Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026

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82 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in various, Germany. 47 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2417, and top seed was Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2477).

Maximilian Paul Maetzkow (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2254) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Alex Dac-Vuong Nguyen (2.0) and Jan Lajbl (1.5). Maetzkow won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Anton Bashtavy (2035) beat Stefan Kalkhof (2210), a +175-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰GMVojtech Plat2477

Avg top 10

2,417

Participants

Titled players · 47

GM×5

IM×11

FM×25

CM×6

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×65

🇨🇿Czech Republic×8

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMaximilian Paul Maetzkow
🇩🇪GER·2254
2.0pts·2987perf+16.2
🥈
IMAlex Dac-Vuong Nguyen
🇩🇪GER·2374
2.0pts·2979perf+5.3
🥉
FMJan Lajbl
🇨🇿CZE·2309
1.5pts·2527perf+11.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMMaetzkow, Maximilian Paul	🇩🇪GER	2254	2.0	2187	2987	+16.2
2	IMNguyen, Alex Dac-Vuong	🇩🇪GER	2374	2.0	2179	2979	+5.3
11	FMLajbl, Jan	🇨🇿CZE	2309	1.5	2334	2527	+11.4
13	IMSawlin, Leonid	🇩🇪GER	2407	1.5	2315	2508	+2.6
7	IMAhmadinia, Ebrahim	🇮🇷IRI	2408	1.5	2289	2482	+1.7
18	IMGoluch, Piotr	🇵🇱POL	2240	1.5	2403	2596	+9.3
3	CMMatthes, Aaron	🇩🇪GER	2233	1.5	2260	2453	+11.4
16	Strache, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2272	1.5	2182	2375	+5.0
4	FMEilenberg, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2344	1.5	2354	2547	+10.6
5	GMPlat, Vojtech	🇸🇰SVK	2477	1.5	2432	2625	+3.8
8	CMYatskar, Martin	🇺🇦UKR	2285	1.5	2206	2399	+5.8
10	Hentze, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2118	1.5	2028	2221	+5.2
9	FMVitak, Jiri	🇨🇿CZE	2363	1.5	2359	2552	+9.8
15	Held, Momme Fredrik	🇩🇪GER	2027	1.5	2033	2226	+20.4
6	Vltavsky, Vladimir	🇨🇿CZE	2110	1.5	2087	2280	+8.6
12	Bashtavy, Anton	🇩🇪GER	2035	1.5	2229	2422	+40.0
14	Waldmann, Hans-Joachim	🇩🇪GER	2258	1.5	2311	2504	+12.8
17	FMStein, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2401	1.5	2179	2372	-0.3
35	Post, Hugo	🇩🇪GER	2185	1.0	2165	2165	-1.0
20	IMLauber, Arnd	🇩🇪GER	2405	1.0	2342	2342	-1.8
25	FMNeumeier, Lars	🇩🇪GER	2288	1.0	2323	2323	+2.0
33	GMRabiega, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2460	1.0	2450	2450	-0.3
42	Geldner, Gerrit	🇩🇪GER	2067	1.0	2132	2132	+3.6
39	FMPrzybylski, Wojciech	🇵🇱POL	2349	1.0	2366	2366	+0.8
26	Pallas, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2240	1.0	2193	2193	-2.6
40	Henning, Marvin	🇩🇪GER	2156	1.0	2171	2171	+0.8
41	Mertens, Fridolin	🇩🇪GER	2117	1.0	2008	2008	-5.8
22	FMRoesemann, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2279	1.0	2193	2193	-4.6
46	CMTiarks, Jann-Christian	🇩🇪GER	2207	1.0	2171	2171	-2.0
21	IMSzelag, Marcin	🇵🇱POL	2390	1.0	2403	2403	+0.3
34	IMVon Herman, Ulf	🇩🇪GER	2260	1.0	2289	2289	+0.8
31	GMPolzin, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2378	1.0	2286	2286	-2.5
37	FMBouska, Jiri	🇨🇿CZE	2329	1.0	2314	2314	-0.8
43	Foerster, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2250	1.0	2286	2286	+2.0
44	FMDauth, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2243	1.0	2314	2314	+3.8
23	Boehm, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2145	1.0	2106	2106	-2.2
29	GMGlek, Igor	🇧🇪BEL	2423	1.0	2432	2432	+0.2
32	IMKonopka, Michal	🇨🇿CZE	2320	1.0	2379	2379	+1.6
