36. Offene Bayerische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026

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68 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Bergen, Germany. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Frank, Dr. Belke (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2209).

Frank, Dr. Belke (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2209) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Norbert Heck (7.5) and Sandor Biro (7.0). Belke broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Franz Haselbeck (1911) beat Thomas, Dr. Pieper (2181), a +270-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bergen, Germany

Dates

09 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 130 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹FMFrank, Dr. Belke2209

Avg top 10

2,133

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×4

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇩🇪Germany×58

🇦🇹Austria×4

🇳🇴Norway×2

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
FMFrank, Dr. Belke
🇦🇹AUT·2209
8.0pts·2388perf+30.8
🥈
FMNorbert Heck
🇩🇪GER·2194
7.5pts·2343perf+31.4
🥉
IMSandor Biro
🇷🇴ROU·2110
7.0pts·2272perf+18.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Frank, Dr. Belke led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Belke8Heck7.5Biro7Vogel6Doeserich6Pieper6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Frank, Dr. Belke held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Frank, Dr. Belke drew with FM Norbert Heck (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Frank, Dr. Belke 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)FM Norbert Heck 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)IM Sandor Biro 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMFrank, Dr. Belke	*	½	½	—
2FMNorbert Heck	½	*	½	1
3IMSandor Biro	½	½	*	—
4FMRobert Vogel	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Belke, Frank, Dr.FM	2209	AUT	+27B	+22N	+9B	=2N	+10B	=3N	+7B	+8N	+14B	8.0	47.0	51.5	44.25	2388	+30.8
2	Heck, NorbertFM	2194	GER	+37N	+17B	+7N	=1B	=3N	+6B	+16N	+4B	=5N	7.5	49.5	53.5	43.00	2343	+31.4
3	Biro, SandorIM	2110	ROU	+18B	+32N	+19B	=13N	=2B	=1B	+12N	+7N	=11B	7.0	48.5	53.0	39.75	2272	+18.7
4	Pieper, Thomas, Dr.	2181	GER	+26B	=15N	=14B	+20N	−21B	+18N	+10B	−2N	+23B	6.0	45.0	50.0	32.00	2097	-16.8
5	Doeserich, Juergen	2009	GER	+35B	+44N	=6B	=8N	=9B	=10N	=11B	+21N	=2B	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.25	2120	+28.0
6	Vogel, RobertFM	2122	GER	+41N	+20B	=5N	=15B	=17N	−2N	+27B	=12B	+21N	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.25	2096	-5.0
7	Dijkstra, Matthijs	2042	NED	+62B	+29N	−2B	+32N	+13B	+21N	−1N	−3B	=17N	5.5	47.5	50.0	24.75	2109	+16.6
8	Baeuml, Ulrich	2062	GER	+31N	=12B	+63N	=5B	=16N	+17B	=13N	−1B	=20N	5.5	46.0	48.0	26.00	2080	+5.8
9	Lehmann, Michael	2085	GER	+49N	+25B	−1N	+28B	=5N	=15B	=20N	=17B	=12N	5.5	45.5	49.0	27.00	2055	-12.4
10	Christen, Pierre	1964	LUX	+67B	=13N	+11N	+24B	−1N	=5B	−4N	+31B	=22N	5.5	45.5	46.5	24.25	2116	+36.8
11	Schatz, ChristianCM	2131	GER	+40B	=14N	−10B	+31N	=15N	+30B	=5N	=16B	=3N	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.75	2027	-20.6
12	Kuempers, Ulrich	1920	GER	+54B	=8N	−13B	+63N	+19B	+23N	−3B	=6N	=9B	5.5	43.5	45.5	24.50	2088	+41.2
13	Dresen, UlrichFM	2159	GER	+51N	=10B	+12N	=3B	−7N	+38B	=8B	−14N	+29B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.50	2049	-23.0
14	Pruesse, Horst	1975	GER	+55N	=11B	=4N	=30B	+51N	−16B	+39N	+13B	−1N	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.50	2122	+30.6
