2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026
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130 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in various, Germany. 116 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2566, and top seed was Vasyl Ivanchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2605).
Thibaut Vandenbussche (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2400) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Pawel Teclaf (3.0) and Sipke Ernst (3.0). Vandenbussche broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Benjamin Wagner (FM, 2293) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (GM, 2454), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪various, Germany
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 4 rounds
Titled players · 116
GM×38
IM×41
FM×31
CM×3
WGM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×75
🇳🇱Netherlands×14
🇭🇷Croatia×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇵🇱Poland×5
🇧🇪Belgium×4
🇭🇺Hungary×3
🇷🇸Serbia×3
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMVandenbussche, Thibaut | 🇧🇪BEL | 2400 | 3.5 | 2259 | 2595 | +7.8 |
| 4 | GMTeclaf, Pawel | 🇵🇱POL | 2570 | 3.0 | 2426 | 2619 | +2.3 |
| 6 | GMErnst, Sipke | 🇳🇱NED | 2525 | 3.0 | 2525 | 2718 | +10.0 |
| 7 | IMZude, Erik, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2334 | 3.0 | 2315 | 2508 | +9.0 |
| 2 | IMMaerevoet, Sim | 🇧🇪BEL | 2441 | 3.0 | 2332 | 2525 | +4.2 |
| 3 | GMPerunovic, Milos | 🇷🇸SRB | 2490 | 3.0 | 2472 | 2665 | +8.9 |
| 8 | FMKorchynskyi, Mykola | 🇩🇪GER | 2436 | 3.0 | 2374 | 3174 | +12.4 |
| 5 | FMHolinka, Henning | 🇩🇪GER | 2314 | 3.0 | 2296 | 2489 | +18.2 |
| 16 | FMFarokhi, Keyvan | 🇩🇪GER | 2373 | 2.5 | 2414 | 2509 | +14.6 |
| 14 | IMOlsen, Filip Boe | 🇩🇰DEN | 2454 | 2.5 | 2533 | 2628 | +9.4 |
| 10 | GMKantans, Toms | 🇱🇻LAT | 2543 | 2.5 | 2431 | 2704 | +5.5 |
| 11 | IMRis, Robert | 🇳🇱NED | 2450 | 2.5 | 2384 | 2657 | +7.2 |
| 17 | GMIvanisevic, Ivan | 🇷🇸SRB | 2564 | 2.5 | 2445 | 2540 | -1.3 |
| 13 | GMJaracz, Pawel | 🇵🇱POL | 2442 | 2.5 | 2279 | 2374 | -3.4 |
| 15 | FMHald Falkesgaard, Jeppe | 🇩🇰DEN | 2288 | 2.5 | 2240 | 2513 | +16.2 |
| 12 | FMHoltel, Jasper | 🇩🇪GER | 2376 | 2.5 | 2403 | 2676 | +11.2 |
| 9 | IMKuegel, Tobias | 🇩🇪GER | 2389 | 2.5 | 2247 | 2520 | +4.6 |
| 19 | IMPajeken, Jakob Leon | 🇩🇪GER | 2454 | 2.0 | 2459 | 2459 | +0.3 |
| 28 | GMCyborowski, Lukasz | 🇵🇱POL | 2467 | 2.0 | 2347 | 2347 | -6.3 |
| 31 | GMWomacka, Mathias | 🇩🇪GER | 2329 | 2.0 | 2359 | 2359 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Avdic, Faris | 🇧🇦BIH | 2258 | 2.0 | 2273 | 2398 | +11.2 |
| 29 | IMKulon, Klaudia | 🇵🇱POL | 2335 | 2.0 | 2313 | 2438 | +4.1 |
| 26 | GMSaric, Ante | 🇭🇷CRO | 2472 | 2.0 | 2398 | 2523 | +2.0 |
