Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B

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108 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Hannover, Germany. 5 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Marco Siebarth (🇩🇪 GER, 2094).

Leon Zweigait (🇩🇪 GER, 1996) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jonas Bangert (4.5) and Julian Braun (4.0). Zweigait won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nora Heidemann (WCM, 1807) beat Frank Peters (2076), a +269-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

🇩🇪Marco Siebarth2094

Avg top 10

2,067

Participants

108

Titled players · 5

CM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×103

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
Leon Zweigait
🇩🇪GER·1996
5.0pts·2786perf+38.8
🥈
Jonas Bangert
🇩🇪GER·1986
4.5pts·2361perf+82.4
🥉
Julian Braun
🇩🇪GER·2077
4.0pts·2218perf+33.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Leon Zweigait led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zweigait5Bangert4.5Richter4Braun4Brockhoff4Quelle4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Leon Zweigait held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Leon Zweigait won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

R3 · LATE SURGE

Jan Richter was #15 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zweigait, Leon	1996	GER	+55B	+96N	+11B	+7N	+8B	5.0	13.0	14.0	14.00	2786	+38.8
2	Bangert, Jonas	1986	GER	+34N	+47B	=4N	+45B	+10N	4.5	13.0	15.5	13.50	2361	+82.4
3	Braun, Julian	2077	GER	+90N	=9B	+49N	+5B	=4N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.75	2218	+33.2
4	Quelle, Helmut	2030	GER	+63B	+70N	=2B	+42N	=3B	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.25	2223	+23.6
5	Brockhoff, Moritz	1991	GER	+50N	+19B	+25B	−3N	+36B	4.0	13.0	15.5	11.50	2187	+24.2
6	Richter, Jan	2009	GER	+102N	=42B	=20N	+70B	+24B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.75	2207	+24.0
7	Beyer, Clemens	2003	GER	+32N	+27B	+14N	−1B	=9N	3.5	15.0	18.0	11.25	2054	+5.0
8	Rohm, Linus	2017	GER	+15B	=29N	+61B	+64N	−1N	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.00	2122	+14.0
9	Bender, Felix	1925	GER	+86B	=3N	+37B	=18N	=7B	3.5	13.5	15.0	9.75	2140	+29.0
10	Neumann, HelenaWFM	2041	GER	=26B	+43N	+29B	+60N	−2B	3.5	13.0	15.5	9.50	2122	+21.2
11	Mueller, Alfred Helmut	0	GER	+84N	+76B	−1N	+47B	=14N	3.5	13.0	15.0	8.25	2027	0.0
12	Kerz, Markus	2029	GER	+73N	=23B	=28N	+20B	=13N	3.5	12.5	14.5	9.75	2143	+15.2
13	Spiekermann, Stefan	1984	SUI	+71N	=44B	=22N	+33B	=12B	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.50	2123	+18.6
14	Dittmann, Marco	0	GER	+69B	+77N	−7B	+53N	=11B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.25	2002	0.0
15	Wusterack, Paul	1929	GER	−8N	+104B	+46N	=21B	+44N	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.50	2159	+31.0
16	Roth, Thorsten	1998	GER	=48N	+97B	=18B	=22N	+42B	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.75	2094	+13.0
17	Daemmig, Matthias, Dr.	2028	GER	+81N	=20B	+67N	F	+52B	3.5	9.5	9.5	8.00	2289	+21.8
18	Schulz, Jannis	2063	GER	=35N	+100B	=16N	=9B	=23N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.50	2038	-3.2
19	Neuendorf, Max	1943	GER	+101N	−5N	+39B	=30N	=38B	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.00	2085	+19.4
20	Toenniges, Thomas	2012	GER	+99B	=17N	=6B	−12N	+68B	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.75	2052	+5.6
