Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 A
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Potsdam, Germany. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2247, and top seed was Alfred Nemitz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2336).
Frederick Dathe (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2279) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Marius Gramb (4.0) and Alfred Nemitz (4.0). Dathe shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sreyas Payyappat (FM, 2107) beat Alfred Nemitz (FM, 2336), a +229-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Frederick Dathe led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Frederick Dathe held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
FM Frederick Dathe 3 wins (R3–R5)Marius Gramb 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMFrederick Dathe | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMAlfred Nemitz | — | * | — | — |
| 3Marius Gramb | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMConstantin Vogel | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dathe, FrederickFM | 2279 | GER | +24B | =15N | +16B | +7N | +4B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.50 | 2534 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Gramb, Marius | 2123 | GER | +9B | +5B | +10N | =4N | =6B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2447 | +41.4 |
| 3 | Nemitz, AlfredFM | 2336 | GER | +22B | +11N | −4B | +15N | +10B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2412 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Sreyas PayyappatFM | 2107 | IND | +14N | +21B | +3N | =2B | −1N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 2325 | +28.6 |
| 5 | Vogel, ConstantinCM | 2180 | GER | +13B | −2N | =15B | +25N | +12B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2292 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Eichstaedt, MirkoCM | 2198 | GER | =18N | +28B | =8N | +17B | =2N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2321 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Beeck, Mats | 2225 | GER | +12B | =16N | +19B | −1B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2233 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Lichtmannecker, DanielCM | 2192 | GER | +27B | =19N | =6B | =22N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2229 | +5.4 |
| 9 | Udelnov, Valentin | 2237 | GER | −2N | +18B | −17N | +26B | +11N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2185 | -13.6 |
| 10 | Tschernatsch, JohannesFM | 2314 | GER | +17N | +20B | −2B | =12N | −3N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 2172 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Korbal, Arkadiusz | 2078 | POL | +23B | −3B | =14N | +13N | −9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 2182 | +13.4 |
| 12 | Molinaroli, MartinFM | 2127 | GER | −7N | +26B | +20N | =10B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 2189 | +8.2 |
| 13 | Beyer, LorenzCM | 2194 | GER | −5N | =29N | +21B | −11B | +23N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 2126 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Dauer, Maximilian | 2053 | GER | −4B | +24N | =11B | =18N | =25B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 2117 | +8.8 |
| 15 | Hoffmann, HendrikFM | 2181 | GER | +26N | =1B | =5N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 2225 | +4.6 |
| 16 | Bub, VolkerCM | 2124 | GER | +28B | =7B | −1N | =19N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2218 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Moeller, Dustin | 2150 | GER | −10B | +23N | +9B | −6N | −19B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 2112 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Schliebener, Stephan | 2109 | GER | =6B | −9N | F | =14B | +20N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 2153 | +4.6 |
| 19 | Pererva, Viktor | 2083 | GER | F | =8B | −7N | =16B | +17N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2173 | +9.8 |
| 20 | Martin, Stefan | 2122 | GER | +25B | −10N | −12B | +21N | −18B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 2074 | -7.0 |
| 21 | Verbitsky, Jaroslaw | 2089 | GER | +29B | −4N | −13N | −20B | +24N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2092 | +0.2 |
| 22 | Zimmermann, Klemens | 2179 | GER | −3N | +27B | =25N | =8B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2180 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Brustkern, JuergenFM | 2088 | GER | −11N | −17B | +28N | =24B | −13B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 2033 | -7.2 |
| 24 | Heck, NorbertFM | 2202 | GER | −1N | −14B | =27N | =23N | −21B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1882 | -40.8 |
| 25 | Rose, Daniel | 2091 | GER | −20N | F | =22B | −5B | =14N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1941 | -15.4 |
| 26 | Johnen, Daniel | 2104 | GER | −15B | −12N | F | −9N | +27B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1969 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Wronn, Bernd | 2102 | GER | −8N | −22N | =24B | =28B | −26N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1953 | -17.8 |
| 28 | Eichner, SebastianFM | 2286 | GER | −16N | −6N | −23B | =27N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1806 | -23.3 |
| 29 | Wulf von Moers, JensCM | 2195 | GER | −21N | =13B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1949 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gramb, MariusGER+41.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Sreyas PayyappatFMIND+28.63.5 pts · #5
- 3Dathe, FrederickFMGER+24.84.5 pts · #1
- 1Heck, NorbertFMGER-40.81.0 pts · #26
- 2Eichner, SebastianFMGER-23.30.5 pts · #28
- 3Tschernatsch, JohannesFMGER-18.42.5 pts · #14
- R3+229 Elo gap
- R3+198 Elo gap
- R3+191 Elo gap