Hoerhold, Karola1725GER=52B−1N−70B+136N=82N+128B+112N−83B=77N4.535.538.015.501943+48.0
69Spanton, Tim R1919ENG+140B=62N−19B+137N−34B−50N+120B+78N−30B4.535.538.014.251864-11.0
70Henrichsen, Erland1943NOR−119N=90B+68N+82B=47B−39N=78B−23N+124B4.535.038.018.001856-20.4
71Keller, Harald2013GER+132N=45B=79N+101B−44N=111B=77N=25BF4.535.037.517.001940-14.2
72Bjornes, Leif1927NOR+129B=39N−24B=130N=120B=59N+94B=75N−29B4.535.037.516.751863-14.4
73Dekan, Hans2062GER+111N−88B−101N=66B+110N=112B+82N=14B−57N4.534.037.518.001883-41.8
74Hackbarth, Christa1808AUT−19B+140N−57B+141N=64B−55N+106B=84N=97B4.534.036.514.751845+9.0
75Ebner, Hermann1794BEL=81N−103B−65N=134B+119N+63B+85N=72B−17N4.533.536.017.001907+26.2
76Braun, Erhard1928GER−100N−121B+147N=117B=90N=132B=104N+110B=59N4.527.529.013.751746-42.4
77Gass, Ulrich1915GERF+98N=30B+31N−6B=62N=71B−56N=68B4.040.040.019.001961+9.8
78Marshall, Michael1843ENG=43N=81B=27N=14B−65N+91B=70N−69B=102N4.038.041.518.251908+15.6
79Bjorgvik, Jan Arne1791NOR=83B+52N=71B+56N−46B−28N−53B−97N+122B4.038.041.017.251917+27.2
80Ramin, Michael1944GER+89B=24N−51B=120N+94B=31N−19B−54N=116B4.038.041.016.751875-15.6
81Jenul, Reinhold2026AUT=75B=78N=120BF=45N=38B+57N−8B=53N4.038.040.518.251895-27.2
82Willer, Walter1886GER=47B−2N+98B−70N=68B+126N−73B−89N+130N4.036.539.014.251840-23.2
83Remensberger, Hansuli2024SUI=79N+104B+123N−5B−16NF=92B+68N−23B4.036.536.515.001868-31.6
84Kopischke, Maik1912GER+145N=60B=20N=22B=32N−33B=105N=74BF4.036.036.016.001929+5.8
85Halli, Gerhard1924GER+127B=19N−39B=89N+95B−30N−75B=124N=94B4.035.538.515.251800-28.0
86Scharrer, Udo1970GER+138N=9N=31B+21B=8N=87B−20NFF4.035.535.519.002085+23.4
87Raitza, OlafFM2046GER+94B+57N+55B−4NF=86N=47B−10BF4.035.535.518.502030-2.4
88Wuest, Klaus, Prof. Dr.1930GER+142B+73N=41B=6N=24B−34N=62BFF4.033.533.517.252041+22.4
89De Joannon, Giulio1686ITA−80N=150B+96N=85B−27N=113B=101N+82B−60N4.033.034.014.001871+40.6
90Grewenig, Peter1744GER−26B=70N−139B+146N=76B+144N−25B+107N−49B4.032.534.011.001813+34.8
91Schnell, Franz1721GER−35B−12N+142B−23N+129B−78N+144B=120N=92B4.032.534.010.001782+14.2
92Castellano, Alfonso1865ITA−149N+147B=43N+103B=102N−17B=83N−57B=91N4.032.033.013.251897+7.8
93Zwick, Hubert1939GER+125N=40B−5N+128B=33N−22BF+104BF4.032.032.014.752007+13.8
94De Luna Butz, Alberto1810ESP−87N=135B+122N=65B−80N+137B−72N=60B=85N4.031.033.513.251811+0.6
95Kurpiela, Franz1788GER−15N+145B−7N+149B−85N=67B−131N=115B+127N4.031.032.09.501792+1.8
96Kleinhenz, Hans-Georg1865GER−24B=137N−89B=98N+138B=106N=109B−99N+121B4.030.032.512.251698-39.4
