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 (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2388).

Tobias Kuegel (🇩🇪 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

🇩🇪Verden (Aller), Germany

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 05 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMTobias Kuegel2388

Avg top 10

2,155

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×88

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTobias Kuegel
🇩🇪GER·2388
6.0pts·2382perf0.0
🥈
Kai Renner
🇩🇪GER·2073
5.5pts·2297perf+37.6
🥉
CMFabian Stotyn
🇩🇪GER·2184
5.5pts·2311perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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

Kuegel6Martin5.5Stotyn5.5Schumann5.5Renner5.5Dornieden5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

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

WIN STREAKS · 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 · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTobias Kuegel	*	—	1	—
2Dennis Martin	—	*	—	—
3CMFabian Stotyn	0	—	*	—
4Steffen Schumann	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kuegel, TobiasIM	2388	GER	+55B	+32N	+14B	=6N	+7B	+3N	=2B	6.0	29.5	32.5	27.25	2382	0.0
2	Renner, Kai	2073	GER	+81B	+19N	=4B	+23N	=6B	+11N	=1N	5.5	30.0	32.0	23.75	2297	+37.6
3	Stotyn, FabianCM	2184	GER	+35B	+24N	+16B	=7N	+9B	−1B	+6N	5.5	29.5	33.5	25.00	2311	+21.2
4	Schumann, Steffen	1992	GER	+52N	+27B	=2N	+15B	−8N	+25B	+20N	5.5	27.5	30.5	22.75	2255	+46.4
5	Martin, Dennis	2056	GER	−85N	+61B	+27N	+33B	+34N	=8B	+17N	5.5	24.5	26.0	22.00	2176	+19.6
6	Bruns, Kai-Christian	2148	GER	+41N	+13B	+10N	=1B	=2N	+14N	−3B	5.0	31.5	35.0	23.75	2247	+18.8
7	Dornieden, Jonas	2069	SUI	+36N	+12B	+17N	=3B	−1N	=28B	+22N	5.0	29.0	33.0	22.25	2203	+24.6
8	Aden, Tammo	2108	GER	+67N	+66B	=15N	=26B	+4B	=5N	=9B	5.0	27.0	29.5	20.00	2145	+7.8
9	Koch, Yannick	2062	GER	+42N	+44B	=22N	+72B	−3N	+26B	=8N	5.0	25.5	27.5	17.50	2121	+12.8
10	Drygala, Lars	2045	GER	+76B	+84N	−6B	=38N	+21B	=12N	+31B	5.0	24.0	25.5	16.25	2121	+14.4
11	Burkhardt, Holger	2124	GER	=74N	+75B	+38N	=22B	+23N	−2B	+34N	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.50	2115	-0.6
12	Hoke, Adrian	1947	GER	+89N	−7N	=43B	+56B	+72N	=10B	+23N	5.0	22.5	23.0	13.75	2061	+22.0
13	Zweigait, Leon	1956	GER	+78B	−6N	+39B	−14N	+76B	+53N	+28N	5.0	22.0	24.0	14.50	2151	+36.2
14	Kieselbach, Jannik	2062	GER	+68B	+45N	−1N	+13B	+22N	−6B	=18N	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.25	2113	+19.6
15	Hohlbein, Michael	2028	GER	+39B	+21N	=8B	−4N	=54B	=19N	+43B	4.5	26.5	29.5	17.75	2041	+3.4
16	Askerov, Imamali	2035	GER	+56N	+29B	−3N	+44B	=26N	−17B	+45N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.00	2067	+6.8
17	Loecken, Siegfried	1971	GER	+69B	+73N	−7B	+51N	=25B	+16N	−5B	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.00	2063	+18.4
