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
Titled players · 7
CM×3
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×68
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇨🇱Chile×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 6 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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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+87.23.0 pts · #28
- 2Karapetsas, AthanasiosSVK+63.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Strebel, MichaelGER+47.04.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Erler, MarkGER-70.42.0 pts · #66
- 2Habel, ChristofGER-40.81.0 pts · #64
- 3Tuerkboylari, BahadirGER-34.01.0 pts · #69
Biggest upsets
- R4+330 Elo gap
- R1+281 Elo gap
- R4+140 Elo gap