Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B

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74 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 02 Feb 2026 in Ingolstadt, Germany. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Tim Geist (🇩🇪 GER, 2097).

Michael Strebel (🇩🇪 GER, 1906) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Athanasios Karapetsas (4.0) and Juergen Denk (4.0).

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nora Heidemann (WCM, 1720) beat Mark Erler (2050), a +330-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Ingolstadt, Germany

Dates

31 Jan 2026 → 02 Feb 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

🇩🇪Tim Geist2097

Avg top 10

2,079

Participants

Titled players · 7

CM×3

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×68

🇨🇱Chile×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

Top 3

🥇
Michael Strebel
🇩🇪GER·1906
4.0pts·2272perf+47.0
🥈
Athanasios Karapetsas
🇸🇰SVK·1965
4.0pts·2212perf+63.6
🥉
Juergen Denk
🇩🇪GER·1939
4.0pts·2265perf+41.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 6 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Tebelmann4Strebel4Karapetsas4Denk4Jordan4Willim4— ex-leaders:Willimled R3, #21

R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb

Michael Strebel takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 4.0/5. Strebel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Lars Tebelmann went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Strebel, Michael	1906	GER	+22B	=8B	+29N	+43N	=7B	4.0	12.5	14.5	11.00	2272	+47.0
2	Karapetsas, Athanasios	1965	SVK	+61B	=17N	+9B	=18B	+14N	4.0	12.5	14.0	11.00	2212	+63.6
3	Denk, Juergen	1939	GER	+71B	=29B	=14N	+25N	+21B	4.0	11.5	12.5	9.75	2265	+41.6
4	Tebelmann, Lars	2015	GER	+46N	=60B	=16N	+20B	+17N	4.0	11.0	12.5	10.25	2179	+20.8
5	Jordan, ChristianCM	2079	GER	+42B	=14B	=30N	+38N	+18B	4.0	10.5	12.5	9.75	2288	+25.8
6	Willim, MichaelCM	2018	GER	+59B	+41N	+39B	−7N	+15B	4.0	10.5	12.0	8.50	2169	+15.4
7	Geist, Tim	2097	GER	+50B	+10N	F	+6B	=1N	3.5	13.5	15.5	11.50	2296	+30.8
8	Lenhardt, Manfred	2030	GER	+58B	=1N	=11B	+42N	=13N	3.5	13.0	14.5	9.00	2147	+15.8
9	Lechermann, Markus	2071	GER	+54N	=19B	−2N	+40B	+31N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.00	2101	+3.8
10	Doerge, Sven	1969	GER	+66N	−7B	=24N	+35B	+30N	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.50	2151	+24.4
11	Gradwohl, Manfred	1986	GER	=63N	+65B	=8N	=12B	+29N	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.75	2126	+18.8
12	Stumpf, Daniel	1960	GER	−38B	+73N	+33B	=11N	+34B	3.5	10.5	11.0	7.25	2150	+25.6
13	Heuser, Philip, Dr.	2077	GER	=64B	=40N	+47B	+44N	=8B	3.5	9.5	10.5	7.25	2121	+5.8
14	Geldner, Gerrit	2090	GER	+62B	=5N	=3B	+39N	−2B	3.0	14.0	15.5	7.50	2058	-4.2
15	Dorfner, Jeremias	1908	GER	=31N	+27B	+26N	=21B	−6N	3.0	13.0	15.5	8.75	2072	+45.2
16	Krueger, Norbert	1995	GER	+34B	=25N	=4B	=23N	=43B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.50	2080	+12.0
17	Heidemann, NoraWCM	1720	GER	+47B	=2B	=31N	+55N	−4B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.25	2072	+87.2
18	Redzepovic, Irfan	1992	GER	=67B	+48N	+32B	=2N	−5N	3.0	12.5	13.5	7.00	2024	+4.6
