1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025

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128 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in various, Germany. 127 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2697, and top seed was Vincent Keymer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2751).

Alexey Sarana (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2686) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Philipp Leon Klaska (2.0) and Richard Rapport (2.0). Sarana shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Aleksander Delchev (GM, 2406) beat Jan Smeets (GM, 2566), a +160-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMVincent Keymer2751

Avg top 10

2,697

Participants

128

Titled players · 127

GM×103

IM×21

FM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×42

🇺🇦Ukraine×11

🇦🇹Austria×7

🇭🇷Croatia×7

🇳🇱Netherlands×7

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇫🇷France×5

🇨🇿Czech Republic×4

Top 3

🥇
GMAlexey Sarana
🇷🇸SRB·2686
2.0pts·3301perf+5.2
🥈
FMPhilipp Leon Klaska
🇩🇪GER·2306
2.0pts·3120perf+20.8
🥉
GMRichard Rapport
🇭🇺HUN·2711
2.0pts·3401perf+7.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	GMSarana, Alexey	🇷🇸SRB	2686	2.0	2501	3301	+5.2
7	FMKlaska, Philipp Leon	🇩🇪GER	2306	2.0	2320	3120	+20.8
2	GMRapport, Richard	🇭🇺HUN	2711	2.0	2601	3401	+7.0
4	GMWagner, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	2608	2.0	2450	3250	+5.8
6	GMDonchenko, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2624	2.0	2404	3204	+4.4
1	GMAmin, Bassem	🇪🇬EGY	2636	2.0	2445	3245	+5.1
5	GMKuzubov, Yuriy	🇺🇦UKR	2600	2.0	2445	3245	+5.9
8	GMThybo, Jesper Sondergaard	🇩🇰DEN	2573	1.5	2582	2775	+5.2
10	GMGraf, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2500	1.5	2437	2630	+3.2
15	GMSvane, Rasmus	🇩🇪GER	2620	1.5	2648	2841	+5.8
17	GMNguyen, Thai Dai Van	🇨🇿CZE	2660	1.5	2637	2830	+4.4
18	IMCulum, Sanjin	🇧🇦BIH	2444	1.5	2410	2603	+4.1
21	GMNaumann, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2469	1.5	2423	2616	+3.7
23	GMWojtaszek, Radoslaw	🇵🇱POL	2661	1.5	2531	2724	+1.5
28	GMSindarov, Javokhir	🇺🇿UZB	2722	1.5	2636	2829	+2.6
32	GMStojanovic, Dalibor	🇧🇦BIH	2434	1.5	2442	2635	+5.2
38	GMVolokitin, Andrei	🇺🇦UKR	2628	1.5	2603	2796	+4.3
14	GMKobalia, Mikhail	FID	2531	1.5	2561	2754	+5.8
31	GMAlekseenko, Kirill	🇦🇹AUT	2674	1.5	2687	2880	+5.3
16	GMTheodorou, Nikolas	🇬🇷GRE	2646	1.5	2653	2846	+5.1
25	GMAmar, Elham	🇳🇴NOR	2584	1.5	2585	2778	+5.0
26	GMBogosavljevic, Boban	🇷🇸SRB	2446	1.5	2553	2746	+7.8
30	GMMartirosyan, Haik M.	🇦🇲ARM	2628	1.5	2677	2870	+6.4
33	GMBanusz, Tamas	🇭🇺HUN	2586	1.5	2498	2691	+2.6
34	IMKrastev, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2424	1.5	2404	2597	+4.5
35	GMAreshchenko, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2598	1.5	2566	2759	+4.2
39	GMGalperin, Platon	🇸🇪SWE	2494	1.5	2392	2585	+2.2
40	IMWachinger, Nikolas	🇩🇪GER	2450	1.5	2486	2679	+6.0
11	GMBaklan, Vladimir	🇺🇦UKR	2552	1.5	2392	2585	+0.8
12	GMBacrot, Etienne	🇫🇷FRA	2637	1.5	2491	2684	+1.2
