NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team SwissStandard
64 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 08 Feb 2026 in various, Germany. 22 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2303, and top seed was Mateusz Kolosowski (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2444).
Tristan Niermann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2395) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Tom Rebentisch (1.0) and Arnold Essing (1.0). Niermann won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇩🇪various, Germany
Dates
08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Avg top 10
2,303
Participants
64
Titled players · 22
IM×3
FM×15
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×56
🇧🇪Belgium×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMNiermann, Tristan | 🇩🇪GER | 2395 | 1.0 | 2057 | 2857 | +1.2 |
| 2 | FMRebentisch, Tom | 🇩🇪GER | 2296 | 1.0 | 2254 | 3054 | +8.8 |
| 3 | FMEssing, Arnold | 🇩🇪GER | 2206 | 1.0 | 1914 | 2714 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Albrecht, Oliver | 🇩🇪GER | 2158 | 1.0 | 2166 | 2966 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Baerwolf, Steven | 🇩🇪GER | 2240 | 1.0 | 2124 | 2924 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Buschmann, Andreas | 🇩🇪GER | 2100 | 1.0 | 2040 | 2840 | +8.4 |
| 7 | CMBrosig, Boris | 🇩🇪GER | 2152 | 1.0 | 2168 | 2968 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Hoppe, Thilo | 🇩🇪GER | 2124 | 1.0 | 2078 | 2878 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Himpenmacher, Andy | 🇩🇪GER | 2222 | 1.0 | 2046 | 2846 | +5.4 |
| 10 | FMVajic, Goran | 🇧🇦BIH | 2309 | 1.0 | 2247 | 3047 | +8.2 |
| 11 | CMGulatz, Maurice | 🇩🇪GER | 2236 | 1.0 | 2264 | 3064 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Hennicken, Reinhard | 🇩🇪GER | 2052 | 1.0 | 1883 | 2683 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Pott, Lorin Gabriel | 🇩🇪GER | 1816 | 1.0 | 1823 | 2623 | +20.4 |
| 14 | Hoefer, Severin Paul | 🇩🇪GER | 2007 | 1.0 | 2063 | 2863 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Konovalov, Kiril | 🇺🇦UKR | 1957 | 1.0 | 1982 | 2782 | +10.6 |
| 16 | Klinkhammer, Matthias | 🇩🇪GER | 1940 | 1.0 | 1956 | 2756 | +10.6 |
| 17 | Saoudi, Lahcen, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2121 | 1.0 | 2051 | 2851 | +16.0 |
| 18 | Viebahn, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 2175 | 1.0 | 2127 | 2927 | +8.6 |
| 19 | FMHintze, Helge | 🇩🇪GER | 2196 | 1.0 | 2208 | 3008 | +10.4 |
| 20 | Lorenz, Roger | 🇩🇪GER | 2127 | 0.5 | 2316 | 2316 | +5.0 |
| 21 | FMWacker, Peter | 🇩🇪GER | 2173 | 0.5 | 2169 | 2169 | -0.2 |
| 22 | Falkenberg, Hendrik | 🇩🇪GER | 2012 | 0.5 | 1973 | 1973 | -1.0 |
| 23 | Hoffmann, Tim | 🇩🇪GER | 2005 | 0.5 | 2066 | 2066 | +3.2 |
| 24 | CMWerbeck, Torsten | 🇩🇪GER | 1997 | 0.5 | 2066 | 2066 | +2.0 |
| 25 | Bonnmann, Reinhard | 🇩🇪GER | 2258 | 0.5 | 2016 | 2016 | -6.0 |
| 26 | FMWittke, Rene | 🇩🇪GER | 2285 | 0.5 | 1958 | 1958 | -7.4 |
| 27 | IMGulbas, Cemil | 🇹🇷TUR | 2316 | 0.5 | 2127 | 2127 | -2.5 |
