4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier

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138 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Bruehl, Germany. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Joshua Lenz (🇩🇪 GER, 1962).

Richard Maucher (🇩🇪 GER, 1824) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tugay Tokmak (4.5) and Jakub Praszczalek (4.5). Maucher shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexander Subenko (1694) beat Eugen Jopek (1948), a +254-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

🇩🇪Joshua Lenz1962

Avg top 10

1,919

Participants

138

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×124

🇮🇳India×5

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇫🇷France×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Richard Maucher
🇩🇪GER·1824
4.5pts·2053perf+37.6
🥈
Tugay Tokmak
🇩🇪GER·1767
4.5pts·2171perf+90.8
🥉
Jakub Praszczalek
🇩🇪GER·1835
4.5pts·2090perf+50.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Tokmak4.5Praszczalek4.5Maucher4.5Dransfeld4Kovalenko4Seifert4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/5. Maucher takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tugay Tokmak 4 wins (R1–R4)Jakub Praszczalek 3 wins (R3–R5)Richard Maucher 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tugay Tokmak	*	—	½	—
2Jakub Praszczalek	—	*	—	—
3Richard Maucher	½	—	*	—
4Olaf Dransfeld	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maucher, Richard	1824	GER	+82N	+7B	+26N	+12B	=2N	4.5	15.0	17.0	14.75	2053	+37.6
2	Tokmak, Tugay	1767	GER	+131N	+36B	+15N	+31N	=1B	4.5	14.0	14.5	12.25	2171	+90.8
3	Praszczalek, Jakub	1835	GER	+68N	=117B	+103N	+27B	+11N	4.5	10.5	12.0	11.25	2090	+50.0
4	Irtes, Deniz	1742	TUR	+107B	=17B	+34N	=6B	+38N	4.0	13.5	15.0	11.25	2003	+67.2
5	Seifert, Hendrik	1924	GER	+54B	=28N	+58B	=14N	+35B	4.0	12.0	14.5	11.25	1975	+6.0
6	Kraehmer, Philipp	1836	GER	+92B	=30N	+85B	=4N	+32B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.50	1974	+52.8
7	Kovalenko, Stanislav	1726	UKR	+124B	−1N	+109B	+61N	+47B	4.0	11.5	12.5	8.00	1962	+59.6
8	Kovalyov, Dima	1794	GER	−77B	+120N	+44B	+37N	+40B	4.0	11.0	12.0	10.00	1946	+36.4
9	Dransfeld, Olaf	0	GER	+112N	+88B	+78N	=20N	=28B	4.0	10.5	12.0	8.75	1868	0.0
10	Serankou, Barys	1814	NED	+135B	−75N	+33B	+86N	+29B	4.0	10.5	10.5	8.00	1944	+15.2
11	Matzner, Julian	1787	GER	+90N	+43B	=16N	+13B	−3B	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.25	1987	+27.0
12	Ehtesham Manesh, Abbas	0	IRI	+23B	+66B	+55N	−1N	=19B	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.25	1874	0.0
13	Viet, Silas	1905	GER	+49B	=18N	+45B	−11N	+26N	3.5	13.0	16.0	10.75	1904	+0.2
14	Juergenpott, Maximilian	1794	GER	+46N	=57B	+53N	=5B	=16N	3.5	13.0	15.5	10.50	1901	+14.6
15	Lerchl, Hannes	1858	GER	+33B	+80N	−2B	=41N	+70B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.00	1894	+9.6
16	Arnz, Tom Niklas	1873	GER	+104B	+56N	=11B	=18N	=14B	3.5	13.0	14.5	9.25	1912	+5.2
17	Ihle, Ben	1837	GER	+116B	=4N	+93B	=32N	=18B	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.75	1895	+15.6
18	Ashwath C S	1782	IND	+132N	=13B	+79N	=16B	=17N	3.5	12.5	13.0	7.75	1900	+12.6
19	Bill, Oliver	1813	GER	+44N	−26B	+82N	+87B	=12N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.75	1854	+7.6
20	Lambertz, Michael	1942	GER	+122N	+35B	+22N	=9B	F	3.5	11.5	11.5	9.50	2567	+16.2
