NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team SwissStandard
94 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in various, Germany. 11 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2234, and top seed was Martin Borriss (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2427).
Max Sistig (🇩🇪 GER, 1988) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Eduard Kushchan (2.0) and Fabian Schaller (1.5). Sistig won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Benjamin Borriss (1856) beat Markus Boos (2128), a +272-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪various, Germany
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 11
IM×3
FM×3
CM×3
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×91
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sistig, Max | 🇩🇪GER | 1988 | 2.0 | 1998 | 2798 | +20.6 |
| 2 | Kushchan, Eduard | 🇩🇪GER | 2032 | 2.0 | 1927 | 2727 | +14.2 |
| 3 | Schaller, Fabian | 🇩🇪GER | 2141 | 1.5 | 2276 | 2469 | +17.2 |
| 5 | IMKlip, Hans | 🇳🇱NED | 2272 | 1.5 | 2176 | 2369 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Koelz, Niklas | 🇩🇪GER | 1922 | 1.5 | 2102 | 2295 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Schlange, Stefan | 🇩🇪GER | 2152 | 1.5 | 2228 | 2421 | +14.0 |
| 4 | Schmedders, Hans-Gerd | 🇩🇪GER | 2145 | 1.5 | 1973 | 2166 | +1.0 |
| 11 | FMGrimm, Sascha | 🇩🇪GER | 2294 | 1.5 | 2108 | 2301 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Probst, Andreas | 🇩🇪GER | 2073 | 1.5 | 2062 | 2255 | +9.4 |
| 16 | Kemna, Guido | 🇩🇪GER | 2124 | 1.5 | 2105 | 2298 | +9.0 |
| 12 | Liedtke, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 2067 | 1.5 | 2043 | 2236 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Luettich, Bodo | 🇩🇪GER | 1961 | 1.5 | 1916 | 2109 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Borriss, Benjamin | 🇩🇪GER | 1856 | 1.5 | 2008 | 2201 | +34.8 |
| 9 | WIMHess, Olena | 🇩🇪GER | 2048 | 1.5 | 2061 | 2254 | +10.6 |
| 13 | Fuellgrabe, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2171 | 1.5 | 2046 | 2239 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Waagener, Ulrich | 🇩🇪GER | 2090 | 1.5 | 1949 | 2142 | +2.4 |
| 40 | Solzbacher, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 0 | 1.5 | 1893 | 1913 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Schlee, Ulrich | 🇩🇪GER | 1767 | 1.5 | 2009 | 2202 | +22.0 |
| 17 | IMBorriss, Martin, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2427 | 1.5 | 2137 | 2330 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Kaemper, Ralph | 🇩🇪GER | 1975 | 1.5 | 1890 | 2083 | +10.8 |
| 20 | Hackbusch, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 1825 | 1.5 | 1744 | 1937 | +11.2 |
| 53 | Hoettler, Alexander Walter | 🇩🇪GER | 1959 | 1.5 | 1977 | 1977 | +0.6 |
| 38 | Koegler, Christof | 🇩🇪GER | 1974 | 1.0 | 2005 | 2005 | +1.8 |
| 33 | Hannewald, Anton | 🇩🇪GER | 2001 | 1.0 | 1949 | 1949 | -3.0 |
