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4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier

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145 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Bruehl, Germany. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2374, and top seed was Ashot Parvanyan (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2430).

Ashot Parvanyan (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2430) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Christian Braun (4.5) and Alexander Bagrationi (4.5). Parvanyan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Michael Wolff (1870) beat Felix Holzwarth (2168), a +298-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Bruehl, Germany
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪IMAshot Parvanyan2430
Avg top 10
2,374
Participants
145
Titled players · 27
GM×2
IM×3
FM×17
CM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×118
🇺🇦Ukraine×6
🇳🇱Netherlands×5
🇧🇪Belgium×4
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
55
20
8
4
4
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.5/5. Parvanyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Christian Braun drew with IM Ashot Parvanyan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Christian Braun 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Ashot Parvanyan 4 wins (R1–R4)Pascal Brunke 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMChristian Braun*
½
2IMAshot Parvanyan
½
*
3Pascal Brunke*
½
4GMAlexander Bagrationi
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Parvanyan, AshotIM2430GER+53B+10N+35B+5N=2B4.515.518.015.752591+7.8
2Braun, ChristianIM2383GER+91B+16N+21B+8N=1N4.515.517.515.252553+8.5
3Bagrationi, AlexanderGM2425ISR+40N+72B+13N+28B=4N4.514.016.514.252559+6.0
4Brunke, Pascal2254GER+51N+63B+29N+33N=3B4.513.015.513.252533+30.2
5Pauly, CarloFM2325GER+71N+46B+26N1B+36N4.014.016.512.002412+11.4
6Klaska, Philipp LeonFM2351GER=34B+80N+31N+17B=7B4.013.515.512.002284-4.4
7Gramb, Marius2166GER+85N+102B=14N+19B=6N4.013.015.011.252365+26.8
8Koellner, Aaron NoahCM2199GER+105N+44B+87N2B+33B4.012.514.09.502465+33.8
9Stewart, NeilFM2201GER+77N=52B=30N+29B+37N4.011.513.510.752268+7.6
10Chua, Ethan2160NED+103B1B+82N+123N+38B4.011.012.07.502340+44.4
11Stricker, Florian2226GER+124B=78N+58B=32N+30B4.010.511.59.002280+6.0
12Zhuikov, Edgard2126UKR31N+112B+124N+65B+28N4.010.011.08.002214+24.0
13Ten Dam, BramFM2247NED+64B+47N3B=18N+54B3.513.516.09.752273+9.2
14Sidletskyi, IvanFM2306UKR+67NF=7B+22N+15B3.513.515.511.502498+16.0
15Stelmaszyk, NicoFM2359GER+82N+27B=17N+43B14N3.513.515.510.252301-2.5
16Marcziter, AlexCM2137GER+111N2B+62N+31B=20N3.513.515.08.752230+26.4
17Marcziter, DmitriiFM2179GER+113B+55N=15B6N+66B3.512.514.08.252252+11.6
18Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo2119GER+127N+20B28N=13B+51N3.512.513.58.752285+45.2
