3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz

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115 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Graal-Mueritz, Germany. 21 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2306, and top seed was Raj Tischbierek (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2408).

Michael Richter (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2391) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Constantin Vogel (6.0) and Marko Perestjuk (5.0). Richter shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Samuel von Gehlen (1622) beat Thomas Junggebauer (2019), a +397-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Graal-Mueritz, Germany

Dates

16 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMRaj Tischbierek2408

Avg top 10

2,306

Participants

115

Titled players · 21

GM×2

IM×2

FM×9

CM×2

WIM×4

WFM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇩🇪Germany×108

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇱🇻Latvia×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇱🇮Liechtenstein×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMichael Richter
🇩🇪GER·2391
6.5pts·2603perf+12.5
🥈
CMConstantin Vogel
🇩🇪GER·2206
6.0pts·2469perf+42.4
🥉
Marko Perestjuk
🇩🇪GER·2146
5.0pts·2321perf+33.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Michael Richter led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Richter6.5Vogel6Tischbierek5Spiess5Weyrich5Sahin5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Michael Richter held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Michael Richter 4 wins (R4–R7)CM Constantin Vogel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMichael Richter	*	—	—	—
2CMConstantin Vogel	—	*	—	½
3GMRaj Tischbierek	—	—	*	—
4IMGunter Spiess	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Richter, MichaelGM	2391	GER	+49N	+6B	=12N	+27B	+14B	+11N	+3B	6.5	27.5	31.0	28.75	2603	+12.5
2	Vogel, ConstantinCM	2206	GER	+25N	+42B	+19N	=11B	=4N	+31B	+13N	6.0	27.0	30.5	25.75	2469	+42.4
3	Perestjuk, Marko	2146	GER	+97N	+38B	+60N	=13B	+15N	=14B	−1N	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.00	2321	+33.4
4	Spiess, GunterIM	2344	GER	+45N	=44B	=18N	+50B	=2B	=29N	+35B	5.0	25.5	29.0	20.00	2233	-7.4
5	Tischbierek, RajGM	2408	GER	+47B	=18N	+66B	=28N	=29B	+22N	=8B	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.75	2291	-7.2
6	Dettmann, Gerd	2073	GER	+71B	−1N	+45B	+47N	=20B	=28N	+48B	5.0	25.5	28.5	17.75	2257	+34.4
7	Himmel, HansjoergFM	2210	GER	+53B	=72N	+30B	=26N	=16B	+21N	=15B	5.0	25.0	28.0	20.00	2198	0.0
8	Sahin, OzgunFM	2222	TUR	+51N	+50B	−46N	=33B	+30N	+19B	=5N	5.0	24.5	28.0	20.00	2243	+5.6
9	Weyrich, MortenFM	2221	GER	+58B	=30N	+43B	=21N	=26B	=16N	+29B	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.50	2185	-4.4
10	Miltner, ArndtFM	2184	GER	+77B	−26N	+83B	=34N	=43B	+66N	+37B	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.25	2115	-4.4
