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Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open

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90 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 05 Jan 2026 in Verden (Aller), Germany. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2155, and top seed was Tobias Kuegel (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, IM, 2388).

Tobias Kuegel (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, IM, 2388) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kai Renner (5.5) and Fabian Stotyn (5.5). Kuegel won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Finn Schoene (1923) beat Knut Weinreich (2210), a +287-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺVerden (Aller), Germany
Dates
02 Jan 2026 β†’ 05 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺIMTobias Kuegel2388
Avg top 10
2,155
Participants
90
Titled players Β· 4
IMΓ—1
FMΓ—1
CMΓ—1
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—88
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    IMTobias Kuegel
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2388
    6.0ptsΒ·2382perf0.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Kai Renner
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2073
    5.5ptsΒ·2297perf+37.6
  • πŸ₯‰
    CMFabian Stotyn
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2184
    5.5ptsΒ·2311perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

IM Tobias Kuegel led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
36
17
5
7
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Kuegel6Martin5.5Stotyn5.5Schumann5.5Renner5.5Dornieden5
R6–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

IM Tobias Kuegel held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

IM Tobias Kuegel 3 wins (R1–R3)Dennis Martin 4 wins (R2–R5)CM Fabian Stotyn 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMTobias Kuegel*β€”
1
β€”
2Dennis Martinβ€”*β€”β€”
3CMFabian Stotyn
0
β€”*β€”
4Steffen Schumannβ€”β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kuegel, TobiasIM2388GER+55B+32N+14B=6N+7B+3N=2B6.029.532.527.2523820.0
2Renner, Kai2073GER+81B+19N=4B+23N=6B+11N=1N5.530.032.023.752297+37.6
3Stotyn, FabianCM2184GER+35B+24N+16B=7N+9Bβˆ’1B+6N5.529.533.525.002311+21.2
4Schumann, Steffen1992GER+52N+27B=2N+15Bβˆ’8N+25B+20N5.527.530.522.752255+46.4
5Martin, Dennis2056GERβˆ’85N+61B+27N+33B+34N=8B+17N5.524.526.022.002176+19.6
6Bruns, Kai-Christian2148GER+41N+13B+10N=1B=2N+14Nβˆ’3B5.031.535.023.752247+18.8
7Dornieden, Jonas2069SUI+36N+12B+17N=3Bβˆ’1N=28B+22N5.029.033.022.252203+24.6
8Aden, Tammo2108GER+67N+66B=15N=26B+4B=5N=9B5.027.029.520.002145+7.8
9Koch, Yannick2062GER+42N+44B=22N+72Bβˆ’3N+26B=8N5.025.527.517.502121+12.8
10Drygala, Lars2045GER+76B+84Nβˆ’6B=38N+21B=12N+31B5.024.025.516.252121+14.4
11Burkhardt, Holger2124GER=74N+75B+38N=22B+23Nβˆ’2B+34N5.023.025.016.502115-0.6
12Hoke, Adrian1947GER+89Nβˆ’7N=43B+56B+72N=10B+23N5.022.523.013.752061+22.0
13Zweigait, Leon1956GER+78Bβˆ’6N+39Bβˆ’14N+76B+53N+28N5.022.024.014.502151+36.2
14Kieselbach, Jannik2062GER+68B+45Nβˆ’1N+13B+22Nβˆ’6B=18N4.528.030.517.252113+19.6
15Hohlbein, Michael2028GER+39B+21N=8Bβˆ’4N=54B=19N+43B4.526.529.517.752041+3.4
16Askerov, Imamali2035GER+56N+29Bβˆ’3N+44B=26Nβˆ’17B+45N4.525.028.016.002067+6.8
