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27. NordWest-Cup Open B

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132 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1835, and top seed was Sigurd Bjerg (🇩🇰 DEN, 1847).

Tim Bohlemann (🇩🇪 GER, 1806) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Moritz Charchulla (6.0) and Henry Engelhaupt (6.0). Bohlemann shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Viraj Sarawgi (1510) beat Vitaliy Sviridov (1816), a +306-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇰Sigurd Bjerg1847
Avg top 10
1,835
Participants
132
Federations · 7 represented
🇩🇪Germany×117
🇩🇰Denmark×8
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
53
21
9
5
5
2
4
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.0/7. Bohlemann takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Henry Engelhaupt 3 wins (R2–R4)Alexander Subenko 6 wins (R2–R7)Tim Bohlemann 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Henry Engelhaupt*
½
2Alexander Subenko*
3Tim Bohlemann
½
*
½
4Moritz Charchulla
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bohlemann, Tim1806GER+96B+51N+9B+50B=3N+5N=2B6.029.532.026.001996+57.6
2Charchulla, Moritz1783GER+6B=75N+77B+52N+17B+11N=1N6.027.530.526.002028+75.2
3Engelhaupt, Henry1799GER=129B+56N+36B+29N=1B+24N+10B6.027.528.525.002046+76.4
4Subenko, Alexander1782GER16N+128B+53N+94B+41N+35B+19N6.023.024.019.501997+60.8
5Viraj Sarawgi1510IND+18B+55B+25N+43B=7N1B+17N5.529.032.523.752005+167.6
6Ishcenko, Volodymyr1632GER2N+112B+55N+12B+25N=13B+16N5.528.530.522.001986+126.0
7Ozbek, Ismail Can1790TUR+128N+16B+119N+35B=5B=10N=8B5.526.527.519.501878+13.6
8Tobianski, Karina1804GER+98N+53B=52N=20B+18N+21B=7N5.526.028.521.751945+23.4
9Wander, Nikita1582GER+79N+46B1N+59B+50N=17B=13N5.026.529.518.751930+128.4
10Wagner, Markus1781GER+106B+111N+84B+23B=13N=7B3N5.026.528.517.251859+16.8
11Voigt, Dominik1841GER+110N+61B50N+85B+20N2B+42N5.024.526.517.001903+11.6
12Ahrens, Gunnar1797GER+87N52B+51B6N+47B+63N+37B5.024.027.018.001838+8.4
13Faisst, Reinhold1788GER+118N=115B+109N+39B=10B=6N=9B5.023.525.516.751829+8.8
14Trier, Oliver1839DEN88N+104B+78N=62B=22N+39B+35N5.022.024.517.501844+2.6
15Wernke-Schmiesing, Sebastian1832GER51N+86B+110N+101B35N+41B+38N5.021.023.015.501846+3.0
16Stepanjan, Tatevik Mia1627GER+4B7N+34B+68N=26B+65N6B4.529.533.019.751862+90.0
17Stremel, Danill1778GER+132B+82N+70B+40B2N=9N5B4.527.028.014.001715-16.4
18Leppert, Hans-Juergen1714GER5N+97B+58N+60N8B+43B=27N4.526.529.015.751804+18.0
19Buntemeyer, Axel1815GER+71B=77N+63B=21N=37B+31N4B4.526.029.017.251823+2.0
20Sauer, Ben1758GER+57B=66N+32B=8N11B+67N=70N4.525.529.017.751741-2.8
21Graessner, Karl1773GER+122B=95N+44B=19B+23N8N=28B4.525.527.015.751823+18.4
22Guddat, Fabian1704GER=28B+130N29B+57N=14B=33N+72B4.525.526.515.001810+42.4