11	Garner, Isaac	2386	GER	+78B	+39N	+29B	=2N	F	−1B	+17N	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.50	2359	-1.0
12	Babrikowski, Peter, Dr.	2143	GER	+92B	+16N	=1B	−17N	+34B	−15N	+61B	4.5	27.5	30.0	17.75	2199	+12.0
13	Wichmann, CliffIM	2248	GER	+74B	=40N	+57B	=3N	=21B	+39N	−2B	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.25	2178	-5.4
14	Dathe, FrederickFM	2322	GER	+90B	F	+95N	+46B	−1N	=3N	+20B	4.5	26.0	28.5	15.50	2339	+4.4
15	Bach, MatthiasFM	2238	GER	+76N	+24B	F	+32N	−3B	+12B	=7N	4.5	26.0	26.0	18.50	2286	+8.0
16	Schmidt, Peter	1996	GER	+104N	−12B	+85N	+23B	=7N	=9B	=31N	4.5	25.5	27.5	16.00	2147	+30.2
17	Kotyk, MichaelCM	2220	GER	=36N	+55B	+68N	+12B	F	+26N	−11B	4.5	25.0	28.0	17.00	2258	+7.6
18	Teichert, Felix	2083	GER	+88N	=5B	=4B	+66N	=28B	=48N	=22B	4.5	25.0	27.5	16.50	2279	+36.2
19	Jandke, Manfred	2090	GER	+91B	+54N	−2B	+70N	=48B	−8N	+53B	4.5	24.5	27.0	14.25	2148	+12.6
20	Grahl, Arvid	2157	GER	=59N	+99B	=33N	+38B	=6N	+54B	−14N	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.75	2111	-5.6
21	Martin, Dennis	2090	GER	=99N	+59B	+67N	=9B	=13N	−7B	+42N	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.75	2146	+12.6
22	Burcu, CagatayFM	2280	TUR	+75N	=68B	=44N	+42B	+46N	−5B	=18N	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.50	2197	-11.4
23	Jansen, Andreas	2098	GER	+96B	−66N	+49B	−16N	+47B	=52N	+67B	4.5	21.0	23.5	14.25	2034	-20.4
24	Moritz, Hartmut	2041	GER	+105B	−15N	+51B	F	=27N	+69B	+28N	4.5	21.0	21.0	14.50	2249	+32.0
25	Kaiser, Michael	1892	GER	−2B	=89N	+102B	+83N	=44B	=95N	+43B	4.5	20.5	22.5	12.25	2033	+26.0
26	Gurack, Daniel	2007	GER	+84N	+10B	=31N	=7B	=9N	−17B	=27N	4.0	27.5	30.0	16.50	2175	+32.0
27	Schulz, KarstenFM	2205	GER	+52B	+34N	=32B	−1N	=24B	=37N	=26B	4.0	27.0	30.5	15.75	2114	-14.6
28	Okrajek, Alexander	2203	GER	=55N	+36B	+72N	=5B	=18N	=6B	−24B	4.0	26.5	29.5	16.00	2110	-14.8
29	Schliebener, Stephan	2126	GER	+63N	+69B	−11N	+56B	=5N	=4B	−9N	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.00	2216	+16.8
30	Zahn, Richard	2026	GER	+100B	=9B	−7N	+88N	−8B	+79N	=32B	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	2077	+10.4
31	Negele, Michael, Dr.	2150	GER	+79B	+37N	=26B	F	+69N	−2N	=16B	4.0	24.5	24.5	14.25	2136	-1.4
32	Broemel, Richard	2093	GER	+41N	+61B	=27N	−15B	=33N	=42B	=30N	4.0	24.0	27.5	15.25	2089	+0.4
33	Mankel, Luca	2005	GER	=94N	+87B	=20B	=8N	=32B	=44N	=60B	4.0	23.0	25.5	14.00	2058	+12.4
34	Sabrowski, Uwe	2019	GER	+112N	−27B	+97N	=10B	−12N	=36B	+78N	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.00	2049	+6.8
35	Geldner, Gerrit	2057	GER	+73N	F	+90B	−69B	+74N	+38B	−4N	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.50	2126	+10.4
36	Costello, Colin A	1910	ENG	=17B	−28N	=86B	+82N	=68B	=34N	+70B	4.0	21.5	24.0	13.00	2061	+27.2
37	Kunze, KerstinWIM	2005	GER	+113B	−31B	=63N	+84N	+95B	=27B	−10N	4.0	21.5	22.0	9.25	2034	+8.0
38	Hiemer, Bernd	1996	GER	+103B	−3N	+92B	−20N	+101B	−35N	+77B	4.0	21.0	23.0	9.50	1994	+1.6
39	Schlufter, Juerk	2067	GER	+106N	−11B	+76N	F	+61B	−13B	+56N	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.00	2174	+32.8
