Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 Januar 2026

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80 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 11 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2295, and top seed was Matthias Wahls (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2518).

Ruediger Zart (🇩🇪 GER, 2126) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Paul Ophardt (1.0) and Christian Kalla (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Michael Lucas (1972) beat Robin Keyser (2199), a +227-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Hamburg, Germany

Dates

11 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMMatthias Wahls2518

Avg top 10

2,295

Participants

Titled players · 12

GM×2

IM×1

FM×7

CM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×76

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
Ruediger Zart
🇩🇪GER·2126
1.0pts·2848perf+7.8
🥈
Paul Ophardt
🇩🇪GER·2006
1.0pts·2809perf+10.0
🥉
Christian Kalla
🇩🇪GER·1984
1.0pts·2903perf+13.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Zart, Ruediger	🇩🇪GER	2126	1.0	2048	2848	+7.8
2	Ophardt, Paul	🇩🇪GER	2006	1.0	2009	2809	+10.0
3	Kalla, Christian	🇩🇪GER	1984	1.0	2103	2903	+13.2
4	de Voogt, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2226	1.0	2133	2933	+7.4
5	FMMach, Holger, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2187	1.0	1975	2775	+4.6
6	IMWegner, Hannu	🇩🇪GER	2348	1.0	2012	2812	+1.2
7	FMKesten, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2299	1.0	2042	2842	+3.6
8	CMPopist, Florian	🇩🇪GER	2235	1.0	1992	2792	+4.0
9	David, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	2051	1.0	1894	2694	+5.8
10	Neumann, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2003	1.0	1884	2684	+6.8
11	GMRogozenco, Dorian	🇷🇴ROU	2406	1.0	2037	2837	+1.0
12	GMWahls, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2518	1.0	2118	2918	+0.8
13	Limbach, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	2018	1.0	2027	2827	+10.2
14	Purniel Umpierre, Christian	🇩🇪GER	1995	1.0	1987	2787	+9.8
15	Foo, Tzun Hong	🇩🇪GER	1968	1.0	2060	2860	+12.6
16	FMvon Gleich, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2137	1.0	1985	2785	+6.0
17	Paul, Anatolij	🇩🇪GER	2080	1.0	2026	2826	+8.4
18	Lu, Yunong Elias	🇩🇪GER	2062	1.0	2186	2986	+26.8
19	Wronn, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2102	1.0	1972	2772	+6.4
20	Chin, Karin	🇩🇪GER	2058	1.0	1934	2734	+6.6
21	Ludwig, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2025	1.0	2007	2807	+9.4
22	Lucas, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1972	1.0	2199	2999	+15.8
23	FMSpiric, Igor	🇷🇸SRB	2159	1.0	2032	2832	+6.6
24	Giraud, Valerian	🇩🇪GER	2054	1.0	2267	3067	+15.4
25	Varain, Ernst-Helmuth	🇩🇪GER	1990	0.5	1967	1967	-0.6
26	Schiele, Lars	🇩🇪GER	2062	0.5	1986	1986	-2.0
28	Juergens, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2079	0.5	2166	2166	+2.4
29	Kielhorn, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2000	0.5	1934	1934	-1.8
31	Chyzynski, David	🇩🇪GER	1902	0.5	2051	2051	+4.0
32	Wirthgen, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2165	0.5	2005	2005	-4.2
33	Pittelkow, Andreas, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2005	0.5	2165	2165	+4.2
34	Mandelbaum, Peter-Rene	🇩🇪GER	2083	0.5	2089	2089	+0.2
35	Kneip, Jay Lilian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2219	0.5	2186	2186	-1.0
36	Stephan, Axel	🇩🇪GER	2228	0.5	2067	2067	-4.2
37	Schueler, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2068	0.5	2006	2006	-1.8