21	Deniz, Ata Goekay	1802	GER	+37N	=27B	+117N	+30B	F	3.5	10.5	10.5	9.00	2029	+36.4
22	Strnat, Friedrich	1800	GER	+133B	+84N	−20B	=75N	+54B	3.5	10.5	10.5	5.75	1890	+24.0
23	Alnafkhosh, Nashaat	1879	GER	−12N	=121B	+102N	+53B	+56N	3.5	10.0	11.0	7.00	2032	+22.4
24	Kretschmer, Tom	1720	GER	−78N	+90B	+129N	=39B	+55N	3.5	9.5	10.5	7.00	1904	+24.4
25	Dhonnar, Nachiket	1792	IND	=102N	+108B	−27N	+89B	+104N	3.5	8.0	9.5	5.75	1804	+1.6
26	Gevers, Warre	1717	BEL	+40B	+19N	−1B	+83N	−13B	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.50	1928	+56.4
27	Weinert, Daniel	1671	GER	+94B	=21N	+25B	−3N	=61B	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.50	1891	+58.8
28	Akcapinar, Timur	1784	GER	+119B	=5B	+57N	F	=9N	3.0	13.0	14.5	8.00	1988	+29.6
29	Subenko, Alexander	1694	GER	=34N	+111B	+43N	=38B	−10N	3.0	13.0	14.5	7.50	1922	+58.8
30	Friede, Juan	1736	GER	+106B	=6B	+59N	−21N	=42B	3.0	13.0	14.5	7.50	1809	+15.6
31	Sai Ritvik Arvapalli	1863	IND	+138N	+65B	+39N	−2B	−51N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.50	1832	-7.6
32	Schaefer, Markus	1780	GER	=71B	+72N	+63B	=17B	−6N	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.00	1759	-4.0
33	Meilaender, Lars	1693	GER	−15N	+50B	−10N	+81B	+95N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	1718	+4.8
34	Naren N, Kumar	1863	IND	=29B	+118N	−4B	+85N	=41B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.50	1795	-8.8
35	Atar, Semih Akif	1786	GER	+105B	−20N	+77B	+58N	−5N	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.00	1819	+10.0
36	Maerz, Maximilian	1882	GER	+134B	−2N	=54B	+93N	=45B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.75	1812	-8.8
37	Lopez Janssen, Manuel	1653	GER	−21B	+94N	+91N	−8B	+83B	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.00	1870	+32.4
38	Ropertz, Benjamin	1799	GER	+114N	+81B	=60B	=29N	−4B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.25	1795	0.0
39	Henn, Peter	1796	GER	+120B	+77N	−31B	=24N	=52B	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.25	1776	-2.4
40	Petri, Wolfgang	1955	GER	−26N	+110B	+122N	+62B	−8N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1784	-19.2
41	Gwardak, Jakob	1762	GER	+89N	F	+64B	=15B	=34N	3.0	11.0	11.0	7.75	1897	+22.0
42	Englert, Lin	1885	GER	=67N	=79B	+74N	=56B	=30N	3.0	10.5	12.5	7.50	1825	-13.2
43	Jopek, Eugen	1948	GER	+123B	−11N	−29B	+77N	+84B	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.00	1775	-20.0
44	Hladeniuk, Yelyzaveta	1666	GER	−19B	+124N	−8N	+126B	+96B	3.0	10.5	11.5	4.00	1780	+30.8
45	Strumann, Kjartan Bjoern	1780	GER	=87N	+102B	−13N	+110B	=36N	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.50	1784	+3.2
46	Leopold, Patrick	1640	GER	−14B	+73N	−83B	+123N	+94B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.50	1851	+28.8
47	Kuhn, Andreas	1860	GER	+127N	=103B	=97N	+65B	−7N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.25	1813	-6.0
48	Richarz, Mario	0	GER	=97N	−53B	+67N	=66B	+80B	3.0	9.5	11.5	6.75	1777	0.0
49	Langauer, Mihael	1711	GER	−13N	=131B	=95N	+90B	+79N	3.0	9.5	10.0	5.25	1713	-0.4
50	Subramanian Meyyappan	1585	IND	−80B	−33N	+135B	+92N	+86B	3.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1777	+52.4
51	Korschunow, Dennis	1786	GER	−81N	+114B	+105N	F	+31B	3.0	8.5	10.0	6.00	1882	+9.4
52	Mizich, Vadim	1655	GER	=115N	−59B	+111N	+103B	=39N	3.0	8.5	10.0	5.25	1865	+57.2