40	Heinatz, Gundula, Dr.WIM	2046	SUI	+93N	=13B	−48N	F	=67B	+51N	+52B	4.0	20.5	20.5	13.25	2124	+12.6
41	Hanisch, Paul	1835	GER	−32B	+107N	−70B	=45N	+115B	=47N	+66B	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.00	1904	+15.8
42	Hilck, Dirk	2010	GER	+89B	−2N	+77B	−22N	+63B	=32N	−21B	3.5	25.5	28.0	11.00	2021	+2.0
43	Radke, Rocco-Mario	2027	GER	=81N	+94B	−9N	+55B	=10N	=56B	−25N	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.75	1939	-14.2
44	Kolthoff, Siegmund	2061	GER	+82B	=4N	=22B	F	=25N	=33B	=54N	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.75	2106	+7.6
45	Montag, Ralf	1950	GER	−4B	+82N	−6N	=41B	+99N	=62B	=55N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.50	1907	-8.6
46	Moser, Axel	2111	GER	+85N	+56B	+8B	−14N	−22B	=53N	F	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.75	2148	+7.4
47	Thelen, Armin	1955	GER	−5N	+80B	+115N	−6B	−23N	=41B	+99N	3.5	23.5	23.5	7.00	1937	-3.4
48	Hess, ChristianFM	2224	GER	=67B	+102N	+40B	F	=19N	=18B	−6N	3.5	23.0	23.0	12.00	2063	-21.4
49	Onasch, Gunnar	1954	GER	−1B	+71N	−23N	−85B	+94N	+96B	=62N	3.5	22.5	25.0	9.75	1884	-12.8
50	Roehl, Rainer	2039	GER	+110B	−8N	+52B	−4N	−53B	+101N	=58B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.75	1985	-10.4
51	Scharf, Christian	1918	GER	−8B	+110N	−24N	+80B	=57N	−40B	+86B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.75	1963	+7.6
52	Heinsohn, Michael	1889	GER	−27N	+109B	−50N	+94B	+72N	=23B	−40N	3.5	21.5	23.0	9.25	1973	+14.8
53	Simcaks, Sergejs	1906	LAT	−7N	−100B	+112N	+73B	+50N	=46B	−19N	3.5	21.5	22.5	9.25	1964	+9.6
54	Mai, IrisWIM	1965	GER	+62N	−19B	+100N	F	+60B	−20N	=44B	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.75	2010	+10.6
55	Hentze, Jakob	1888	GER	=28B	−17N	+89B	−43N	+84B	=70N	=45B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.25	1969	+13.2
56	Hacker, Christian	1966	GER	+107B	−46N	+93B	−29N	+87B	=43N	−39B	3.5	20.0	21.5	8.25	1931	-5.0
57	Jahn, ConstanzeWIM	2040	GER	=87N	+81B	−13N	F	=51B	=58N	+75B	3.5	20.0	20.0	10.75	1985	-7.2
58	Jeske, Holger	1917	GER	−9N	−93B	+109N	=71B	+100N	=57B	=50N	3.5	19.5	21.0	8.50	1915	-1.0
59	Frick, Renato	1875	LIE	=20B	−21N	−84B	+102N	=83B	=86N	+87B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1841	-7.0
60	Gley, Reinhard	2083	GER	+80B	+111N	−3B	F	−54N	+90B	=33N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.50	1977	-13.6
61	Ahlberg, Mario	1957	GER	+115B	−32N	+111B	=68N	−39N	+85B	−12N	3.5	19.0	19.0	5.00	1904	-7.2
62	Oenguen, Magnus	1575	GER	−54B	=91N	−96B	+105N	+92B	=45N	=49B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.25	1885	+99.6
63	Hartges, Michael	1859	GER	−29B	+103N	=37B	F	−42N	+111B	+69N	3.5	17.5	17.5	8.00	1954	+24.4
64	Rasch, Lutz	1970	GER	=83B	−67N	−88B	=86N	=89N	+100B	+85N	3.5	15.5	17.5	8.25	1784	-65.6
65	Junggebauer, Thomas	2019	GER	=102B	−83N	=99B	−101N	=73B	+84N	+91B	3.5	14.5	16.5	8.50	1766	-42.4
66	Fabig, Holger	1967	GER	+108N	+23B	−5N	−18B	+96N	−10B	−41N	3.0	25.5	27.0	8.50	1953	-4.0
67	Jaeger, Andre	1922	GER	=48N	+64B	−21B	F	=40N	+68B	−23N	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.25	2081	+24.4