17Loecken, Siegfried1971GER+69B+73Nβˆ’7B+51N=25B+16Nβˆ’5B4.524.526.514.002063+18.4
18Nguyen, Laurentius1813GERβˆ’24B=35N+37B+48N=31B+38N=14B4.524.027.517.252076+99.6
19Gottschalk, Siegfried1951GER+59Nβˆ’2B+74N=28B=57N=15B+46N4.523.525.514.252001+11.0
20Steffens, OlafFM2133GER=62Bβˆ’54N+68B+55N+29B+30Nβˆ’4B4.522.525.015.002033-16.2
21Schoene, Finn1923GER+64Nβˆ’15B=57N+46Bβˆ’10N+59B+53N4.522.025.014.001996+29.2
22Bangert, Jonas1968GER+43B+57N=9B=11Nβˆ’14B+51Nβˆ’7B4.026.029.014.502011+18.4
23Ziller, Christian1976GER+61N+85B+25Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’11B+54Nβˆ’12B4.025.527.011.502024+9.6
24Schiller, Jan-Hendrik1956GER+18Nβˆ’3B=41Nβˆ’42B+49B=39N+52B4.024.027.014.501952-0.4
25Jacobi, Felix-Hagen2065GER+60B+63Nβˆ’23B+50B=17Nβˆ’4N=29B4.024.027.013.251972-15.8
26Aden, Keno1924GER=72B+71N+54B=8N=16Bβˆ’9N=30B4.024.026.013.251996+14.2
27Moeller, Jonas1919GER+90Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’5B=40N+73B+58N=32B4.023.523.58.751918-0.2
28Soellig, Martin1978GERβˆ’73B+69N+60B=19N+52B=7Nβˆ’13B4.023.025.013.251963-2.4
29de Vries, Carsten1931GER+77Bβˆ’16N=40B+43Nβˆ’20N+56B=25N4.023.025.012.251979+9.2
30Celik, Abdullah2006GER=58B=40N=55B+35N+42Bβˆ’20B=26N4.022.525.514.251967-6.6
31Nuerenberg, Marius1968GER+82N=51Bβˆ’50N+36B=18N+57Bβˆ’10N4.022.524.012.251895-12.6
32Beckmann, Jonathan1961GER+83Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’47N+61B=41N+67B=27N4.022.524.010.752002+11.6
33Stoy, Ulf1948GER=40B=58N+73Bβˆ’5N=39B=42N+51B4.022.024.011.751924-3.8
34ter Stal, Sven1959GERβˆ’51B+82N+76B+47Nβˆ’5B+50Nβˆ’11B4.022.023.510.001962+1.2
35Rossberg, Jonathan1912GERβˆ’3N=18B+75Nβˆ’30B+83N=40B+77N4.021.523.09.501944+5.6
36Haselhorst, Nils1882GERβˆ’7B=89N+71Bβˆ’31N+48B=66N+50B4.020.521.010.501945+12.4
37Direk, Oguzhan2019GER=75Nβˆ’50Bβˆ’18N+65B+62N=41B+60N4.020.022.011.751891-44.4
38Moeller, Tom1958GER+80N+53Nβˆ’11B=10B=50Nβˆ’18B=42N3.524.026.010.751950-4.0
39Nolting, Dennis1867GERβˆ’15N+64Bβˆ’13N+90B=33N=24B=44N3.524.024.08.751858-4.0
40Juergenpott, Maximilian1799GER=33N=30B=29N=27B=45B=35N=66B3.523.526.013.001943+27.0
41Langer, Michael S.1912GERβˆ’6B+78N=24B=53N=32B=37N=49B3.523.525.511.251989+13.2
42Buergener, Richard1877GERβˆ’9B+79N=63B+24Nβˆ’30N=33B=38B3.523.525.511.251951+27.6
43ter Stal, Lars1836GERβˆ’22N+87B=12Nβˆ’29B+74N+47Bβˆ’15N3.523.024.09.001945+20.8
44Aden, Meino1944GER+79Bβˆ’9N+49Bβˆ’16N=58B=52N=39B3.522.524.510.251895-9.4
45Burnus, Finn Crispin1930GER+46Nβˆ’14B=52N=59B=40N+72Bβˆ’16B3.522.024.010.251864-24.4
46Klebsch, Tobias1762GERβˆ’45B=68N+62Bβˆ’21N+55B+76Nβˆ’19B3.521.023.09.251910+55.6
47Rothenberg, Jannik1913GERβˆ’53B+80N+32Bβˆ’34B=59Nβˆ’43N+65B3.520.522.510.501905-2.4
48Schnier, Steffen1938GER=50N=74B=56Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’36N+83B+67N3.519.020.58.001850-17.0
49Krumschmidt, Michael1811GERβˆ’66N+67Bβˆ’44N+74Bβˆ’24N+70B=41N3.518.520.58.751928+22.0
50Wilmink, Luca1765GER=48B+37N+31Bβˆ’25N=38Bβˆ’34Bβˆ’36N3.023.527.011.501920+26.2
51Huels, Arne1819GER+34N=31N=53Bβˆ’17B+70Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’33N3.023.526.010.001945+41.2
52Kozik, Andreas1852GERβˆ’4B+90N=45B+63Nβˆ’28N=44Bβˆ’24N3.023.523.56.501832-2.8
53Weinreich, Knut2210GER+47Nβˆ’38B=51N=41B+60Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’21B3.023.026.09.751859-118.0
54Stein, Luis1896GER=86N+20Bβˆ’26N+66B=15Nβˆ’23BF3.022.524.010.002022+19.8