23Pass, Marlon1843GER+78B+64N+26B10N21B+101N=24B4.525.027.515.751850+1.6
24Mostertman, Johan1750NED+97N+58B40N+131B+27N3B=23N4.525.026.013.751799+11.6
25Send, Heinz-Roland1786GER+81B+80N5B+95N6B=36N+65B4.524.527.014.001715-20.4
26Riepe, Carl1777GER+49N+54B23N+115B=16N+62B32B4.524.526.515.251859+12.4
27Feichtner, David1816GER+103B=36N=37B+47N24B+83N=18B4.524.026.515.751816+1.2
28An, David1494GER=22N=42B=76N=61B+102N+59B=21N4.523.025.515.751843+124.8
29Frost Jorgensen, Valdemar1769DEN=94N+114B+22N3B38N+58B+95N4.523.025.013.751702-19.2
30Bjerg, Sigurd1847DEN+93N35B=95B+56N=39N=38B+62N4.522.024.515.251822-6.8
31Caspari, Christian-Tim1657GER=76N=45B=42N+79B+107N19B+50N4.522.024.514.501878+85.2
32Walter, Robert0GERF=109B20N+77N+60B+46B+26N4.521.521.516.0018190.0
33Kewe, Stefan1827GER80B96N+100N+129B+53N=22B+51N4.519.520.512.751768-9.4
34Andersen, Allan Erik Schmidt1777DEN=114N=94B16N+98N+111B=95B+54N4.517.519.511.501746-5.2
35Kretschmer, Tom1720GER+67B+30N+73B7N+15B4N14B4.029.533.016.501827+21.0
36Meier, Paul1702GER+116N=27B3N+69B=43N=25B=45N4.026.528.514.001770+28.0
37Schroeder, Harm1750GER=100N+38B=27N+70B=19N=40B12N4.025.528.015.251744-0.8
38Merbecks, Yannik1603GER=65B37N+66B+64N+29B=30N15B4.025.028.515.501800+74.0
39Wachtel, Edwin1733GER+66B+121B=43N13N=30B14N+84B4.025.026.512.251750+9.2
40Ewert, Stefan1841GER+47B+41N+24B17N=65B=37NF4.024.524.516.251866+3.8
41Wartenberg, Julian1713GER+105B40B+116N+73N4B15N+76B4.024.026.011.001774+12.8
42Janssen, Soeren1748GER=130B=28N=31B+71N=52B+84N11B4.024.025.013.251669-12.6
43Sviridov, Vitaliy1816GER+113N+102B=39B5N=36B18N+83B4.023.525.511.501730-14.8
44Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin1619GER=45N+76B21N=109B+85N=50B=46N4.022.024.012.751816+74.8
45Schloemer, Andreas1777GER=44B=31N=71B75N+96B+99N=36B4.021.524.013.001694-14.8
46Wollin, Torsten1768GER+121B9N+96B=99N+75B32N=44B4.021.523.010.251737-9.6
47Klages, Jonas1692GER40N+125B+72N27B12N+131B+85B4.021.522.59.001766+30.0
48Babii, Oriiana1737BEL54N+49B94N=90B=57B+81N+75B4.020.022.513.251667-25.2
49Guenther, Michael1622GER26B48N+112N+78B59N+109B+79N4.020.022.010.001794+67.6
50Beeck, Sebastian1775GER+127N+69B+11B1N9B=44N31B3.528.029.512.001671-19.2
51Schalk, Caitlin1684GER+15B1B12N+130N=72B+68N33B3.527.528.511.251782+36.8
52Wallat, Joel1637GER+68B+12N=8B2B=42N=73NF3.527.527.515.001844+68.4
53Laun, Kurt1675GER+60B8N4B+105N33B=89N+99B3.525.027.510.001730+10.4
54Kasperski, Achim1579GER+48B26N=74B=63N+117B=76N34B3.523.025.011.001747+31.0
55Dinslage, Klaus-Dieter1737GER+123B5N6B=81N+97B=75N=66B3.523.024.58.751596-26.2
56Landwehr, Ingo1688GER=72N3B+92N30B58N+121B+94N3.523.024.58.751649-7.0
57Eitel, Liz1604GER20N=83N+89B22B=48N=61B+102N3.522.525.010.751731+48.4
58Trunz, Daniel1528GER+83B24N18B=124N+56B29N+103B3.522.524.09.751722+69.6