18	Nguyen, Laurentius	1813	GER	−24B	=35N	+37B	+48N	=31B	+38N	=14B	4.5	24.0	27.5	17.25	2076	+99.6
19	Gottschalk, Siegfried	1951	GER	+59N	−2B	+74N	=28B	=57N	=15B	+46N	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.25	2001	+11.0
20	Steffens, OlafFM	2133	GER	=62B	−54N	+68B	+55N	+29B	+30N	−4B	4.5	22.5	25.0	15.00	2033	-16.2
21	Schoene, Finn	1923	GER	+64N	−15B	=57N	+46B	−10N	+59B	+53N	4.5	22.0	25.0	14.00	1996	+29.2
22	Bangert, Jonas	1968	GER	+43B	+57N	=9B	=11N	−14B	+51N	−7B	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.50	2011	+18.4
23	Ziller, Christian	1976	GER	+61N	+85B	+25N	−2B	−11B	+54N	−12B	4.0	25.5	27.0	11.50	2024	+9.6
24	Schiller, Jan-Hendrik	1956	GER	+18N	−3B	=41N	−42B	+49B	=39N	+52B	4.0	24.0	27.0	14.50	1952	-0.4
25	Jacobi, Felix-Hagen	2065	GER	+60B	+63N	−23B	+50B	=17N	−4N	=29B	4.0	24.0	27.0	13.25	1972	-15.8
26	Aden, Keno	1924	GER	=72B	+71N	+54B	=8N	=16B	−9N	=30B	4.0	24.0	26.0	13.25	1996	+14.2
27	Moeller, Jonas	1919	GER	+90B	−4N	−5B	=40N	+73B	+58N	=32B	4.0	23.5	23.5	8.75	1918	-0.2
28	Soellig, Martin	1978	GER	−73B	+69N	+60B	=19N	+52B	=7N	−13B	4.0	23.0	25.0	13.25	1963	-2.4
29	de Vries, Carsten	1931	GER	+77B	−16N	=40B	+43N	−20N	+56B	=25N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.25	1979	+9.2
30	Celik, Abdullah	2006	GER	=58B	=40N	=55B	+35N	+42B	−20B	=26N	4.0	22.5	25.5	14.25	1967	-6.6
31	Nuerenberg, Marius	1968	GER	+82N	=51B	−50N	+36B	=18N	+57B	−10N	4.0	22.5	24.0	12.25	1895	-12.6
32	Beckmann, Jonathan	1961	GER	+83N	−1B	−47N	+61B	=41N	+67B	=27N	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.75	2002	+11.6
33	Stoy, Ulf	1948	GER	=40B	=58N	+73B	−5N	=39B	=42N	+51B	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.75	1924	-3.8
34	ter Stal, Sven	1959	GER	−51B	+82N	+76B	+47N	−5B	+50N	−11B	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.00	1962	+1.2
35	Rossberg, Jonathan	1912	GER	−3N	=18B	+75N	−30B	+83N	=40B	+77N	4.0	21.5	23.0	9.50	1944	+5.6
36	Haselhorst, Nils	1882	GER	−7B	=89N	+71B	−31N	+48B	=66N	+50B	4.0	20.5	21.0	10.50	1945	+12.4
37	Direk, Oguzhan	2019	GER	=75N	−50B	−18N	+65B	+62N	=41B	+60N	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.75	1891	-44.4
38	Moeller, Tom	1958	GER	+80N	+53N	−11B	=10B	=50N	−18B	=42N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.75	1950	-4.0
39	Nolting, Dennis	1867	GER	−15N	+64B	−13N	+90B	=33N	=24B	=44N	3.5	24.0	24.0	8.75	1858	-4.0
40	Juergenpott, Maximilian	1799	GER	=33N	=30B	=29N	=27B	=45B	=35N	=66B	3.5	23.5	26.0	13.00	1943	+27.0
41	Langer, Michael S.	1912	GER	−6B	+78N	=24B	=53N	=32B	=37N	=49B	3.5	23.5	25.5	11.25	1989	+13.2
42	Buergener, Richard	1877	GER	−9B	+79N	=63B	+24N	−30N	=33B	=38B	3.5	23.5	25.5	11.25	1951	+27.6
43	ter Stal, Lars	1836	GER	−22N	+87B	=12N	−29B	+74N	+47B	−15N	3.5	23.0	24.0	9.00	1945	+20.8
44	Aden, Meino	1944	GER	+79B	−9N	+49B	−16N	=58B	=52N	=39B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.25	1895	-9.4