21	Castro Niemann, Quentin Jose	1978	GER	+41B	=28N	=53B	=15N	=26B	3.0	12.5	15.0	9.00	1979	0.0
22	Sniegowski, Richard	1901	GER	+54N	=75N	=13B	=16B	=40N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.50	2087	+50.4
23	Daug, Joern-Henning	1972	GER	+78B	=12N	=24B	=25N	=18B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.25	2084	+15.4
24	Mueller, Konstantin	2037	GER	+89N	=49B	=23N	+28B	−6N	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.25	2062	+6.8
25	Kiesel, Lucas	2003	GER	+62N	+106B	−5N	=23B	=27N	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.50	2060	+7.8
26	Lenhardt, Manfred	2032	GER	=10N	=46B	+79N	=31B	=21N	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	2088	+7.8
27	Grosser, Walter	1975	GER	+51B	−7N	=43B	+86N	=25B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.75	2066	+12.8
28	Huhnstock, Rico	2002	GER	+91N	=21B	=12B	−24N	+72B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.75	2059	+8.2
29	Kovalskyy, Alicia	1957	GER	+104N	=8B	−10N	=50B	+67N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.00	2023	+18.4
30	Aden, Keno	1954	GER	=67N	=33B	+76N	=19B	=32N	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.50	2017	+8.8
31	Wilde, Justin	2012	GER	+93B	=52N	=56B	=26N	=34B	3.0	11.0	12.5	7.00	2037	+3.8
32	Stoy, Ulf	1938	GER	−7B	=51N	+98B	+75N	=30B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.75	2069	+18.0
33	Schellmann, FrankCM	1928	GER	=65B	=30N	+96B	−13N	+69B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.75	2031	+14.6
34	Burnus, Finn Crispin	1960	GER	−2B	=98N	+99B	+59B	=31N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	2043	+23.2
35	Fuhrmeister, Ulf-Theo, Dr.	1995	GER	=18B	=39N	=86B	=43N	+78B	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.00	2057	+8.6
36	Heidemann, NoraWCM	1807	GER	−106N	+62B	+87N	+54B	−5N	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.50	2083	+72.0
37	Hieke, Jonas	1876	GER	=87N	+74B	−9N	+73B	=46N	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.00	2070	+52.8
38	Busche, Stefan	2022	GER	=97N	=48B	+72N	=44B	=19N	3.0	10.0	11.0	6.50	2038	+2.6
39	Rick, Uwe	2061	GER	=100N	=35B	−19N	+76B	+81N	3.0	10.0	11.0	6.00	2050	-1.2
40	Doerge, Sven	1988	GER	−43B	+105N	=68B	+58N	=22B	3.0	10.0	11.0	6.00	1995	+1.0
41	Kunze, Sebastian	0	GER	−21N	+91B	−57N	+74B	+79N	3.0	9.5	11.0	5.50	2004	0.0
42	Woelk, Marvin	1931	GER	+85N	=6N	+75B	−4B	−16N	2.5	13.5	15.5	6.00	2027	+13.0
43	Meyer, Henry	1936	GER	+40N	−10B	=27N	=35B	=47N	2.5	12.5	15.0	7.25	1993	+15.2
44	Kamp, Aaron	2069	GER	+66B	=13N	=64B	=38N	−15B	2.5	12.5	15.0	7.00	1986	-11.6
45	Erofeev, Anastasia	1980	GER	=68B	+58N	+52B	−2N	F	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.00	2039	+6.2
46	Zhang, Onno	2067	GER	=56B	=26N	−15B	+93N	=37B	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.75	1943	-33.2
47	Weis, Olga	1964	GER	+98B	−2N	+88B	−11N	=43B	2.5	12.0	13.0	3.75	2037	+7.4
48	Chakhalov, Mikael	1930	GER	=16B	=38N	=51B	=69N	=53B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.75	1989	+15.2
49	Hilker, Bjoern	1987	GER	+95B	=24N	−3B	=68N	=63B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1986	-0.2
50	Himonakis, Michael	1905	GER	−5B	+108N	=77B	=29N	=61B	2.5	11.5	12.0	4.25	1989	+11.4
51	Siebarth, Marco	2094	GER	−27N	=32B	=48N	+89B	=62N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.50	1960	-18.0
52	Bachhuber, Dominik	1956	GER	+74N	=31B	−45N	+94B	−17N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	1990	+4.6
