NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026

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77 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 18 Jan 2026 in various, Germany. 30 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2334, and top seed was Jeroen Bosch (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2407).

Oleg Iolis (🇧🇪 BEL, 2150) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Marcel Juegel (1.0) and Nils Decker (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Thilo Hoppe (2110) beat Thomas Nordsieck (FM, 2261), a +151-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

18 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱IMJeroen Bosch2407

Avg top 10

2,334

Participants

Titled players · 30

GM×1

IM×5

FM×20

CM×4

Federations · 7 represented

🇩🇪Germany×67

🇧🇪Belgium×4

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

Top 3

🥇
Oleg Iolis
🇧🇪BEL·2150
1.0pts·2853perf+7.4
🥈
Marcel Juegel
🇩🇪GER·2081
1.0pts·2805perf+8.0
🥉
Nils Decker
🇩🇪GER·2105
1.0pts·2935perf+10.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Iolis, Oleg	🇧🇪BEL	2150	1.0	2053	2853	+7.4
2	Juegel, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2081	1.0	2005	2805	+8.0
3	Decker, Nils	🇩🇪GER	2105	1.0	2135	2935	+10.8
4	Himpenmacher, Andy	🇩🇪GER	2210	1.0	2276	3076	+11.8
5	Baerwolf, Steven	🇩🇪GER	2234	1.0	2069	2869	+5.6
6	FMSoukup, Jiri	🇨🇿CZE	2319	1.0	2125	2925	+2.5
7	Moradi Kahlou, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2033	1.0	1909	2709	+6.6
8	FMHaag, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2219	1.0	2266	3066	+11.4
9	Kettler, Ilija Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2187	1.0	2167	2967	+9.4
10	Lampe, Timon	🇩🇪GER	1817	1.0	1952	2752	+27.2
11	IMAlienkin, Aleksander	🇧🇪BEL	2317	1.0	2267	3067	+4.3
12	FMNoetzel, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2154	1.0	2194	2994	+11.2
13	IMSchleining, Zoya	🇩🇪GER	2322	1.0	2061	2861	+1.8
14	Rausch, Linus	🇩🇪GER	1775	1.0	1916	2716	+13.8
15	Aulich, Marcell	🇩🇪GER	2163	1.0	1980	2780	+5.2
16	Pfleger, Sascha	🇩🇪GER	2002	1.0	1936	2736	+8.2
17	Hoppe, Thilo	🇩🇪GER	2110	1.0	2261	3061	+14.0
18	GMHaub, Thorsten Michael	🇩🇪GER	2308	1.0	2133	2933	+2.7
19	Hoefer, Severin Paul	🇩🇪GER	2000	1.0	1885	2685	+6.8
20	CMLafosse, Jimmy	🇧🇪BEL	2173	1.0	1976	2776	+5.0
21	FMKurt, Sascha	🇳🇱NED	2243	1.0	2172	2972	+8.0
22	IMBosch, Jeroen	🇳🇱NED	2407	1.0	2235	3035	+2.7
23	Weichert, Eddy	🇩🇪GER	1992	1.0	1994	2794	+20.0
24	Riekert, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2008	1.0	2021	2821	+20.8
25	Alsoliman, Osama	🇩🇪GER	0	1.0	2166	2186	0.0
26	Tymura, Achim	🇩🇪GER	2011	0.5	2206	2206	+5.0
27	FMBuscher, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2284	0.5	2166	2166	-1.6
28	FMOdendahl, Reiner	🇩🇪GER	2248	0.5	2342	2342	+1.3
29	Stork, Holger	🇩🇪GER	2039	0.5	2179	2179	+3.8
30	Buschmann, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2104	0.5	1969	1969	-3.6
31	FMIvic, Roman	🇭🇷CRO	2206	0.5	2011	2011	-5.0
32	FMNiermann, Tristan	🇩🇪GER	2397	0.5	2284	2284	-1.5
33	FMVajic, Goran	🇧🇦BIH	2310	0.5	2284	2284	-0.8
34	FMWacker, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2169	0.5	2337	2337	+4.4
35	IMPieper-Emden, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	2214	0.5	2062	2062	-2.0
36	FMHarff, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2343	0.5	2248	2248	-1.3
37	Rosskothen, Arnd	🇩🇪GER	2062	0.5	2214	2214	+4.0