68	Kliewe, Hans-Juergen	2056	GER	+86B	=22N	−17B	=61B	=36N	−67N	=97B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.75	1943	-21.6
69	Heinicke, Wenke	1979	GER	+114B	−29N	+101B	+35N	−31B	−24N	−63B	3.0	22.0	22.5	6.50	1911	-11.6
70	Skogvall, MartinaWFM	1971	GER	+98N	−95B	+41N	−19B	=85N	=55B	−36N	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.50	1854	-21.2
71	Hennings, Dirk	1811	GER	−6N	−49B	+103N	=58N	=75B	=74B	=90N	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1866	+9.2
72	Ziersch, Hubert	2020	GER	+109N	=7B	−28B	=87N	−52B	=91N	=80B	3.0	20.5	22.0	8.00	1876	-26.6
73	Grabowski, Petra	1807	GER	−35B	=74N	=78B	−53N	=65N	+107B	=76N	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.75	1864	+9.6
74	Skibbe, DianaWFM	1934	GER	−13N	=73B	+81N	F	−35B	=71N	+88B	3.0	20.0	20.0	8.50	1918	-3.8
75	Domsgen, Bernd	1938	GER	−22B	=86N	−87B	+81N	=71N	+93B	−57N	3.0	19.0	21.5	8.25	1847	-19.2
76	Schaefer, Kay	1926	GER	−15B	+105N	−39B	=91N	=86B	=87N	=73B	3.0	19.0	21.0	7.25	1852	-15.8
77	Jurkatis, Dirk	1888	GER	−10N	+112B	−42N	=108B	=93N	+98B	−38N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1803	-32.4
78	Gehrmann, Ulrich	1952	GER	−11N	=88B	=73N	F	+106B	+97N	−34B	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.25	1945	-3.4
79	Strangalies, Walter	1872	GER	−31N	=84B	=94N	=107B	+108N	−30B	=81N	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.25	1736	-25.0
80	Brandt, Juergen	1822	GER	−60N	−47N	+113B	−51N	=103B	+104B	=72N	3.0	17.5	18.0	5.00	1800	-5.2
81	Becker, Werner	1766	GER	=43B	−57N	−74B	−75B	+112N	+115N	=79B	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.25	1801	+6.0
82	Sikorra, Philipp	1809	GER	−44N	−45B	+104N	−36B	−98N	+113B	+111N	3.0	16.5	17.0	3.50	1688	-19.6
83	von Gehlen, Samuel	1622	GER	=64N	+65B	−10N	−25B	=59N	−99B	=106N	2.5	22.0	24.0	8.00	1814	+55.2
84	Guenther, Michael	1688	GER	−26B	=79N	+59N	−37B	−55N	−65B	+107N	2.5	21.5	23.0	6.50	1794	+30.4
85	Marchese, Eric	1847	ITA	−46B	+114N	−16B	+49N	=70B	−61N	−64B	2.5	21.5	22.0	5.50	1841	-2.2
86	Schlegel, Hagen	1801	GER	−68N	=75B	=36N	=64B	=76N	=59B	−51N	2.5	20.5	23.5	8.50	1840	+5.8
87	Ebert, Wolf	1784	GER	=57B	−33N	+75N	=72B	−56N	=76B	−59N	2.5	20.5	23.5	7.75	1865	+13.4
88	Wegner, Michael	1816	GER	−18B	=78N	+64N	−30B	−90N	+108B	−74N	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.50	1830	+2.4
89	Psiakowski, Volker	1729	GER	−42N	=25B	−55N	F	=64B	=92N	+101B	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.25	1855	+18.4
90	Noack, Reiner	1947	GER	−14N	+106B	−35N	F	+88B	−60N	=71B	2.5	19.5	19.5	6.00	1926	-6.0
91	Wuersig, Mathias	1825	GER	−19N	=62B	=108N	=76B	=111N	=72B	−65N	2.5	19.0	20.0	6.00	1749	-12.4
92	Raessler, Arndt	1861	GER	−12N	+104B	−38N	=111B	−62N	=89B	=98N	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.00	1662	-31.4
93	Werther, Jens	1795	GER	−40B	+58N	−56N	F	=77B	−75N	+103B	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.00	1844	+6.6
94	Diehn, Johannes	1658	GER	=33B	−43N	=79B	−52N	−49B	=110N	+115B	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.25	1744	+21.6