15	Limbach, Torsten	1989	GER	+50N	=4B	+38N	=6N	=11B	=9N	−21B	+28B	=16N	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.25	2083	+23.6
16	Schmidt, Hans	2074	GER	=56B	+60N	=21B	+42N	=8B	+14N	−2B	=11N	=15B	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.25	2057	-4.0
17	Kell, Stefan	1980	GER	+64B	−2N	+40B	+27N	=6B	−8N	+56B	=9N	=7B	5.5	41.5	43.5	22.00	2070	+22.6
18	Bumes, Konrad	1875	GER	−3N	+52B	=34N	+43B	+24N	−4B	=19B	=29N	+27B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.25	2028	+36.2
19	Hartlieb, Juergen	2019	GER	+39N	+28B	−3N	=25B	−12N	+51B	=18N	=20B	+37B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.00	2005	-3.2
20	Von Otte, Wilhelm	1949	GER	+48B	−6N	+62B	−4B	+49N	+37N	=9B	=19N	=8B	5.5	40.0	42.5	22.25	2060	+27.2
21	Haselbeck, Franz	1911	GER	+68N	=24B	=16N	+22B	+4N	−7B	+15N	−5B	−6B	5.0	44.5	45.0	22.25	2046	+33.0
22	Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.	1998	GER	+61B	−1B	+26N	−21N	−29B	+63N	+40B	=37N	=10B	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.25	1967	-8.4
23	Ahlvers, Ullrich	2001	GER	+46N	=38B	=30N	=37B	+25N	−12B	=28N	+41B	−4N	5.0	37.5	41.5	21.50	1965	-14.0
24	Taube, Hubertus	2033	GER	+53B	=21N	+56B	−10N	−18B	=29N	=26B	=35N	+48B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1909	-28.8
25	Kapr, Klaus, Dr.	1935	GER	+59B	−9N	+53B	=19N	−23B	=40N	=30B	+45N	=34B	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.25	1939	+2.8
26	Blumenstock, Axel	1890	GER	−4N	+50B	−22B	=57N	+62B	=33N	=24N	+39B	=28N	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.50	1966	+17.2
27	Schubert, Joachim	1907	GER	−1N	+46B	+66N	−17B	=36N	+45B	−6N	+49B	−18N	4.5	41.0	42.5	15.25	1897	-2.4
28	Donegani, Peter	1914	GER	+66B	−19N	+44B	−9N	=34B	+35N	=23B	−15N	=26B	4.5	39.5	41.0	17.25	1894	-3.4
29	Kraft, Tom	1919	GER	+58N	−7B	=43N	=39B	+22N	=24B	=31N	=18B	−13N	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.50	1907	-2.2
30	Windl, Otto	0	GER	=42B	+47N	=23B	=14N	=33B	−11N	=25N	−36B	+49N	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.50	1970	0.0
31	Speh, Hans	1858	GER	−8B	=59N	+54B	−11B	+43N	+47N	=29B	−10N	=42B	4.5	36.5	39.0	17.00	1893	+7.8
32	Kerschenbauer, Franz	1922	AUT	+52N	−3B	+49N	−7B	=45N	−39B	+43N	+38B	F	4.5	35.5	35.5	17.00	1888	-5.8
33	Kutschenko, Roland	2034	GER	−38N	+45B	−37N	+46B	=30N	=26B	−41N	+50B	=36N	4.5	34.0	37.5	18.50	1835	-39.6
34	Dyballa, Gerhard	1956	GER	=43N	F	=18B	=38B	=28N	=41B	=49N	+56B	=25N	4.5	33.5	33.5	18.25	1906	-10.0
35	Straub, Roland	1810	GER	−5N	+36B	F	−51B	+52N	−28B	+65N	=24B	+41N	4.5	33.0	33.0	16.50	1910	+44.4
36	Desoye, Gernot	1926	AUT	−44B	−35N	+59B	+53N	=27B	−56N	=46B	+30N	=33B	4.5	32.5	35.0	17.00	1786	-30.2
37	Mathisen, Runar	1904	NOR	−2B	+61N	+33B	=23N	F	−20B	+44N	=22B	−19N	4.0	39.5	39.5	16.00	1956	+10.8
38	Ahlvers, Carsten	1838	GER	+33B	=23N	−15B	=34N	+42B	−13N	=47B	−32N	=45B	4.0	37.5	41.5	17.25	1912	+17.0
39	Steffl, Herbert	1825	GER	−19B	=54N	+65B	=29N	=47B	+32N	−14B	−26N	=40B	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.50	1825	+0.8
40	Svanholm, Borge Waaktaar	1889	NOR	−11N	+55B	−17N	=52B	+60N	=25B	−22N	=44B	=39N	4.0	36.0	38.5	14.25	1812	-18.2
41	Koenigl, Anton	1881	GER	−6B	+67N	−42B	=44N	+59B	=34N	+33B	−23N	−35B	4.0	35.0	36.0	12.25	1843	-8.8
42	Duerr, Rainer, Dr.	1935	GER	=30N	=43B	+41N	−16B	−38N	=46B	=50N	=55B	=31N	4.0	34.0	37.5	16.00	1794	-30.8
43	Krause, Helmut	1730	GER	=34B	=42N	=29B	−18N	−31B	+54N	−32B	=63N	+58B	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.00	1804	+17.2