38	IMAhlander, Bjorn	🇸🇪SWE	2361	1.0	2206	2206	-4.0
24	CMVogel, Constantin	🇩🇪GER	2263	1.0	2231	2231	-1.8
27	FMFlorstedt, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	2387	1.0	2354	2354	-0.9
36	FMPeters, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2214	1.0	2263	3063	+11.4
28	FMDathe, Frederick	🇩🇪GER	2307	1.0	2282	3082	+9.4
19	FMSchunk, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2079	1.0	2145	2945	+11.8
30	FMGiemsa, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2199	1.0	2189	2989	+9.8
45	Hoerr, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2076	1.0	1676	2476	+1.6
66	FMMoritz, Aron	🇩🇪GER	2291	0.5	2388	2195	-4.8
63	Herrmann, Arthur	🇩🇪GER	2188	0.5	2165	1972	-22.4
59	Schuetze, Norman	🇩🇪GER	2247	0.5	2149	1956	-15.0
62	FMKitze, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2282	0.5	2283	2090	-10.0
65	FMStinka, Jakub	🇨🇿CZE	2359	0.5	2366	2173	-9.6
48	Schletter, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2124	0.5	2323	2130	+0.2
72	IMPoltorak, Sebastian	🇵🇱POL	2404	0.5	2450	2257	-3.7
74	Lenhardt, Manfred	🇩🇪GER	1989	0.5	2118	1925	-3.2
73	CMZobel, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2117	0.5	2150	1957	-16.4
51	CMDimitrijeski, Kristian	🇩🇪GER	2056	0.5	2110	2110	+1.6
49	Krause, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2069	0.5	2182	1989	-3.8
53	Venske, Kai-Gerrit	🇩🇪GER	2145	0.5	2112	1919	-11.8
56	Abraham, Ingo, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2153	0.5	2260	2067	-4.2
58	Mueller, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2189	0.5	2158	1965	-11.8
69	Uhl, Heinz	🇩🇪GER	2075	0.5	2187	1994	-4.0
47	Schnabel, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2199	0.5	2208	2208	+0.2
50	FMKunze, Carlo	🇩🇪GER	2208	0.5	2199	2199	-0.2
52	Heinz, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2084	0.5	2051	2051	-1.0
54	Melestean, Maxim	🇩🇪GER	2051	0.5	2084	2084	+2.0
55	FMJurasek, Miroslav	🇨🇿CZE	2208	0.5	2193	2193	-0.4
57	Melestean, Timur	🇩🇪GER	2193	0.5	2208	2208	+0.8
60	Poessel, Christian	🇩🇪GER	1994	0.5	2119	2119	+3.4
61	Fischer, Erik	🇩🇪GER	2119	0.5	1994	1994	-3.4
64	FMLudvik, Tomas	🇨🇿CZE	2319	0.5	2183	2183	-3.6
67	Zaehringer, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2183	0.5	2319	2319	+3.6
68	Heinz, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2079	0.5	2237	2237	+4.2
71	FMKuraszkiewicz, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2237	0.5	2079	2079	-4.2
70	IMThinius, Marco	🇩🇪GER	2352	0.5	2320	2320	-0.4
82	Gelman, Josef	🇩🇪GER	2066	0.0	2388	1588	-5.2
77	GMRichter, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2399	0.0	2315	1515	-12.2
78	FMNeuhoff, Laertes	🇩🇪GER	2340	0.0	2258	1458	-12.2
80	FMGuth, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2269	0.0	2334	1534	-16.4
75	Halas, Neele Zoe	🇩🇪GER	1948	0.0	2027	1227	-15.6
79	FMSarbok, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	2313	0.0	2363	1563	-8.6
81	Lange, Lene Marie	🇩🇪GER	1563	0.0	1963	1163	-3.2
76	Kalkhof, Stefan, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2210	0.0	2035	1235	-14.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bashtavy, AntonGER
+40.0
1.5 pts · #12
2Held, Momme FredrikGER
+20.4
1.5 pts · #15
3Maetzkow, Maximilian PaulFMGER
+16.2
2.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Herrmann, ArthurGER
-22.4
0.5 pts · #63
2Zobel, ChristianCMGER
-16.4
0.5 pts · #73
3Guth, ThomasFMGER
-16.4
0.0 pts · #80

Biggest upsets

R1+175 Elo gap
Bashtavy, Anton2035 beat Kalkhof, Stefan, Dr.2210
R2+159 Elo gap
IMGoluch, Piotr2240 beat GMRichter, Michael2399