2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026

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84 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in various, Germany. 17 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2337, and top seed was Henrik Teske (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2439).

Gustav Polzin (🇩🇪 GER, 2167) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Jasper Heinke (2.0) and Tim Nicolai (1.5). Polzin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Johannes Knuepfer (1724) beat Stefan Taudte (1993), a +269-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

🇩🇪GMHenrik Teske2439

Avg top 10

2,337

Participants

Titled players · 17

GM×2

IM×5

FM×7

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×80

🇱🇻Latvia×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

Top 3

🥇
Gustav Polzin
🇩🇪GER·2167
2.0pts·2802perf+22.4
🥈
Jasper Heinke
🇩🇪GER·2026
2.0pts·2954perf+26.8
🥉
Tim Nicolai
🇩🇪GER·2057
1.5pts·2282perf+11.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
2	Polzin, Gustav	🇩🇪GER	2167	2.0	2002	2802	+22.4
1	Heinke, Jasper	🇩🇪GER	2026	2.0	2154	2954	+26.8
10	Nicolai, Tim	🇩🇪GER	2057	1.5	2089	2282	+11.8
16	Kuhlmann, Nils Magnus	🇩🇪GER	1851	1.5	2039	2232	+38.8
8	FMKlimakovs, Sergejs	🇱🇻LAT	2324	1.5	2249	2442	+6.2
4	Guenther, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2106	1.5	1779	1972	-4.6
5	GMCvek, Robert	🇨🇿CZE	2380	1.5	2154	2347	0.0
13	Sagafe, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2166	1.5	2037	2230	+3.0
3	FMTolmacevs,Artjoms	🇱🇻LAT	2268	1.5	2188	2381	+6.2
24	IMTroyke, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2308	1.5	1999	2799	+1.4
6	Rempel, Patrick, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2034	1.5	2001	2194	+8.2
7	Schubert, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2128	1.5	2216	2409	+14.4
9	FMHoepfl, Thomas, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2204	1.5	2228	2421	+11.0
17	IMBrueggemann, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	2244	1.5	2064	2257	+0.3
18	Haubold, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2148	1.5	2178	2371	+22.8
11	Cress, Bastian	🇩🇪GER	1871	1.5	1976	2169	+15.6
12	Pikalow, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2104	1.5	2199	2392	+14.8
15	Rudnizki, Sergej	🇩🇪GER	2099	1.5	1976	2169	+3.4
14	FMSiebarth, Raiko	🇩🇪GER	2303	1.5	2154	2347	+2.0
32	Schmidt, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	1975	1.0	2185	2185	+10.8
46	Michalowski, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2029	1.0	2185	2185	+8.4
41	IMCasper, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2343	1.0	2138	2138	-5.2
19	IMMueller, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2364	1.0	2211	2211	-4.0
27	Erler, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2085	1.0	2075	2075	-0.4
30	Ellemann, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	1977	1.0	2055	2055	+4.2
31	GMTeske, Henrik	🇩🇪GER	2439	1.0	2205	2205	-5.8
49	Tobiska, Jens, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	0	1.0	2194	2194	0.0
39	Schaefer, Sven	🇩🇪GER	1999	1.0	2133	2133	+6.0
26	Heitmann, Erik	🇩🇪GER	1971	1.0	1737	1737	-22.0
40	Altstadt, Karl-Simon	🇩🇪GER	2011	1.0	2037	2037	+1.4
48	Bock, Marlon	🇩🇪GER	2011	1.0	2126	2126	+5.6
20	Kuna, Ralf-Michael	🇩🇪GER	2086	1.0	1925	1925	-8.6
35	Guenther, Arthur	🇩🇪GER	1906	1.0	2086	2086	+9.4
36	Heyder, Florian	🇩🇪GER	2205	1.0	2228	2228	+1.0
38	Sunderbrink, Heino	🇩🇪GER	1944	1.0	2092	2092	+8.0
42	Mirschinka, Dirk, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2153	1.0	2189	2189	+1.6
47	Siebarth, Marco	🇩🇪GER	2075	1.0	2001	2001	-4.0
55	Albrecht, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2080	1.0	2100	2100	+0.6
