NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Januar 2026

Team SwissStandard

78 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 11 Jan 2026 in various, Germany. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2229, and top seed was Martin Borriss (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2424).

Guido Kemna (🇩🇪 GER, 2116) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Ulrich Waagener (1.0) and Hans-Gerd Schmedders (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rumo Schilling (1867) beat Bodo Luettich (1987), a +120-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

11 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMMartin Borriss2424

Avg top 10

2,229

Participants

Titled players · 9

IM×2

FM×3

CM×2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×74

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Guido Kemna
🇩🇪GER·2116
1.0pts·2831perf+7.6
🥈
Ulrich Waagener
🇩🇪GER·2073
1.0pts·2771perf+7.2
🥉
Hans-Gerd Schmedders
🇩🇪GER·2137
1.0pts·2873perf+8.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Kemna, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2116	1.0	2031	2831	+7.6
2	Waagener, Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	2073	1.0	1971	2771	+7.2
3	Schmedders, Hans-Gerd	🇩🇪GER	2137	1.0	2073	2873	+8.2
4	CMJansen, Dirk Norbert	🇩🇪GER	2092	1.0	2140	2940	+11.4
5	CMMaenken, Merlin	🇩🇪GER	2162	1.0	2162	2962	+20.0
6	Kushchan, Eduard	🇩🇪GER	2025	1.0	1921	2721	+7.2
7	Heller, Achim	🇩🇪GER	2038	1.0	2038	2838	+10.0
8	Blomel, Christopher	🇩🇪GER	2083	1.0	2049	2849	+9.0
9	Kroener, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2032	1.0	1867	2667	+11.2
10	Skoerys, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2062	1.0	2137	2937	+12.0
11	Katz, Rafael	🇩🇪GER	2118	1.0	1991	2791	+6.6
12	Liesendahl, Felix	🇩🇪GER	1959	1.0	1947	2747	+9.6
13	Loriguillo Gonzalez, Gregorio	🇪🇸ESP	1971	1.0	1844	2644	+6.6
14	Runtemund, Rene	🇩🇪GER	2014	1.0	2003	2803	+9.6
15	WFMBorriss, Claudia	🇩🇪GER	2103	1.0	1936	2736	+5.6
16	FMBlasek, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	2168	1.0	2028	2828	+6.2
17	Stanetzek, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	2159	1.0	2098	2898	+8.4
18	IMBorriss, Martin, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2424	1.0	2301	3101	+3.3
19	Hannewald, Anton	🇩🇪GER	1997	1.0	1770	2570	+4.2
20	Probst, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2063	1.0	2052	2852	+9.6
21	Schilling, Rumo	🇩🇪GER	1867	1.0	1987	2787	+13.2
22	FMKaeser, Udo, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2297	1.0	1938	2738	+2.0
23	Lotzien, Hans	🇩🇪GER	2078	0.5	2084	2084	+0.2
24	Liedtke, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2068	0.5	2020	2020	-1.4
25	Wagenknecht, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2104	0.5	1917	1917	-4.8
26	WIMHess, Olena	🇩🇪GER	2053	0.5	1854	1854	-5.2
27	Konzen, Horst	🇩🇪GER	1974	0.5	1958	1958	-0.4
28	Mantau, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2184	0.5	2140	2140	-1.2
29	Springer, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2121	0.5	2259	2259	+7.6
30	Linde, Wolfgang	🇩🇪GER	2084	0.5	2078	2078	-0.2
31	Guelcan, Batuhan Ege	🇩🇪GER	1882	0.5	1595	1595	-13.6
32	Schnellbacher, Jan Eric	🇩🇪GER	1983	0.5	1983	1983	0.0
33	Wortmann, Klaus-Peter	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.5	2046	2046	+0.8
34	Hank, Holger	🇩🇪GER	1881	0.5	1983	1983	+2.8
35	Schaller, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2140	0.5	2184	2184	+1.2