| 21 | GMYuffa, Daniil | 🇪🇸ESP | 2604 | 2.0 | 2521 | 2646 | +1.7 |
| 30 | FMHaubold, Sebastian | 🇩🇪GER | 2294 | 2.0 | 2261 | 2386 | +14.8 |
| 20 | FMHampel, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2342 | 2.0 | 2417 | 2542 | +16.2 |
| 24 | IMRichter, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2334 | 2.0 | 2272 | 2397 | +2.6 |
| 22 | GMGenov, Petar | 🇧🇬BUL | 2416 | 2.0 | 2315 | 2440 | +1.0 |
| 25 | FMWeihrauch, Jakob | 🇩🇪GER | 2265 | 2.0 | 2365 | 2490 | +18.2 |
| 32 | IMBreutigam, Martin | 🇩🇪GER | 2350 | 2.0 | 2314 | 2439 | +3.6 |
| 23 | IMColbow, Collin | 🇩🇪GER | 2441 | 2.0 | 2398 | 3198 | +8.8 |
| 27 | IMReuker, Jari | 🇩🇪GER | 2391 | 2.0 | 2372 | 3172 | +9.5 |
| 47 | GMLutz, Christopher | 🇩🇪GER | 2515 | 1.5 | 2578 | 2578 | +2.5 |
| 56 | IMBraun, Christian | 🇩🇪GER | 2383 | 1.5 | 2391 | 2391 | +0.3 |
| 62 | FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo | 🇩🇰DEN | 2421 | 1.5 | 2327 | 2240 | -10.1 |
| 45 | IMBuckels, Valentin | 🇩🇪GER | 2435 | 1.5 | 2358 | 2358 | -3.2 |
| 58 | FMBiastoch, Bennet | 🇩🇪GER | 2343 | 1.5 | 2437 | 2437 | +7.6 |
| 46 | Garner, Isaac | 🇩🇪GER | 2386 | 1.5 | 2470 | 2470 | +6.8 |
| 36 | GMFeygin, Michael | 🇩🇪GER | 2445 | 1.5 | 2347 | 2347 | -4.1 |
| 37 | WIMSchoene, Maria | 🇩🇪GER | 2149 | 1.5 | 2375 | 2375 | +17.0 |
| 39 | FMKlein, Felix | 🇩🇪GER | 2271 | 1.5 | 2397 | 2397 | +10.0 |
| 52 | FMSuvorov, Luca | 🇩🇪GER | 2420 | 1.5 | 2505 | 2505 | +3.5 |
| 55 | GMZaja, Ivan | 🇭🇷CRO | 2407 | 1.5 | 2378 | 2378 | -1.2 |
| 63 | GMProhaszka, Peter | 🇭🇺HUN | 2565 | 1.5 | 2463 | 2463 | -4.0 |
| 51 | IMVan Delft, Merijn | 🇳🇱NED | 2347 | 1.5 | 2365 | 2558 | +5.5 |
| 38 | IMJoachim, Sven | 🇩🇪GER | 2393 | 1.5 | 2383 | 2383 | -0.4 |
| 53 | IMZelbel, Patrick | 🇩🇪GER | 2466 | 1.5 | 2406 | 2406 | -2.5 |
| 57 | GMHausrath, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2437 | 1.5 | 2302 | 2302 | -5.3 |
| 50 | GMIvanchuk, Vasyl | 🇺🇦UKR | 2605 | 1.5 | 2520 | 2520 | -3.4 |
| 48 | Korotkjevich, Stanislav | 🇺🇦UKR | 2357 | 1.5 | 2288 | 2288 | -2.2 |
| 41 | GMRotstein, Arkadij | 🇩🇪GER | 2404 | 1.5 | 2482 | 2482 | +3.1 |
| 42 | GMSumets, Andrey | 🇺🇦UKR | 2521 | 1.5 | 2415 | 2415 | -4.3 |
| 34 | GMKorneev, Oleg | 🇪🇸ESP | 2422 | 1.5 | 2431 | 2431 | +0.3 |
| 43 | GMZelcic, Robert | 🇭🇷CRO | 2448 | 1.5 | 2391 | 2391 | -2.3 |
| 54 | GMParligras, Mircea-Emilian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2502 | 1.5 | 2419 | 2419 | -3.2 |
| 59 | FMSuvorov, Alexander | 🇩🇪GER | 2413 | 1.5 | 2520 | 2713 | +7.9 |
| 64 | FMNechitaylo, Nikita | 🇩🇪GER | 2299 | 1.5 | 2202 | 2202 | -7.4 |
| 40 | Balcerak, Philipp | 🇩🇪GER | 2352 | 1.5 | 2435 | 2628 | +14.4 |
| 49 | Lutze, Max | 🇩🇪GER | 2277 | 1.5 | 2180 | 2373 | +9.6 |
| 61 | FMNgo, Quang Thai | 🇻🇳VIE | 2322 | 1.5 | 2364 | 2557 | +12.2 |
| 44 | IMBaskin, Robert | 🇩🇪GER | 2435 | 1.5 | 2336 | 2529 | +2.3 |