59Kuestermann, Dieter1749GER82B+106N+129B9N+49B28N=63B3.522.523.59.251612-25.4
60Theile-Rasche, Ingo1826GER53N+98B+88N18B32N+80B=64N3.522.024.510.251749-11.6
61Swosdyk, Peter, Dr.1715GER+125B11N=82B=28N67B=57N+98B3.522.023.59.501608-19.4
62Koerber, Uwe1745GER95B+132N+81B=14N+99B26N30B3.522.023.09.001773+5.8
63Koenig, Emmilie1708GER=104N+92B19N=54B+131N12B=59N3.522.023.08.751593-18.0
64Ayvazyan, Gohar1725GER+91N23B=69N38B=90N+86B=60B3.521.524.511.001667-21.6
65Schulze, Lukas1767GER=38N+100B=115N+119B=40N16B25N3.521.523.59.501616-24.8
66Rabe, Elina1563GER39N=20B38N+87B=112N+110B=55N3.521.023.010.001708+52.8
67Braeutigam, Viktoria1533GER35N110B+128N+80B+61N20B=74B3.520.521.59.251708+64.8
68Vasylchenko, Maksym1785UKR52N+87B+80N16B=94N51B+96N3.520.022.59.751652-25.0
69Weidenhoefer, Ben1571GER+74B50N=64B36N=77B+117N=101B3.520.022.010.001723+56.0
70Grone, Lion0GER+117BF17N37N+124B+74N=20B3.520.020.09.2517630.0
71Margaryan, Mari1669GER19N+126B=45N42B76N+123B+105N3.519.521.07.501668+0.8
72van Boemmel, Philipp1837GER=56B=129N47B+123N=51N+94B22N3.519.520.58.001659-32.0
73Gerhardt, Dirk1808GER+86N+88B35N41B+113N=52BF3.519.519.59.751741-10.4
74Haarup, Anders1734DEN69N+127B=54N=113B+82N70B=67N3.519.020.59.001651-12.4
75Hoeggemeier, Anton Heinrich1637GER=89N=2B=79N+45B46N=55B48N3.024.527.511.751712+27.6
76Thielemann, Joachim1797GER=31B44N=28B=96N+71B=54B41N3.024.026.511.001578-40.6
77Kardoeus, Jens1698GER+126N=19B2N32B=69N+90BF3.023.023.08.501721+4.0
78Voelpel, Alexander1693GER23N+91B14B49N=100N+122B=87N3.022.023.57.251621-29.6
79Datta, Anupam1742GER9B+122N=75B31N=81B+111N49B3.021.523.06.501576-32.0
80Schaefer, Immanuel1682GER+33N25B68B67N+130B60N+120B3.021.522.57.501652-12.8
81Vesterbaek, Mathilde Rath1653DEN25N+89B62N=55B=79N48B+131N3.021.522.57.251662+5.2
82Felten, Pascal1595GER+59N17B=61N=83N74B=102B=93N3.021.023.59.501677+15.0
83Wang, Chris-Enyu1719GER58N=57B+104N=82B+119N27B43N3.021.023.07.751520-63.2
84Neumann, Mattis1440GER+108N+101B10N107B+110N42B39N3.020.522.57.001688+77.6
85Trippel, Max1745GER115N+118B+90N11N44B+113B47N3.020.022.07.001620-48.4
86Scherdin, Jamie1668GER73B15N97B+120N+91B64N+111B3.019.521.57.001620-19.2
87Yao, Haiyang1658GER12B68N=91B66N+125B+124N=78B3.019.521.06.001614-18.4
88Wallat, Stephan1692GER+14B73N60B=97N+123B=92NF3.019.019.09.251729+5.0
89Fleischer, Martin1785GER=75B81N57N=100B+114N=53B=92B3.018.520.58.001573-34.8
90Briesemeister, Klaus1625GER107B+124N85B=48N=64B77N+117B3.018.019.57.251682+10.4
91Wessels, Keke1555GER64B78N=87N=114B86N+128B+118N3.016.517.55.501618+30.8
92Pieper, Paul0GERF63N56B+132N+103B=88B=89N3.016.516.56.5016950.0
93Wiedermann, Uwe1695GER30B99N122B+127N=121B+97N=82B3.015.517.06.251585-21.6
94Solar, Mavi1614GER=29B=34N+48B4N=68B72N56B2.526.029.510.251667+18.0
95Klugkist, Paul0GER+62N=21B=30N25BF=34N29B2.526.028.010.251726-16.0
