Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open

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86 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 05 Jan 2026 in Verden (Aller), Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Henning Hupe (🇩🇪 GER, 1977).

Stefan Kewe (🇩🇪 GER, 1827) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Benjamin Luft (5.5) and Nils Hapke (5.5). Kewe won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Niklas Geib (1504) beat Horst Nordhorn (1774), a +270-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

🇩🇪Henning Hupe1977

Avg top 10

1,882

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×83

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Stefan Kewe
🇩🇪GER·1827
6.0pts·2109perf+44.8
🥈
Benjamin Luft
🇩🇪GER·1890
5.5pts·2024perf+44.0
🥉
Nils Hapke
🇩🇪GER·1829
5.5pts·1962perf+21.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Stefan Kewe led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kewe6Luft5.5Grabowski5.5Hapke5.5Shalovylo5Stelter5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Stefan Kewe held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Stefan Kewe beat Benjamin Luft (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Stefan Kewe 6 wins (R1–R6)Benjamin Luft 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Stefan Kewe	*	1	—	0
2Benjamin Luft	0	*	—	—
3Petra Grabowski	—	—	*	½
4Nils Hapke	1	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kewe, Stefan	1827	GER	+80B	+75N	+35B	+38N	+2N	+13B	−3N	6.0	24.5	26.0	20.50	2109	+44.8
2	Luft, Benjamin	1890	GER	+86B	+9N	+6B	+7N	−1B	=8N	+14B	5.5	30.5	30.5	22.00	2024	+44.0
3	Hapke, Nils	1829	GER	−12B	+77N	+80B	+37N	+36B	=4N	+1B	5.5	25.0	26.5	19.25	1962	+21.6
4	Grabowski, Petra	1777	GER	=25N	+39B	+44N	=20B	+49N	=3B	+23N	5.5	24.5	27.5	20.75	1941	+27.0
5	Kraeft, Tom	1842	GER	=15N	+26B	=28N	=9B	+22B	+18N	=6B	5.0	27.0	31.0	21.75	1857	+3.6
6	Tanukusuma, Kyllian Gotthold	1785	GER	+50B	+12N	−2N	=21B	+39N	+15B	=5N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	1881	+36.8
7	Nolte, Alexander Nicolai	1873	GER	+69B	+37N	+24B	−2B	+15N	=14N	=8B	5.0	27.0	29.5	19.25	1927	+10.2
8	Elbert, Andre	1816	GER	+77B	=40N	=22B	+50N	+10B	=2B	=7N	5.0	26.0	28.0	19.00	1897	+15.8
9	Wachtel, Edwin	1733	GER	+81N	−2B	+58N	=5N	=16B	+55N	+27B	5.0	25.0	26.5	16.25	1949	+68.8
10	Stelter, Finja	1753	GER	+83N	=73B	=54N	+25B	−8N	+41B	+20N	5.0	21.5	22.0	14.50	1817	+12.4
11	Shalovylo, Matwij	1817	POL	F	+83B	=12N	+26B	+40N	=20B	+30N	5.0	20.5	20.5	16.25	1927	+30.8
12	Gaertner, Lars-Florian	1679	GER	+3N	−6B	=11B	=51N	=52B	+60N	+36B	4.5	25.0	28.0	17.50	1909	+87.2
13	Zucker, Stefan	1914	GER	=57B	+29N	+40B	=63N	+24B	−1N	=16B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.75	1892	-2.2
14	Buetow, Ingo	1811	GER	+85N	+21B	=20N	=49B	+35N	=7B	−2N	4.5	25.0	25.0	13.50	1865	+11.0