44	Chochoy, Patrick	1673	FRA	+36N	−5B	−28N	=41B	=63B	+59N	−37B	=40N	=46B	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.00	1832	+35.4
45	Schattmann, Alfred	1674	GER	=47B	−33N	+64B	=56N	=32B	−27N	+51N	−25B	=38N	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.25	1853	+39.4
46	Hansch, Klaus-Michael	1800	GER	−23B	−27N	+67B	−33N	+64B	=42N	=36N	=53B	=44N	4.0	32.0	33.0	11.00	1824	+5.6
47	Lehnhoff, Heinz-Georg	1927	GER	=45N	−30B	=57N	+50B	=39N	−31B	=38N	=52B	=55N	4.0	31.5	34.5	14.50	1760	-34.4
48	Hoppen, Bernhard	1722	GER	−20N	−49B	−50N	=61N	+58B	=52B	+60N	+65B	−24N	4.0	29.0	31.0	10.50	1741	+7.2
49	Stamatow, Christian	1869	GER	−9B	+48N	−32B	+68N	−20B	+53N	=34B	−27N	−30B	3.5	36.5	37.0	10.25	1827	-9.0
50	Frey, Peter	1769	GER	−15B	−26N	+48B	−47N	+68B	=62N	=42B	−33N	=61N	3.5	32.0	32.5	9.00	1777	+0.8
51	Loibl, Johann	1889	AUT	−13B	=64N	+60B	+35N	−14B	−19N	−45B	+59N	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	10.50	1810	-17.6
52	Laue, Jan	1673	GER	−32B	−18N	+61B	=40N	−35B	=48N	+63B	=47N	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	10.50	1803	+25.8
53	Warnk, Torsten	1838	GER	−24N	+68B	−25N	−36B	+66N	−49B	+57B	=46N	F	3.5	27.0	27.0	7.00	1765	-16.0
54	Paul, Ernst	1665	GER	−12N	=39B	−31N	−60B	+67N	−43B	=64B	=68N	+59B	3.5	26.0	26.5	6.75	1680	+2.2
55	Auterhoff, Juergen, Dr.	1745	GER	−14B	−40N	+58B	=64N	+57B	F	F	=42N	=47B	3.5	25.5	25.5	11.00	1831	+15.4
56	Gruber, Reiner	1864	GER	=16N	+57B	−24N	=45B	F	+36B	−17N	−34N	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	12.25	1856	-4.0
57	Huelle, Gunter	1699	GER	F	−56N	=47B	=26B	−55N	=60B	−53N	=61B	+65N	3.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	1711	+0.8
58	Waibel, Ulrich	1643	GER	−29B	−62N	−55N	+67B	−48N	−65B	+68N	+60B	−43N	3.0	24.0	24.5	4.00	1613	-8.0
59	Pfleger, Manfred	1702	GER	−25N	=31B	−36N	+65B	−41N	−44B	+66N	−51B	−54N	2.5	31.0	32.5	5.75	1618	-43.2
60	Schiessl, Hanns	1736	GER	F	−16B	−51N	+54N	−40B	=57N	−48B	−58N	+68B	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.50	1629	-24.6
61	Junghans, Rolf	1780	GER	−22N	−37B	−52N	=48B	−65N	F	+67B	=57N	=50B	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.25	1624	-33.8
62	Jachs, Walter	1856	GER	−7N	+58B	−20N	+66B	−26N	=50B	F	F	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	6.25	1762	-15.4
63	Kuespert, Erwin	1846	GER	F	+65N	−8B	−12B	=44N	−22B	−52N	=43B	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	6.00	1651	-36.8
64	Roth, Willi	1747	GER	−17N	=51B	−45N	=55B	−46N	=66B	=54N	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1609	-26.6
65	Thonig, Manfred	1607	GER	F	−63B	−39N	−59N	+61B	+58N	−35B	−48N	−57B	2.0	25.5	25.5	5.50	1560	-9.2
66	Scheugenpflug, Klaus	1619	GER	−28N	F	−27B	−62N	−53B	=64N	−59B	+67N	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	2.00	1586	-5.6
67	Wolfram, Gisbert, Dr.	1745	GER	−10N	−41B	−46N	−58N	−54B	+68B	−61N	−66B	F	1.0	24.5	24.5	0.50	1420	-61.0
68	Seibold, Guenther	1581	GER	−21B	−53N	F	−49B	−50N	−67N	−58B	=54B	−60N	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.75	1328	-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Straub, RolandGER
+44.4
4.5 pts · #26
2Kuempers, UlrichGER
+41.2
5.5 pts · #11
3Schattmann, AlfredGER
+39.4
4.0 pts · #45

Top rating losers

1Wolfram, Gisbert, Dr.GER
-61.0
1.0 pts · #67
2Pfleger, ManfredGER
-43.2
2.5 pts · #60
3Kutschenko, RolandGER
-39.6
4.5 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+270 Elo gap
Haselbeck, Franz1911 beat Pieper, Thomas, Dr.2181
R1+253 Elo gap
Chochoy, Patrick1673 beat Desoye, Gernot1926
R7+215 Elo gap
Schattmann, Alfred1674 beat Loibl, Johann1889