Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
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111 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in various, Germany. 57 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2410, and top seed was Alexander Berelowitsch (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2478).
Luka Xue (🇩🇪 GER, 1940) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Mykhailo Nezhyvenko (2.0) and Felix Gerlach (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luka Xue (1940) beat Hans-Christoph Andersen (2196), a +256-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪various, Germany
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 57
GM×1
IM×19
FM×26
CM×11
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×94
🇳🇱Netherlands×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇸🇾Syria×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇱🇾Libya×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xue, Luka | 🇩🇪GER | 1940 | 2.0 | 2170 | 2970 | +62.8 |
| 5 | Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo | 🇩🇪GER | 2173 | 2.0 | 2171 | 2971 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Gerlach, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2144 | 2.0 | 2191 | 2991 | +22.6 |
| 3 | IMGaponenko, Inna | 🇺🇦UKR | 2323 | 2.0 | 2158 | 2958 | +5.6 |
| 2 | CMKuci, Blerim | 🇩🇪GER | 2191 | 2.0 | 2055 | 2855 | +12.8 |
| 4 | FMPauly, Carlo | 🇩🇪GER | 2348 | 2.0 | 2225 | 3025 | +13.6 |
| 16 | IMLai, Hing Ting | 🇳🇱NED | 2438 | 1.5 | 2322 | 2515 | +1.9 |
| 11 | Irkilmez, Yakub | 🇩🇪GER | 2145 | 1.5 | 2262 | 2455 | +16.2 |
| 14 | FMStork, Oliver | 🇩🇪GER | 2367 | 1.5 | 2458 | 2651 | +15.0 |
| 26 | FMGolovanj, Andrej | 🇺🇦UKR | 2332 | 1.5 | 2131 | 2324 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Schulze, Marc | 🇩🇪GER | 2291 | 1.5 | 2323 | 2516 | +11.6 |
| 20 | IMZozulia, Anna | 🇧🇪BEL | 2223 | 1.5 | 2128 | 2321 | +2.4 |
| 21 | FMPanjer, Sidney | 🇩🇪GER | 2295 | 1.5 | 2287 | 2480 | +9.4 |
| 12 | IMJugelt, Tobias | 🇩🇪GER | 2339 | 1.5 | 2243 | 2436 | +2.4 |
| 15 | FMHainke, Guntram, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2234 | 1.5 | 2211 | 2404 | +8.8 |
| 23 | IMZatonskih, Anna | 🇺🇸USA | 2322 | 1.5 | 2268 | 2461 | +3.5 |
| 7 | Scholz, Benedict | 🇩🇪GER | 2160 | 1.5 | 2158 | 2351 | +19.6 |
| 9 | Werthebach, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2211 | 1.5 | 2174 | 2367 | +7.8 |
| 17 | FMVolkov, Mykyta | 🇩🇪GER | 2344 | 1.5 | 2260 | 2453 | +5.4 |
| 18 | FMKueppers, Timo | 🇩🇪GER | 2306 | 1.5 | 2332 | 2525 | +11.4 |
| 22 | FMWolter, Kai, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2185 | 1.5 | 2208 | 2401 | +11.4 |
| 13 | Korten, Lando | 🇩🇪GER | 2237 | 1.5 | 2303 | 2496 | +13.6 |
| 24 | CMMaenken, Merlin | 🇩🇪GER | 2203 | 1.5 | 2126 | 2319 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Sabirov, Rafael | 🇩🇪GER | 2182 | 1.5 | 2130 | 2323 | +7.0 |
| 10 | FMWilde, Pierre | 🇩🇪GER | 2200 | 1.5 | 2117 | 2310 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Strehse, Nelson | 🇩🇪GER | 2239 | 1.5 | 2225 | 2418 | +18.4 |
| 62 | FMHelbig, Mark | 🇩🇪GER | 2235 | 1.0 | 2162 | 2162 | -4.2 |
| 55 | Andersen, Hans-Christoph | 🇩🇪GER | 2196 | 1.0 | 2015 | 2015 | -9.0 |
| 57 | IMKononenko, Tatiana | 🇺🇦UKR | 2290 | 1.0 | 2017 | 2017 | -6.2 |
| 40 | CMElier, Ali | 🇱🇾LBA | 2191 | 1.0 | 2182 | 2182 | -0.4 |