45	Burnus, Finn Crispin	1930	GER	+46N	−14B	=52N	=59B	=40N	+72B	−16B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.25	1864	-24.4
46	Klebsch, Tobias	1762	GER	−45B	=68N	+62B	−21N	+55B	+76N	−19B	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.25	1910	+55.6
47	Rothenberg, Jannik	1913	GER	−53B	+80N	+32B	−34B	=59N	−43N	+65B	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.50	1905	-2.4
48	Schnier, Steffen	1938	GER	=50N	=74B	=56N	−18B	−36N	+83B	+67N	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.00	1850	-17.0
49	Krumschmidt, Michael	1811	GER	−66N	+67B	−44N	+74B	−24N	+70B	=41N	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.75	1928	+22.0
50	Wilmink, Luca	1765	GER	=48B	+37N	+31B	−25N	=38B	−34B	−36N	3.0	23.5	27.0	11.50	1920	+26.2
51	Huels, Arne	1819	GER	+34N	=31N	=53B	−17B	+70N	−22B	−33N	3.0	23.5	26.0	10.00	1945	+41.2
52	Kozik, Andreas	1852	GER	−4B	+90N	=45B	+63N	−28N	=44B	−24N	3.0	23.5	23.5	6.50	1832	-2.8
53	Weinreich, Knut	2210	GER	+47N	−38B	=51N	=41B	+60N	−13B	−21B	3.0	23.0	26.0	9.75	1859	-118.0
54	Stein, Luis	1896	GER	=86N	+20B	−26N	+66B	=15N	−23B	F	3.0	22.5	24.0	10.00	2022	+19.8
55	Muecke, Leonard	1916	GER	−1N	+83B	=30N	−20B	−46N	+82B	=59N	3.0	22.5	24.0	6.50	1905	-5.6
56	Wolff, Michael	1869	GER	−16B	+77N	=48B	−12N	+84B	−29N	=63N	3.0	22.0	23.5	6.75	1876	+1.2
57	Salim, Florian	1756	GER	+87N	−22B	=21B	+84N	=19B	−31N	F	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.00	1944	+58.4
58	Aden, Dagmar	1857	GER	=30N	=33B	=66N	=70B	=44N	−27B	=62N	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.75	1894	+6.6
59	Oblender, Rudi	1801	GER	−19B	+81N	=84B	=45N	=47B	−21N	=55B	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.75	1871	+12.8
60	Rausch, Darius	1879	GER	−25N	+88B	−28N	+82B	−53B	+64N	−37B	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.50	1886	-0.4
61	Kanzenbach, Moritz	1841	GER	−23B	−5N	+79B	−32N	+90N	−63B	+87N	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1816	-8.4
62	Uhlendorff, Luca	1900	GER	=20N	−86B	−46N	+75B	−37B	+73N	=58B	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.75	1892	-3.2
63	Wilmink, AnnaWCM	1942	GER	+88N	−25B	=42N	−52B	−67N	+61N	=56B	3.0	19.0	20.0	7.25	1833	-42.4
64	Lau, Ferdinand	1655	GER	−21B	−39N	−82B	+78N	+89N	−60B	+75N	3.0	16.5	17.0	4.50	1804	+25.4
65	Haustein, Henry	1752	GER	−84B	−76N	+69B	−37N	+80N	+87B	−47N	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.50	1852	+34.4
66	Huhs, Sven	1955	GER	+49B	−8N	=58B	−54N	F	=36B	=40N	2.5	22.0	23.5	8.75	1835	-20.2
67	Moerke, Niklas	1894	GER	−8B	−49N	+78B	=73N	+63B	−32N	−48B	2.5	21.0	23.0	6.00	1815	-16.0
68	Seer, Maurice	1876	GER	−14N	=46B	−20N	=80B	+88N	−77B	=72N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.75	1763	-23.0
69	Junge, Julia Marie	1841	GER	−17N	−28B	−65N	−79B	=75N	+89B	+88N	2.5	16.5	17.0	2.50	1744	-38.4