19Dordevic, Tom2254GER+59B=54N+68B7N+32B3.512.014.59.252225-5.2
20Manukyan, Sargis A.FM2325ARM+73B18N+93B+56N=16B3.512.014.08.752213-11.0
21Huesmann, ThomasFM2187BEL+104N+65B2N=51B+52N3.512.013.57.752200+3.0
22Bourg, NicolasFM2159LUX=41N+115B+52N14B+69N3.511.513.08.002178+7.2
23Reimer, Philip2223GER+123N29B+84N+39B=24N3.511.512.57.752149-6.6
24Klein, Levent2156GER=81B+90N+57B=49N=23B3.511.013.08.752172+10.4
25Weber, SamuelFM2309GER+75B=56N32B+64N+58B3.510.513.08.752193-11.2
26Schwibbert, Jonas2167GER+136B+129N5B=53N+61B3.510.010.55.252115-2.8
27Aepfler, ChristianFM2114GER+131B15N=104B+83N+53B3.59.510.56.252153+5.8
28Terlouw, WouterFM2303NED+99B+45N+18B3N12B3.015.017.08.502218-8.8
29Gupta, Akul2020NED+143B+23N4B9N+98B3.014.014.05.502154+35.6
30Kagan, Dennis2036GER=57B+81N=9B+42B11N3.013.515.58.252141+14.6
31Wolff, Michael1870GER+12B+134N6B16N+93B3.013.514.57.002209+41.2
32Werrn, Pascal2103GER=126N+96B+25N=11B19N3.013.014.08.002176+10.8
33Knuedel, TorbenIM2388GER+140N+89B+60N4B8N3.013.013.55.002229-17.8
34Sarmiento, David Ray1975PHI=6N=42B37N+92B+79N3.012.014.07.502145+20.8
35Menzel, Maximilian2229GER+62N+39B1NF+89B3.012.014.07.502333+11.2
36Weigand, AntonCM2192GER=114B+88N=54B+44N5B3.011.513.07.002121-7.8
37Scharfenberg, Michael2138GER55B+136N+34B+98N9B3.011.512.05.502053-9.8
38Helbig, MarkFM2250GER+97N=120B=95N+46B10N3.011.012.56.752150-11.8
39Heindrich, Mark2060GER+118B35N+55B23N+80B3.011.012.56.002090+4.8
40Weber, Olaf1985GER3B=108N+81B+117N=48B3.011.012.55.752091+24.4
41Kovalskyy, Alicia1901GER=22B=132N=70B+78N=45B3.011.012.07.002169+70.4
42Keller, Thomas2200GER=80B=34N+59B30N+99B3.010.512.57.002042-18.6
43Aliferenko, Aleksei2185UKR=88B+114N+78B15N=50B3.010.512.06.002122-6.6
44Van den Bosch, Arno2012BEL+117B8N+128B36B+77N3.010.511.54.502066+7.6
45Turbin, Yaroslav2107FID+106N28B=77N+86B=41N3.010.011.56.002062-4.8
46Kliashtornyi, ArkadiiFM2106UKR+125B5N+103B38N+123B3.09.510.53.502124+6.8
47Karimi, Farhad2062GER+107N13B98N+100B+124N3.09.010.04.502042-2.0
48Pieper, DawidCM2152GER+137N87B=86N+79B=40N3.09.09.55.002089-6.6
49Harff, MarcelFM2337GER+86N=95B+120N=24BF3.09.09.06.252268-2.6
50Lerchl, Clemens2014GER=84N79B+110N+107B=43N3.08.510.05.501963-6.0
51Zeissig, Richard1956GER4B+130N+132B=21N18B2.512.513.53.752087+13.6
52Neubauer, Juergen2016GER+139B=9N22B+116N21B2.512.513.04.002034+2.6
53Berkle, Pascal1986GER1N+137B+133N=26B27N2.512.513.03.252068+8.6
54Meuer, David2063GER+141N=19B=36N=60B13N2.512.512.54.502149+11.8
55Irtes, Doruk1891TUR+37N17B39N+82B=71N2.512.014.06.252064+39.2
56Hagemeister, Philipp2113GER+92N=25B=79N20B=59N2.511.513.56.002053-7.0
57Ziegler, Arndt Henning1820GER=30N+101B24N69B+105N2.511.012.55.002042+27.4
58Mueller, Konstantin2085GER=110N+109B11N+85B25N2.511.012.54.252023-15.2
59Markovic, Kosta1955SRB19N+141B42N+102B=56B2.511.011.03.252041+19.6
60Vlasov, Igor2222GER+74B+83N33B=54NF2.510.512.55.752165-4.2