| 30 | IMSchlecht, Daniel, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2348 | 1.0 | 2214 | 2214 | -7.2 |
| 41 | CMDe Boer, Bas | 🇳🇱NED | 2205 | 1.0 | 2305 | 2305 | +5.0 |
| 44 | FMWeidemann, Jakob | 🇩🇪GER | 2257 | 1.0 | 2292 | 2292 | +2.0 |
| 51 | Tkachuk, Sergij, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2206 | 1.0 | 2316 | 2316 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Dordevic, Tom | 🇩🇪GER | 2249 | 1.0 | 2282 | 2282 | +3.6 |
| 56 | FMAlbers, Sasa | 🇳🇱NED | 2318 | 1.0 | 2229 | 2229 | -4.6 |
| 60 | FMRosen, Bernd | 🇩🇪GER | 2183 | 1.0 | 2146 | 2146 | -2.0 |
| 29 | IMFiebig, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2425 | 1.0 | 2344 | 2344 | -2.2 |
| 35 | Voss, Gunther | 🇩🇪GER | 2073 | 1.0 | 2208 | 2208 | +7.2 |
| 50 | Reuter, Julian-Frank | 🇩🇪GER | 2185 | 1.0 | 2215 | 2215 | +1.8 |
| 65 | Menzel, Maximilian | 🇩🇪GER | 2240 | 1.0 | 2229 | 2229 | -0.6 |
| 32 | CMKracht, Raphael | 🇩🇪GER | 2254 | 1.0 | 2297 | 2297 | +2.2 |
| 38 | CMWuebker, Paul-Luca | 🇩🇪GER | 2220 | 1.0 | 2344 | 2344 | +6.6 |
| 47 | IMMorawietz, Dieter | 🇩🇪GER | 2333 | 1.0 | 2234 | 2234 | -2.6 |
| 61 | FMBrowning, Alex | 🇩🇪GER | 2276 | 1.0 | 2408 | 2408 | +7.0 |
| 28 | FMSchuricht, Emil Frederick | 🇩🇪GER | 2268 | 1.0 | 2261 | 2261 | -0.4 |
| 66 | FMTkachuk, Konstantyn | 🇩🇪GER | 2191 | 1.0 | 2275 | 2275 | +4.6 |
| 33 | IMScholz, Christian, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2288 | 1.0 | 2178 | 2178 | -3.0 |
| 42 | Schmitz, Philipp | 🇩🇪GER | 2202 | 1.0 | 2207 | 2207 | +0.2 |
| 54 | IMIllner, Achim, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2424 | 1.0 | 2208 | 2208 | -5.5 |
| 63 | FMVan Meegen, Ruud | 🇳🇱NED | 2277 | 1.0 | 2332 | 2332 | +2.8 |
| 31 | Kamp, Adrian | 🇩🇪GER | 2136 | 1.0 | 2268 | 2268 | +7.0 |
| 45 | Li, Hewei | 🇩🇪GER | 2151 | 1.0 | 2227 | 2227 | +8.4 |
| 46 | Kamp, Aaron | 🇩🇪GER | 2069 | 1.0 | 2082 | 2082 | +0.8 |
| 53 | Chilla, Jan Eric | 🇩🇪GER | 2224 | 1.0 | 2243 | 2243 | +1.0 |
| 59 | IMSeul, Georg | 🇩🇪GER | 2331 | 1.0 | 2268 | 3068 | +4.1 |
| 34 | FMMarcziter, Dmitrii | 🇩🇪GER | 2191 | 1.0 | 2221 | 2221 | +1.6 |
| 48 | Eckardt, Joshua | 🇩🇪GER | 2296 | 1.0 | 2323 | 2323 | +1.4 |
| 49 | Golinka, Oleksandr | 🇺🇦UKR | 2198 | 1.0 | 2079 | 2079 | -6.2 |
| 58 | Schroeder, Lennart | 🇩🇪GER | 2170 | 1.0 | 2062 | 2062 | -5.8 |
| 36 | Kuhnen, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 1985 | 1.0 | 2036 | 2836 | +11.4 |
| 37 | FMMichalczak, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2220 | 1.0 | 2036 | 2836 | +5.2 |
| 39 | IMStrohhaeker, Raoul | 🇩🇪GER | 2426 | 1.0 | 2378 | 3178 | +4.3 |
| 43 | Goldschmidt, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2169 | 1.0 | 2094 | 2894 | +8.0 |
| 52 | Wickenfeld, Stefan | 🇩🇪GER | 2162 | 1.0 | 2175 | 2975 | +10.4 |
| 64 | CMKiese, Matthias, Prof. Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2072 | 1.0 | 2153 | 2953 | +12.2 |
| 71 | Steinmetzer, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2167 | 0.5 | 2279 | 2086 | -4.0 |
| 72 | FMGutkin, Ilya | 🇩🇪GER | 2281 | 0.5 | 2294 | 2101 | -9.4 |
| 86 | Partenheimer, Axel | 🇩🇪GER | 2125 | 0.5 | 2187 | 1994 | -6.6 |
| 81 | CMGarbuz, Vitaliy | 🇩🇪GER | 2149 | 0.5 | 2306 | 2113 | -1.6 |
| 73 | Gluma, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2144 | 0.5 | 2037 | 1844 | -15.6 |
| 75 | Schimnatkowski, Lukas | 🇩🇪GER | 2217 | 0.5 | 2229 | 2036 | -9.4 |
