Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F

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76 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Hannover, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Holger Schleifer (🇩🇪 GER, 1761).

Ilja Debus (🇩🇪 GER, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gabriel Gakhov (4.5) and Leona Degenhardt (4.0). Debus shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Lidia Auras (1403) beat Heiko Gielke (1628), a +225-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

🇩🇪Holger Schleifer1761

Avg top 10

1,703

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇪Germany×72

Top 3

🥇
Ilja Debus
🇩🇪GER
4.5pts·1709perf0.0
🥈
Gabriel Gakhov
🇩🇪GER·1633
4.5pts·2404perf+74.0
🥉
Leona Degenhardt
🇩🇪GER·1696
4.0pts·1844perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Gakhov4.5Debus4.5Heinold4Raimann4Degenhardt4Stolzenwald3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Debus takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gabriel Gakhov drew with Ilja Debus (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gabriel Gakhov 4 wins (R1–R4)Ilja Debus 4 wins (R1–R4)Eliah Heinold 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gabriel Gakhov	*	½	—	—
2Ilja Debus	½	*	1	—
3Eliah Heinold	—	0	*	—
4Christian Raimann	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Debus, Ilja	0	GER	+69N	+16B	+14N	+4B	=2N	4.5	14.5	15.5	13.25	1709	0.0
2	Gakhov, Gabriel	1633	GER	+50N	+51B	+6N	+9B	=1B	4.5	13.5	15.5	13.25	2404	+74.0
3	Degenhardt, Leona	1696	GER	=29B	+37N	+20B	+8N	=9B	4.0	12.5	15.0	12.00	1844	+35.2
4	Heinold, Eliah	0	GER	+55B	+57N	+31B	−1N	+19B	4.0	11.5	13.0	8.50	1600	0.0
5	Raimann, Christian	0	GER	−39B	+55N	+56B	+35N	+22B	4.0	9.5	11.0	8.50	1625	0.0
6	Stolzenwald, Frank	1632	GER	+25B	+11N	−2B	=16N	+32B	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.50	1782	+20.2
7	Koppe, Cordelia	1656	GER	+12N	=8B	=17N	=14B	+24N	3.5	13.0	16.0	11.25	1829	+23.0
8	Mess, Isabella	1667	GER	+66B	=7N	+36B	−3B	+41N	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.25	1799	+35.6
9	Juergens, Nico	1654	GER	+73B	+60N	+30B	−2N	=3N	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.00	1779	+33.2
10	Diepenbrock, Wolfram, Dr.	1572	GER	+45B	=18N	=15B	=30N	+36B	3.5	11.0	13.5	9.25	1713	+30.0
11	Schoeler, Klaus	1576	GER	+62N	−6B	=33N	+53B	+43B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.25	1738	+21.8
12	Ondera, Bartlomiej	1731	GER	−7B	+75N	+61B	=15N	+30B	3.5	10.5	10.5	5.50	1738	+2.4
13	FIDE 533078300	0	—	=54B	=26N	=52B	+56N	+31B	3.5	9.5	11.0	7.50	1558	0.0
14	Schleifer, Holger	1761	GER	+23B	+61N	−1B	=7N	=16B	3.0	14.0	15.5	7.75	1775	+3.6
15	Fischer, Emil Fiete	1515	GER	+70N	=17B	=10N	=12B	=26N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.50	1660	+39.6
16	Hintze, Ana	1619	GER	+75B	−1N	+54B	=6B	=14N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.25	1791	+18.0
17	Glaschak, Joachim	1593	GER	+46B	=15N	=7B	=18N	=28B	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.75	1599	+0.6
18	Reinecke, Gerd, Dr.	1683	GER	=42N	=10B	+58N	=17B	=20N	3.0	12.0	13.5	7.50	1614	-7.4
19	Auras, Lidia	1403	GER	=32B	+64N	+38B	=24B	−4N	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.75	1764	+55.2
20	Ramm, Karl-Heinz	1614	GER	+71N	=21B	−3N	+62B	=18B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1673	+8.2
21	Friese, Arthur	1656	GER	+47B	=20N	=35B	+39N	−23B	3.0	11.0	13.5	7.75	1632	-5.6
22	Holloway, Wilfred	1602	GER	=44N	=58B	+50N	+34B	−5N	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.50	1825	+32.0