19	Borchert, Finn	1939	GER	+33B	=9N	=23B	=30B	=24N	3.0	12.0	14.5	8.50	2092	+21.4
20	Gruber, Roland	2058	GER	−39B	+53N	+22B	−4N	+44B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	2060	+0.4
21	Abu-Risha, Oliver	2003	GER	+52B	+49N	=38B	=15N	−3N	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.50	2050	+6.4
22	Kuhn, Hubert	1959	GER	−1N	+58B	−20N	+46B	+42B	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	2057	+13.6
23	Hanisch, Sebastian, Dr.	1979	GER	=45N	+36B	=19N	=16B	=52N	3.0	10.5	12.5	7.50	2026	+6.4
24	Holgert, Michael	2038	GER	+72B	−51N	=10B	+41N	=19B	3.0	10.5	11.0	5.75	2031	-1.0
25	Kaufmann, Kurt	2007	GER	+68N	=16B	=44N	−3B	+70N	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.50	2042	+4.8
26	Hoeller, Armin	2042	GER	=48B	+67N	−15B	=32N	+45B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.25	1979	-8.2
27	Buettner, Thomas	1967	GER	=32B	−15N	+72B	=45N	+56B	3.0	9.5	10.0	4.75	1997	+4.2
28	Hildenbrand, Peter	2096	GER	−51B	=72N	=49B	+64N	+47B	3.0	7.0	7.5	4.25	2049	-6.0
29	Bauer, Laura Sophie	2028	GER	+70B	=3N	−1B	+60N	−11B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.50	1955	-20.0
30	Koppen, Harald	1986	GER	=40B	+64N	=5B	=19N	−10B	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.50	1963	-3.2
31	Heppert, Lars	1972	GER	=15B	+56N	=17B	=52N	−9B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	1919	-6.4
32	Himonakis, Michael	1916	GER	=27N	+69B	−18N	=26B	=33B	2.5	11.5	12.5	5.25	2011	+12.8
33	Arndt, Dominik	2027	GER	−19N	+54B	−12N	+67B	=32N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1944	-11.2
34	Eichschmied, Patrick	1995	GER	−16N	+68B	=40N	+49B	−12N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.00	1966	-4.0
35	Gewondow, Narek	1977	GER	+53B	−39N	=41B	−10N	+59N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.50	1872	-24.0
36	Zeindlmeier, Thomas	1975	GER	=43B	−23N	=37B	=50N	+69B	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.25	2009	+4.8
37	Oppitz, PeterCM	2048	GER	−41N	=59B	=36N	=48B	+58N	2.5	8.0	9.5	4.50	1922	-13.4
38	Johnke, Stefan	2094	GER	+12N	=44B	=21N	−5B	F	2.0	12.5	14.5	6.00	2012	-8.8
39	Hotman, Cagan Arhan	1991	TUR	+20N	+35B	−6N	−14B	F	2.0	12.5	14.5	5.50	2036	+10.0
40	Schultes, Christoph, Dr.	1921	GER	=30N	=13B	=34B	−9N	=41B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.25	1935	+1.6
41	Hoehfeld, Markus	1908	GER	+37B	−6B	=35N	−24B	=40N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1928	+2.8
42	Bender, Leon	2077	GER	−5N	+62B	+60N	−8B	−22N	2.0	12.0	13.5	3.00	1930	-20.4
43	Steinbrenner, Peter	2046	GER	=36N	+45B	F	−1B	=16N	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.75	1947	-21.6
44	Broeker, Clemens	2005	GER	+73B	=38N	=25B	−13B	−20N	2.0	11.5	12.0	3.00	1956	-7.0
45	Besancon, Pascal	1912	GER	=23B	−43N	+57B	=27B	−26N	2.0	11.0	13.0	5.00	1930	+2.4
46	Lehmann, Rainer	1941	GER	−4B	=57N	=50B	−22N	+64B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1889	-7.2
47	Bachhuber, Dominik	2001	GER	−17N	+61B	−13N	+66B	−28N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.50	1886	-15.0
48	Heilig, Tim Markus	1861	GER	=26N	−18B	=65N	=37N	=50B	2.0	10.5	11.5	4.25	1921	+7.6
49	Kuenzel, Andre	2001	GER	+74B	−21B	=28N	−34N	=55B	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1940	-8.6
