NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Januar 2026

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79 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 18 Jan 2026 in various, Germany. 23 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2300, and top seed was Stefan Wehmeier (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2418).

Stefan Wehmeier (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2418) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Mykhaylo Makoveienko (1.0) and Jochen Strohmeyer (1.0). Wehmeier won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Andreas Peschel (1994) beat Markus Roth (2145), 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

🇩🇪IMStefan Wehmeier2418

Avg top 10

2,300

Participants

Titled players · 23

IM×7

FM×11

CM×3

WGM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×69

🇧🇪Belgium×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
IMStefan Wehmeier
🇩🇪GER·2418
1.0pts·3054perf+2.8
🥈
Mykhaylo Makoveienko
🇩🇪GER·1965
1.0pts·2874perf+26.0
🥉
Jochen Strohmeyer
🇩🇪GER·2139
1.0pts·2911perf+9.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	IMWehmeier, Stefan, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2418	1.0	2254	3054	+2.8
2	Makoveienko, Mykhaylo	🇩🇪GER	1965	1.0	2074	2874	+26.0
3	Strohmeyer, Jochen, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2139	1.0	2111	2911	+9.2
4	Kauch, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2139	1.0	1999	2799	+6.2
5	Rybarczyk, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2112	1.0	2174	2974	+11.8
6	Peschel, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	1994	1.0	2145	2945	+14.0
7	FMLitwak, Aleksej	🇩🇪GER	2233	1.0	2169	2969	+8.2
8	IMSielecki, Christof	🇩🇪GER	2379	1.0	2147	2947	+2.1
9	Vlasov, Igor	🇩🇪GER	2205	1.0	2183	2983	+9.4
10	Ossig, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2141	1.0	2175	2975	+11.0
11	WGMVoicu-Jagodzinsky, Carmen	🇷🇴ROU	2237	1.0	2363	3163	+13.4
12	Waagener, Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	2073	1.0	2050	2850	+9.4
13	Heiligtag, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2043	1.0	1850	2650	+10.0
14	Koehler, Justus	🇩🇪GER	2153	1.0	2023	2823	+6.4
15	Brandt, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2147	1.0	2200	3000	+11.4
16	FMHecht, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	2247	1.0	2230	3030	+9.6
17	FMKaufeld, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2208	1.0	2233	3033	+10.6
18	WFMNeumann, Helena	🇩🇪GER	2019	1.0	1949	2749	+16.0
19	IMHaskelman, Evgen	🇺🇦UKR	2128	1.0	2020	2820	+3.5
20	Meyer, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	2019	1.0	2116	2916	+25.2
21	Kesseler, Heiko	🇩🇪GER	2119	1.0	2028	2828	+7.6
22	CMSonnenschein, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2194	0.5	2090	2090	-2.8
23	Thiemann, Marc	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.5	2143	2143	+3.6
24	Beilfuss, Wilfried, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2100	0.5	1895	1895	-5.2
25	Gramb, Marius	🇩🇪GER	2123	0.5	2178	2178	+1.6
26	Tran, Duc Cuong	🇩🇪GER	2125	0.5	2147	2147	+0.6
27	Lamby, Philipp, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2198	0.5	2224	2224	+0.8
28	Goessling, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2208	0.5	2180	2180	-0.8
29	FMMichalczak, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2213	0.5	2264	2264	+1.4
30	Runte, Moritz	🇩🇪GER	2147	0.5	2202	2202	+1.6
31	Peters, Alex	🇩🇪GER	2161	0.5	2056	2056	-2.8
32	Graf, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	1992	0.5	2108	2108	+3.2
33	Loseries, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2138	0.5	1996	1996	-3.8
34	Simon, Hans Christian	🇩🇪GER	2143	0.5	2007	2007	-3.6