| 35 | IMKopylov, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2430 | 1.5 | 2384 | 2577 | +3.7 |
| 60 | GMJovanovic, Zoran | 🇭🇷CRO | 2495 | 1.5 | 2452 | 2452 | -1.7 |
| 33 | GMPalac, Mladen | 🇭🇷CRO | 2468 | 1.5 | 2385 | 2385 | -3.4 |
| 67 | GMGalyas, Miklos | 🇭🇺HUN | 2397 | 1.0 | 2497 | 2372 | -0.9 |
| 71 | GMFridman, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2568 | 1.0 | 2467 | 2342 | -9.2 |
| 82 | IMKoch, Thomas | 🇩🇪GER | 2422 | 1.0 | 2501 | 2376 | -1.9 |
| 70 | FMGallasch, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2299 | 1.0 | 2378 | 2378 | +4.2 |
| 73 | GMNagy, Gabor | 🇭🇺HUN | 2443 | 1.0 | 2554 | 2429 | -0.5 |
| 65 | IMOstrovskiy, Andrey | 🇺🇦UKR | 2412 | 1.0 | 2406 | 2281 | -5.3 |
| 80 | IMKnuedel, Torben | 🇩🇪GER | 2388 | 1.0 | 2421 | 2296 | -7.4 |
| 74 | IMCoenen, Norbert | 🇩🇪GER | 2248 | 1.0 | 2398 | 2398 | +3.9 |
| 79 | GMKovacevic, Aleksandar | 🇷🇸SRB | 2454 | 1.0 | 2405 | 2280 | -6.9 |
| 68 | IMVan Beek, Alexander | 🇳🇱NED | 2285 | 1.0 | 2343 | 2343 | +1.5 |
| 77 | IMLemmers, Oscar | 🇳🇱NED | 2323 | 1.0 | 2466 | 2341 | +0.6 |
| 69 | FMWagner, Benjamin | 🇩🇪GER | 2293 | 1.0 | 2445 | 2445 | +8.0 |
| 81 | Dordevic, Tom | 🇩🇪GER | 2254 | 1.0 | 2180 | 2180 | -7.6 |
| 66 | IMDe Winter, Arthur | 🇳🇱NED | 2449 | 1.0 | 2448 | 3248 | +5.0 |
| 83 | GMTregubov, Pavel V. | 🇫🇷FRA | 2548 | 1.0 | 2382 | 3182 | +2.8 |
| 76 | GMGinsburg, Gennadi | 🇩🇪GER | 2405 | 1.0 | 2388 | 3188 | +4.8 |
| 75 | GMLeenhouts, Koen | 🇳🇱NED | 2454 | 1.0 | 2345 | 3145 | +3.5 |
| 78 | GMBosiocic, Marin | 🇭🇷CRO | 2534 | 1.0 | 2382 | 3182 | +3.0 |
| 72 | GMSaltaev, Mihail | 🇺🇿UZB | 2427 | 1.0 | 2217 | 3017 | +2.3 |
| 84 | FMAlbers, Sasa | 🇳🇱NED | 2313 | 1.0 | 2191 | 2991 | +6.6 |
| 100 | GMMeshkovs, Nikita | 🇱🇻LAT | 2562 | 0.5 | 2491 | 2218 | -12.9 |
| 97 | IMPetkidis, Anthony | 🇩🇪GER | 2450 | 0.5 | 2475 | 2202 | -8.9 |
| 91 | FMArndt, Magnus | 🇩🇪GER | 2374 | 0.5 | 2341 | 2068 | -11.3 |
| 110 | FMKoniahli, Malek | 🇸🇾SYR | 2332 | 0.5 | 2419 | 2146 | -12.8 |
| 98 | IMGungl, Theo | 🇩🇪GER | 2339 | 0.5 | 2301 | 2108 | -12.0 |
| 92 | von Mettenheim, Johannes | 🇩🇪GER | 2378 | 0.5 | 2484 | 2211 | -5.8 |
| 94 | WGMSieber, Fiona | 🇩🇪GER | 2220 | 0.5 | 2343 | 2070 | -10.2 |
| 96 | FMSpitzl, Vinzent | 🇩🇪GER | 2345 | 0.5 | 2463 | 2190 | -10.4 |
| 106 | IMColpe, Malte | 🇩🇪GER | 2371 | 0.5 | 2449 | 2176 | -6.8 |
| 90 | GMDe Vreugt, Dennis | 🇳🇱NED | 2434 | 0.5 | 2364 | 2171 | -6.9 |
| 107 | IMAbel, Dennes | 🇩🇪GER | 2382 | 0.5 | 2468 | 2195 | -6.5 |
| 85 | FMHaack, Kevin | 🇩🇪GER | 2330 | 0.5 | 2356 | 2163 | -8.6 |
| 89 | IMXu, Xianliang | 🇩🇪GER | 2470 | 0.5 | 2490 | 2490 | +0.3 |
| 104 | FMPaul, Johannes | 🇩🇪GER | 2340 | 0.5 | 2400 | 2207 | -6.8 |
| 93 | Andre, Gordon | 🇩🇪GER | 2282 | 0.5 | 2442 | 2442 | +4.2 |
