NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026

Team SwissStandard

76 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 08 Feb 2026 in various, Germany. 23 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2333, and top seed was Alexander Bagrationi (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2425).

Kevin Zolfagharian (🇩🇪 GER, 2216) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Janik Kruse (1.0) and Hans Christian Simon (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Philip Brockhaus (2020) beat Armin Meyer (2231), a +211-point gap.

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

Top seed

🇮🇱GMAlexander Bagrationi2425

Avg top 10

2,333

Participants

Titled players · 23

GM×1

IM×6

FM×10

CM×5

WGM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×67

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
Kevin Zolfagharian
🇩🇪GER·2216
1.0pts·2933perf+7.8
🥈
Janik Kruse
🇩🇪GER·2128
1.0pts·2949perf+10.6
🥉
Hans Christian Simon
🇩🇪GER·2139
1.0pts·2924perf+9.6

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Zolfagharian, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2216	1.0	2133	2933	+7.8
2	Kruse, Janik	🇩🇪GER	2128	1.0	2149	2949	+10.6
3	Simon, Hans Christian	🇩🇪GER	2139	1.0	2124	2924	+9.6
4	GMBagrationi, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2425	1.0	2143	2943	+1.6
5	FMKniest, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2115	1.0	2017	2817	+7.4
6	IMWehmeier, Stefan, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2421	1.0	2199	2999	+2.2
7	FMForchert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2340	1.0	2220	3020	+3.4
8	Scheidtmann, Kian	🇩🇪GER	1993	1.0	1900	2700	+7.4
9	Paris, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2103	1.0	1970	2770	+6.4
10	Bilenko, Yaroslav	🇺🇦UKR	2044	1.0	2055	2855	+10.4
11	Brandt, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2158	1.0	2207	3007	+11.4
12	IMBesou, Hussain	🇩🇪GER	2395	1.0	2356	3156	+4.5
13	Nazari Salari, Shahrokh	🇩🇪GER	1922	1.0	1957	2757	+22.0
14	Hofmann, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2013	1.0	2127	2927	+13.2
15	Forchert, Niko	🇩🇪GER	2129	1.0	2091	2891	+9.0
16	Borchert, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2052	1.0	1911	2711	+6.2
17	Vlasov, Igor	🇩🇪GER	2222	1.0	2169	2969	+8.6
18	Brockhaus, Philip	🇩🇪GER	2020	1.0	2231	3031	+15.4
19	Huckebrink, Chris	🇩🇪GER	2257	0.5	2200	2200	-1.6
20	Pfeffer, Ruprecht	🇩🇪GER	2198	0.5	2176	2176	-0.6
21	IMSonntag, Hans-Hubert	🇩🇪GER	2235	0.5	2222	2222	-0.2
22	CMJagodzinsky, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2176	0.5	2198	2198	+0.6
23	Wecker, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2132	0.5	2095	2095	-1.0
24	IMSielecki, Christof	🇩🇪GER	2381	0.5	2213	2213	-2.2
25	Schaefer, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2114	0.5	2142	2142	+0.8
26	FMKaufeld, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2213	0.5	2381	2381	+4.4
27	FMHuesmann, Thomas	🇧🇪BEL	2187	0.5	2161	2161	-0.6
28	FMDahm, Jochen	🇩🇪GER	2205	0.5	2243	2243	+1.0
29	Keller, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2200	0.5	2257	2257	+1.6
30	Ossig, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2152	0.5	2182	2182	+0.8
31	Fox, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2164	0.5	2174	2174	+0.2
32	Mann, Gergely	🇩🇪GER	2182	0.5	2152	2152	-0.8
33	Wenzke, Elias	🇩🇪GER	1973	0.5	2008	2008	+1.0