15	Roll, Jasper	1684	GER	=5B	+52N	+51B	+55N	−7B	−6N	+38B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.00	1935	+95.2
16	Haustein, Ralf	0	GER	+43N	=23B	=17N	=64B	=9N	+49B	=13N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.75	1814	0.0
17	Nordhorn, Horst	1774	GER	+47B	=22N	=16B	=18N	−30B	+69N	+42B	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.00	1683	-11.0
18	Groeneveld, Heiko, Dr.	1607	GER	+65N	−24B	+78N	=17B	+64N	−5B	+35N	4.5	22.0	24.0	12.75	1871	+96.8
19	Shalovylo, Yuriy	1827	UKR	F	−50N	+45B	=29N	+53B	+40B	+37N	4.5	20.5	20.5	15.50	1873	+14.0
20	Frese, Immo	1727	GER	+62B	+48N	=14B	=4N	=27B	=11N	−10B	4.0	27.5	30.5	16.00	1815	+14.4
21	Leppert, Hans-Juergen	1714	GER	+27B	−14N	+48B	=6N	=38B	=36N	=24B	4.0	24.5	28.0	15.50	1858	+27.8
22	Schmidt, Marieke	1617	GER	+64N	=17B	=8N	+65B	−5N	=35B	=28N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.50	1829	+80.4
23	Oita-Dragota, Alexandru-Teodor	1754	GER	+45B	=16N	−63B	+73N	+42B	=27N	−4B	4.0	24.0	26.0	13.25	1820	+13.6
24	Gniffke, Reiner	1760	GER	+79B	+18N	−7N	+76B	−13N	=30B	=21N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.50	1751	-0.4
25	Ishcenko, Volodymyr	1632	GER	=4B	=36N	+67B	−10N	=51B	=46N	+52B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1831	+75.2
26	Golke, Philipp	1709	GER	=52B	−5N	+31B	−11N	=59B	+62N	+61B	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.00	1805	+30.0
27	Krneta, Slavko	1898	GER	−21N	+85B	+73N	+28B	=20N	=23B	−9N	4.0	23.0	23.0	10.00	1760	-24.0
28	Labitzki, Marek	1751	GER	+61B	=63N	=5B	−27N	+50B	=47N	=22B	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.75	1757	+2.0
29	Hemme, Gregory	1684	GER	=66N	−13B	=43N	=19B	=31N	+54B	+58N	4.0	22.5	25.0	13.25	1829	+53.6
30	Geib, Niklas	1504	GER	=78N	=60B	=56N	+53B	+17N	=24N	−11B	4.0	22.5	24.5	13.50	1812	+108.0
31	Hupe, Henning	1977	GER	−53N	=74B	−26N	+33N	=29B	+73B	+39N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1709	-41.2
32	Zhang, Jiahui	1616	GER	+46B	−35N	−36B	+71N	−37B	+67N	+49N	4.0	19.5	22.0	11.50	1805	+36.2
33	Wilting, Oskar	1558	GER	−49N	+68B	−65N	−31B	+74N	+57B	+56N	4.0	18.0	20.0	10.50	1807	+89.6
34	Rabe, Elina	1564	GER	−35B	−71N	−77B	+79N	+80B	+75N	+59B	4.0	15.0	16.5	8.50	1759	+74.0
35	Koerber, Uwe	1744	GER	+34N	+32B	−1N	+66B	−14B	=22N	−18B	3.5	27.0	29.5	12.50	1700	-8.0
36	Gross, Daniel	1760	GER	=39N	=25B	+32N	+54B	−3N	=21B	−12N	3.5	25.5	28.5	12.75	1667	-34.0
37	Prguda, Noel Erik	1730	GER	+70N	−7B	+81N	−3B	+32N	=38N	−19B	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1686	-15.2
38	Feichtner, David	1816	GER	+74N	+53B	=49N	−1B	=21N	=37B	−15N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.25	1727	-34.0
39	Knorr, Frank	1607	GER	=36B	−4N	+59B	+75N	−6B	+51N	−31B	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	1791	+32.4