53	Birkenstock, Anton Jeremy	1721	GER	=72B	+48N	−14B	−23N	+105B	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.75	1643	-12.4
54	Einsweiler, Michel	1712	LUX	−5N	+132B	=36N	+98B	−22N	2.5	12.5	13.0	4.00	1807	+24.8
55	Freitag, Joshua	1845	GER	+100B	+69N	−12B	=70N	−24B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.75	1820	-6.0
56	John, Volkmar	1761	GER	+99B	−16B	+81N	=42N	−23B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.50	1767	+1.2
57	Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin	1605	GER	+73B	=14N	−28B	=96N	=69B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.50	1789	+47.6
58	Trunz, Daniel	1600	GER	+137N	+91B	−5N	−35B	=65N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.25	1804	+51.2
59	Schmidt, Stephan	1788	GER	=64B	+52N	−30B	=84N	=76B	2.5	11.0	13.0	6.50	1675	-12.2
60	Geschke, David	1910	GER	+74N	+62B	=38N	F	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	6.50	2036	+16.0
61	Ziska, Stephan	1854	GER	−88N	+112B	+113N	−7B	=27N	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.50	1687	-21.8
62	Niebel, Guido	1779	GER	+125B	−60N	+76B	−40N	=64B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.75	1776	-0.4
63	Granz, Thomas	1837	GER	=113N	+67B	−32N	=88B	=68N	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.50	1710	-17.0
64	Maus, Stefan	0	GER	=59N	=115B	−41N	+91B	=62N	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.25	1786	0.0
65	Bertram, Steven	1758	GER	+109B	−31N	+106B	−47N	=58B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1639	-13.0
66	Woelk, Richard	1811	GER	+121B	−12N	−100B	=48N	+116B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.00	1805	-1.6
67	Wolf, Helena	1711	GER	=42B	−63N	−48B	+128N	+106B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.00	1762	+8.0
68	Suzuki, Juliano	1680	GER	−3B	−106N	+125B	+107N	=63B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1804	+13.0
69	Weber, Andreas	1749	GER	+126N	−55B	=89N	=79B	=57N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.25	1661	-9.4
70	Datta, Anupam	1742	GER	=128N	=87B	+130N	=55B	−15N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1630	-12.4
71	Englert, Ann	1604	GER	=32N	−97B	=108N	+127B	=98N	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.25	1752	+38.4
72	Aretz-Yu, Alan	0	GER	=53N	−32B	=121N	+111B	=108B	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.00	1735	0.0
73	Helpertz, Stefan	1781	GER	−57N	−46B	=120N	+102B	+113N	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.50	1642	-37.2
74	Klug, Thomas Sebastian	1712	GER	−60B	+125N	−42B	=105N	+109B	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.25	1722	+2.0
75	Nielsen, Juergen	1736	GER	+129N	+10B	F	=22B	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	6.75	1992	+38.0
76	Liu, Mio Runhan	1634	GER	−91N	+137B	−62N	+122B	=59N	2.5	8.0	8.0	2.25	1767	+35.2
77	Knorr, Frank	1639	GER	+8N	−39B	−35N	−43B	+126N	2.0	13.0	14.0	5.00	1713	+8.6
78	Lenz, Joshua	1962	GER	+24B	+83N	−9B	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.50	2554	+9.4
79	Lennartz, Nikos	0	BEL	+86B	=42N	−18B	=69N	−49B	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1698	0.0
80	Urra, Michelle	1760	GER	+50N	−15B	−87N	+114B	−48N	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.50	1672	-18.8
81	Sriram, Aumkar	1619	GER	+51B	−38N	−56B	−33N	+127N	2.0	11.5	12.5	4.00	1675	+15.2
82	Weyermann, Henry-Kurt	1675	GER	−1B	+136N	−19B	=106N	=93B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.75	1641	-5.2
