Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B

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93 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Potsdam, Germany. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2081, and top seed was Philipp Hagemeister (🇩🇪 GER, 2104).

Thomas Schunk (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2090) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Marlon Bock (4.0) and Momme Fredrik Held (4.0). Schunk shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Lenhard Zaprasis (1877) beat Ulrike Roessler (WIM, 2089), a +212-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Potsdam, Germany

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Philipp Hagemeister2104

Avg top 10

2,081

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

WIM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×89

🇫🇷France×2

🇪🇨Ecuador×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
FMThomas Schunk
🇩🇪GER·2090
4.0pts·2217perf+14.6
🥈
Marlon Bock
🇩🇪GER·1951
4.0pts·2275perf+41.4
🥉
Momme Fredrik Held
🇩🇪GER·2054
4.0pts·2211perf+37.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 10 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 10 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Schunk4Bock4Neumann4Siebarth4Torosyan4Faust4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

10 players finish on 4.0/5. Schunk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FM Thomas Schunk won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMThomas Schunk	*	—	½	—
2Marlon Bock	—	*	—	—
3Michael Neumann	½	—	*	—
4Marco Siebarth	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schunk, ThomasFM	2090	GER	+68B	+25N	+12B	=5N	=4B	4.0	14.5	16.5	12.50	2217	+14.6
2	Bock, Marlon	1951	GER	+79N	+15B	=7N	+30B	=13N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.75	2275	+41.4
3	Held, Momme Fredrik	2054	GER	=38N	+31B	+44N	+24B	=5N	4.0	12.5	15.0	11.75	2211	+37.2
4	Neumann, Michael	2004	GER	+89N	=21B	+29N	+38B	=1N	4.0	12.5	13.5	10.00	2197	+23.4
5	Schindel, Jaron	1958	GER	+85B	+91N	+14N	=1B	=3B	4.0	12.5	13.0	9.00	2213	+26.8
6	Swierzy, David	1936	GER	+40B	+60N	=20B	=11N	+21B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.75	2151	+26.4
7	Torosyan, Bagrat	1987	GER	+52B	+83N	=2B	=20N	+22B	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.50	2179	+46.8
8	Siebarth, Marco	2095	GER	+81N	−20B	+56B	+25N	+26B	4.0	11.0	12.5	9.50	2193	+11.2
9	Faust, Adrian	1974	GER	=61N	=23B	+40N	+53B	+28N	4.0	10.5	12.5	10.00	2199	+28.0
10	Moewisch, Dave	2012	GER	=58B	+84N	+42B	=21N	+20B	4.0	10.5	11.5	9.00	2161	+17.8
11	Cheng, Noah	1913	GER	+59N	+41B	=28N	=6B	=18B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2130	+58.4
12	Hammerl, Jonas	2007	GER	+93N	+45B	−1N	+36B	=15N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	2132	+16.6
13	Schmitt, Anatole	2041	FRA	+80B	=24N	+39B	=22N	=2B	3.5	12.5	14.0	9.00	2127	+11.4
14	Goldmann, David	2031	GER	+53B	+43N	−5B	=23N	+39B	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.50	2127	+25.6
15	Wagenschuetz, EvelynWIM	2023	ECU	+57B	−2N	+83B	+43N	=12B	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.25	2092	+9.0
16	Hagemeister, Philipp	2104	GER	+70B	=39N	=26B	=41N	+27B	3.5	11.0	13.0	9.00	2163	+8.0
17	Brau, Luca	2079	GER	=23N	+78B	−21N	+55B	+38N	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.50	2108	+7.6
18	Richter, Jan	2004	GER	=84B	+58N	=54B	+57B	=11N	3.5	9.5	10.5	7.25	2053	+6.6
19	Nguyen, Phuc Nhat	2004	GER	+88B	=55N	−22B	+59N	+41B	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.50	2139	+18.2
20	Golitsyn, Yury, Dr.	1907	GER	+73B	+8N	=6N	=7B	−10N	3.0	16.0	18.0	10.00	2085	+24.2
21	Sasse, Leon	1917	GER	+77B	=4N	+17B	=10B	−6N	3.0	15.5	17.5	9.50	2083	+22.8
22	Langer, Paul Georg	1995	GER	+69N	=27B	+19N	=13B	−7N	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.75	2054	+8.0
23	Mays, Stephan	2008	GER	=17B	=9N	+91B	=14B	=30N	3.0	14.0	14.5	7.50	2029	+2.2
24	Baumann, Marcel	1949	GER	+48B	=13B	+34N	−3N	=32B	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.75	2098	+20.4