34	FMBerg, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2222	0.5	2235	2235	+0.4
35	Leonard, Timo	🇩🇪GER	2174	0.5	2164	2164	-0.2
36	Tran, Duc Cuong	🇩🇪GER	2150	0.5	2166	2166	+0.4
37	CMBodicky, Michal	🇨🇿CZE	2215	0.5	2220	2220	+0.2
38	Koehler, Justus	🇩🇪GER	2159	0.5	2146	2146	-0.4
39	Wickenfeld, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2161	0.5	2186	2186	+0.6
40	Welzel, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2197	0.5	2239	2239	+1.2
41	Nagel, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2174	0.5	2149	2149	-0.6
42	FMLitwak, Aleksej	🇩🇪GER	2239	0.5	2197	2197	-1.2
43	Beilfuss, Wilfried, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2095	0.5	2132	2132	+1.0
44	Runte, Moritz	🇩🇪GER	2149	0.5	2174	2174	+0.6
45	Peschel, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2008	0.5	1973	1973	-1.0
46	Gramb, Marius	🇩🇪GER	2166	0.5	2150	2150	-0.4
47	Neuer, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2000	0.5	2131	2131	+3.6
48	IMGruen, Gerd-Peter	🇩🇪GER	2243	0.5	2205	2205	-0.5
49	Roth, Markus, Prof.	🇩🇪GER	2131	0.5	2000	2000	-3.6
50	FMMichalczak, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2220	0.5	2215	2215	-0.2
51	CMSonnenschein, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2191	0.5	2263	2263	+2.0
52	Koehler, Ronald	🇩🇪GER	2109	0.5	2250	2250	+3.8
53	Hoette, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2142	0.5	2114	2114	-0.8
54	FMCoenen, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2263	0.5	2191	2191	-1.0
55	WGMVoicu-Jagodzinsky, Carmen	🇷🇴ROU	2250	0.5	2109	2109	-3.8
56	CMBroehl, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2146	0.5	2159	2159	+0.4
57	Goessling, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2207	0.0	2158	1358	-11.4
58	Meyer, Armin	🇩🇪GER	2231	0.0	2020	1220	-15.4
59	CMWinkels, Marcel	🇳🇱NED	1900	0.0	1993	1193	-7.4
60	Wiekert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2143	0.0	2425	1625	-3.2
62	Kutzner, Stephen	🇩🇪GER	2091	0.0	2129	1329	-9.0
63	Peters, Alex	🇩🇪GER	2149	0.0	2128	1328	-10.6
64	Kleff, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2055	0.0	2044	1244	-10.4
65	Zitzewitz, Roland	🇩🇪GER	1970	0.0	2103	1303	-12.8
66	Perkampus, Laurin	🇩🇪GER	2199	0.0	2421	1621	-4.4
67	Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1911	0.0	2052	1252	-6.2
68	Rybarczyk, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2124	0.0	2139	1339	-9.6
69	FMWagner, Alexej	🇩🇪GER	2169	0.0	2222	1422	-8.6
70	Kesseler, Heiko	🇩🇪GER	2127	0.0	2013	1213	-13.2
71	Breitkopf-Lazar, Patrick-Robert	🇩🇪GER	2133	0.0	2216	1416	-7.8
72	Koehler, Christian Friedrich	🇩🇪GER	2220	0.0	2340	1540	-6.8
73	IMLoifenfeld, Jakov	🇷🇺RUS	2356	0.0	2395	1595	-4.5
74	Lahmann, Rudolf	🇩🇪GER	1957	0.0	1922	1122	-22.0
75	De Vries, Leon	🇳🇱NED	2017	0.0	2115	1315	-7.4
61	Hamann, Frank	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1970	1170	0.0
76	Zhuravel, Danylo	🇺🇦UKR	0	0.0	2134	1334	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nazari Salari, ShahrokhGER
+22.0
1.0 pts · #13
2Brockhaus, PhilipGER
+15.4
1.0 pts · #18
3Hofmann, BenjaminGER
+13.2
1.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Lahmann, RudolfGER
-22.0
0.0 pts · #74
2Meyer, ArminGER
-15.4
0.0 pts · #58
3Kesseler, HeikoGER
-13.2
0.0 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R1+211 Elo gap
Brockhaus, Philip2020 beat Meyer, Armin2231
R1+114 Elo gap
Hofmann, Benjamin2013 beat Kesseler, Heiko2127