96Halich, Jan Finnian1665GER1N+33B46N=76B45N+116B68B2.525.027.08.001646-8.8
97Schenk, Michael1600GER24B18N+86N=88B55N93B+122N2.521.523.06.001594-1.8
98Oberberg, Max1663GER8B60N+120N34B=116N+126B61N2.521.022.54.501557-20.0
99Wilting, Oskar1558GER109N+93B+102N=46B62N45B53N2.520.522.57.501625+21.6
100Seeber, Helmut1592GER=37B65N33B=89N=78B103N+124B2.520.522.06.501646+8.6
101Kuenzel, Paul-Gerhardt1733GER+120B84N+111B15NF23B=69N2.520.022.05.751589-22.8
102Pallesen, Jesper1700DEN+131B43N99B+106N28B=82N57B2.520.021.05.001490-39.4
103Netten, Remy1671NED27N116B=121N+104B92N+100B58N2.518.019.55.751533-23.0
104Schacht, Malte1512GER=63B14N83B103N120B+125N+121N2.517.519.04.751561+6.6
105Shah, Shanay1517NED41N113B+118N53B+129N=108B71B2.517.518.54.251575+18.8
106Trier, Jakob1625DEN10N59B+125N102B=126N=112B=108N2.517.018.54.501566-11.6
107Poppinga, Carsten, Dr.1779GER+90N119B=113N+84N31BFF2.514.514.57.001693-8.2
108Markmann, Wilfried1695GER84B=123N=130B111N=122B=105N=106B2.513.014.04.501467-86.4
109Paepke, Aaron1729GER+99B=32N13B=44NF49NF2.022.522.56.751558-37.6
110Wirtjes, Edzard1693GER11B+67N15B+122N84B66NF2.021.521.55.001512-28.2
111Horstmann, Henning1623GER+112N10B101N+108B34N79B86N2.020.522.54.501581-16.0
112Moorkamp, Dieter1777GER111B6N49B+118N=66B=106N114B2.019.521.55.001462-118.4
113Wallat, Alexandra1671GER43B+105N=107B=74N73B85NF2.019.019.05.501608-9.8
114Gehre, Frank1623GER=34B29N123B=91N89BF+112N2.018.519.55.751577-7.2
115Fischermann, Charlotte1587GER+85B=13N=65B26NFFF2.018.518.57.251768+38.0
116Meyer, Frank1477GER36B+103N41B117N=98B96N=128B2.017.518.54.251523+14.0
117Neffgen, Klaus1695GER70N+120B131N+116B54N69B90N2.017.518.54.001420-87.2
118Voelpel, Leonardo1652GER13B85N105B112B+128N+130N91B2.016.517.52.001500-57.2
119Schmidt, Alexander0GER+124B+107N7B65N83BFF2.016.016.04.0016870.0
120Zanner, Marcel1566GER101N117N98B86B+104N+132B80N2.015.516.53.501496-13.6
121Pos, Joshua1612GER46N39N=103B=126B=93N56N104B1.519.521.03.501415-33.8
122Schat Aguilera, Marco Andreas1615GER21N79B+93N110B=108N78N97B1.518.520.54.251469-48.0
123Mentz, Uwe1572GER55N=108B+114N72B88N71N127B1.518.019.53.251466-34.8
124Yildiz, Oemer1743GER119N90B+127N=58B70N87B100N1.517.519.03.251455-38.4
125Kiencke, Larissa1528GER61N47N106B=128B87N104B+126N1.517.018.02.001385-47.6
126Welk, Walter1448GER77B71N=132B=121N=106B98N125B1.514.515.52.501401-14.0
127Hipp, Hans1618GER50B74N124B93B=132NF+123N1.514.014.02.001498-18.0
128Karich, Oliver1649GER7B4N67B=125N118B91N=116N1.022.023.51.751306-58.0
129Braakmann, Juergen1662GER=3N=72B59N33N105BFF1.022.022.04.751506-37.6
130Skripalle, Manfred1591GER=42N22B=108N51B80N118BF1.019.519.53.251421-46.8
131Krause, Volker1452GER102NF+117B24N63B47N81B1.019.519.52.001426-3.6
132Pfeifer, Frank1625GER17N62B=126N92B=127B120NF1.016.016.01.501391-29.2

Key insights

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