97Walter, Mario1942GER−106B=108N=124B=132NF=104B=110N+79B=74N4.028.028.014.251772-35.6
98Huber, Helmut1734GER=103N−77B−82N=96B=125N−109B+135N=127B+136N4.027.530.011.751737+0.8
99Runge, Bernd1695GER=65N−123B=150N−61BF=116N+136B+96B=66N4.027.527.513.251867+35.6
100Chochoy, Patrick1647FRA+76B−56N+49B−28N=25B−52N−113N=108B=110N3.537.541.015.751817+34.0
101Schaberg, Wolfgang1864ITA−6B+142N+73B−71N=35B−56N=89B=109NF3.536.538.512.751847-4.2
102McAndrew, Robert1975SCOF+124N=3B=59N=92B−47N−48B=116N=78B3.536.036.014.501854-26.4
103Wegemund, Hubert1980GER=98B+75N−2B−92N+116B=107N=118N−61BF3.534.537.513.251826-33.6
104Di Lazzaro, Gabriele1801ITA=30B−83N−34B=115N+142B=97N=76B−93N=106B3.534.536.512.501805-1.0
105Laustsen, Karl-Johan1825GER−39B=127N+146B=64N=55B=53N=84B−37NF3.534.536.012.251800-3.8
106Cremonini, Stefano1679ITA+97N−11B−42N=113B=128N=96B−74N=132B=104N3.533.536.012.251799+24.6
107Fuchs, Joachim1827GER−20N=109B=135N+140B=14N=103B−65N−90B=115N3.533.035.512.001726-24.6
108Sakowski, Christian1743GER−7N=97B−54N=125B=109N=135B=63N=100N=128B3.533.035.512.001726-5.4
109Stolzenwald, Karl-Heinz1666GER−64B=107N−18B=143N=108B+98N=96N=101B−67N3.533.035.012.251753+18.8
110Kumeth, Hartmut1796GER−62B=146N−52B+114N−73B+115N=97B−76N=100B3.533.034.511.501750-11.6
111Wunderlich, Frank1837GER−73B+129NFF=62B=71N=35B=36N=37B3.532.532.515.001939+18.8
112Fittante, GiulianaFM1908ITA−46B−133N+127B+124N=50B=73N−68B−59N=132N3.532.034.512.001742-40.6
113Haase, Georg1829GER=151B−30N=141B=106N=122B=89N+100B−52N−63N3.531.532.510.501730-24.6
114Narr, Irmgard1706GER−14N−67B=126N−110B+146N+140B−61N−63B+135N3.531.032.58.001685-6.6
115Mattavelli, Italo1721ITA−63N=54B−128N=104B=131N−110B+125N=95N=107B3.530.032.512.251755+6.8
116Ganslmayer, Anton, Dr.1801GER−13N=122BF=135B−103N=99B+134N=102B=80N3.529.029.011.001774-6.8
117Storkebaum, Ulrike1763GER−28B−8B+148N=76N=54B−49N+122BF−55N3.037.038.08.751765-1.8
118Jenssen, Ove S1881NOR=33N−22B+134N−32B+135NF=103B−42BF3.033.533.59.501869-2.4
119Titz, Waldemar1679GER+70B−26N−12B−38N−75B=138N=140N=135B=134N3.033.035.59.501664-6.2
120Bauer, Dieter1798GER−60N+148B=81N=80B=72N−14B−69N=91BF3.032.532.59.251787-2.6
121Mueller, Gerhard1739GER−56B+76N−25B−49N−141B+142N−139N+129B−96N3.032.034.09.501697-10.8
122Lie, Terje1582NOR−57B=116N−94B+147N=113N−66B−117N+134B−79N3.030.031.57.501670+18.2
123Berchtold, Guenter1897AUT=2B+99N−83B−46N=132BF+130N−40BF3.030.030.011.2519130.0
124Kelemen, Norbert1784GERF−102B=97N−112B=134N+125B=67N=85B−70N3.029.529.510.501783-1.8