55Muecke, Leonard1916GERβˆ’1N+83B=30Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’46N+82B=59N3.022.524.06.501905-5.6
56Wolff, Michael1869GERβˆ’16B+77N=48Bβˆ’12N+84Bβˆ’29N=63N3.022.023.56.751876+1.2
57Salim, Florian1756GER+87Nβˆ’22B=21B+84N=19Bβˆ’31NF3.021.522.57.001944+58.4
58Aden, Dagmar1857GER=30N=33B=66N=70B=44Nβˆ’27B=62N3.021.023.59.751894+6.6
59Oblender, Rudi1801GERβˆ’19B+81N=84B=45N=47Bβˆ’21N=55B3.021.022.57.751871+12.8
60Rausch, Darius1879GERβˆ’25N+88Bβˆ’28N+82Bβˆ’53B+64Nβˆ’37B3.019.520.55.501886-0.4
61Kanzenbach, Moritz1841GERβˆ’23Bβˆ’5N+79Bβˆ’32N+90Nβˆ’63B+87N3.019.519.53.001816-8.4
62Uhlendorff, Luca1900GER=20Nβˆ’86Bβˆ’46N+75Bβˆ’37B+73N=58B3.019.020.57.751892-3.2
63Wilmink, AnnaWCM1942GER+88Nβˆ’25B=42Nβˆ’52Bβˆ’67N+61N=56B3.019.020.07.251833-42.4
64Lau, Ferdinand1655GERβˆ’21Bβˆ’39Nβˆ’82B+78N+89Nβˆ’60B+75N3.016.517.04.501804+25.4
65Haustein, Henry1752GERβˆ’84Bβˆ’76N+69Bβˆ’37N+80N+87Bβˆ’47N3.015.516.55.501852+34.4
66Huhs, Sven1955GER+49Bβˆ’8N=58Bβˆ’54NF=36B=40N2.522.023.58.751835-20.2
67Moerke, Niklas1894GERβˆ’8Bβˆ’49N+78B=73N+63Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’48B2.521.023.06.001815-16.0
68Seer, Maurice1876GERβˆ’14N=46Bβˆ’20N=80B+88Nβˆ’77B=72N2.518.519.54.751763-23.0
69Junge, Julia Marie1841GERβˆ’17Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’65Nβˆ’79B=75N+89B+88N2.516.517.02.501744-38.4
70Kelemen, Alexander1939GER=71Bβˆ’72N+89B=58Nβˆ’51Bβˆ’49N=81B2.516.016.54.251710-43.6
71von Knobloch, Benedikt1778GER=70Nβˆ’26Bβˆ’36N=87B=82Nβˆ’75B+83N2.515.516.54.001784+0.4
72Ismail, Nauras1737GER=26N+70BFβˆ’9Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’45N=68B2.022.524.05.751821+23.2
73Lieb, Max1844GER+28Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’33N=67Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’62B=80N2.022.024.06.251760-32.0
74Baumann, Simon1898GER=11B=48Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’43Bβˆ’79N+89N2.022.022.54.751733-63.6
75Gehrke, Mathias1864GER=37Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’35Bβˆ’62N=69B+71Nβˆ’64B2.021.524.05.751732-25.4
76Buecklers, Martin1873GERβˆ’10N+65Bβˆ’34N+88Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’46BF2.021.521.54.001752-19.4
77Fize, Aleksandrs1764GERβˆ’29Nβˆ’56Bβˆ’83NF+81B+68Nβˆ’35B2.017.017.04.501759-1.2
78Rose, Simeon1815GERβˆ’13Nβˆ’41Bβˆ’67Nβˆ’64BF+88B+79N2.017.017.03.001706-34.8
79Lesser, Luan1782GERβˆ’44Nβˆ’42Bβˆ’61N+69NF+74Bβˆ’78B2.016.517.54.501744-5.8
80Traulsen, Timo1816GERβˆ’38Bβˆ’47B=87N=68Nβˆ’65B=81N=73B2.016.517.53.751723-36.0
81Monnerjahn, Lukas1890GERβˆ’2Nβˆ’59Bβˆ’88N+89Bβˆ’77N=80B=70N2.016.016.52.751695-37.0
82Braje, Monika1836GERβˆ’31Bβˆ’34B+64Nβˆ’60N=71Bβˆ’55NF1.519.519.54.251666-26.0
83Braun, Alexander1828GERβˆ’32Bβˆ’55N+77B=85Nβˆ’35Bβˆ’48Nβˆ’71B1.519.020.52.751648-30.6
84Ehlert, Horst1925GER+65Nβˆ’10B=59Nβˆ’57Bβˆ’56NFF1.517.017.04.501696-30.8
85Tenne, Fabian1874GER+5Bβˆ’23NF=83BFFF1.513.513.56.251953+6.4
86Mimkes, Antal2115GER=54B+62NFFFFF1.58.08.04.502091-1.0
87Oest, Thorsten1929GERβˆ’57Bβˆ’43N=80B=71NFβˆ’65Nβˆ’61B1.017.019.02.251524-61.2
88Ay, Furkan1781GERβˆ’63Bβˆ’60N+81Bβˆ’76Nβˆ’68Bβˆ’78Nβˆ’69B1.015.017.02.001565-33.0
89Subenko, Alexander1783GERβˆ’12B=36Bβˆ’70Nβˆ’81Nβˆ’64Bβˆ’69Nβˆ’74B0.519.021.02.001443-92.4
90FIDE 5330593140β€”βˆ’27Nβˆ’52BFβˆ’39Nβˆ’61BFF0.013.513.50.0010700.0

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