Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026
44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Dippoldiswalde, Germany. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2252, and top seed was Christoph Dahl (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2387).
Christoph Dahl (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2387) won with 5.5/7, ahead of John Heinrich (5.5) and Alexander Herbrig (5.0). Dahl shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Bruno Stopp (1615) beat Anton Johannes Allmendinger (1976), a +361-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
FM Christoph Dahl takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Dahl takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
FM John Heinrich drew with FM Christoph Dahl (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJohn Heinrich | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMChristoph Dahl | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3FMLuca Englert | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4David Fruth | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dahl, ChristophFM | 2387 | GER | +27B | =21N | +14B | +4N | +8B | =2N | =3B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.25 | 2374 | +0.3 |
| 2 | Heinrich, JohnFM | 2338 | GER | =36N | +18B | +25N | +7B | =3N | =1B | +8N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 22.25 | 2379 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Herbrig, AlexanderFM | 2304 | GER | +39B | +12N | =4B | +21N | =2B | =6N | =1N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 2307 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Fruth, David | 2142 | GER | +37N | +20B | =3N | −1B | +14N | +13N | =10B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.25 | 2288 | +59.2 |
| 5 | Peglau, CharisWFM | 2147 | GER | +29B | +23N | +9B | −8N | =13B | +12N | =6B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 19.50 | 2195 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Steger, Lukas Daniel | 2163 | GER | =26N | =10B | +31N | +18B | +22N | =3B | =5N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 2210 | +25.2 |
| 7 | Englert, LucaFM | 2287 | GER | +19B | =14N | +35B | −2N | =9B | +21B | +23N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.25 | 2182 | -11.6 |
| 8 | Herrmann, Arthur | 2141 | GER | +31N | +17B | =22N | +5B | −1N | +9N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 17.50 | 2213 | +31.2 |
| 9 | Hempel, Lorenz | 2006 | GER | +33B | +11N | −5N | +10B | =7N | −8B | +17N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 17.50 | 2204 | +75.6 |
| 10 | Kaiser, Dieter | 2209 | GER | =30B | =6N | +23B | −9N | +33B | +24N | =4N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 2057 | -20.0 |
| 11 | Luebke, Florentin | 2242 | GER | +16N | −9B | +15N | =22B | =21N | =17B | +18N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 2088 | -44.0 |
| 12 | Klein, Timon | 2001 | GER | +28N | −3B | =37N | +20B | +25N | −5B | +21N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 2096 | +40.0 |
| 13 | Eichner, SebastianFM | 2305 | GER | +15N | −22B | +16N | +17B | =5N | −4B | =14N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 2081 | -17.2 |
| 14 | Poessel, Christian | 1989 | GER | +41N | =7B | −1N | +36B | −4B | +19N | =13B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 2126 | +23.2 |
| 15 | Alvermann, Christian, Dr. | 1877 | GER | −13B | +33N | −11B | =32N | +37B | =26N | +29B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1937 | +8.0 |
| 16 | Li, Joshua | 1805 | GER | −11B | +24N | −13B | −33N | +41B | +38N | +26B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1870 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Peglau, Paul David | 1992 | GER | +24B | −8N | +42B | −13N | +30B | =11N | −9B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1994 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Dobierzin, Olaf | 1940 | GER | +43B | −2N | +28B | −6N | +38B | =25N | −11B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1946 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Tomi, Emilian | 1873 | GER | −7N | −28B | =30B | +34N | +27B | −14B | +24N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1857 | -8.4 |
| 20 | Allmendinger, Anton Johannes | 1976 | GER | +44B | −4N | +29B | −12N | −24B | =30N | +33B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1803 | -54.4 |
| 21 | Peglau, DoraWFM | 2106 | GER | +34N | =1B | +36N | −3B | =11B | −7N | −12B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 9.50 | 2067 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Neuhoff, LaertesFM | 2136 | GER | +32B | +13N | =8B | =11N | −6B | F | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 2189 | +19.6 |
| 23 | Schoen, Florian | 1899 | GER | +38N | −5B | −10N | +37B | +29N | F | −7B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1942 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Stopp, Bruno | 1615 | GER | −17N | −16B | +40N | +31B | +20N | −10B | −19B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1801 | +55.6 |
| 25 | Topchii, Gennadii | 2045 | GER | +42B | =35N | −2B | +27N | −12B | =18B | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1988 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Dittmar, Markus | 1857 | GER | =6B | =27N | F | +28N | =35B | =15B | −16N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1898 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Siggelkow, Axel | 1915 | GER | −1N | =26B | +34N | −25B | −19N | =28B | +43N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1804 | -21.0 |
| 28 | Fruth, Julia | 1687 | GER | −12B | +19N | −18N | −26B | =34B | =27N | +39B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1827 | +46.0 |
| 29 | Fruth, Matthias, Dr. | 1733 | GER | −5N | +40B | −20N | +39N | −23B | +36B | −15N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1835 | +15.8 |
| 30 | Dehner, Christian | 1861 | GER | =10N | −36B | =19N | +43B | −17N | =20B | =40N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1808 | -9.0 |
| 31 | Kruse, Max | 1768 | GER | −8B | +44N | −6B | −24N | =40B | =33N | +38B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1660 | -42.0 |
| 32 | Stiehler, Mara | 1709 | GER | −22N | −38B | +41N | =15B | =36N | +39N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1954 | +61.2 |
| 33 | Scholze, Thomas | 1695 | GER | −9N | −15B | +44N | +16B | −10N | =31B | −20N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1769 | +17.6 |
| 34 | Mudrievski, Jan | 1662 | GER | −21B | =39N | −27B | −19B | =28N | +44N | =37B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1710 | +9.2 |
| 35 | Hahnewald, Uwe | 1942 | GER | +40N | =25B | −7N | =38B | =26N | F | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1933 | -0.2 |
| 36 | Baumgartner, Thomas | 1894 | GER | =2B | +30N | −21B | −14N | =32B | −29N | −41B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 1747 | -59.6 |
| 37 | Eckelt, Rufus Thadeus | 1693 | GER | −4B | +43N | =12B | −23N | −15N | −40B | =34N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1642 | -27.6 |
| 38 | Wagner, Erik | 0 | GER | −23B | +32N | =39B | =35N | −18N | −16B | −31N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Moeckel, Jens | 1890 | GER | −3N | =34B | =38N | −29B | +43N | −32B | −28N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.25 | 1577 | -49.4 |
| 40 | Finck, Julius | 1529 | GER | −35B | −29N | −24B | F | =31N | +37N | =30B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1642 | +28.0 |
| 41 | Hermann, Daniel | 1641 | GER | −14B | −42N | −32B | +44B | −16N | F | +36N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1668 | +4.4 |
| 42 | Stiehler, Klaus | 1792 | GER | −25N | +41B | −17N | F | F | −43B | +44B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1684 | -14.6 |
| 43 | Bruehl, Rainer | 1537 | GER | −18N | −37B | F | −30N | −39B | +42N | −27B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1575 | +2.2 |
| 44 | Dunger, Steffen | 1566 | GER | −20N | −31B | −33B | −41N | F | −34B | −42N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 954 | -32.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hempel, LorenzGER+75.64.5 pts · #10
- 2Stiehler, MaraGER+61.23.0 pts · #29
- 3Fruth, DavidGER+59.25.0 pts · #4
- 1Baumgartner, ThomasGER-59.62.0 pts · #40
- 2Allmendinger, Anton JohannesGER-54.43.5 pts · #17
- 3Moeckel, JensGER-49.42.0 pts · #42
- R5+361 Elo gap
- R6+255 Elo gap
- R7+253 Elo gap