36	Koegler, Christof	🇩🇪GER	1973	0.5	2023	2023	+1.4
37	Meyer, Henry	🇩🇪GER	1854	0.5	2053	2053	+10.4
38	Felten, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	1595	0.5	1882	1882	+13.6
39	Kaemper, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	1984	0.5	1816	1816	-8.8
40	Schaller, Torsten, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2023	0.5	1973	1973	-1.4
41	Schreck, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	1871	0.5	1789	1789	-2.2
42	Thiemonds, Uli	🇩🇪GER	2046	0.5	2014	2014	-0.8
43	Wilke, Christopher	🇩🇪GER	1983	0.5	1881	1881	-5.6
44	Wecker, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2108	0.5	2173	2173	+1.8
45	Heidt, Viktor, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1789	0.5	1871	1871	+4.4
46	Hackbusch, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1816	0.5	1984	1984	+8.8
47	Fuellgrabe, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2173	0.5	2108	2108	-1.8
48	Mueller-Boge, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2002	0.5	1978	1978	-0.6
49	Schaefer, Martin, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2020	0.5	2068	2068	+1.4
50	Koelz, Niklas	🇩🇪GER	1917	0.5	2104	2104	+4.8
51	Wambach, Patrick	🇱🇺LUX	1958	0.5	1974	1974	+0.4
52	Conrad, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	1978	0.5	2002	2002	+0.6
53	IMTripolsky, Eugen	🇩🇪GER	2259	0.5	2121	2121	-1.9
55	Schild, Willi	🇩🇪GER	1982	0.5	1983	1983	0.0
54	Ehtesham Manesh, Abbas	🇮🇷IRI	0	0.5	1845	1845	0.0
56	Borriss, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	1867	0.0	2032	1232	-11.2
57	Arakelian, Aik	🇩🇪GER	2137	0.0	2062	1262	-12.0
58	Nasoyan, Maksim	🇩🇪GER	1991	0.0	2119	1319	-6.6
59	Klueting, Reiner	🇩🇪GER	1971	0.0	2073	1273	-7.2
60	Zhuikov, Edgard	🇺🇦UKR	2140	0.0	2092	1292	-22.8
61	Schlange, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2162	0.0	2162	1362	-10.0
62	Richter, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2098	0.0	2159	1359	-16.8
63	Schwebel, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2049	0.0	2083	1283	-9.0
64	Migdal, Benedikt	🇩🇪GER	2038	0.0	2038	1238	-10.0
65	Bruchmann, Norbert	🇩🇪GER	2052	0.0	2063	1263	-9.6
67	Said Amin, Mohammed	🇩🇪GER	1844	0.0	1971	1171	-13.2
68	Luettich, Bodo	🇩🇪GER	1987	0.0	1866	1066	-26.4
69	Anderton, Philip	🇩🇪GER	1938	0.0	2297	1497	-2.0
70	Hoeche, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	1947	0.0	1959	1159	-9.6
71	Sistig, Max	🇩🇪GER	2003	0.0	2014	1214	-9.6
72	Thelen, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2028	0.0	2168	1368	-6.2
73	Porten, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	1936	0.0	2103	1303	-11.2
74	Mittmann, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	2031	0.0	2116	1316	-7.6
75	van der Valk, Niklas	🇩🇪GER	2073	0.0	2137	1337	-8.2
76	FMGrimm, Sascha	🇩🇪GER	2301	0.0	2424	1624	-6.6
77	Schlee, Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	1766	0.0	1997	1197	-4.2
78	Schmidt, Volker	🇩🇪GER	1921	0.0	2025	1225	-7.2
66	Mueller, Dominik	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1959	1159	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maenken, MerlinCMGER
+20.0
1.0 pts · #5
2Felten, PascalGER
+13.6
0.5 pts · #38
3Schilling, RumoGER
+13.2
1.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Luettich, BodoGER
-26.4
0.0 pts · #68
2Zhuikov, EdgardUKR
-22.8
0.0 pts · #60
3Richter, DirkGER
-16.8
0.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R1+120 Elo gap
Schilling, Rumo1867 beat Luettich, Bodo1987