95	Decker, Nils	2125	GER	+101B	+70N	−14B	F	−37N	=25B	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	7.25	2008	-14.8
96	Helms, Sven	1844	GER	−23N	=108B	+62N	F	−66B	−49N	+102B	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.25	1769	-12.4
97	Niemann, Silvio	1862	GER	−3B	+113N	−34B	F	+107N	−78B	=68N	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.50	1853	-2.8
98	Steinfeldt, Carlo	1633	GER	−70B	−101N	=105B	=109N	+82B	−77N	=92B	2.5	15.5	17.0	6.00	1744	+34.0
99	Wagner, Ingolf	1824	GER	=21B	−20N	=65N	F	−45B	+83N	−47B	2.0	22.0	22.0	6.50	1841	+0.8
100	Herrmann, Lutz	1753	GER	−30N	+53N	−54B	F	−58B	−64N	+108B	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	1775	+4.4
101	Boecking, Uwe	1851	GER	−95N	+98B	−69N	+65B	−38N	−50B	−89N	2.0	19.0	21.5	6.00	1774	-32.0
102	von Gehlen, Elian	1746	GER	=65N	−48B	−25N	−59B	=110N	+109B	−96N	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.00	1741	-8.8
103	Heissenbuettel, Volker	1649	GER	−38N	−63B	−71B	+114N	=80N	=106B	−93N	2.0	18.0	18.5	3.00	1661	0.0
104	Naeckel, Karsten	1643	GER	−16B	−92N	−82B	=112B	+114N	−80N	=110B	2.0	15.5	16.0	1.75	1647	-1.6
105	Krongraf, Henryk	1794	GER	−24N	−76B	=98N	−62B	F	=112B	+113N	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.25	1641	-24.6
106	Warncke, Dieter	1811	GER	−39B	−90N	+114B	F	−78N	=103N	=83B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.75	1688	-40.4
107	Hansen, Bernhard	1606	GER	−56N	−41B	+110B	=79N	−97B	−73N	−84B	1.5	18.5	20.0	3.00	1598	-3.2
108	Menke, Stefan	1613	GER	−66B	=96N	=91B	=77N	−79B	−88N	−100N	1.5	16.5	18.5	4.00	1622	+1.0
109	Rath, Wolfgang	1747	GER	−72B	−52N	−58B	=98B	=113N	−102N	=114B	1.5	15.0	15.5	1.75	1560	-66.0
110	Schomann, Michael	1769	GER	−50N	−51B	−107N	F	=102B	=94B	=104N	1.5	15.0	15.0	3.25	1575	-30.8
111	Rosenthal, Andreas	0	GER	F	−60B	−61N	=92N	=91B	−63N	−82B	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	1626	0.0
112	Goettsching, Holger	1737	GER	−34B	−77N	−53B	=104N	−81B	=105N	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1563	-25.0
113	Skibbe, Peter	1682	GER	−37N	−97B	−80N	F	=109B	−82N	−105B	0.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	1439	-25.8
114	Gaul, Karl-Heinz	1640	GER	−69N	−85B	−106N	−103B	−104B	F	=109N	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.75	1378	-29.2
115	Goetze, Sibylle	1407	GER	−61N	F	−47B	F	−41N	−81B	−94N	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	969	-10.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oenguen, MagnusGER
+99.6
3.5 pts · #56
2von Gehlen, SamuelGER
+55.2
2.5 pts · #89
3Vogel, ConstantinCMGER
+42.4
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Rath, WolfgangGER
-66.0
1.5 pts · #110
2Rasch, LutzGER
-65.6
3.5 pts · #54
3Junggebauer, ThomasGER
-42.4
3.5 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R2+397 Elo gap
von Gehlen, Samuel1622 beat Junggebauer, Thomas2019
R5+286 Elo gap
Oenguen, Magnus1575 beat Raessler, Arndt1861
R4+219 Elo gap
Oenguen, Magnus1575 beat Krongraf, Henryk1794