125Koppenhoefer, Heinz1675GER−93B−48N=143B=108N=98B−124N−115B+138N=140N3.028.030.08.501634-10.2
126Hager, Eberhard1758GER−41B−29N=114B+127NF−82B+137N=67BF3.028.028.09.501784+2.2
127Konig, Jon1605ENG−85N=105B−112N−126B−136B+129N+138B=98N−95B3.027.530.09.251664+14.4
128Hashagen, Ulf, Dr.1873GERF−51N+115B−93N=106B−68NF+137B=108N3.026.526.59.501743-49.6
129Jovi, Klaus1619GER−72N−111B−138N+145B−91N−127B+148B−121N+142B3.024.025.04.501550-17.4
130Klimpel, Siegfried1762GERF+65B−60N=72B−57N=54N−123B=141N−82B2.533.033.010.501753-2.8
131von Borstel, Michael1893GERF−28N−1B−50N=115B+141N+95B−43BF2.533.033.08.251794-42.4
132Auterhoff, Juergen, Dr.1772GER−71BF−63N=97B=123N=76N−54B=106N=112B2.532.532.59.251762-2.6
133Schleime, Franz-Josef1724GER−10N+112B+152N−7B=53B−64N−23BFF2.531.031.06.001847+19.2
134Steinhart, Matthias1705GER−37B=18N−118B=75N=124B=136N−116B−122N=119B2.530.533.09.251631-18.4
135Degaudenz, Fabio1610ITA−36B=94N=107B=116N−118B=108N−98B=119N−114B2.530.033.08.751624+1.4
136Bail, Leonhard1832GER−58NF−137B−68B+127N=134B−99N+142N−98B2.527.027.06.251589-51.6
137Fernschild, Ulrich1671GER−42N=96B+136N−69BF−94N−126B−128N+148B2.527.027.05.501666-2.2
138Wagner, Gerhard1715GER−86B−49N+129B−144N−96N=119B−127N−125B+145N2.526.528.06.001567-36.0
139Korth, Manfred, Dr.1888GER=11N−33B+90NFFF+121BFF2.525.525.510.002018+13.2
140Sombetzki, Detlef1577GER−69N−74BF−107N=143B−114N=119B+147N=125B2.525.525.55.501619+6.8
141Mitterholzer, Helmuth1648AUTFF=113N−74B+121N−131B=143N=130BF2.518.018.07.001744+14.0
142Mahrla, Hans, Dr.1661GER−88N−101B−91N+148B−104N−121B+145N−136B−129N2.025.026.02.501490-38.4
143Rothenhagen, Siegfried1771GER−32N−21B=125N=109B=140NF=141BFF2.022.522.55.751659-20.0
144Speicher, Franz1876GERF=47N−29B+138B−13N−90B−91NFF1.527.027.05.001711-26.2
145Walther, Renate1423GER−84B−95N−50B−129N=148N=147B−142B=146N−138B1.523.524.52.001388-9.8
146Wild, Wiltrud1451GER−45N=110B−105N−90B−114B=148N−147B=145BF1.523.523.53.001436-7.2
147Budde, Reinhard1694GER−55B−92N−76B−122BF=145N+146N−140BF1.522.022.02.251451-42.2
148Beitz, Joanne1458GER−53B−120N−117B−142N=145B=146B−129NF−137N1.021.521.51.501333-23.2
149Harestad, Thor GeirFM2077NOR+92B−55N−48B−95NFFFFF1.018.018.04.001669-41.6
150Hilbenz, Guntram, Dr.1872GER−31B=89N=99BFFFFFF1.013.513.54.001697-14.0
151Schroeder, Wilfried2059GER=113N=66BFFFFFFF1.011.511.54.001836-11.4
152Ramseier, Juerg2038SUIFF−133BFFFFFF0.02.52.50.00924-17.2

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