19	GMMeier, Georg	🇺🇾URU	2596	1.5	2392	2585	-0.2
20	IMNeugebauer, Martin	🇸🇰SVK	2505	1.5	2491	2684	+4.6
27	GMPonomariov, Ruslan	🇺🇦UKR	2622	1.5	2551	2744	+3.0
36	GMVan Foreest, Jorden	🇳🇱NED	2692	1.5	2551	2744	+1.2
13	GMDelchev, Aleksander	🇷🇸SRB	2406	1.5	2520	2713	+8.0
24	GMGirel, Joseph	🇫🇷FRA	2501	1.5	2520	2713	+5.5
29	GMSchoppen, Casper	🇳🇱NED	2552	1.5	2566	2759	+5.4
37	GMNavara, David	🇨🇿CZE	2653	1.5	2566	2759	+2.6
9	IMWinterberg, Lukas	🇩🇪GER	2424	1.5	2404	2597	+4.5
22	GMOnyshchuk, Volodymyr	🇺🇦UKR	2607	1.5	2450	2643	+0.8
75	IMLindgren, Philip	🇸🇪SWE	2384	1.0	2356	2356	-0.8
84	GMVogel, Roven	🇩🇪GER	2534	1.0	2659	2659	+3.3
62	GMKlimkowski, Jan	🇵🇱POL	2520	1.0	2657	2657	+3.7
77	GMAndersen, Mads	🇩🇰DEN	2564	1.0	2571	2571	+0.2
90	IMSchneider, Ilja	🇩🇪GER	2417	1.0	2574	2574	+4.1
41	GMJovanovic, Zoran	🇭🇷CRO	2500	1.0	2535	2535	+1.0
51	GMHertneck, Gerald	🇩🇪GER	2420	1.0	2449	2449	+0.8
52	GMBischoff, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2428	1.0	2452	2452	+0.6
56	GMFerreira, Jorge Viterbo	🇵🇹POR	2504	1.0	2588	2588	+2.3
57	GMDardha, Daniel	🇧🇪BEL	2624	1.0	2575	2575	-1.4
58	GML'Ami, Erwin	🇳🇱NED	2616	1.0	2493	2493	-3.3
74	IMErmitsch, Magnus	🇩🇪GER	2414	1.0	2521	2521	+2.9
87	GMKeymer, Vincent	🇩🇪GER	2751	1.0	2645	2645	-2.9
88	GMEljanov, Pavel	🇺🇦UKR	2682	1.0	2642	2642	-1.2
46	GMPichot, Alan	🇪🇸ESP	2588	1.0	2561	2561	-0.8
48	GMHarikrishna, Pentala	🇮🇳IND	2704	1.0	2617	2617	-2.3
85	GMKrivoborodov, Egor	🇩🇪GER	2534	1.0	2561	2561	+0.8
89	GMMurzin, Volodar	FID	2670	1.0	2617	2617	-1.4
42	GMZilka, Stepan	🇨🇿CZE	2524	1.0	2538	2538	+0.3
43	GMKamsky, Gata	🇫🇷FRA	2606	1.0	2546	2546	-1.7
44	GMSamunenkov, Ihor	🇺🇦UKR	2550	1.0	2484	2484	-1.7
45	GMFressinet, Laurent	🇫🇷FRA	2602	1.0	2602	2602	0.0
47	GMBrkic, Ante	🇭🇷CRO	2594	1.0	2596	2596	0.0
53	GMStevic, Hrvoje	🇭🇷CRO	2526	1.0	2543	2543	+0.5
54	GMSocko, Bartosz	🇵🇱POL	2577	1.0	2600	2600	+0.6
55	GMKorobov, Anton	🇺🇦UKR	2616	1.0	2484	2484	-3.5
60	GMHorvath, Dominik	🇦🇹AUT	2557	1.0	2581	2581	+0.6
61	GMMcShane, Luke J	🇬🇧ENG	2615	1.0	2596	2596	-0.6
66	GMEfimenko, Zahar	🇺🇦UKR	2565	1.0	2543	2543	-0.6
67	GMPapp, Gabor	🇭🇺HUN	2498	1.0	2600	2600	+2.7
69	GMMichalik, Peter	🇸🇰SVK	2562	1.0	2583	2583	+0.6
71	GMGledura, Benjamin	🇭🇺HUN	2646	1.0	2581	2581	-1.8
72	GMCosta, Leonardo	🇩🇪GER	2544	1.0	2605	2605	+1.7
78	GMKasimdzhanov, Rustam	🇺🇿UZB	2675	1.0	2538	2538	-3.6
79	GMShengelia, David	🇦🇹AUT	2480	1.0	2546	2546	+1.8
81	IMFromm, Marius	🇩🇪GER	2406	1.0	2583	2583	+4.6
83	GMVan den Doel, Erik	🇳🇱NED	2559	1.0	2602	2602	+1.2
86	GMKollars, Dmitrij	🇩🇪GER	2647	1.0	2605	2605	-1.1
49	GMBuhmann, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2548	1.0	2392	2392	-4.1
63	GMSaric, Ivan	🇭🇷CRO	2655	1.0	2677	2677	+0.6
64	IMBaidetskyi, Valentin	🇦🇹AUT	2483	1.0	2498	2498	+0.4
65	GMBerelowitsch, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2480	1.0	2404	2404	-2.1
68	GMMartinovic, Sasa	🇭🇷CRO	2551	1.0	2566	2566	+0.4
73	GMSvane, Frederik	🇩🇪GER	2643	1.0	2653	2653	+0.3
76	GMZelcic, Robert	🇭🇷CRO	2448	1.0	2486	2486	+1.0
80	GMGustafsson, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2591	1.0	2585	2585	-0.2