53	Hagenbeck-Huebert, Hartmut	1954	GER	=103N	+83B	=21N	−14B	=48N	2.5	11.0	12.0	5.25	2062	+16.8
54	Peters, Frank	2076	GER	−22B	+102N	+63B	−36N	=55B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.75	1914	-21.2
55	Strebel, Michael	1934	GER	−1N	=94B	+103N	=80B	=54N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.00	1897	-4.6
56	Verhoef, Helge	2011	GER	=46N	+92B	=31N	=57B	F	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.50	2135	+13.2
57	Tueckmantel, Rene	2039	GER	=88B	=68N	+41B	=56N	F	2.5	10.0	11.5	6.00	1954	-7.0
58	Moeller, Jonas	1919	GER	=59N	−45B	+85N	−40B	+87N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	2010	+12.4
59	Ploog, Martin, Dr.	2031	GER	=58B	−60N	+82B	−34N	+86B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1939	-12.6
60	Behr, Gregor	1951	GER	=92N	+59B	+101N	−10B	F	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	2132	+19.2
61	Sasse, Leon	1946	GER	=83N	+103B	−8N	=71B	=50N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	1855	-10.4
62	Hein, Ralf	1979	GER	−25B	−36N	+105B	+88N	=51B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1957	-3.2
63	Schmidt, Peter	1996	GER	−4N	+107B	−54N	+101B	=49N	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.25	2036	+5.6
64	Oppitz, PeterCM	2035	GER	+82N	+72B	=44N	−8B	F	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.25	2095	+6.0
65	Markosyan, Aleksandr	1990	GER	=33N	−67B	−71N	+102B	+80N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.50	1925	-9.0
66	Solbu, August	1963	NOR	−44N	=71B	−80N	+97B	+94N	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.50	1955	-2.0
67	Andresen, Marc	1873	GER	=30B	+65N	−17B	=77N	−29B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.00	1917	+5.8
68	Philipp, Nils	1915	GER	=45N	=57B	=40N	=49B	−20N	2.0	11.0	13.5	5.25	1929	+1.8
69	Prahl, Niklas	1876	GER	−14N	=80B	+97N	=48B	−33N	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.25	1927	+5.6
70	Vilain, Thomas	1926	FRA	+107N	−4B	F	−6N	+77B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	2028	+11.0
71	Bender, Sebastian	1944	GER	−13B	=66N	+65B	=61N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	1971	+3.0
72	Hofmann, Oliver	1987	GER	+79N	−64N	−38B	+92B	−28N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	1945	-11.6
73	Broeker, Clemens	1998	GER	−12B	=78N	+95B	−37N	=83B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	1856	-19.4
74	Gaertner, Alessandro	2016	GER	−52B	−37N	+84B	−41N	+95B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	1922	-20.4
75	Neldner, Jan	2027	GER	+105N	=22B	−42N	−32B	=82N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	1857	-23.4
76	Thuemler, Floris	2040	GER	+108B	−11N	−30B	−39N	+99B	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	1992	-10.8
77	Wortmann, Klaus-Peter	2016	GER	+80N	−14B	=50N	=67B	−70N	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.25	1913	-11.0
78	Schoettker, Jochen	1929	GER	−23N	=73B	=81N	+90B	−35N	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.50	1906	-3.2
79	Vollmar, Timo	1983	GER	−72B	+84N	−26B	+100N	−41B	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.00	1977	-0.6
80	Geers, Bernhard	1949	GER	−77B	=69N	+66B	=55N	−65B	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.75	1884	-9.0
81	Koch, Soeren	1970	GER	−17B	=99N	=78B	+96N	−39B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1914	-8.0
82	Sturm, Frank	1928	GER	−64B	=85B	−59N	+98N	=75B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1942	+1.8
