Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026

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109 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in various, Germany. 49 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Hing Ting Lai (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2441).

Hing Ting Lai (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2441) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Tom Dordevic (2.0) and Christian Goldschmidt (2.0). Lai shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ingo Thomas (2022) beat Bernd Rosen (FM, 2181), a +159-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱IMHing Ting Lai2441

Avg top 10

2,388

Participants

109

Titled players · 49

IM×14

FM×25

CM×9

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×93

🇳🇱Netherlands×6

🇺🇦Ukraine×5

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

Top 3

🥇
IMHing Ting Lai
🇳🇱NED·2441
2.0pts·3105perf+6.3
🥈
Tom Dordevic
🇩🇪GER·2231
2.0pts·2880perf+24.4
🥉
Christian Goldschmidt
🇩🇪GER·2177
2.0pts·3043perf+23.6

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
4	IMLai, Hing Ting	🇳🇱NED	2441	2.0	2305	3105	+6.3
3	Dordevic, Tom	🇩🇪GER	2231	2.0	2080	2880	+24.4
1	Goldschmidt, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2177	2.0	2243	3043	+23.6
2	Melde, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2038	2.0	2096	2896	+23.2
5	Thomas, Ingo	🇩🇪GER	2022	1.5	2067	2260	+12.2
6	CMKracht, Raphael	🇩🇪GER	2282	1.5	2283	2476	+10.0
9	Gerlach, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2167	1.5	2170	2363	+10.2
12	Hivyar,Kharfan.	🇸🇾SYR	1952	1.5	1985	2178	+11.8
13	IMScholz, Christian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2285	1.5	2357	2550	+6.9
14	IMJugelt, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	2341	1.5	2223	2416	+1.9
15	FMBrowning, Alex	🇩🇪GER	2283	1.5	2307	2500	+11.2
18	IMZozulia, Anna	🇧🇪BEL	2225	1.5	2039	2232	+0.6
10	IMFriedmann, Rafael	🇩🇪GER	2398	1.5	2325	2518	+3.0
21	Kremser, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2033	1.5	2055	2248	+11.4
7	FMGolovanj, Andrej	🇺🇦UKR	2338	1.5	2181	2374	+1.6
20	FMGutkin, Ilya	🇩🇪GER	2272	1.5	2234	2427	+7.8
26	IMZatonskih, Anna	🇺🇸USA	2319	1.5	2248	2441	+3.1
8	FMPauly, Carlo	🇩🇪GER	2370	1.5	2294	2487	+5.8
17	FMStork, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2369	1.5	2322	2515	+7.4
24	Strehse, Nelson	🇩🇪GER	2258	1.5	2294	2487	+21.2
25	Bartelt, Max Peter	🇩🇪GER	2104	1.5	2152	2345	+12.6
11	Schmitz, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2202	1.5	2211	2404	+10.4
16	Wichtrup, Jan-Louis	🇩🇪GER	2078	1.5	2188	2381	+16.0
19	IMIllner, Achim, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2418	1.5	2232	2425	+0.2
22	CMMaenken, Merlin	🇩🇪GER	2227	1.5	2211	2404	+18.0
23	Bee, Marcus	🇩🇪GER	2181	1.5	2075	2268	+4.8
44	FMVan Meegen, Ruud	🇳🇱NED	2293	1.0	2299	2299	+0.4
49	FMKueppers, Timo	🇩🇪GER	2317	1.0	2299	2299	-0.8
52	Reuter, Julian-Frank	🇩🇪GER	2176	1.0	2196	2196	+1.2
36	IMSchlecht, Daniel, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2341	1.0	2314	2314	-1.4
34	Golinka, Oleksandr	🇺🇦UKR	2193	1.0	1982	1982	-10.0
38	FMTkachuk, Konstantyn	🇩🇪GER	2196	1.0	2282	2282	+4.6
41	FMFluechter, Gregor	🇩🇪GER	2331	1.0	2280	2280	-2.8
42	Schimnatkowski, Lukas	🇩🇪GER	2208	1.0	2215	2215	+0.4
46	Eckardt, Joshua	🇩🇪GER	2297	1.0	2355	2355	+3.2
39	Goerke, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	2066	1.0	2047	2047	-1.2
54	CMWuebker, Paul-Luca	🇩🇪GER	2227	1.0	2271	2271	+2.2
50	FMHainke, Guntram, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2243	1.0	2255	2255	+0.6
29	Reller, Ole	🇩🇪GER	2144	1.0	2152	2952	+10.2
45	IMMorawietz, Dieter	🇩🇪GER	2330	1.0	2243	3043	+3.8
55	Scholz, Benedict	🇩🇪GER	2180	1.0	2182	2982	+20.0
43	CMElier, Ali	🇱🇾LBA	2152	1.0	2212	2212	+3.2
56	Sabirov, Rafael	🇩🇪GER	2182	1.0	2094	2094	-4.6
27	Asadzade, Idris	🇩🇪GER	2268	1.0	2200	2200	-3.8
28	Partenheimer, Axel	🇩🇪GER	2118	1.0	2081	2081	-1.8
32	FMWolter, Kai, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2196	1.0	2207	2207	+0.6
53	Mueller, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2156	1.0	2233	2233	+4.2
37	Kistella, Roman	🇩🇪GER	2208	1.0	1981	2781	+4.2
47	FMStillger, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2233	1.0	2317	3117	+12.4
33	FMAlbers, Sasa	🇳🇱NED	2334	1.0	2158	2958	+5.4
40	WFMRicken, Katharina	🇳🇱NED	2192	1.0	2206	3006	+10.4