40	Reinecke, Marten	1726	GER	+82N	=8B	−13N	+70B	−11B	−19N	+66B	3.5	24.0	25.0	8.50	1697	-8.4
41	Pfeifer, Frank	1625	GER	−51B	−55N	+62B	+48N	+67B	−10N	=46B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.75	1732	+15.6
42	Stolz, Robin	0	GER	+68N	−49B	=53N	+56B	−23N	+64B	−17N	3.5	20.0	22.5	9.50	1745	0.0
43	ter Stal, Esther	1731	GER	−16B	=45N	=29B	=72N	=73B	=50N	+69B	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.00	1705	-3.4
44	Middelberg, Simon	1686	GER	+55B	=51N	−4B	=52N	+66N	=65B	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.75	1874	+62.0
45	Wander, Nikita	1582	GER	−23N	=43B	−19N	=74B	+82N	=68B	+64N	3.5	19.0	20.0	7.50	1690	+32.0
46	Kunst, Jannis	1763	GER	−32N	−81B	+83N	=58B	+54N	=25B	=41N	3.5	19.0	19.5	8.75	1585	-31.6
47	Haverlandt, Jannes	1630	GER	−17N	−64B	+84N	+68B	+57N	=28B	F	3.5	19.0	19.5	8.00	1748	+31.6
48	Spieker, Hans-Joachim	1828	GER	+76N	−20B	−21N	−41B	=70N	+81B	+68N	3.5	18.5	20.0	7.25	1660	-25.6
49	Kurzova, Marianna	1739	GER	+33B	+42N	=38B	=14N	−4B	−16N	−32B	3.0	26.0	29.5	11.50	1644	-12.8
50	Kruppa, Nils	1640	GER	−6N	+19B	+60N	−8B	−28N	=43B	=51B	3.0	25.0	28.0	10.75	1733	+32.8
51	Tonndorf, Ariadna	1774	ESP	+41N	=44B	−15N	=12B	=25N	−39B	=50N	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.00	1601	-33.2
52	Kobs, Stephan	1881	GER	=26N	−15B	+74N	=44B	=12N	=56B	−25N	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.50	1635	-45.4
53	Warns, Harald	1720	GER	+31B	−38N	=42B	−30N	−19N	+71B	=60B	3.0	22.5	25.0	9.75	1730	+0.6
54	Seeber, Helmut	1592	GER	=67B	+59N	=10B	−36N	−46B	−29N	+76N	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.75	1683	+15.8
55	Jaekel, Michael	1858	GER	−44N	+41B	+57N	−15B	+76N	−9B	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.50	1687	-27.0
56	Weist, Hartmut	1729	GER	−63B	+61N	=30B	−42N	+72B	=52N	−33B	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.00	1705	-2.4
57	Grunwald, Hannes Leon	1719	GER	=13N	=66B	−55B	+61N	−47B	−33N	+79B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.50	1665	-22.0
58	Fendel, Arsenij	1555	GER	=59B	=67N	−9B	=46N	+75B	=66N	−29B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.75	1700	+49.6
59	Kesselhut, Pascal	1738	GER	=58N	−54B	−39N	+85B	=26N	+70B	−34N	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1488	-40.0
60	Hengst, Ruediger	1800	GER	=72B	=30N	−50B	+80N	=69B	−12B	=53N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.50	1601	-37.0
61	Musev, Sibin	1576	GER	−28N	−56B	+85N	−57B	+78N	+76B	−26N	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	1660	+30.0
62	Cherng, Ying Horng	0	GER	−20N	−76B	−41N	+83B	+85N	−26B	+74N	3.0	16.0	16.0	2.50	1613	0.0
63	Kluever, Jan Frederik	0	GER	+56N	=28B	+23N	=13B	F	F	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	11.25	1827	0.0
64	Gade, Bernt	1771	GER	−22B	+47N	+72B	=16N	−18B	−42N	−45B	2.5	23.5	26.0	8.25	1546	-61.2