| 28 | FMDresen, Ulrich | 🇩🇪GER | 2169 | 0.5 | 2173 | 2173 | +0.2 |
| 29 | FMHaag, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2230 | 0.5 | 2332 | 2332 | +2.8 |
| 30 | Schwibbert, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2167 | 0.5 | 2249 | 2249 | +2.2 |
| 31 | Karsunke, Marvin | 🇩🇪GER | 1973 | 0.5 | 2012 | 2012 | +1.0 |
| 32 | Carrasco Coquillat, Jorge | 🇪🇸ESP | 1962 | 0.5 | 2043 | 2043 | +2.2 |
| 33 | Tymura, Achim | 🇩🇪GER | 2016 | 0.5 | 2258 | 2258 | +6.0 |
| 34 | FMBayer, Ernst-Wolfgang | 🇩🇪GER | 2196 | 0.5 | 2165 | 2165 | -0.8 |
| 35 | Wahl, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2120 | 0.5 | 2206 | 2206 | +2.4 |
| 36 | IMHautot, Stephane | 🇧🇪BEL | 2332 | 0.5 | 2230 | 2230 | -1.4 |
| 37 | FMOdendahl, Reiner | 🇩🇪GER | 2249 | 0.5 | 2167 | 2167 | -1.1 |
| 38 | Stork, Holger | 🇩🇪GER | 2043 | 0.5 | 1962 | 1962 | -2.2 |
| 39 | FMNoetzel, Frank | 🇩🇪GER | 2165 | 0.5 | 2196 | 2196 | +0.8 |
| 40 | FMSchiffer, Stefan | 🇩🇪GER | 2182 | 0.5 | 2321 | 2321 | +3.8 |
| 41 | Bentel, Robin | 🇩🇪GER | 2206 | 0.5 | 2120 | 2120 | -2.4 |
| 42 | Rosskothen, Arnd | 🇩🇪GER | 2066 | 0.5 | 2005 | 2005 | -1.6 |
| 43 | Pfaar, Zeno | 🇩🇪GER | 2066 | 0.5 | 1997 | 1997 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Warcaba, Jakub | 🇵🇱POL | 1958 | 0.5 | 2285 | 2285 | +7.4 |
| 45 | IMAlienkin, Aleksander | 🇧🇪BEL | 2321 | 0.5 | 2182 | 2182 | -1.9 |
| 46 | Arndt, Olaf | 🇩🇪GER | 1982 | 0.0 | 1957 | 1157 | -10.6 |
| 47 | Moradi Kahlou, Benjamin | 🇩🇪GER | 2040 | 0.0 | 2100 | 1300 | -8.4 |
| 48 | FMNordsieck, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2247 | 0.0 | 2309 | 1509 | -8.2 |
| 49 | Limp, Roland | 🇩🇪GER | 2046 | 0.0 | 2222 | 1422 | -5.4 |
| 50 | Calderon, Luis | 🇩🇪GER | 1883 | 0.0 | 2052 | 1252 | -11.2 |
| 51 | Lampe, Timon | 🇩🇪GER | 1823 | 0.0 | 1816 | 1016 | -20.4 |
| 52 | Cnossen, Wiebe | 🇳🇱NED | 2166 | 0.0 | 2158 | 1358 | -10.2 |
| 53 | Damm, Yannic | 🇩🇪GER | 1956 | 0.0 | 1938 | 1138 | -10.6 |
| 54 | Langner, Jasper | 🇩🇪GER | 2050 | 0.0 | 2121 | 1321 | -8.0 |
| 55 | Aulich, Marcell | 🇩🇪GER | 2168 | 0.0 | 2152 | 1352 | -10.4 |
| 56 | Brunke, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2127 | 0.0 | 2175 | 1375 | -8.6 |
| 57 | Hoefken, Tom | 🇩🇪GER | 2078 | 0.0 | 2124 | 1324 | -8.8 |
| 58 | Wisskirchen, Andreas | 🇩🇪GER | 2208 | 0.0 | 2196 | 1396 | -10.4 |
| 59 | FMKotter, Ralf | 🇩🇪GER | 2264 | 0.0 | 2236 | 1436 | -10.8 |
| 60 | Brunke, Pascal | 🇩🇪GER | 2254 | 0.0 | 2296 | 1496 | -8.8 |
| 61 | Mueller, Adrian | 🇩🇪GER | 2057 | 0.0 | 2395 | 1595 | -2.4 |
| 62 | Dehmel, Jens | 🇩🇪GER | 1914 | 0.0 | 2206 | 1406 | -3.0 |
| 63 | Schaffarczyk, Andre | 🇩🇪GER | 2063 | 0.0 | 2007 | 1207 | -11.6 |
| 64 | WFMSickmann, Lisa | 🇩🇪GER | 2124 | 0.0 | 2240 | 1440 | -13.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pott, Lorin GabrielGER+20.41.0 pts · #13
- 2Saoudi, Lahcen, Dr.GER+16.01.0 pts · #17
- 3Hoefer, Severin PaulGER+11.61.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Lampe, TimonGER-20.40.0 pts · #51
- 2Sickmann, LisaWFMGER-13.60.0 pts · #64
- 3Schaffarczyk, AndreGER-11.60.0 pts · #63