Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 F
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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 02 Feb 2026 in Ingolstadt, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1697, and top seed was Max Deml (🇩🇪 GER, 1739).
Max Deml (🇩🇪 GER, 1739) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Adam Wadowski (4.0) and Peter Neumann (4.0). Deml clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Christian Grundner (1453) beat Andrei Fota (1691), a +238-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×36
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMax Deml led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE02 Feb
Max Deml takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Max Deml beat Adam Wadowski (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Adam Wadowski won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Max Deml | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Adam Wadowski | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Martin Kasperzyk | — | — | * | — |
| 4Peter Neumann | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deml, Max | 1739 | GER | +15B | +7N | =5B | +9N | +2B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 15.25 | 1805 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Wadowski, Adam | 1577 | POL | +33B | +25N | +10N | +8B | −1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1891 | +42.6 |
| 3 | Neumann, Peter | 1605 | GER | +38N | =6B | =13N | +11B | +10N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1841 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Kasperzyk, Martin | 0 | GER | =5B | +31N | =11N | +13B | +14N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tschirswitz, Stefan | 1667 | GER | =4N | +32B | =1N | +26B | =6N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 1778 | +9.0 |
| 6 | Schaefer, Erich | 1679 | GER | +20B | =3N | =12B | +24N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1764 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Rusakov, Vladislav | 0 | GER | +18N | −1B | +17N | +22B | =8N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Braun, Martin | 1599 | GER | +14N | +19B | +22N | −2N | =7B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1633 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Sedlmayr, David | 0 | GER | =31B | +17N | +23B | −1B | +16N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Stolzenwald, Frank | 1617 | GER | +28B | +26N | −2B | +12N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1645 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Spiess, Juergen | 0 | GER | +35B | =23N | =4B | −3N | +24B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hirsch, Moritz | 1726 | GER | +29N | =13B | =6N | −10B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1756 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Tamrazyan, Mariam | 0 | GER | +21B | =12N | =3B | −4N | =19B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Albroscheit, Klemens | 0 | GER | −8B | +34N | =16B | +32N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Oberhauser, Kilian | 0 | GER | −1N | =18B | +36N | +20B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Obermeier, Vitus | 0 | GER | −23N | +35B | =14N | +27B | −9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Eick, Holger | 1655 | GER | =32N | −9B | −7B | +35N | +33B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1883 | +16.4 |
| 18 | Gradwohl, Dominik Julian | 0 | GER | −7B | =15N | =31B | =33N | +23N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Seibert, Paul | 0 | GER | +34B | −8N | −24B | +31N | =13N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1672 | -7.6 |
| 20 | Stepanek, Vladimir | 1678 | GER | −6N | +38B | =30B | −15N | +32B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1630 | -3.8 |
| 21 | Krupke, Andre | 1653 | GER | −13N | +29B | −27N | =25B | +34N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1651 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Baumgarten, Otto | 1710 | GER | +36B | +24N | −8B | −7N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1499 | -34.0 |
| 23 | Giesecke, Jan | 1698 | GER | +16B | =11B | −9N | =30N | −18B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1669 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Haubold, Richard | 0 | GER | +37B | −22B | +19N | −6B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Koch, Thomas | 1595 | GER | +30B | −2B | −26N | =21N | =28B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1643 | +10.8 |
| 26 | Zhu, Yuncheng | 0 | GER | +27N | −10B | +25B | −5N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1583 | +5.6 |
| 27 | Grundner, Christian | 1453 | GER | −26B | +28N | +21B | −16N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2474 | +31.2 |
| 28 | Fota, Andrei | 1691 | GER | −10N | −27B | =29N | +36B | =25N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1498 | -53.2 |
| 29 | Bauer, Stefan | 1637 | GER | −12B | −21N | =28B | +37N | =31B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1561 | -21.2 |
| 30 | Siegel, Vitus | 1669 | GER | −25N | +33B | =20N | =23B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nathrath, Leni | 1505 | GER | =9N | −4B | =18N | −19B | =29N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1637 | +7.2 |
| 32 | Kretzschmar, Gerald | 1543 | GER | =17B | −5N | +37B | −14B | −20N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1560 | +1.2 |
| 33 | Neumeier, Roland | 1711 | GER | −2N | −30N | +38B | =18B | −17N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 827 | -72.8 |
| 34 | Fischer, Fabian | 1538 | GER | −19N | −14B | =35N | +38N | −21B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1424 | -11.2 |
| 35 | Hommel, Katja | 1582 | GER | −11N | −16N | =34B | −17B | =36N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1455 | -10.0 |
| 36 | Boll, Kai | 1547 | GER | −22N | =37N | −15B | −28N | =35B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1450 | -9.6 |
| 37 | Bezverkhiy, Dmitry | 1588 | GER | −24N | =36B | −32N | −29B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1303 | -21.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 533062269 | 0 | — | −3B | −20N | −33N | −34B | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wadowski, AdamPOL+42.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Grundner, ChristianGER+31.22.0 pts · #9
- 3Schaefer, ErichGER+18.03.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Neumeier, RolandGER-72.81.5 pts · #38
- 2Fota, AndreiGER-53.22.0 pts · #15
- 3Baumgarten, OttoGER-34.02.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R2+238 Elo gap
- R3+200 Elo gap
- R1+134 Elo gap