25	Matiashvili, Alexander Michael	1939	GER	+33N	−1B	+46N	−8B	+54N	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.50	2072	+36.0
26	Lachmann, Utz	2020	GER	+46N	=29B	=16N	+54B	−8N	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.75	2072	+7.2
27	Nguyen, Viet Anh	1957	GER	+62B	=22N	+35B	=28B	−16N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	2088	+35.6
28	Burguete, Leandro	1981	FRA	+92B	+63N	=11B	=27N	−9B	3.0	12.5	13.0	5.75	2019	+5.4
29	Czeisz, Luca	1910	GER	+74B	=26N	−4B	+64N	=48B	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.75	2075	+22.6
30	Hopson, Kevin Mike	2033	GER	+86B	=42N	+55B	−2N	=23B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.75	2048	+2.4
31	Richter, Felix	2013	GER	=49B	−3N	+84B	=37N	+56B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.75	2071	+16.4
32	Koch, Markus	2041	GER	+66N	=44B	−38N	+45B	=24N	3.0	10.5	12.5	7.25	2013	-3.8
33	Skibbe, DianaWFM	1919	GER	−25B	+70N	=64B	+47N	=34N	3.0	10.5	12.5	7.00	2028	+15.4
34	Fadeev, Justin Michael	1901	GER	+67B	=54N	−24B	+52N	=33B	3.0	10.0	12.0	6.50	1992	+25.2
35	Beyer, Clemens	2000	GER	=78N	+61B	−27N	=65B	+53N	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.75	2022	+2.8
36	Hering, Sven	1954	GER	−39B	+88N	+87B	−12N	+62B	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.00	2076	+17.0
37	Dodul, Arthur	2018	GER	−83N	=52B	+86N	=31B	+57N	3.0	8.0	9.0	5.50	2010	-1.6
38	Rosmait, Emily	1954	GER	=3B	+49N	+32B	−4N	−17B	2.5	14.5	17.0	7.50	2054	+13.8
39	Lindenau, Jorge	2036	GER	+36N	=16B	−13N	+63B	−14N	2.5	13.5	15.5	6.75	2014	-3.0
40	Scharf, Christian	1908	GER	−6N	+51B	−9B	+82N	=44N	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.25	1979	+9.8
41	Neldner, Jan	2035	GER	+72B	−11N	+60B	=16B	−19N	2.5	12.5	14.5	5.75	1974	-8.4
42	Kaplan, Arne	1995	GER	+47B	=30B	−10N	−50B	+79N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	2020	+6.4
43	Hoffmann, Matthias	1957	GER	+76N	−14B	+75N	−15B	=45N	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.25	2007	+6.8
44	Hanisch, Sebastian, Dr.	1979	GER	+90B	=32N	−3B	=56N	=40B	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.75	1969	-1.2
45	Drechsler, Andor	1905	GER	+87B	−12N	+62B	−32N	=43B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1997	+24.8
46	Thelen, Armin	1948	GER	−26B	+74N	−25B	+87N	=51N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1985	+5.2
47	von Reppert, Marc	1990	GER	−42N	=86B	+67N	−33B	+78N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.00	1936	-7.4
48	Geldner, Gerrit	2090	GER	−24N	=80B	=78N	+83B	=29N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.00	1937	-20.4
49	Johnke, Stefan	2094	GER	=31N	−38B	−52N	+90N	+80B	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.00	1950	-19.2
50	Wolff, Christoph	1975	GER	=56B	=71N	=63B	+42N	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.50	2042	+6.8
51	Poessel, Christian	2021	GER	−60B	−40N	+89B	+85N	=46B	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.25	1917	-14.2
52	Besbudak, Ozgur	1923	TUR	−7N	=37N	+49B	−34B	=76N	2.0	12.5	14.5	5.00	1944	+2.6
53	Alcer, Fabian	1930	GER	−14N	+76B	+73B	−9N	−35B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.00	1952	+3.0
54	Kaeding, Oliver	1901	GER	+82B	=34B	=18N	−26N	−25B	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.75	1898	-6.6
55	Doerge, Sven	1969	GER	+75B	=19B	−30N	−17N	=71B	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1933	-5.0
56	Lehmann, Rainer	1941	GER	=50N	+65B	−8N	=44B	−31N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.50	1931	-1.4
57	Zaprasis, Lenhard	1877	GER	−15N	+79B	+77B	−18N	−37B	2.0	12.0	13.5	3.50	1960	+10.6
58	Luig, Benjamin	1899	GER	=10N	−18B	−65N	+86B	=66N	2.0	11.5	12.5	4.00	1896	-0.8
59	Diller, Peter	1951	GER	−11B	=72N	+71B	−19B	=63N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	1870	-11.2
60	Lange, Malina	1910	GER	+51N	−6B	−41N	−62N	+87B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1922	+1.6
61	Gottas, Mike	1967	GER	=9B	−35N	=68B	+77N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	1994	+3.0