65	Stammschroer, Manfred	1757	GER	−18B	+79N	+33B	−22N	F	=44N	F	2.5	21.5	23.5	7.75	1617	-37.2
66	Neumann, Jacob	1854	GER	=29B	=57N	+69B	−35N	−44B	=58B	−40N	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.50	1584	-100.4
67	Hapke, Thorsten	1756	GER	=54N	=58B	−25N	+81B	−41N	−32B	=70N	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.75	1461	-46.8
68	Schmidt, Aaron Joel	1726	GER	−42B	−33N	+79B	−47N	+84B	=45N	−48B	2.5	20.0	20.5	4.25	1493	-31.2
69	Klages, Jonas	1692	GER	−7N	+84B	−66N	+82B	=60N	−17B	−43N	2.5	19.5	20.0	3.00	1441	-49.6
70	Meier, Marian	0	GER	−37B	+86N	=75B	−40N	=48B	−59N	=67B	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.00	1643	0.0
71	Schlaetker, Christine	1796	GER	−73N	+34B	−76N	−32B	=81N	−53N	+84B	2.5	16.5	17.0	5.25	1426	-114.0
72	Lewerenz, Max	1648	GER	=60N	=78B	−64N	=43B	−56N	−74B	+81N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.75	1603	-18.4
73	Bartels, Jens	1642	GER	+71B	=10N	−27B	−23B	=43N	−31N	F	2.0	23.0	24.5	6.75	1693	+12.8
74	Laun, Kurt	1674	GER	−38B	=31N	−52B	=45N	−33B	+72N	−62B	2.0	21.0	23.5	6.25	1619	-10.2
75	Ernst, Holger	1727	GER	+84N	−1B	=70N	−39B	−58N	−34B	=78N	2.0	21.0	21.5	2.75	1292	-49.2
76	Westerhoff, Ralf	1676	GER	−48B	+62N	+71B	−24N	−55B	−61N	−54B	2.0	19.5	22.0	5.50	1462	-30.6
77	Diehl, Linus	1673	GER	−8N	−3B	+34N	+78B	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1736	+13.6
78	Ramme, Georg	1736	GER	=30B	=72N	−18B	−77N	−61B	=84N	=75B	2.0	18.0	18.5	4.50	1431	-47.6
79	Leder, Miriam	1612	GER	−24N	−65B	−68N	−34B	+83N	+82B	−57N	2.0	17.0	17.5	1.50	1411	-56.8
80	Lietz, Stefan	1676	GER	−1N	+82B	−3N	−60B	−34N	=83B	F	1.5	21.5	22.0	1.25	1353	-68.8
81	An, David	1494	GER	−9B	+46N	−37B	−67N	=71B	−48N	−72B	1.5	20.5	23.0	4.75	1520	+7.2
82	Rueckinger, Leonidas	0	GER	−40B	−80N	F	−69N	−45B	−79N	+85B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1383	0.0
83	Prigandt, Junis	1577	GER	−10B	−11N	−46B	−62N	−79B	=80N	F	0.5	20.0	20.0	0.75	1358	-41.6
84	Cordes, Michael	0	GER	−75B	−69N	−47B	F	−68N	=78B	−71N	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.00	1317	0.0
85	Rombusch, Andreas	1651	GER	−14B	−27N	−61B	−59N	−62B	F	−82N	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	956	-29.2
86	Redondas Taboada, Antonio	1713	GER	−2N	−70B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1091	-5.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Geib, NiklasGER
+108.0
4.0 pts · #23
2Groeneveld, Heiko, Dr.GER
+96.8
4.5 pts · #15
3Roll, JasperGER
+95.2
4.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Schlaetker, ChristineGER
-114.0
2.5 pts · #73
2Neumann, JacobGER
-100.4
2.5 pts · #57
3Lietz, StefanGER
-68.8
1.5 pts · #82

Biggest upsets

R5+270 Elo gap
Geib, Niklas1504 beat Nordhorn, Horst1774
R2+269 Elo gap
An, David1494 beat Kunst, Jannis1763
R3+268 Elo gap
Golke, Philipp1709 beat Hupe, Henning1977