Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A

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45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Hannover, Germany. 21 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Sebastian Boehme (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2288).

Raphael Kracht (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2254) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sreyas Payyappat (4.0) and Christian Polster (4.0). Kracht won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Matthias, Prof. Dr. Kiese (CM, 2072) beat David Riemay (CM, 2241), a +169-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Hannover, Germany

Dates

06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 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

🇩🇪FMSebastian Boehme2288

Avg top 10

2,242

Participants

Titled players · 21

FM×8

CM×12

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×40

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRaphael Kracht
🇩🇪GER·2254
4.5pts·2512perf+25.6
🥈
FMSreyas Payyappat
🇮🇳IND·2136
4.0pts·2365perf+28.6
🥉
FMChristian Polster
🇩🇪GER·2250
4.0pts·2371perf+13.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Raphael Kracht led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kracht4.5Polster4Payyappat4Tonndorf3.5Boehme3.5Garbuz3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Raphael Kracht held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Raphael Kracht 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Christian Polster 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRaphael Kracht	*	—	—	1
2FMChristian Polster	—	*	—	—
3FMSreyas Payyappat	—	—	*	—
4FMMatthias Tonndorf	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kracht, RaphaelFM	2254	GER	=13B	+16N	+14B	+4N	+8B	4.5	11.5	14.0	12.75	2512	+25.6
2	Sreyas PayyappatFM	2136	IND	+34B	=8N	+36B	=7N	+9B	4.0	11.0	12.5	9.50	2365	+28.6
3	Polster, ChristianFM	2250	GER	=16B	=13N	+32B	+14N	+7B	4.0	10.5	12.5	10.00	2371	+13.6
4	Tonndorf, MatthiasFM	2188	GER	+41B	+5N	=30B	−1B	+24N	3.5	13.0	14.0	8.25	2372	+25.0
5	Boehme, SebastianFM	2288	GER	+21N	−4B	=19N	+13B	+15N	3.5	11.0	13.5	8.75	2284	-0.4
6	Garbuz, VitaliyCM	2149	GER	+45N	=7B	=10N	=15B	+17B	3.5	11.0	11.0	6.75	2278	+17.0
7	Scharfenberg, Michael	2128	GER	+11B	=6N	+17B	=2B	−3N	3.0	14.5	17.0	9.25	2276	+20.4
8	Engel, Robert	2148	GER	+43N	=2B	=18N	+12B	−1N	3.0	14.0	14.5	6.75	2260	+15.2
9	Lichtmannecker, DanielCM	2197	GER	+31N	=10B	=15N	+18B	−2N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.25	2190	-0.6
10	De Mie, MariskaWFM	2060	NED	+39B	=9N	=6B	=29B	=22N	3.0	11.5	13.0	7.25	2252	+26.0
11	De Roda Husman, Juan	2236	NED	−7N	+45B	=37N	=20B	+31N	3.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	2199	-4.8
12	Laubsch, BerndFM	2209	GER	+44B	−14N	+38B	−8N	+33B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.50	2187	-2.6
13	Kienitz, Andre	2097	GER	=1N	=3B	=24N	−5N	+43B	2.5	14.5	15.0	6.00	2233	+18.2
14	Bundan, EdwardFM	2173	GER	+29N	+12B	−1N	−3B	=18N	2.5	14.0	16.5	6.75	2221	+13.2
15	Kiese, Matthias, Prof. Dr.CM	2072	GER	+26B	=17N	=9B	=6N	−5B	2.5	12.5	15.0	7.00	2224	+20.2
16	Akhmatovski, Maxim	2125	GER	=3N	−1B	=28N	=41B	+37N	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.25	2162	+4.8
17	Schmitzer, KlausFM	2247	GER	+40N	=15B	−7N	+19B	−6N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	2132	-15.4
18	Sommer, Justus	2206	GER	=36B	+25N	=8B	−9N	=14B	2.5	11.0	12.5	6.00	2129	-20.8
