Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Januar 2026
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107 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in various, Germany. 56 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Anatole Vlachos (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2472).
Sidney Panjer (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2277) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Marc Schulze (2.0) and Carlo Pauly (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hewei Li (2136) beat Tobias Jugelt (IM, 2345), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪various, Germany
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 56
IM×17
FM×29
CM×9
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×95
🇳🇱Netherlands×5
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇱🇾Libya×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FMPanjer, Sidney | 🇩🇪GER | 2277 | 2.0 | 2306 | 3106 | +21.4 |
| 1 | Schulze, Marc | 🇩🇪GER | 2279 | 2.0 | 2303 | 3103 | +21.4 |
| 3 | FMPauly, Carlo | 🇩🇪GER | 2304 | 2.0 | 2219 | 3019 | +15.4 |
| 2 | FMGolovanj, Andrej | 🇺🇦UKR | 2328 | 2.0 | 2100 | 2900 | +8.6 |
| 8 | CMElier, Ali | 🇱🇾LBA | 2167 | 2.0 | 2235 | 3035 | +23.6 |
| 5 | CMWuebker, Paul-Luca | 🇩🇪GER | 2269 | 2.0 | 2345 | 3145 | +24.2 |
| 7 | IMVlachos, Anatole | 🇬🇷GRE | 2472 | 2.0 | 2415 | 3215 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Wensing, Maximilian | 🇩🇪GER | 2203 | 2.0 | 2213 | 3013 | +20.4 |
| 23 | IMSchlecht, Daniel, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2344 | 1.5 | 2234 | 2427 | +4.2 |
| 19 | Dordevic, Tom | 🇩🇪GER | 2268 | 1.5 | 2295 | 2488 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Korten, Lando | 🇩🇪GER | 2217 | 1.5 | 2209 | 2402 | +9.4 |
| 14 | FMWessendorf, Thomas, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2195 | 1.5 | 2308 | 2501 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Werthebach, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2214 | 1.5 | 2171 | 2364 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Eckardt, Joshua | 🇩🇪GER | 2273 | 1.5 | 2273 | 2466 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Schmidt, Kevin | 🇩🇪GER | 1976 | 1.5 | 2142 | 2335 | +18.8 |
| 20 | Schroeder, Lennart | 🇩🇪GER | 2147 | 1.5 | 2137 | 2330 | +9.4 |
| 11 | FMGutkin, Ilya | 🇩🇪GER | 2271 | 1.5 | 2274 | 2467 | +10.2 |
| 16 | IMSchaefer, Markus | 🇩🇪GER | 2359 | 1.5 | 2196 | 2389 | +0.7 |
| 21 | FMSchuricht, Emil Frederick | 🇩🇪GER | 2271 | 1.5 | 2223 | 2416 | +7.4 |
| 22 | Kuipers, Dustin | 🇩🇪GER | 2075 | 1.5 | 2178 | 2371 | +15.6 |
| 10 | CMDe Boer, Bas | 🇳🇱NED | 2189 | 1.5 | 2303 | 2496 | +16.2 |
| 13 | Asadzade, Idris | 🇩🇪GER | 2262 | 1.5 | 2121 | 2314 | +2.4 |
| 12 | FMWeidemann, Jakob | 🇩🇪GER | 2232 | 1.5 | 2415 | 2608 | +19.6 |
| 60 | FMPrieb, Robert | 🇩🇪GER | 2236 | 1.0 | 2368 | 2368 | +6.8 |
| 32 | FMKueppers, Timo | 🇩🇪GER | 2322 | 1.0 | 2342 | 2342 | +1.0 |
| 42 | FMWolter, Kai, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2182 | 1.0 | 2228 | 2228 | +2.6 |
| 64 | IMIllner, Achim, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2429 | 1.0 | 2229 | 2229 | -5.1 |
| 36 | IMGaponenko, Inna | 🇺🇦UKR | 2323 | 1.0 | 2192 | 2192 | -3.5 |