38	Saoudi, Lahcen, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2121	0.5	2120	2120	0.0
39	Limp, Roland	🇩🇪GER	2041	0.5	2235	2235	+5.0
40	IMHautot, Stephane	🇧🇪BEL	2337	0.5	2169	2169	-2.2
41	FMHintze, Helge	🇩🇪GER	2208	0.5	2241	2241	+1.0
42	Karsunke, Marvin	🇩🇪GER	1969	0.5	2104	2104	+3.6
43	CMBrosig, Boris	🇩🇪GER	2153	0.5	2133	2133	-0.6
44	Bouaraba, Max	🇩🇪GER	2120	0.5	2121	2121	0.0
45	Dzierzenga, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2133	0.5	2153	2153	+0.6
46	FMWittke, Rene	🇩🇪GER	2284	0.5	2310	2310	+0.8
47	Viebahn, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2179	0.5	2039	2039	-3.8
48	Gruermann, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2235	0.5	2041	2041	-5.0
49	CMGulatz, Maurice	🇩🇪GER	2223	0.5	2181	2181	-1.2
50	FMBalduan, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2241	0.5	2208	2208	-1.0
51	FMSchiffer, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2181	0.5	2223	2223	+1.2
52	FMDresen, Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	2166	0.5	2284	2284	+3.2
53	FMRebentisch, Tom	🇩🇪GER	2284	0.5	2397	2397	+3.0
54	Brunke, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2266	0.0	2219	1419	-11.4
55	Mueller, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2061	0.0	2322	1522	-3.6
56	Bonnmann, Reinhard	🇩🇪GER	2267	0.0	2317	1517	-8.6
57	Calderon, Luis	🇩🇪GER	1909	0.0	2033	1233	-13.2
58	Podder, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1916	0.0	1775	975	-13.8
59	Tomiczny, Darius	🇩🇪GER	2021	0.0	2008	1208	-10.4
60	Warcaba, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	1936	0.0	2002	1202	-8.2
61	Albrecht, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2167	0.0	2187	1387	-9.4
62	Oelschlaeger, Lennart	🇩🇪GER	1994	0.0	1992	1192	-10.0
63	Horstmann, Olaf	🇩🇪GER	2133	0.0	2308	1508	-5.4
64	Klinkhammer, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	1953	0.0	1817	1017	-13.6
65	Schaffarczyk, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2069	0.0	2234	1434	-5.6
66	FMNordsieck, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2261	0.0	2110	1310	-14.0
67	Meertens, Martin	🇩🇪GER	1976	0.0	2173	1373	-5.0
68	Wimmer, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2194	0.0	2154	1354	-11.2
69	FMKotter, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2276	0.0	2210	1410	-11.8
70	FMWendler, David	🇩🇪GER	2235	0.0	2407	1607	-5.4
71	Schwibbert, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2172	0.0	2243	1443	-8.0
72	CMWerbeck, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	2005	0.0	2081	1281	-8.0
73	Wahl, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2125	0.0	2319	1519	-5.0
74	Langner, Jasper	🇩🇪GER	2052	0.0	2150	1350	-7.4
75	Erofeev, Anastasia	🇩🇪GER	1980	0.0	2163	1363	-5.2
76	Heeke, Guido	🇩🇪GER	1885	0.0	2000	1200	-6.8
77	Brunke, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2135	0.0	2105	1305	-10.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lampe, TimonGER
+27.2
1.0 pts · #10
2Riekert, AdrianGER
+20.8
1.0 pts · #24
3Weichert, EddyGER
+20.0
1.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Nordsieck, ThomasFMGER
-14.0
0.0 pts · #66
2Podder, MichaelGER
-13.8
0.0 pts · #58
3Klinkhammer, MatthiasGER
-13.6
0.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R1+151 Elo gap
Hoppe, Thilo2110 beat FMNordsieck, Thomas2261
R1+141 Elo gap
Rausch, Linus1775 beat Podder, Michael1916
R1+136 Elo gap
Lampe, Timon1817 beat Klinkhammer, Matthias1953