83	Reimer, Felix Ryu	1788	GER	+101N	−78B	+46N	−26B	−37N	2.0	11.0	13.0	5.00	1644	-19.8
84	Bracher, Lucas	1672	GER	+98N	−22B	=115N	=59B	−43N	2.0	11.0	12.5	4.00	1760	+21.6
85	Sablotny, Mirco	1731	GER	=110N	+95B	−6N	−34B	=89N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.75	1494	-48.8
86	Rick, Vladimir	1724	GER	−79N	+101B	+107N	−10B	−50N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	1649	-16.0
87	Goeb, Franziska	1602	GER	=45B	=70N	+80B	−19N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.75	1774	+36.0
88	Wirtjes, Edzard	1693	GER	+61B	−9N	=96B	=63N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.75	1967	+21.8
89	Pieper, Johannes	1594	GER	−41B	+134N	=69B	−25N	=85B	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.25	1676	+20.8
90	Basedow, Marc	1632	GER	−11B	−24N	+134B	−49N	+123B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1656	+3.2
91	Ganeshram, Niranjana	1792	NED	+76B	−58N	−37B	−64N	+110N	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.00	1599	-40.0
92	Pfening, Richard	1682	GER	−6N	−107B	+99N	−50B	+125N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1546	-18.6
93	Hassler, Rolf	1740	GER	=95N	+128B	−17N	−36B	=82N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1648	-10.4
94	Koch, Kian	1816	GER	−27N	−37B	+131N	+112B	−46N	2.0	10.5	11.0	2.00	1568	-65.6
95	Dres, Friedrich	0	GER	=93B	−85N	=49B	+121N	−33B	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.50	1636	0.0
96	Brucker, Frank	1836	GER	=108N	=113B	=88N	=57B	−44N	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.75	1594	-64.0
97	Karthick Eswaran, Aditya	1782	GER	=48B	+71N	=47B	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	5.50	1925	+15.2
98	Buedenbender, Hermann	1819	GER	−84B	+133N	=104B	−54N	=71B	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1593	-30.6
99	Franke, Nikolay	1585	GER	−56N	−104N	−92B	+133N	+121B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1616	+8.8
100	Bruni, Tommaso, Dr.	1692	GER	−55N	+126B	+66N	F	F	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.50	1877	+30.4
101	Scheib, Jonas	1634	GER	−83B	−86N	−123B	+136N	+129B	2.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	1590	-12.4
102	Verlage, Niklas	1637	GER	=25B	−45N	−23B	−73N	+134B	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.75	1638	-0.8
103	Bartsch, Karl-Heinz	1748	GER	+130B	=47N	−3B	−52N	F	1.5	12.0	13.0	2.50	1510	-17.2
104	Schmermbeck, Tim	1695	GER	−16N	+99B	=98N	F	−25B	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.00	1679	-3.6
105	Yilmaz, Deniz	1632	GER	−35N	+123N	−51B	=74B	−53N	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.25	1596	-9.2
106	Drizari, Erli	0	GER	−30N	+68B	−65N	=82B	−67N	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.50	1559	0.0
107	Krugmann, Alexander	1562	GER	−4N	+92N	−86B	−68B	=114N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1545	-5.2
108	Ross, Udo	1683	GER	=96B	−25N	=71B	F	=72N	1.5	10.5	11.5	3.50	1619	-10.4
109	Fischermann, Charlotte	1579	GER	−65N	+127B	−7N	=113B	−74N	1.5	10.5	11.5	1.75	1565	-3.6
110	Krenzel, Christoph	1532	GER	=85B	−40N	+118B	−45N	−91B	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.50	1634	+20.4
111	Herfel, Manfred	1827	GER	=118B	−29N	−52B	−72N	+131B	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.25	1573	-27.6
112	Noack, Benjamin	1657	GER	−9B	−61N	+136B	−94N	=119B	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	1619	-5.2