| 28 | WFMBashylina, Luisa | 🇩🇪GER | 2139 | 1.0 | 2133 | 2133 | -0.4 |
| 33 | CMStemmler, Fabian | 🇩🇪GER | 2175 | 1.0 | 2196 | 2196 | +1.0 |
| 43 | IMFriedmann, Rafael | 🇩🇪GER | 2409 | 1.0 | 2295 | 2295 | -3.1 |
| 46 | Helmer, Christoph | 🇩🇪GER | 2214 | 1.0 | 2289 | 2289 | +4.0 |
| 57 | Irkilmez, Yakub | 🇩🇪GER | 2139 | 1.0 | 2241 | 2241 | +5.6 |
| 47 | Li, Hewei | 🇩🇪GER | 2136 | 1.0 | 2246 | 2246 | +11.6 |
| 26 | FMMarcziter, Dmitrii | 🇩🇪GER | 2184 | 1.0 | 2184 | 2184 | 0.0 |
| 34 | IMZatonskih, Anna | 🇺🇸USA | 2331 | 1.0 | 2225 | 2225 | -2.8 |
| 52 | FMAlbers, Sasa | 🇳🇱NED | 2345 | 1.0 | 2306 | 2306 | -2.2 |
| 62 | Strehse, Nelson | 🇩🇪GER | 2233 | 1.0 | 2184 | 2184 | -5.2 |
| 63 | Schimnatkowski, Lukas | 🇩🇪GER | 2200 | 1.0 | 2306 | 2306 | +5.8 |
| 27 | Scholz, Benedict | 🇩🇪GER | 2166 | 1.0 | 2008 | 2008 | -16.8 |
| 38 | Gallas, Noel | 🇩🇪GER | 2199 | 1.0 | 2313 | 2313 | +6.0 |
| 45 | IMScholz, Christian, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2292 | 1.0 | 2233 | 2233 | -1.6 |
| 65 | Steinmetzer, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2166 | 1.0 | 2180 | 2180 | +0.8 |
| 35 | Sabirov, Rafael | 🇩🇪GER | 2177 | 1.0 | 2182 | 2182 | +0.4 |
| 39 | Reuter, Julian-Frank | 🇩🇪GER | 2196 | 1.0 | 2188 | 2188 | -0.4 |
| 51 | IMJugelt, Tobias | 🇩🇪GER | 2345 | 1.0 | 2166 | 2166 | -4.7 |
| 53 | CMSchmuecker, Marcus | 🇩🇪GER | 2219 | 1.0 | 2177 | 2177 | -2.4 |
| 56 | CMKracht, Raphael | 🇩🇪GER | 2185 | 1.0 | 2296 | 2296 | +6.0 |
| 37 | Thomas, Ingo | 🇩🇪GER | 2084 | 1.0 | 2197 | 2197 | +6.0 |
| 44 | FMRosen, Bernd | 🇩🇪GER | 2190 | 1.0 | 2178 | 2178 | -0.6 |
| 54 | FMKlaska, Philipp Leon | 🇩🇪GER | 2319 | 1.0 | 2274 | 2274 | -2.4 |
| 55 | FMTkachuk, Konstantyn | 🇩🇪GER | 2189 | 1.0 | 2222 | 2222 | +1.6 |
| 58 | IMZozulia, Anna | 🇧🇪BEL | 2235 | 1.0 | 2103 | 2103 | -3.5 |
| 59 | Menzel, Maximilian | 🇩🇪GER | 2263 | 1.0 | 2198 | 2198 | -3.6 |
| 49 | IMSeul, Georg | 🇩🇪GER | 2328 | 1.0 | 2185 | 2985 | +3.1 |
| 30 | Rott, Georg | 🇩🇪GER | 2030 | 1.0 | 2188 | 2188 | +8.4 |
| 31 | IMStrohhaeker, Raoul | 🇩🇪GER | 2431 | 1.0 | 2219 | 2219 | -5.4 |
| 25 | FMKoscielski, Janusz | 🇩🇪GER | 2287 | 1.0 | 2139 | 2139 | -7.6 |
| 29 | Goldschmidt, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2167 | 1.0 | 2207 | 2207 | +2.2 |
| 48 | FMMolinaroli, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2127 | 1.0 | 2099 | 2099 | -1.6 |
| 24 | FMSeegers, Hendrik | 🇩🇪GER | 2064 | 1.0 | 2072 | 2872 | +10.2 |
| 40 | IMFiebig, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2418 | 1.0 | 2317 | 3117 | +3.6 |
| 41 | Kartsev, Soel | 🇩🇪GER | 2111 | 1.0 | 2224 | 3024 | +13.0 |
| 50 | Kartsev, Nikolay | 🇩🇪GER | 2047 | 1.0 | 2224 | 3024 | +14.6 |
| 61 | Zolfagharian, Kevin | 🇩🇪GER | 2211 | 1.0 | 2039 | 2839 | +5.4 |
| 67 | FMDorner, Matthias | 🇩🇪GER | 2138 | 0.5 | 2238 | 2045 | -4.8 |
| 80 | IMLai, Hing Ting | 🇳🇱NED | 2441 | 0.5 | 2352 | 2159 | -7.3 |
| 71 | Xue, Luka | 🇩🇪GER | 2061 | 0.5 | 2228 | 2035 | -3.6 |
| 79 | FMHelbig, Mark | 🇩🇪GER | 2265 | 0.5 | 2178 | 1985 | -14.6 |
| 94 | CMMarcziter, Alex | 🇩🇪GER | 2204 | 0.5 | 2167 | 1974 | -24.0 |
| 78 | FMStork, Oliver | 🇩🇪GER | 2373 | 0.5 | 2300 | 2107 | -14.0 |
| 92 | FMVan Meegen, Ruud | 🇳🇱NED | 2283 | 0.5 | 2342 | 2149 | -6.8 |