62	Bunk, Karsten	2002	GER	−27N	+69B	−45N	+60B	−36N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1857	-20.2
63	Roeder, Bastian	1942	GER	+64B	−28B	=50N	−39N	=59B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.25	1903	-5.4
64	Adelberger, Georg	1932	GER	−63N	+92B	=33N	−29B	=72N	2.0	10.0	10.5	3.00	1860	-10.2
65	Matthes, Benjamin	1952	GER	=71B	−56N	+58B	=35N	−69N	2.0	9.0	11.0	4.50	1861	-12.6
66	Sasse, Conan	1911	GER	−32B	=90N	=72B	=71N	=58B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	1867	-14.0
67	Rosenburg, Thies	1866	GER	−34N	=82N	−47B	+84N	=73B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.75	1888	+2.8
68	Lehmann, Ruben	1976	GER	−1N	=85B	=61N	−75B	+90N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1901	-10.4
69	Graf, David	1917	GER	−22B	−62N	F	+74N	+65B	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1980	+7.0
70	Schmidt, Peter	2019	GER	−16N	−33B	+93N	+91B	−75N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	1798	-23.2
71	Niederdorfer, Adrian	1909	GER	=65N	=50B	−59N	=66B	=55N	2.0	8.5	10.5	4.25	1881	-4.0
72	Schreiber, Felix	1941	GER	−41N	=59B	=66N	=79B	=64B	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.75	1913	-4.0
73	Kahlenberg, Jens	2037	GER	−20N	+81B	−53N	=78B	=67N	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.25	1849	-26.0
74	Koelpin, Arvid	1969	GER	−29N	−46B	+92N	−69B	+85B	2.0	8.5	9.0	1.50	1854	-16.0
75	Kaase, Julian	2001	GER	−55N	F	−43B	+68N	+70B	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	1980	-2.0
76	Heuser, Philip, Dr.	2077	GER	−43B	−53N	+88B	=80N	=52B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.75	1882	-26.6
77	Rodriguez Klasen, Ennio	2024	GER	−21N	+89B	−57N	−61B	+83N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	1847	-48.8
78	Johannsen, Bent	1945	GER	=35B	−17N	=48B	=73N	−47B	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.75	1890	-14.4
79	Roessler, UlrikeWIM	2089	GER	−2B	−57N	+81B	=72N	−42B	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.50	1796	-39.4
80	Lehmann, Alexander	1958	GER	−13N	=48N	=90B	=76B	−49N	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.75	1892	-9.0
81	Zenker, Felix	1959	GER	−8B	−73N	−79N	+93B	=91N	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.25	1848	-11.2
82	Moenster, Madita	1986	GER	−54N	=67B	=85N	−40B	=92N	1.5	7.5	8.0	1.75	1766	-29.8
83	Lorenz, Veronika	1922	GER	+37B	−7B	−15N	−48N	−77B	1.0	13.0	15.0	3.00	1789	-31.2
84	Freitag, Christian	1886	GER	=18N	−10B	−31N	−67B	=88N	1.0	12.5	13.5	2.25	1739	-17.4
85	Strebel, Michael	1906	GER	−5N	=68N	=82B	−51B	−74N	1.0	10.5	12.0	1.75	1742	-19.4
86	Sniegowski, Richard	1957	GER	−30N	=47N	−37B	−58N	=89B	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.75	1730	-56.4
87	Muehlens, Rolf	1976	GER	−45N	+93B	−36N	−46B	−60N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1692	-36.2
88	Kuenzel, Andre	2001	GER	−19N	−36B	−76N	=89N	=84B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1727	-35.0
89	Besancon, Pascal	1912	GER	−4B	−77N	−51N	=88B	=86N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1762	-17.8
90	Fritz, Axel	1903	GER	−44N	=66B	=80N	−49B	−68B	1.0	9.0	10.5	1.75	1745	-19.0
91	Paul, Christoph	0	GER	F	−5B	−23N	−70N	=81B	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1664	0.0
92	Ball, Joerg	1947	GER	−28N	−64N	−74B	F	=82B	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1645	-27.8
93	Hauernherm, Stefan	1941	GER	−12B	−87N	−70B	−81N	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1190	-34.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cheng, NoahGER
+58.4
3.5 pts · #17
2Torosyan, BagratGER
+46.8
4.0 pts · #5
3Bock, MarlonGER
+41.4
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Sniegowski, RichardGER
-56.4
1.0 pts · #82
2Rodriguez Klasen, EnnioGER
-48.8
2.0 pts · #72
3Roessler, UlrikeWIMGER
-39.4
1.5 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R2+212 Elo gap
Zaprasis, Lenhard1877 beat WIMRoessler, Ulrike2089
R2+188 Elo gap
Golitsyn, Yury, Dr.1907 beat Siebarth, Marco2095
R3+171 Elo gap
Besbudak, Ozgur1923 beat Johnke, Stefan2094