| 101 | IMSeel, Christian, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2475 | 0.5 | 2454 | 2454 | -0.3 |
| 87 | Schulze, Torben, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2334 | 0.5 | 2329 | 2329 | -0.2 |
| 95 | IMErwich, Marc | 🇳🇱NED | 2347 | 0.5 | 2335 | 2335 | -0.2 |
| 99 | FMMalek, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2309 | 0.5 | 2467 | 2467 | +2.1 |
| 103 | FMGrabowski, Pawel | 🇵🇱POL | 2228 | 0.5 | 2294 | 2294 | +1.8 |
| 88 | IMRoebers, Eline | 🇳🇱NED | 2398 | 0.5 | 2383 | 2383 | -0.2 |
| 105 | GMNijboer, Friso | 🇳🇱NED | 2412 | 0.5 | 2468 | 2468 | +0.8 |
| 108 | IMZwirs, Nico | 🇳🇱NED | 2424 | 0.5 | 2420 | 2420 | -0.1 |
| 109 | IMGeirnaert, Steven | 🇧🇪BEL | 2402 | 0.5 | 2149 | 2149 | -3.1 |
| 86 | CMCallsen, Niklas | 🇩🇪GER | 2194 | 0.5 | 2220 | 2220 | +0.8 |
| 102 | FMMeessen, Rudolf | 🇧🇪BEL | 2220 | 0.5 | 2194 | 2194 | -0.8 |
| 111 | WGMMelamed, Tatjana | 🇩🇪GER | 2355 | 0.0 | 2420 | 1620 | -24.8 |
| 113 | Lamby, Philipp, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2207 | 0.0 | 2388 | 1588 | -10.8 |
| 126 | FMKummerow, Heiko | 🇩🇪GER | 2125 | 0.0 | 2301 | 1501 | -10.6 |
| 116 | Hoerstmann, Rudi | 🇩🇪GER | 2221 | 0.0 | 2362 | 1562 | -12.6 |
| 119 | Lippert, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2214 | 0.0 | 2383 | 1583 | -11.2 |
| 121 | IMLammers, Markus | 🇩🇪GER | 2293 | 0.0 | 2383 | 1583 | -7.5 |
| 127 | Petzold, Klaus | 🇩🇪GER | 2169 | 0.0 | 2400 | 1600 | -4.2 |
| 130 | FMMarcziter, Dmitrii | 🇩🇪GER | 2179 | 0.0 | 2400 | 1600 | -4.4 |
| 117 | Burkart, Lloyd Shang | 🇩🇪GER | 2050 | 0.0 | 2328 | 1528 | -13.2 |
| 124 | IMDegtiarev, Evgeny | 🇨🇭SUI | 2397 | 0.0 | 2570 | 1770 | -2.7 |
| 129 | FMPubantz, Jan | 🇩🇪GER | 2270 | 0.0 | 2334 | 1534 | -8.2 |
| 122 | IMJens, Jelmer | 🇳🇱NED | 2372 | 0.0 | 2389 | 1589 | -4.8 |
| 128 | FMRempe, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2102 | 0.0 | 2266 | 1466 | -11.4 |
| 114 | GMShneider, Aleksandr | 🇺🇦UKR | 2451 | 0.0 | 2343 | 1543 | -6.5 |
| 115 | GMLubbe, Nikolas | 🇩🇪GER | 2475 | 0.0 | 2413 | 1613 | -5.9 |
| 118 | FMKnudsen, Simon | 🇩🇪GER | 2255 | 0.0 | 2322 | 1522 | -8.2 |
| 123 | IMWoelk, Tom-Frederic | 🇩🇪GER | 2409 | 0.0 | 2404 | 1604 | -5.1 |
| 112 | CMWeidenhoefer, Max | 🇩🇪GER | 2216 | 0.0 | 2427 | 1627 | -4.6 |
| 120 | IMMeins, Gerlef | 🇩🇪GER | 2382 | 0.0 | 2548 | 1748 | -2.8 |
| 125 | CMChitsazian, Daniel | 🇩🇪GER | 2191 | 0.0 | 2313 | 1513 | -6.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Holinka, HenningFMGER+18.23.0 pts · #5
- 2Weihrauch, JakobFMGER+18.22.0 pts · #25
- 3Schoene, MariaWIMGER+17.01.5 pts · #37
Top rating losers
- 1Melamed, TatjanaWGMGER-24.80.0 pts · #111
- 2Burkart, Lloyd ShangGER-13.20.0 pts · #117
- 3Meshkovs, NikitaGMLAT-12.90.5 pts · #100
Biggest upsets
- R3+161 Elo gap
- R4+150 Elo gap
- R3+114 Elo gap