| 75 | Schmitz, Philipp | 🇩🇪GER | 2217 | 0.5 | 2133 | 1940 | -14.6 |
| 95 | Kamp, Adrian | 🇩🇪GER | 2138 | 0.5 | 2295 | 2102 | -1.6 |
| 66 | Gruenter, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2178 | 0.5 | 2302 | 2109 | -3.4 |
| 86 | Wichtrup, Jan-Louis | 🇩🇪GER | 2115 | 0.5 | 2221 | 2028 | -4.2 |
| 93 | FMHainke, Guntram, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2245 | 0.5 | 2223 | 2030 | -11.2 |
| 69 | von Buenau, Heinrich | 🇩🇪GER | 2179 | 0.5 | 2257 | 2064 | -6.0 |
| 81 | FMVolkov, Mykyta | 🇩🇪GER | 2339 | 0.5 | 2273 | 2080 | -13.6 |
| 83 | Skabs, Denis | 🇩🇪GER | 2151 | 0.5 | 2209 | 2016 | -6.8 |
| 96 | Berndt, Axel | 🇩🇪GER | 2072 | 0.5 | 2176 | 1983 | -4.8 |
| 70 | Tkachuk, Sergij, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2211 | 0.5 | 2299 | 2106 | -5.2 |
| 88 | IMWegerle, Joerg | 🇩🇪GER | 2405 | 0.5 | 2303 | 2110 | -7.8 |
| 72 | Korth, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2159 | 0.5 | 2084 | 2084 | -2.0 |
| 87 | Partenheimer, Axel | 🇩🇪GER | 2122 | 0.5 | 2235 | 2235 | +3.0 |
| 89 | Van Mil, Lucas | 🇳🇱NED | 2137 | 0.5 | 2127 | 2127 | -0.2 |
| 85 | Sabirov, Ramil | 🇩🇪GER | 2060 | 0.5 | 2053 | 2053 | -0.2 |
| 90 | Strathoff, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2053 | 0.5 | 2060 | 2060 | +0.2 |
| 84 | FMKniest, Oliver | 🇩🇪GER | 2117 | 0.5 | 1976 | 1976 | -3.8 |
| 82 | Kistella, Roman | 🇩🇪GER | 2206 | 0.5 | 2287 | 2287 | +2.2 |
| 91 | Wisskirchen, Andreas | 🇩🇪GER | 2209 | 0.5 | 2167 | 2167 | -1.2 |
| 68 | FMFluechter, Gregor | 🇩🇪GER | 2331 | 0.5 | 2373 | 2373 | +1.2 |
| 73 | IMMorawietz, Dieter | 🇩🇪GER | 2335 | 0.5 | 2211 | 2211 | -1.7 |
| 74 | Schaede, Maximilian | 🇩🇪GER | 1780 | 0.5 | 2003 | 2003 | +5.6 |
| 76 | Sistig, Max | 🇩🇪GER | 2003 | 0.5 | 1780 | 1780 | -5.6 |
| 77 | Hoenig, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 2171 | 0.5 | 2115 | 2115 | -1.6 |
| 107 | IMDe Gleria, Francesco | 🇩🇪GER | 2388 | 0.0 | 2352 | 1552 | -10.9 |
| 102 | CMGarbuz, Vitaliy | 🇩🇪GER | 2201 | 0.0 | 2368 | 1568 | -11.4 |
| 104 | Gluma, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2146 | 0.0 | 2185 | 1385 | -17.8 |
| 105 | FMGallasch, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2317 | 0.0 | 2344 | 1544 | -18.6 |
| 97 | FMSzajbely, Zsigmond | 🇭🇺HUN | 2279 | 0.0 | 2203 | 1403 | -12.0 |
| 100 | Scheider, Julian | 🇩🇪GER | 2282 | 0.0 | 2194 | 1394 | -24.8 |
| 98 | Andersen, Hans-Christoph | 🇩🇪GER | 2224 | 0.0 | 2079 | 1279 | -27.6 |
| 99 | Villwock, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2039 | 0.0 | 2189 | 1389 | -12.0 |
| 106 | Mueller, Michael | 🇩🇪GER | 2180 | 0.0 | 2230 | 1430 | -17.8 |
| 103 | FMBaltic, Fatih | 🇩🇪GER | 2270 | 0.0 | 2292 | 1492 | -9.4 |
| 101 | CMMainusch, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2103 | 0.0 | 2262 | 1462 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wuebker, Paul-LucaCMGER+24.22.0 pts · #5
- 2Elier, AliCMLBA+23.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Dordevic, TomGER+22.81.5 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Andersen, Hans-ChristophGER-27.60.0 pts · #98
- 2Scheider, JulianGER-24.80.0 pts · #100
- 3Marcziter, AlexCMGER-24.00.5 pts · #94
Biggest upsets
- R2+209 Elo gap
- R1+195 Elo gap
- R2+190 Elo gap