| 36 | Meyer, Henry | 🇩🇪GER | 1888 | 1.0 | 1891 | 1891 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Richter, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 2081 | 1.0 | 2125 | 2125 | +2.4 |
| 42 | WFMBorriss, Claudia | 🇩🇪GER | 2109 | 1.0 | 2063 | 2063 | -2.6 |
| 21 | Stanetzek, Carsten | 🇩🇪GER | 2167 | 1.0 | 2127 | 2127 | -2.2 |
| 24 | IMTripolsky, Eugen | 🇩🇪GER | 2257 | 1.0 | 2126 | 2126 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Fichtner, Ewald | 🇩🇪GER | 2061 | 1.0 | 1964 | 1964 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Anderton, Philip | 🇩🇪GER | 1936 | 1.0 | 2036 | 2036 | +5.4 |
| 26 | Porten, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 1925 | 1.0 | 1934 | 1934 | +1.2 |
| 28 | Runtemund, Rene | 🇩🇪GER | 2024 | 1.0 | 2042 | 2042 | +1.0 |
| 34 | Hank, Holger | 🇩🇪GER | 1903 | 1.0 | 1999 | 1999 | +5.2 |
| 43 | FMBlasek, Ralph | 🇩🇪GER | 2176 | 1.0 | 2095 | 2095 | -4.4 |
| 30 | Konzen, Horst | 🇩🇪GER | 1974 | 1.0 | 2025 | 2025 | +3.0 |
| 32 | Schwebel, Markus | 🇩🇪GER | 2040 | 1.0 | 2047 | 2047 | +0.4 |
| 35 | Zhuikov, Edgard | 🇺🇦UKR | 2126 | 1.0 | 2023 | 2823 | +14.4 |
| 22 | CMSchracke, Guido | 🇩🇪GER | 2140 | 1.0 | 1937 | 2737 | +4.8 |
| 37 | Liesendahl, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 1984 | 1.0 | 1979 | 2779 | +9.8 |
| 27 | Wegener, Marcus | 🇩🇪GER | 1984 | 1.0 | 1848 | 2648 | +6.4 |
| 29 | FMBussard, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2192 | 1.0 | 1904 | 2704 | +3.2 |
| 39 | Thiemonds, Uli | 🇩🇪GER | 2045 | 1.0 | 1944 | 2744 | +7.2 |
| 41 | Linde, Wolfgang | 🇩🇪GER | 2084 | 1.0 | 2021 | 2821 | +8.2 |
| 68 | Schreck, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 1869 | 0.5 | 1821 | 1628 | -12.0 |
| 51 | CMMaenken, Merlin | 🇩🇪GER | 2200 | 0.5 | 2350 | 2157 | -4.4 |
| 69 | Kroener, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 2043 | 0.5 | 2122 | 1929 | -11.6 |
| 77 | Wilke, Christopher | 🇩🇪GER | 1977 | 0.5 | 2013 | 1820 | -16.4 |
| 72 | Bruchmann, Norbert | 🇩🇪GER | 2042 | 0.5 | 2124 | 2124 | +2.2 |
| 49 | Schaller, Torsten, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2022 | 0.5 | 2011 | 1818 | -10.6 |
| 58 | Rittmann, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 2059 | 0.5 | 2016 | 1823 | -12.2 |
| 44 | Erkay, Necip Ali | 🇩🇪GER | 1893 | 0.5 | 1845 | 1845 | -1.4 |
| 54 | Mantau, Jan | 🇩🇪GER | 2183 | 0.5 | 2160 | 1967 | -11.2 |
| 55 | Schild, Willi | 🇩🇪GER | 1983 | 0.5 | 2087 | 1894 | -4.2 |
| 52 | Guelcan, Batuhan Ege | 🇩🇪GER | 1953 | 0.5 | 1975 | 1975 | +1.2 |
| 56 | Wagenknecht, Uwe | 🇩🇪GER | 2099 | 0.5 | 2048 | 2048 | -1.4 |
| 60 | Schmidt, Volker | 🇩🇪GER | 1914 | 0.5 | 2090 | 2090 | +4.6 |
| 64 | Ruediger, Guenter | 🇩🇪GER | 1684 | 0.5 | 1825 | 1825 | +7.6 |
| 47 | Hoeche, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 1937 | 0.5 | 2022 | 1829 | -5.8 |
| 66 | Conrad, Joachim | 🇩🇪GER | 1979 | 0.5 | 1955 | 1762 | -11.4 |
| 74 | Thelen, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2022 | 0.5 | 1999 | 1806 | -11.4 |