70	Kelemen, Alexander	1939	GER	=71B	−72N	+89B	=58N	−51B	−49N	=81B	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.25	1710	-43.6
71	von Knobloch, Benedikt	1778	GER	=70N	−26B	−36N	=87B	=82N	−75B	+83N	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.00	1784	+0.4
72	Ismail, Nauras	1737	GER	=26N	+70B	F	−9N	−12B	−45N	=68B	2.0	22.5	24.0	5.75	1821	+23.2
73	Lieb, Max	1844	GER	+28N	−17B	−33N	=67B	−27N	−62B	=80N	2.0	22.0	24.0	6.25	1760	-32.0
74	Baumann, Simon	1898	GER	=11B	=48N	−19B	−49N	−43B	−79N	+89N	2.0	22.0	22.5	4.75	1733	-63.6
75	Gehrke, Mathias	1864	GER	=37B	−11N	−35B	−62N	=69B	+71N	−64B	2.0	21.5	24.0	5.75	1732	-25.4
76	Buecklers, Martin	1873	GER	−10N	+65B	−34N	+88B	−13N	−46B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	1752	-19.4
77	Fize, Aleksandrs	1764	GER	−29N	−56B	−83N	F	+81B	+68N	−35B	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	1759	-1.2
78	Rose, Simeon	1815	GER	−13N	−41B	−67N	−64B	F	+88B	+79N	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1706	-34.8
79	Lesser, Luan	1782	GER	−44N	−42B	−61N	+69N	F	+74B	−78B	2.0	16.5	17.5	4.50	1744	-5.8
80	Traulsen, Timo	1816	GER	−38B	−47B	=87N	=68N	−65B	=81N	=73B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.75	1723	-36.0
81	Monnerjahn, Lukas	1890	GER	−2N	−59B	−88N	+89B	−77N	=80B	=70N	2.0	16.0	16.5	2.75	1695	-37.0
82	Braje, Monika	1836	GER	−31B	−34B	+64N	−60N	=71B	−55N	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	4.25	1666	-26.0
83	Braun, Alexander	1828	GER	−32B	−55N	+77B	=85N	−35B	−48N	−71B	1.5	19.0	20.5	2.75	1648	-30.6
84	Ehlert, Horst	1925	GER	+65N	−10B	=59N	−57B	−56N	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	4.50	1696	-30.8
85	Tenne, Fabian	1874	GER	+5B	−23N	F	=83B	F	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	6.25	1953	+6.4
86	Mimkes, Antal	2115	GER	=54B	+62N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	4.50	2091	-1.0
87	Oest, Thorsten	1929	GER	−57B	−43N	=80B	=71N	F	−65N	−61B	1.0	17.0	19.0	2.25	1524	-61.2
88	Ay, Furkan	1781	GER	−63B	−60N	+81B	−76N	−68B	−78N	−69B	1.0	15.0	17.0	2.00	1565	-33.0
89	Subenko, Alexander	1783	GER	−12B	=36B	−70N	−81N	−64B	−69N	−74B	0.5	19.0	21.0	2.00	1443	-92.4
90	FIDE 533059314	0	—	−27N	−52B	F	−39N	−61B	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1070	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nguyen, LaurentiusGER
+99.6
4.5 pts · #20
2Salim, FlorianGER
+58.4
3.0 pts · #57
3Klebsch, TobiasGER
+55.6
3.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Weinreich, KnutGER
-118.0
3.0 pts · #53
2Subenko, AlexanderGER
-92.4
0.5 pts · #89
3Baumann, SimonGER
-63.6
2.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R7+287 Elo gap
Schoene, Finn1923 beat Weinreich, Knut2210
R6+254 Elo gap
Zweigait, Leon1956 beat Weinreich, Knut2210
R2+254 Elo gap
Wilmink, Luca1765 beat Direk, Oguzhan2019