35	CMBroehl, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2147	0.5	2125	2125	-0.6
36	Borchert, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2047	0.5	2236	2236	+5.0
37	Nagel, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2150	0.5	2198	2198	+1.4
38	IMCoenen, Norbert	🇩🇪GER	2248	0.5	2341	2341	+1.3
39	Winkler, Yonathan	🇩🇪GER	2224	0.5	2198	2198	-1.6
40	FMCoenen, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2264	0.5	2213	2213	-0.7
41	Wecker, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2108	0.5	1992	1992	-3.2
42	Neuer, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1996	0.5	2138	2138	+3.8
43	Kruse, Janik	🇩🇪GER	2157	0.5	2099	2099	-1.6
44	FMAhn, Martin	🇧🇪BEL	2096	0.5	2245	2245	+4.0
45	Meyer, Armin	🇩🇪GER	2236	0.5	2047	2047	-5.0
46	FMKniest, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2117	0.5	2184	2184	+1.8
47	CMJagodzinsky, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2178	0.5	2123	2123	-1.6
48	Keller, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2202	0.5	2147	2147	-1.6
49	Welzel, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2198	0.5	2150	2150	-1.4
50	Koehler, Ronald	🇩🇪GER	2090	0.5	2194	2194	+2.8
51	FMForchert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2341	0.5	2248	2248	-1.3
52	Ahn, Maximilian	🇧🇪BEL	1896	0.5	2100	2100	+10.4
53	Kutzner, Stephen	🇩🇪GER	2099	0.5	2158	2158	+1.6
54	Proeschold, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2056	0.5	2160	2160	+5.6
55	FMHuesmann, Thomas	🇧🇪BEL	2181	0.5	2208	2208	+0.8
56	IMGruen, Gerd-Peter	🇩🇪GER	2245	0.5	2096	2096	-2.0
57	Mann, Gergely	🇩🇪GER	2184	0.5	2117	2117	-1.8
58	Koehler, Christian Friedrich	🇩🇪GER	2230	0.0	2247	1447	-9.6
59	Wickenfeld, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2169	0.0	2233	1433	-8.2
60	Leonard, Timo	🇩🇪GER	2183	0.0	2205	1405	-9.4
61	IMLoifenfeld, Jakov	🇷🇺RUS	2363	0.0	2237	1437	-6.7
62	Wiekert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2147	0.0	2379	1579	-4.2
63	Poggemann, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	1850	0.0	2043	1243	-5.0
64	Brockhaus, Philip	🇩🇪GER	2028	0.0	2119	1319	-7.6
65	Fox, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2175	0.0	2141	1341	-11.0
66	IMSeger, Ruediger	🇩🇪GER	2254	0.0	2418	1618	-2.8
67	Rau, Nikita	🇩🇪GER	2075	0.0	1965	1165	-13.0
68	Poess, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2111	0.0	2139	1339	-18.4
69	De Vries, Leon	🇳🇱NED	2023	0.0	2153	1353	-6.4
70	Roth, Markus, Prof.	🇩🇪GER	2145	0.0	1994	1194	-14.0
71	Hofmann, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2020	0.0	2128	1328	-7.0
72	FMWagner, Alexej	🇩🇪GER	2200	0.0	2147	1347	-11.4
73	Ahn, Anastasia	🇧🇪BEL	1949	0.0	2019	1219	-16.0
74	FMBerg, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2233	0.0	2208	1408	-10.6
76	Paris, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2116	0.0	2019	1219	-12.6
77	Bilenko, Yaroslav	🇺🇦UKR	2050	0.0	2073	1273	-9.4
78	Scheidtmann, Kian	🇩🇪GER	1999	0.0	2139	1339	-6.2
79	Meier, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2174	0.0	2112	1312	-11.8
75	Zhuravel, Danylo	🇺🇦UKR	0	0.0	1917	1117	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Makoveienko, MykhayloGER
+26.0
1.0 pts · #2
2Meyer, RalphGER
+25.2
1.0 pts · #20
3Neumann, HelenaWFMGER
+16.0
1.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Poess, FrankGER
-18.4
0.0 pts · #68
2Ahn, AnastasiaBEL
-16.0
0.0 pts · #73
3Roth, Markus, Prof.GER
-14.0
0.0 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R1+151 Elo gap
Peschel, Andreas1994 beat Roth, Markus, Prof.2145
R1+126 Elo gap
WGMVoicu-Jagodzinsky, Carmen2237 beat IMLoifenfeld, Jakov2363
R1+110 Elo gap
Makoveienko, Mykhaylo1965 beat Rau, Nikita2075