38	Dunkelmann, Swen	🇩🇪GER	2006	0.5	2068	2068	+3.6
41	Schermer, Denis	🇩🇪GER	1986	0.5	2062	2062	+2.0
42	FMGottuk, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2173	0.5	1955	1955	-5.6
44	Baberz, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2067	0.5	2228	2228	+4.2
45	Serrer, David	🇩🇪GER	1934	0.5	2000	2000	+1.8
46	Schroeder, Christoph	🇩🇪GER	2108	0.5	2039	2039	-2.0
47	Hold, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2039	0.5	2108	2108	+2.0
48	Czeremin, Claus	🇩🇪GER	1967	0.5	1990	1990	+0.6
51	Alpers, Arne	🇩🇪GER	1955	0.5	2173	2173	+5.6
52	Brandt, Carina	🇩🇪GER	2089	0.5	2083	2083	-0.2
53	Schulenburg, Torben	🇩🇪GER	2166	0.5	2079	2079	-2.4
54	Akca, Gani Eren	🇹🇷TUR	2186	0.5	2219	2219	+1.0
56	Laqua, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2051	0.5	1902	1902	-4.0
27	FMKahlert, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2067	0.5	2051	2051	-0.4
30	Bartels, Holger	🇩🇪GER	1962	0.5	2026	2026	+1.8
39	Steinbrenner, Juerg	🇩🇪GER	2026	0.5	1962	1962	-1.8
40	Hein, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2008	0.5	2006	2006	0.0
43	Rieling, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2085	0.5	2103	2103	+0.6
49	Grote, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2006	0.5	2008	2008	0.0
50	Hohlfeld, Wolfgang	🇩🇪GER	2051	0.5	2067	2067	+0.4
55	Thieme, Daniel Otis	🇩🇪GER	2103	0.5	2085	2085	-0.6
57	Atri, Jamshid	🇩🇪GER	2048	0.0	2126	1326	-7.8
58	Tietz, Bennit	🇩🇪GER	2012	0.0	2348	1548	-2.4
59	Engel, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2099	0.0	2500	1700	-1.6
61	Schellhorn, Wolfgang	🇩🇪GER	2027	0.0	2018	1218	-10.2
62	Schneider, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.0	2025	1225	-9.4
63	Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2009	0.0	2006	1206	-10.0
64	Kort, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2026	0.0	2080	1280	-8.4
67	Weidmann, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	1975	0.0	2187	1387	-4.6
68	CMMeier, David Geffrey	🇩🇪GER	2037	0.0	2406	1606	-2.0
69	Wolfram, Tom	🇩🇪GER	1883	0.0	2004	1204	-6.8
70	Posske, Thore, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1985	0.0	2137	1337	-6.0
71	Lansky, Georg	🇩🇪GER	2133	0.0	2226	1426	-7.4
72	Rolf, Marco	🇩🇪GER	1992	0.0	2235	1435	-4.0
73	FMSchulenburg, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2267	0.0	2054	1254	-15.4
74	Felten, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	2060	0.0	1968	1168	-12.6
75	Keyser, Robin	🇩🇪GER	2199	0.0	1972	1172	-15.8
76	Rittemann, Steffen	🇩🇪GER	2186	0.0	2062	1262	-13.4
77	Reyes Mantilla, Andres Mauricio	🇨🇴COL	2042	0.0	2299	1499	-3.6
79	Machalitza, Marvin	🇩🇪GER	1934	0.0	2058	1258	-13.2
80	Peters, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1987	0.0	1995	1195	-9.8
60	Eberle, Triona	🇩🇪GER	2032	0.0	2159	1359	-6.6
65	Thomaschke, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2103	0.0	1984	1184	-13.2
66	Buchholz, Robert	🇩🇪GER	1972	0.0	2102	1302	-6.4
78	Johanssen, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	1894	0.0	2051	1251	-5.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lu, Yunong EliasGER
+26.8
1.0 pts · #18
2Lucas, MichaelGER
+15.8
1.0 pts · #22
3Giraud, ValerianGER
+15.4
1.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Keyser, RobinGER
-15.8
0.0 pts · #75
2Schulenburg, FabianFMGER
-15.4
0.0 pts · #73
3Rittemann, SteffenGER
-13.4
0.0 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R2+227 Elo gap
Lucas, Michael1972 beat Keyser, Robin2199
R2+213 Elo gap
Giraud, Valerian2054 beat FMSchulenburg, Fabian2267
R2+124 Elo gap
Lu, Yunong Elias2062 beat Rittemann, Steffen2186