33	Taudte, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	1993	1.0	1764	1764	-11.6
50	Lischka, Marten	🇩🇪GER	1691	1.0	1663	2463	+18.4
25	Knuepfer, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	1724	1.0	1993	2793	+33.2
22	Huth, Martin, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1966	1.0	1864	2664	+14.4
21	Morgenstern, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	1907	1.0	1873	2673	+9.0
23	Kahe, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	2123	1.0	2181	2981	+11.6
28	Schroeter, Maik	🇩🇪GER	1959	1.0	1956	2756	+10.0
29	Koenig, Marco, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2065	1.0	1768	2568	+3.0
34	FMArmbrust, Florian	🇩🇪GER	2221	1.0	1969	2769	+3.8
37	Hoffmann, Siegfried	🇩🇪GER	1827	1.0	2064	2864	+16.0
43	FMPaul, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	2328	1.0	2085	2885	+4.0
44	Willberg, Frank	🇩🇪GER	1886	1.0	1835	2635	+8.6
45	Hoffmann, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2003	1.0	2150	2950	+14.0
59	Sukaylo, Aleksey	🇩🇪GER	2111	0.5	2165	1972	-7.4
62	Riedel, Finn	🇩🇪GER	2089	0.5	2116	1923	-8.6
68	Kretzschmar, Arnd	🇩🇪GER	1930	0.5	1985	1792	-7.2
69	Buerckner, Georg	🇩🇪GER	2021	0.5	1985	1792	-11.8
51	Mehlhorn, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2017	0.5	2205	2012	-0.4
63	WFMVoigt, Anastasia	🇩🇪GER	2025	0.5	2055	1862	-8.4
66	Carnot, Luca	🇩🇪GER	2013	0.5	2151	1958	-2.6
58	CMPhilipp, Mathias	🇩🇪GER	2117	0.5	2284	2091	-1.2
61	Schroeter, Lucas	🇩🇪GER	2043	0.5	2101	1908	-7.2
64	IMVoekler, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2308	0.5	2096	1903	-10.4
53	Thorz, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	1864	0.5	2016	1823	-2.0
54	Huebner, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	1663	0.5	1748	1555	-10.8
65	Markus, Nico	🇩🇪GER	1804	0.5	1828	1635	-8.8
67	Koelpin, Arvid	🇩🇪GER	1957	0.5	2021	1828	-6.4
57	CMLuther, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2100	0.5	2080	2080	-0.6
56	Duchrow, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2065	0.5	1864	1864	-5.2
60	FMBecker, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2243	0.5	2117	2117	-3.4
52	Leibovitch, Iziaslav, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2098	0.5	1944	1944	-4.2
70	Ozeran, Volodymyr	🇩🇪GER	2088	0.5	2308	2308	+5.6
75	Engelmann, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2196	0.0	2165	1365	-21.4
71	Schaefer, Toni	🇩🇪GER	1983	0.0	2196	1396	-21.6
73	Langer, Paul Georg	🇩🇪GER	2016	0.0	2089	1289	-16.2
82	Manish Paul Simon	🇮🇳IND	1623	0.0	1997	1197	-7.6
84	Hellwig, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	2202	0.0	2002	1202	-30.4
72	Schwaemmle, Benedikt	🇩🇪GER	1873	0.0	1907	1107	-18.0
74	Rafayevych, Vilen	🇩🇪GER	2181	0.0	2123	1323	-11.6
76	Klenner, Janis	🇩🇪GER	1768	0.0	2065	1265	-3.0
77	Schulze, Nick	🇩🇪GER	1969	0.0	2221	1421	-3.8
78	Hartwig, Maik	🇩🇪GER	1956	0.0	1959	1159	-10.0
79	Windelband, Jens	🇩🇪GER	2064	0.0	1827	1027	-16.0
80	Niering, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2085	0.0	2328	1528	-4.0
81	Tews, Steffen	🇩🇪GER	1835	0.0	1886	1086	-8.6
83	Rothe, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2150	0.0	2003	1203	-14.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kuhlmann, Nils MagnusGER
+38.8
1.5 pts · #16
2Knuepfer, JohannesGER
+33.2
1.0 pts · #25
3Heinke, JasperGER
+26.8
2.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Hellwig, TobiasGER
-30.4
0.0 pts · #84
2Heitmann, ErikGER
-22.0
1.0 pts · #26
3Schaefer, ToniGER
-21.6
0.0 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R1+269 Elo gap
Knuepfer, Johannes1724 beat Taudte, Stefan1993
R2+237 Elo gap
Hoffmann, Siegfried1827 beat Windelband, Jens2064
R1+227 Elo gap
Schmidt, Daniel1975 beat Hellwig, Tobias2202