50	Schmid, Dominik	1947	GER	−7N	=66B	=46N	=36B	=48N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.75	1886	-8.8
51	Navarro Jahnke, Leo	2039	GER	+28N	+24B	F	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2867	+43.2
52	Thelen, Armin	1948	GER	−21N	+74N	F	=31B	=23B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.75	1967	+2.0
53	Sop Kanli, SelenWFM	1969	TUR	−35N	−20B	=61N	=62B	+65N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.50	1911	-8.2
54	Martin, Reiner, Dr.	1966	GER	−9B	−33N	−58N	+73B	+66N	2.0	8.5	9.0	1.50	1899	-9.4
55	Erler, Mark	2050	GER	=65N	−63B	+59N	−17B	=49N	2.0	8.0	9.0	3.00	1705	-70.4
56	Utsch, Johannes	1950	GER	=69N	−31B	=62N	+65B	−27N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.25	1900	-14.0
57	Muehlens, Rolf	1976	GER	−60N	=46B	−45N	=58B	+68N	2.0	7.0	8.0	2.75	1874	-14.2
58	Baier, Philip	1943	GER	−8N	−22N	+54B	=57N	−37B	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.00	1847	-12.8
59	Sommer, Stefan	0	GER	−6N	=37N	−55B	+72N	−35B	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.75	1858	+4.4
60	Bilandzic, Ante	1983	DEN	+57B	=4N	−42B	−29B	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	4.00	1937	-5.6
61	Warsitz, Hubert, Dr.	1985	GER	−2N	−47N	=53B	=68B	=62N	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.25	1820	-22.4
62	Lehmann, Alexander	1958	GER	−14N	−42N	=56B	=53N	=61B	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.75	1865	-12.2
63	Molina Hidalgo, Juan	1933	CHI	=11B	+55N	F	F	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	3.75	2211	+14.6
64	Tuerkboylari, Bahadir	1906	GER	=13N	−30B	=66N	−28B	−46N	1.0	11.0	12.0	2.25	1763	-34.0
65	Scherf, Robert, Dr.	1937	GER	=55B	−11N	=48B	−56N	−53B	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.00	1723	-26.4
66	Allgaier, Erik	1914	GER	−10B	=50N	=64B	−47N	−54B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1718	-23.8
67	Birkholz, OlgaWFM	1941	GER	=18N	−26B	=69N	−33N	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1829	-11.0
68	Bendel, Ralf	1953	GER	−25B	−34N	=73B	=61N	−57B	1.0	9.0	9.5	1.00	1733	-27.0
69	Habel, Christof	2028	GER	=56B	−32N	=67B	−70N	−36N	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.50	1708	-40.8
70	Wimmer, Alfred	1960	GER	−29N	−71N	F	+69B	−25B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1822	-14.0
71	Mueller, RiyannaWFM	1997	GER	−3N	+70B	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1950	-5.2
72	Meyer, Stephan, Dr.	1940	GER	−24N	=28B	−27N	−59B	F	0.5	10.5	11.0	1.50	1761	-12.4
73	Haeussler, Stefan	1902	GER	−44N	−12B	=68N	−54N	F	0.5	8.5	9.0	0.50	1649	-22.4
74	Lay Bobadilla, Patrick	1915	CHI	−49N	−52B	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1175	-16.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Heidemann, NoraWCMGER
+87.2
3.0 pts · #28
2Karapetsas, AthanasiosSVK
+63.6
4.0 pts · #3
3Strebel, MichaelGER
+47.0
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Erler, MarkGER
-70.4
2.0 pts · #66
2Habel, ChristofGER
-40.8
1.0 pts · #64
3Tuerkboylari, BahadirGER
-34.0
1.0 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R4+330 Elo gap
WCMHeidemann, Nora1720 beat Erler, Mark2050
R1+281 Elo gap
WCMHeidemann, Nora1720 beat Bachhuber, Dominik2001
R1+140 Elo gap
Hoehfeld, Markus1908 beat CMOppitz, Peter2048