61Varazi, Maxime1839GER94N=67B+97N+63B26N2.510.512.55.752050+52.8
62Weil, Volker1945GER35B+118N16B+125N=68B2.510.511.53.752024+9.6
63Scheffner, Jarno2066GER+130B4N=83B61N+103B2.510.511.53.501885-20.0
64Slowik, Martin1952GER13N=107B+126N25B+106N2.510.011.03.252012+5.2
65Kutzner, Joachim1995GER+142B21N+129B12N=104B2.510.010.01.751947-5.6
66Sheng, Ming2002GER133N=85B+96N+84B17N2.59.510.55.001910-24.0
67Grosser, Walter1964GER14B=61N=125B=90N+118B2.59.510.54.251929-6.4
68Klemenz, Luca2093GER=109N+126B19N=77B=62N2.59.510.54.001961-16.6
69Boos, Philipp2005GERF+100B=106N+57N22B2.59.59.55.252029+2.8
70Riabtsev, Ivan2049UKR=79N=110B=41N+106BF2.59.010.54.751944-10.6
71Blomer, Moritz1965GER5B=125N=108B+128N=55B2.59.010.03.501960-5.6
72Pradeep, HarshillCM2134GER+108B3N123B=88N+136N2.59.09.53.002014-30.8
73Gottas, Mike1970GER20N=92B=127N=109B+111N2.58.59.53.751953-4.0
74Fischermann, Simon1935GER60N+121B89N=105B+109N2.57.59.03.751982+10.4
75Tupac Yupanqui Herrera, Daniel1965PER25NF+138B=108N+116B2.57.07.02.752060+8.4
76Spiric, IgorFM2151SRB83B=113NF+137B+115N2.55.55.52.752000-14.6
77Cheng, Noah1928GER9B+139N=45B=68N44B2.012.513.03.251971+9.2
78Watarkar Yash2032IND+145N=11B43N41B=85N2.012.012.03.001935-13.6
79Tonev, Vasil1820GER=70B+50N=56B48N34B2.011.514.05.501988+19.6
80Diedrichs, Ralf Christian1928GER=42N6B=109N+112B39N2.011.513.03.751966+1.8
81Walker, Julia1899GER=24N30B40N=97B+126N2.011.512.53.751922+2.4
82Mundorf, Andreas1978GER15B+131N10B55N+107N2.011.512.52.501947-13.2
83Ye, Philipp1893GER+76N60B=63N27B=94N2.011.013.04.752058+19.4
84Heidt, Viktor, Dr.1793GER=50B+119N23B66N=88B2.011.012.54.001952+35.6
85Tesic, Luka1907GER7B=66N+119B58N=78B2.011.012.53.751983+18.4
86Wenzke, Elias1973GER49B+138N=48B45N=90B2.011.011.53.001985-0.6
87Andreev, EduardGM2414UKR+93B+48N8BFF2.011.011.05.002247-5.1
88Speck, Stefan1920GER=43N36B=112N=72B=84N2.010.512.04.501941+0.8
89Rybarczyk, Klaus2124GER+128B33N+74BF35N2.010.511.53.502105-2.2
90Erkelenz, Fynn1836GER=101N24B=105N=67B=86N2.010.011.54.001950+26.0
91Shanawaz Thabrez, Shahzaib1980GER2N=127B=92N=111B=96N2.010.011.03.251903-26.8
92Moors, Christoph1858GER56B=73N=91B34N+130B2.010.011.03.251816-4.2
93Liesendahl, Felix1984GER87N+111B20N+127B31N2.010.011.02.501993-3.2
94Mauelshagen, Martin2098GER+61BFF=103N=83B2.09.59.54.252003-13.2
95Koehler, Ronald2109GER+138B=49N=38BFF2.09.59.53.502272+13.4
96Aminmansour, Bardia1892GER=132B32N66B+119N=91B2.09.010.03.001971+9.6
97Gerdau, Andreas1953GER38B=116N61B=81N+125B2.09.010.02.751858-14.4
98Garden, Zachary1924AUSF+142N+47B37B29N2.09.09.03.001997+7.4
99Damm, Yannic1956GER28N106B+141N+110B42N2.09.09.01.501929-6.0
100Fetahovic, Sarah1914GER134B69N+130B47N+129B2.07.58.52.001799-24.0
101Kerpe, Andreas2087GER=90B57N+113B=104NF2.07.57.53.251873-21.6
102Werning, Lukas1809GER+144B7NF59N+128B2.07.57.51.002001+37.6