113	Jessen, Christian	1688	GER	=63B	=96N	−61B	=109N	−73B	1.5	9.5	11.0	3.00	1628	-15.6
114	Aragon Cabrera, Javier Alejandro	1644	GER	−38B	−51N	+124B	−80N	=107B	1.5	9.5	10.5	1.75	1532	-30.0
115	Margenberg, Volker	1807	GER	=52B	=64N	=84B	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.75	1664	-7.6
116	Mueller, Thorsten	1688	GER	−17N	−130B	=132N	+120B	−66N	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.25	1637	-12.4
117	Stockhardt, Claus	1733	GER	+136B	=3N	−21B	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.25	1725	-0.4
118	Teng, David	1680	GER	=111N	−34B	−110N	+132B	F	1.5	7.5	8.0	1.25	1620	-14.4
119	Tiuca, Emma	1615	GER	−28N	−122B	−127N	+124B	=112N	1.5	6.5	7.5	1.75	1520	-25.6
120	Stuch, Hans-Ferdinand	1641	GER	−39N	−8B	=73B	−116N	=128B	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.75	1484	-18.8
121	Rades, Andreas	1665	GER	−66N	=23N	=72B	−95B	−99N	1.0	10.5	12.5	3.00	1484	-12.8
122	Geschke, Jonathan	1715	GER	−20B	+119N	−40B	−76N	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	1594	-26.4
123	Selke, Karsten	1717	GER	−43N	−105B	+101N	−46B	−90N	1.0	10.0	11.5	2.00	1457	-66.8
124	Hendler, Maximilian	1495	GER	−7N	−44B	−114N	−119N	+133B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1420	-16.4
125	Mirmoini, Arwin	1602	GER	−62N	−74B	−68N	+134N	−92B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1471	-30.4
126	Dietrich, Markus	1573	GER	−69B	−100N	+133B	−44N	−77B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1438	-39.2
127	Brucker, Oscar	1693	GER	−47B	−109N	+119B	−71N	−81B	1.0	9.0	10.5	1.50	1415	-71.2
128	Velic, Speitim	1563	GER	=70B	−93N	F	−67B	=120N	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.75	1515	-9.2
129	Meulendijks, Daan	1544	FRA	−75B	+135N	−24B	F	−101N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1496	-9.2
130	Schmidt, Alexander	0	GER	−103N	+116N	−70B	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.50	1601	0.0
131	von Bassewitz, Friedrich	1602	GER	−2B	=49N	−94B	F	−111N	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	1458	-23.2
132	Jeuken, Thomas	1608	GER	−18B	−54N	=116B	−118N	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.75	1394	-18.4
133	Klaska, Hanna Sophie	1646	GER	−22N	−98B	−126N	−99B	−124N	0.0	8.5	9.5	0.00	859	-96.4
134	Sigacheva, Varvara	1705	GER	−36N	−89B	−90N	−125B	−102N	0.0	8.5	9.5	0.00	869	-110.0
135	den Brok, Dennis	1668	GER	−10N	−129B	−50N	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	848	-63.2
136	Wolf, Aurelia	1538	GER	−117N	−82B	−112N	−101B	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	871	-52.0
137	Abasov, Rustam, Dr.	1762	GER	−58B	−76N	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	818	-27.6
138	Ananaba, Dominik	1694	GER	−31B	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1063	-11.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tokmak, TugayGER
+90.8
4.5 pts · #1
2Irtes, DenizTUR
+67.2
4.0 pts · #8
3Kovalenko, StanislavUKR
+59.6
4.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Sigacheva, VarvaraGER
-110.0
0.0 pts · #137
2Klaska, Hanna SophieGER
-96.4
0.0 pts · #135
3Brucker, OscarGER
-71.2
1.0 pts · #124

Biggest upsets

R3+254 Elo gap
Subenko, Alexander1694 beat Jopek, Eugen1948
R1+238 Elo gap
Gevers, Warre1717 beat Petri, Wolfgang1955
R2+192 Elo gap
Trunz, Daniel1600 beat Ganeshram, Niranjana1792