| 87 | Gallas, Noel | 🇩🇪GER | 2236 | 0.5 | 2282 | 2089 | -7.6 |
| 67 | FMWessendorf, Thomas, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2211 | 0.5 | 2305 | 2112 | -5.4 |
| 68 | IMFriedmann, Rafael | 🇩🇪GER | 2406 | 0.5 | 2292 | 2099 | -8.1 |
| 80 | Mueller, Michael | 🇩🇪GER | 2162 | 0.5 | 2226 | 2033 | -6.4 |
| 91 | FMChoukri, Adel | 🇲🇦MAR | 2313 | 0.5 | 2320 | 2127 | -9.6 |
| 92 | FMKamp, Christoph | 🇩🇪GER | 2192 | 0.5 | 2109 | 1916 | -14.6 |
| 79 | Kartsev, Soel | 🇩🇪GER | 2124 | 0.5 | 2260 | 2067 | -3.0 |
| 85 | GMBerelowitsch, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 2478 | 0.5 | 2353 | 2160 | -8.4 |
| 82 | CMBus, Tom | 🇳🇱NED | 2059 | 0.5 | 2200 | 2200 | +3.8 |
| 77 | FMSchmidt, Bodo | 🇩🇪GER | 2219 | 0.5 | 2168 | 1975 | -12.8 |
| 78 | Schmidt, Kevin | 🇩🇪GER | 1980 | 0.5 | 2134 | 1941 | -2.0 |
| 90 | IMWegerle, Joerg | 🇩🇪GER | 2397 | 0.5 | 2323 | 2130 | -6.9 |
| 84 | IMSchaefer, Markus | 🇩🇪GER | 2360 | 0.5 | 2189 | 1996 | -9.4 |
| 76 | Bee, Marcus | 🇩🇪GER | 2177 | 0.5 | 2199 | 2199 | +0.6 |
| 83 | FMFluechter, Gregor | 🇩🇪GER | 2332 | 0.5 | 2296 | 2296 | -1.0 |
| 89 | Kuipers, Dustin | 🇩🇪GER | 2090 | 0.5 | 2170 | 2170 | +2.2 |
| 94 | IMMalykin, Vitaly | 🇺🇦UKR | 2339 | 0.5 | 2478 | 2478 | +1.9 |
| 88 | Wensing, Maximilian | 🇩🇪GER | 2223 | 0.5 | 2202 | 2202 | -0.6 |
| 93 | Melde, Benjamin | 🇩🇪GER | 2034 | 0.5 | 2170 | 2170 | +3.6 |
| 69 | IMHeinbuch, Detlef Ulrich | 🇩🇪GER | 2268 | 0.5 | 1953 | 1953 | -3.6 |
| 70 | FMDorner, Matthias | 🇩🇪GER | 2133 | 0.5 | 2144 | 2144 | +0.4 |
| 74 | Hivyar,Kharfan. | 🇸🇾SYR | 1953 | 0.5 | 2268 | 2268 | +7.2 |
| 98 | Hoenig, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 2169 | 0.0 | 2294 | 1494 | -13.4 |
| 95 | Aengenheister, Dennis | 🇩🇪GER | 1984 | 0.0 | 2191 | 1391 | -4.6 |
| 96 | Althoff, Ralph | 🇩🇪GER | 2035 | 0.0 | 2103 | 1303 | -16.6 |
| 102 | IMDe Gleria, Francesco | 🇩🇪GER | 2378 | 0.0 | 2351 | 1551 | -10.7 |
| 111 | von Buenau, Heinrich | 🇩🇪GER | 2173 | 0.0 | 2262 | 1462 | -15.2 |
| 97 | Scheck, Kyrill | 🇩🇪GER | 2153 | 0.0 | 2072 | 1272 | -12.2 |
| 99 | Fehmer, Carsten | 🇩🇪GER | 2090 | 0.0 | 2196 | 1396 | -7.2 |
| 101 | Klauke, Stefan | 🇩🇪GER | 2094 | 0.0 | 2169 | 1369 | -8.0 |
| 105 | CMStemmler, Fabian | 🇩🇪GER | 2175 | 0.0 | 2162 | 1362 | -10.4 |
| 106 | Glatzel, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2091 | 0.0 | 2144 | 1344 | -8.6 |
| 107 | Mohammadi Nia, Borna | 🇩🇪GER | 2107 | 0.0 | 2172 | 1372 | -8.2 |
| 100 | CMMainusch, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2117 | 0.0 | 2332 | 1532 | -4.6 |
| 104 | Gruenter, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2175 | 0.0 | 2200 | 1400 | -9.4 |
| 108 | Tarboush, Husam | 🇸🇾SYR | 2060 | 0.0 | 2203 | 1403 | -6.2 |
| 109 | Scheider, Julian | 🇩🇪GER | 2257 | 0.0 | 2237 | 1437 | -10.6 |
| 110 | Van Mil, Lucas | 🇳🇱NED | 2134 | 0.0 | 2183 | 1383 | -8.6 |
| 103 | Rogner, Alexander Luis | 🇩🇪GER | 1864 | 0.0 | 2263 | 1463 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xue, LukaGER+62.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Nezhyvenko, MykhailoGER+40.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Gerlach, FelixGER+22.62.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Althoff, RalphGER-16.60.0 pts · #96
- 2Gluma, ChristianGER-15.60.5 pts · #73
- 3von Buenau, HeinrichGER-15.20.0 pts · #111
Biggest upsets
- R1+256 Elo gap
- R2+204 Elo gap
- R2+177 Elo gap