19	Aden, Tammo	2141	GER	+23B	−30N	=5B	−17N	+36B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.75	2184	+5.8
20	Beyer, LorenzCM	2170	GER	=27B	=33N	=26B	=11N	=25B	2.5	10.5	12.5	6.25	2183	+1.8
21	Derr, OlegCM	2178	GER	−5B	+41N	=27B	=33N	=23B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.50	2167	-2.8
22	Hauser, Carlos, Dr.CM	2213	GER	=38B	=32N	=23B	=25N	=10B	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.75	2085	-17.2
23	Rose, Daniel	2088	GER	−19N	+42B	=22N	=28B	=21N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.75	2170	+11.0
24	Bosselmann, Tom Linus	2237	GER	=32B	=38N	=13B	+36N	−4B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.50	2108	-17.2
25	Wronn, Bernd	2071	GER	=35N	−18B	+42N	=22B	=20N	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.50	2179	+14.6
26	Riemay, DavidCM	2241	GER	−15N	+40B	=20N	+37B	F	2.5	9.0	10.5	4.25	2220	-2.6
27	Tiarks, Jann-ChristianCM	2211	GER	=20N	=37B	=21N	=31B	=39N	2.5	8.5	10.0	5.00	2141	-9.8
28	Sauer, TimCM	2127	GER	F	=34N	=16B	=23N	+40B	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.00	2215	+18.8
29	Wimmer, Juergen	2183	GER	−14B	+44N	+43B	=10N	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	2.00	2193	+0.8
30	Lesny, Florian	2244	GER	+42N	+19B	=4N	F	F	2.5	7.0	7.0	5.25	2446	+14.2
31	Liebelt, Jannik	2115	GER	−9B	+39N	=33B	=27N	−11B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	2119	+0.2
32	Boeddeker, Henry	2132	GER	=24N	=22B	−3N	−39B	+42N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	2138	+0.4
33	Baeuerlein, Johannes	2154	GER	=37N	=20B	=31N	=21B	−12N	2.0	10.0	11.5	4.25	2080	-10.2
34	von Zimmermann, Georg	2097	GER	−2N	=28B	=35N	−42B	+44N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.25	2047	-7.0
35	Martin, Stefan	2115	GER	=25B	−36N	=34B	=38N	=41N	2.0	7.5	8.5	3.50	2005	-15.4
36	Kull, Florian	2053	GER	=18N	+35B	−2N	−24B	−19N	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.25	2018	-4.8
37	Verbitsky, Jaroslaw	2086	GER	=33B	=27N	=11B	−26N	−16B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.75	2044	-5.6
38	Dauer, Maximilian	2072	GER	=22N	=24B	−12N	=35B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.50	2107	+3.0
39	Tomin, Bogdan	2157	SRB	−10N	−31B	F	+32N	=27B	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.25	2043	-12.8
40	Torosyan, BagratCM	2169	GER	−17B	−26N	+44B	=43N	−28N	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.25	2006	-43.6
41	Johnen, Daniel	2092	GER	−4N	−21B	F	=16N	=35B	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	1959	-13.4
42	Elier, AliCM	2191	LBA	−30B	−23N	−25B	+34N	−32B	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.00	1886	-38.8
43	Kampmann, HeikoCM	2134	GER	−8B	F	−29N	=40B	−13N	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1828	-28.2
44	Hagenbeck-Huebert, Ben	2026	GER	−12N	−29B	−40N	F	−34B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1365	-25.2
45	Lick, Patrick	2137	GER	−6B	−11N	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1393	-16.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sreyas PayyappatFMIND
+28.6
4.0 pts · #3
2De Mie, MariskaWFMNED
+26.0
3.0 pts · #10
3Kracht, RaphaelFMGER
+25.6
4.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Torosyan, BagratCMGER
-43.6
1.5 pts · #39
2Elier, AliCMLBA
-38.8
1.0 pts · #42
3Kampmann, HeikoCMGER
-28.2
0.5 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R1+169 Elo gap
CMKiese, Matthias, Prof. Dr.2072 beat CMRiemay, David2241
R3+120 Elo gap
Wronn, Bernd2071 beat CMElier, Ali2191
R3+119 Elo gap
Scharfenberg, Michael2128 beat FMSchmitzer, Klaus2247