| 76 | CMJansen, Dirk Norbert | 🇩🇪GER | 2108 | 0.5 | 2159 | 1966 | -7.2 |
| 61 | Lotzien, Hans | 🇩🇪GER | 2078 | 0.5 | 2040 | 2040 | -1.0 |
| 63 | Meis, Carsten | 🇩🇪GER | 2070 | 0.5 | 1936 | 1936 | -7.2 |
| 46 | Sondermann, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 1898 | 0.5 | 1983 | 1983 | +2.4 |
| 59 | Felten, Pascal | 🇩🇪GER | 1609 | 0.5 | 1869 | 1869 | +6.4 |
| 65 | Schnellbacher, Jan Eric | 🇩🇪GER | 1983 | 0.5 | 1898 | 1898 | -2.4 |
| 67 | Wollenweber, Frank | 🇩🇪GER | 1845 | 0.5 | 1893 | 1893 | +1.4 |
| 73 | Katz, Rafael | 🇩🇪GER | 2082 | 0.5 | 1983 | 1983 | -2.8 |
| 62 | Heller, Achim | 🇩🇪GER | 2048 | 0.5 | 2171 | 2171 | +3.4 |
| 70 | Browning, Rebecca | 🇩🇪GER | 2016 | 0.5 | 1766 | 1766 | -6.2 |
| 45 | Wortmann, Klaus-Peter | 🇩🇪GER | 2015 | 0.5 | 2040 | 2040 | +0.6 |
| 78 | Migdal, Benedikt | 🇩🇪GER | 2028 | 0.5 | 1974 | 1974 | -1.6 |
| 50 | Holzwarth, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2168 | 0.5 | 2183 | 2183 | +0.8 |
| 57 | Buchenthal, Dieter | 🇩🇪GER | 2142 | 0.5 | 2108 | 2108 | -1.0 |
| 71 | Leimkuehler, Dirk | 🇩🇪GER | 1843 | 0.5 | 1601 | 1601 | -6.0 |
| 75 | Cross, Zino-Isaac | 🇩🇪GER | 1601 | 0.5 | 1843 | 1843 | +12.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 533051747 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1874 | 1874 | 0.0 |
| 94 | Schaefer, Martin, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2021 | 0.0 | 2036 | 1236 | -19.2 |
| 84 | Nasoyan, Maksim | 🇩🇪GER | 1984 | 0.0 | 2032 | 1232 | -8.6 |
| 91 | Skoerys, Fabian | 🇩🇪GER | 2074 | 0.0 | 2361 | 1561 | -6.6 |
| 80 | Mittmann, Johannes | 🇩🇪GER | 2023 | 0.0 | 2136 | 1336 | -13.8 |
| 82 | Mueller-Boge, Michael | 🇩🇪GER | 2001 | 0.0 | 1766 | 966 | -15.8 |
| 81 | Beller, Anthony | 🇩🇪GER | 1848 | 0.0 | 1984 | 1184 | -6.4 |
| 86 | Sharma, Rakesh | 🇩🇪GER | 1904 | 0.0 | 2192 | 1392 | -6.4 |
| 92 | Thalwitzer, David | 🇩🇪GER | 2110 | 0.0 | 2257 | 1457 | -6.0 |
| 79 | Said Amin, Mohammed | 🇩🇪GER | 1831 | 0.0 | 1961 | 1161 | -12.8 |
| 83 | Foitzik, Peter | 🇩🇪GER | 1803 | 0.0 | 1825 | 1025 | -9.4 |
| 85 | Heinzemann, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 0 | 0.0 | 1959 | 1159 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Boos, Markus | 🇩🇪GER | 2128 | 0.0 | 1856 | 1056 | -16.6 |
| 89 | Kraus, Tanja | 🇩🇪GER | 1826 | 0.0 | 1975 | 1175 | -6.0 |
| 87 | Springer, Ralf | 🇩🇪GER | 2129 | 0.0 | 2167 | 1367 | -18.0 |
| 93 | Eisentraut, Dieter | 🇩🇪GER | 1944 | 0.0 | 2045 | 1245 | -7.2 |
| 90 | Schniggenberg, Gerd | 🇩🇪GER | 0 | 0.0 | 1966 | 1166 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Borriss, BenjaminGER+34.81.5 pts · #7
- 2Schlee, UlrichGER+22.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Sistig, MaxGER+20.62.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Schaefer, Martin, Dr.GER-19.20.0 pts · #94
- 2Springer, RalfGER-18.00.0 pts · #87
- 3Boos, MarkusGER-16.60.0 pts · #88
Biggest upsets
- R1+272 Elo gap
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R2+137 Elo gap