82	GMDragnev, Valentin	🇦🇹AUT	2539	1.0	2553	2553	+0.4
50	IMWegerle, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	2405	1.0	2320	2320	-2.3
59	GMKryvoruchko, Yuriy	🇺🇦UKR	2632	1.0	2501	2501	-3.5
70	GMKosakowski, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2549	1.0	2601	2601	+1.4
91	IMNeef, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2466	0.5	2608	2415	-1.2
108	IMKrause, Benedict	🇩🇪GER	2421	0.5	2524	2331	-2.4
97	GMHuschenbeth, Niclas	🇩🇪GER	2591	0.5	2630	2437	-4.0
116	GMMaurizzi, MarcAndria	🇫🇷FRA	2610	0.5	2630	2437	-4.4
93	GMSmeets, Jan	🇳🇱NED	2566	0.5	2454	2261	-8.0
99	GMPetrov, Martin	🇧🇬BUL	2533	0.5	2603	2410	-3.1
106	GMIdani, Pouya	🇮🇷IRI	2599	0.5	2603	2410	-4.9
115	GMOrlov, Andrey	FID	2474	0.5	2454	2261	-5.5
92	GMSedlak, Nikola	🇷🇸SRB	2380	0.5	2452	2259	-3.0
94	GMVitiugov, Nikita	🇬🇧ENG	2666	0.5	2588	2395	-7.1
95	GMKunin, Vitaly	🇩🇪GER	2507	0.5	2575	2382	-3.2
96	GMPijpers, Arthur	🇳🇱NED	2490	0.5	2493	2300	-4.9
101	GMLivaic, Leon	🇭🇷CRO	2554	0.5	2645	2452	-2.5
102	GMBluebaum, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2671	0.5	2642	2449	-5.8
104	GMBabula, Vlastimil	🇨🇿CZE	2496	0.5	2535	2342	-4.0
109	FMMoehn, Hans	🇩🇪GER	2370	0.5	2521	2328	-1.0
110	GMDautov, Rustem	🇩🇪GER	2552	0.5	2449	2256	-7.8
98	GMBjerre, Jonas Buhl	🇩🇰DEN	2651	0.5	2648	2455	-5.1
100	GMErdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	🇹🇷TUR	2646	0.5	2603	2410	-6.2
103	GMLevin, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2415	0.5	2423	2230	-4.7
105	IMPeyrer, Konstantin	🇦🇹AUT	2488	0.5	2582	2389	-2.5
112	GMVavulin, Maxim	🇩🇪GER	2545	0.5	2637	2444	-2.5
113	IMGrigorian, Spartak	🇩🇪GER	2430	0.5	2410	2217	-5.5
114	GMNasuta, Grzegorz	🇵🇱POL	2502	0.5	2531	2338	-4.2
117	GMKraemer, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2574	0.5	2636	2443	-3.3
118	IMZeller, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2319	0.5	2437	2244	-1.8
119	IMJohansson, Linus	🇸🇪SWE	2412	0.5	2442	2249	-4.2
107	GMSankalp Gupta	🇮🇳IND	2559	0.5	2687	2494	-1.6
111	GMWarmerdam, Max	🇳🇱NED	2591	0.5	2561	2368	-5.8
123	GMDruska, Juraj	🇸🇰SVK	2457	0.0	2618	1818	-5.8
125	IMSchmidek, Emil	🇩🇪GER	2432	0.0	2618	1818	-5.2
122	IMLagunow, Raphael	🇩🇪GER	2433	0.0	2608	1808	-5.4
126	Garner, Isaac	🇩🇪GER	2387	0.0	2524	1724	-13.0
120	IMDotzer, Lukas	🇦🇹AUT	2468	0.0	2659	1859	-5.0
124	FMWisnet, Dominic	🇩🇪GER	2255	0.0	2356	1556	-14.6
121	GMBartel, Mateusz	🇵🇱POL	2581	0.0	2657	1857	-7.9
127	IMHoffmann, Paul	🇩🇪GER	2366	0.0	2574	1774	-9.4
128	GMHeinemann, Thies	🇩🇪GER	2418	0.0	2571	1771	-6.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Klaska, Philipp LeonFMGER
+20.8
2.0 pts · #7
2Delchev, AleksanderGMSRB
+8.0
1.5 pts · #13
3Bogosavljevic, BobanGMSRB
+7.8
1.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Wisnet, DominicFMGER
-14.6
0.0 pts · #124
2Garner, IsaacGER
-13.0
0.0 pts · #126
3Hoffmann, PaulIMGER
-9.4
0.0 pts · #127

Biggest upsets

R2+160 Elo gap
GMDelchev, Aleksander2406 beat GMSmeets, Jan2566
R1+102 Elo gap
IMWachinger, Nikolas2450 beat GMDautov, Rustem2552