30	Kuhnen, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1996	1.0	2000	2800	+10.2
31	FMPrieb, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2227	1.0	2143	2943	+7.6
35	Gluma, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2132	1.0	2281	3081	+14.0
48	Glatzel, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2082	1.0	2060	2860	+9.4
51	CMBus, Tom	🇳🇱NED	2065	1.0	2059	2859	+9.8
79	FMDorner, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2133	0.5	2088	1895	-12.4
83	FMWilde, Pierre	🇩🇪GER	2206	0.5	2171	1978	-12.0
76	Menzel, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2234	0.5	2215	2022	-11.0
82	CMGarbuz, Vitaliy	🇩🇪GER	2164	0.5	2199	2006	-8.2
88	Jahn, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1948	0.5	2067	1874	-4.0
91	Andersen, Hans-Christoph	🇩🇪GER	2187	0.5	2215	2022	-8.4
93	Tkachuk, Sergij, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2212	0.5	2248	2055	-8.4
60	FMRosen, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2181	0.5	2070	1877	-16.0
69	Korten, Lando	🇩🇪GER	2251	0.5	2307	2114	-7.2
80	Steinmetzer, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2163	0.5	2269	2076	-4.4
94	Chilla, Jan Eric	🇩🇪GER	2225	0.5	2239	2046	-9.2
96	Kahleys, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2260	0.5	2214	2021	-12.4
66	IMStrohhaeker, Raoul	🇩🇪GER	2430	0.5	2307	2114	-8.3
73	Sayan, Leheng Idris	🇩🇪GER	1910	0.5	2170	1977	+4.8
78	IMGaponenko, Inna	🇺🇦UKR	2329	0.5	2357	2164	-4.2
86	Maes, Djad	🇳🇱NED	2201	0.5	2083	1890	-16.2
89	CMStemmler, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2165	0.5	2272	2079	-4.2
90	Virnyi, Julius	🇩🇪GER	2115	0.5	2039	1846	-13.8
85	IMFiebig, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2423	0.5	2398	2398	-0.3
64	von Buenau, Heinrich	🇩🇪GER	2158	0.5	2271	2078	-4.0
67	FMWessendorf, Thomas, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2206	0.5	2174	1981	-11.8
77	Schmidt, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	1981	0.5	2163	1970	-0.6
92	FMMarcziter, Dmitrii	🇩🇪GER	2180	0.5	2256	2063	-5.8
62	FMPanjer, Sidney	🇩🇪GER	2317	0.5	2231	2038	-14.8
65	Rogner, Alexander Luis	🇩🇪GER	1860	0.5	2193	2193	+15.2
84	IMMalykin, Vitaly	🇺🇦UKR	2341	0.5	2297	2297	-0.6
57	CMGrodotzki, Kenneth	🇩🇪GER	1984	0.5	2201	2201	+5.6
61	Oltmanns, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2137	0.5	2133	2133	-0.2
71	Tugui, Adrian	🇷🇴ROU	2319	0.5	2217	2217	-2.8
75	CMSchmuecker, Marcus	🇩🇪GER	2217	0.5	2319	2319	+2.8
95	Gallas, Noel	🇩🇪GER	2228	0.5	2317	2317	+2.4
72	Franz, Christian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2044	0.5	2033	2033	-0.4
58	FMWeidemann, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2240	0.5	2331	2331	+2.4
59	Werthebach, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2219	0.5	2268	2268	+1.4
63	FMGupta, Milon	🇩🇪GER	2182	0.5	2242	2242	+1.6
68	Pfaar, Zeno	🇩🇪GER	2042	0.5	2035	2035	-0.2
70	Schroeder, Lennart	🇩🇪GER	2164	0.5	1962	1962	-5.2
74	Bonnmann, Reinhard	🇩🇪GER	2242	0.5	2182	2182	-1.6
81	Scheidtmann, Kian	🇩🇪GER	2035	0.5	2042	2042	+0.2
87	Sutharjan, Dakxwin	🇩🇪GER	1962	0.5	2164	2164	+10.4
98	Berndt, Axel	🇩🇪GER	2059	0.0	2052	1252	-20.4
106	FMKoscielski, Janusz	🇩🇪GER	2279	0.0	2165	1365	-26.2
103	Xue, Luka	🇩🇪GER	1983	0.0	2231	1431	-7.6
97	Scheider, Julian	🇩🇪GER	2246	0.0	2314	1514	-16.2
107	FMVolkov, Mykyta	🇩🇪GER	2346	0.0	2369	1569	-9.4
102	FMSeegers, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2110	0.0	2104	1304	-10.2
101	Hoenig, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2156	0.0	2305	1505	-12.2
105	Kamp, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2143	0.0	2227	1427	-15.2
109	Karimi, Farhad	🇩🇪GER	2060	0.0	2074	1274	-19.2
100	IMKononenko, Tatiana	🇺🇦UKR	2281	0.0	2132	1332	-7.0
104	Irkilmez, Yakub	🇩🇪GER	2161	0.0	2176	1376	-9.6
108	Peschel, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.0	2182	1382	-5.4
99	Paulus, Jeffrey	🇩🇪GER	2000	0.0	1996	1196	-10.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dordevic, TomGER
+24.4
2.0 pts · #3
2Goldschmidt, ChristianGER
+23.6
2.0 pts · #1
3Melde, BenjaminGER
+23.2
2.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Koscielski, JanuszFMGER
-26.2
0.0 pts · #106
2Berndt, AxelGER
-20.4
0.0 pts · #98
3Karimi, FarhadGER
-19.2
0.0 pts · #109

Biggest upsets

R1+159 Elo gap
Thomas, Ingo2022 beat FMRosen, Bernd2181
R2+149 Elo gap
Gluma, Christian2132 beat IMKononenko, Tatiana2281
R2+145 Elo gap
IMScholz, Christian, Dr.2285 beat IMStrohhaeker, Raoul2430