83	Hahnewald, Uwe	1900	GER	=61B	−53N	=89N	=87B	=73N	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.75	1900	0.0
84	Simon, Christopher	1948	GER	−11B	−79B	−74N	+103B	+101N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1886	-4.8
85	Raimann, Max-Guenter	2067	GER	−42B	=82N	−58B	=99N	+100B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.50	1855	-57.6
86	Engelking, Michael	1935	GER	−9N	+90B	=35N	−27B	−59N	1.5	12.0	13.5	3.00	1828	-29.2
87	Malachowski, MargritWFM	1986	GER	=37B	=88N	−36B	=83N	−58B	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.25	1739	-33.2
88	Bilandzic, Ante	1936	DEN	=57N	=87B	−47N	−62B	=90N	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.75	1836	-13.2
89	Balzer, Lars	1977	GER	−24B	=95N	=83B	−51N	=91B	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.50	1819	-21.4
90	Slowik, Martin	1957	GER	−3B	−86N	+104B	−78N	=88B	1.5	9.0	10.0	1.75	1810	-19.8
91	Niederdorfer, Adrian	1905	GER	−28B	−41N	−93B	+108N	=89N	1.5	9.0	9.5	1.25	1884	-3.0
92	Herrmann, Andreas	2041	GER	=60B	−56N	=100B	−72N	=93B	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.50	1803	-32.2
93	Rosenburg, Thies	1869	GER	−31N	−101B	+91N	−46B	=92N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.25	1863	-1.0
94	Egelriede, Nikolas	1913	GER	−96B	=55N	+108B	−52N	−66B	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.75	1826	-11.4
95	Peter, Laurenz	1908	GER	−49N	=89B	−73N	+107B	−74N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.75	1857	-6.2
96	Arntz, Christoph	1991	GER	+94N	−1B	−33N	−81B	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1759	-24.4
97	Heinemann, Guido	1901	GER	=38B	−16N	−69B	−66N	=108B	1.0	11.0	11.5	1.75	1738	-19.6
98	Hilgert, Felix	1909	GER	−47N	=34B	−32N	−82B	=102N	1.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1704	-25.0
99	Hofmann, Frank	1918	GER	−20N	=81B	−34N	=85B	−76N	1.0	10.0	12.0	2.00	1770	-17.4
100	Eilers, Jochen	1941	GER	=39B	−18N	=92N	−79B	−85N	1.0	10.0	11.5	2.25	1803	-16.0
101	Kesselmeier, Kevin	2035	GER	−19B	+93N	−60B	−63N	−84B	1.0	10.0	11.5	1.50	1702	-42.4
102	Glass, Thomas	1930	GER	−6B	−54B	=107N	−65N	=98B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.00	1768	-19.4
103	Tyshchenko, Viktor	0	UKR	=53B	−61N	−55B	−84N	=105N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.75	1705	0.0
104	Dobierzin, Olaf	1918	GER	−29B	−15N	−90N	=105B	=107N	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	1728	-23.2
105	Schloeffel, Christian	1945	GER	−75B	−40B	−62N	=104N	=103B	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	1657	-26.4
106	Ophardt, Paul	2020	GER	+36B	−25N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1905	-5.8
107	Bischoff, Ulrich	2054	GER	−70B	−63N	=102B	−95N	=104B	1.0	7.0	8.0	1.00	1695	-46.0
108	Warter, Siegfried	2034	GER	−76N	−50B	−94N	−91B	=97N	0.5	7.5	8.5	0.50	1567	-53.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bangert, JonasGER
+82.4
4.5 pts · #1
2Heidemann, NoraWCMGER
+72.0
3.0 pts · #23
3Hieke, JonasGER
+52.8
3.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Raimann, Max-GuenterGER
-57.6
2.0 pts · #71
2Warter, SiegfriedGER
-53.4
0.5 pts · #108
3Bischoff, UlrichGER
-46.0
1.0 pts · #102

Biggest upsets

R4+269 Elo gap
WCMHeidemann, Nora1807 beat Peters, Frank2076
R3+179 Elo gap
WCMHeidemann, Nora1807 beat WFMMalachowski, Margrit1986
R1+175 Elo gap
Sniegowski, Richard1901 beat Peters, Frank2076