103Schubert, Constantine Charles1902GER10N+135B46N=94B63N1.511.512.52.001935+6.8
104Rohatgi, Kushagra1921GER21BF=27N=101B=65N1.511.511.54.002009+15.6
105Weil, Michael1928GER8B=117N=90B=74N57B1.511.012.53.001766-22.4
106Leimkuehler, Dirk1843GER45B+99N=69B70N64B1.510.512.53.251864+1.8
107Unruh, Iven1823GER47B=64N+114B50N82B1.510.512.02.751837+2.4
108Anagnostoudis, Angelos1875GER72N=40B=71N=75BF1.510.510.54.001926+8.8
109Baumann, Simon1837GER=68B58N=80B=73N74B1.510.012.03.501853+2.0
110Schuller, Bernd1834BEL=58B=70N50B99N=114B1.510.011.53.251857+5.2
111Atar, Efecan1880GER16B93N+142B=91N73B1.510.010.01.001819-17.2
112Becciu, Paolo1763GER=119B12N=88B80N=131B1.59.510.52.251816+10.0
113Notz, Lukas1915GER17N=76B101N+121BF1.59.59.52.751967+3.8
114Asadzade, Muhammed1926GER=36N43B107N=126B=110N1.59.010.02.751826-30.0
115Blumenthal, Ralf1917GER=122B22N116B+131N76B1.59.010.01.751886-6.0
116Wallhof, Dieter1824GER120N=97B+115N52B75N1.58.510.02.501834+1.0
117Lambertz, Walter1783GER44N=105B+135N40BF1.58.58.51.751892+20.0
118Trevisan, Florian1821GER39N62B=137N+141B67N1.58.58.50.251789-9.2
119Sasikumar Anitha, Sarvesh1990GER=112N84B85N96B+139N1.57.58.01.251683-80.8
120Thiemann, Marc2063GER+116B=38N49BFF1.57.57.53.002136+5.4
121Alugili, Yosef1797GERF74N=136B113N+138B1.55.05.00.751817+3.6
122Raasch, Joerg2183GER=115N+133BFFF1.52.52.51.752043-4.8
123Hendler, Markus1940GER23BF+72N10B46N1.013.013.02.501963+1.8
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125Georgopoulos, Nicolas1841GER46N=71B=67N62B97N1.010.512.52.501747-22.0
126Rasek, David1839GER=32B68N64B=114N81B1.010.011.52.251755-20.4
127Spiekermann, Thomas1865GER18B=91N=73B93NF1.010.010.02.251820-9.2
128Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy1868GER89N+140B44N71B102N1.09.510.00.501738-30.8
129Shynkar, Daria1735GER+135N26B65N124B100N1.09.010.01.001755+1.6
130Engering, Lukas0GER63N51B100N+135B92N1.09.010.01.0017130.0
131Potrafke, Lukas1861GER27N82B=140N115B=112N1.08.59.01.001711-18.4
132Preuschoff, Michael2139GER=96N=41B51NFF1.08.58.52.501785-27.4
133Krings, Thomas, Dr.1778GER+66B122N53BFF1.07.57.52.501930+18.8
134Holzwarth, Felix2168GER+100N31BFFF1.05.05.02.001892-26.4
135Vladimirow, Anguel1989GER129B103N117B130N+141B1.05.05.00.001620-76.0
136Klein, Deniz1913GER26N37B=121NF72B0.510.511.00.751737-31.6
137Schumacher, Markus1894GER48B53N=118B76NF0.59.59.50.751706-16.6
138Muench, Carsten1854GER95N86B75N=139B121N0.58.08.50.251563-61.2
139Foitzik, Peter1803GER52N77BF=138N119B0.56.56.50.251625-15.0
140Wolfer, Noah1981GER33B128N=131BFF0.55.55.50.501763-36.0
141Wolff, Alfred1828GER54B59N99B118N135N0.08.59.50.001157-66.8
142Zimmermann, Michael1767GER65N98B111NFF0.06.06.00.001133-17.0
143Sekerci, Berkin1810TUR29NFFFF0.04.04.00.001220-4.6
144De Vries, Leon2017NED102NFFFF0.03.53.50.001009-15.4
145Pott, Lorin Gabriel1816GER78BFFFF0.03.03.00.001232-8.8

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