23	Grundner, Christian	1464	GER	−14N	+48B	F	+40B	+21N	3.0	11.0	12.0	8.00	1855	+40.2
24	Kramer, Heribert	1647	GER	+74B	=56N	+29B	=19N	−7B	3.0	10.5	11.0	5.25	1623	-2.4
25	Giesecke, Jan	1697	GER	−6N	−34B	+65N	+50N	+52B	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.50	1574	-26.8
26	Heilmann, Bernd	1528	GER	=72N	=13B	=51N	+60N	=15B	3.0	10.0	11.0	6.25	1699	+36.4
27	Vonrueden, Regina	1701	GER	=37B	−29N	+70B	=52N	+46B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.75	1533	-13.4
28	Zhao, Qixiang	1540	GER	−59N	=70B	+69N	+29B	=17N	3.0	8.0	9.0	5.50	1619	+22.0
29	Nowak, Thomas Anulak	1542	GER	=3N	+27B	−24N	−28N	+68B	2.5	13.0	14.5	6.50	1641	+13.0
30	Gloess, Harald	1628	GER	+34N	+59B	−9N	=10B	−12N	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.75	1609	-2.4
31	Roth, Vlad	1546	GER	+48N	+40B	−4N	=41B	−13N	2.5	12.5	15.0	6.25	1903	+54.0
32	Nagel, Detlev	1643	GER	=19N	=33B	=53N	+44B	−6N	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.25	1542	-13.4
33	Gruensel, Nafija	1558	GER	=49B	=32N	=11B	=38N	=35B	2.5	11.0	13.5	6.75	1616	+12.8
34	Maallem, Mats	1590	GER	−30B	+25N	+49B	−22N	=45B	2.5	11.0	13.5	6.75	1659	+15.2
35	Andreeva, Katharina	1537	GER	=63N	+67B	=21N	−5B	=33N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	1560	+3.6
36	Fischer, Bastian	1648	GER	=58N	+42B	−8N	+59B	−10N	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.75	1604	-4.6
37	Wesner, Andy	1538	GER	=27N	−3B	+63N	−43N	+62B	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.50	1606	+9.0
38	Wollrath, Werner	0	GER	=53N	+44B	−19N	=33B	=42N	2.5	10.5	12.5	6.00	1551	0.0
39	Bezverkhiy, Dmitry	1575	GER	+5N	F	+71B	−21B	=40N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.25	1567	-0.6
40	Roessling, Ivo	1612	GER	+52B	−31N	+57B	−23N	=39B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1453	-35.6
41	Swoboda, Walter, Dr.	1660	GER	−57B	+74N	+47B	=31N	−8B	2.5	10.0	10.5	4.25	1598	-17.2
42	Albrecht, Phil	1683	GER	=18B	−36N	=66B	+61N	=38B	2.5	9.5	11.0	5.00	1628	-10.8
43	Weidenhoefer, Ben	1628	GER	−51N	+63B	=59N	+37B	−11N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1534	-25.2
44	Artarov, Rina	1532	GER	=22B	−38N	+64B	−32N	+60B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.50	1717	+40.8
45	FIDE 533075042	0	—	−10N	−50B	+67N	+58B	=34N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.25	1295	0.0
46	Kleinen, Samuel	0	GER	−17N	=69B	+68N	+51B	−27N	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.00	1617	0.0
47	Schmitz, Max	1610	GER	−21N	+65B	−41N	+71B	=48N	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.75	1580	-7.6
48	Zipse, Gerold	1619	GER	−31B	−23N	+74B	+57N	=47B	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.25	1557	-16.4
49	Lischka, Joachim	1709	GER	=33N	=53B	−34N	=55B	+54N	2.5	9.0	10.5	5.00	1547	-21.2
50	Martens, Lutz	1544	GER	−2B	+45N	−22B	−25B	+69N	2.0	13.0	14.0	3.50	1436	-21.2
51	Braun, Anja	1587	GER	+43B	−2N	=26B	−46N	=53B	2.0	12.5	14.5	5.00	1595	+1.0
52	FIDE 34699236	0	—	−40N	+76B	=13N	=27B	−25N	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.25	1520	0.0
53	Grumbach, Thomas	1594	GER	=38B	=49N	=32B	−11N	=51N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.75	1542	-12.0
54	Komar, Mykhail	1441	GER	=13N	=72B	−16N	+73N	−49B	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.25	1565	+22.8
55	Patzak, Corinna	1556	GER	−4N	−5B	F	=49N	+67B	1.5	12.0	12.0	2.75	1709	+4.2
56	Hommel, Katja	1560	GER	+76N	=24B	−5N	−13B	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.50	1725	+8.6
57	Boecker, Marcus	1578	GER	+41N	−4B	−40N	−48B	=63N	1.5	11.5	13.0	3.25	1503	-8.4
58	Klein, Maik	0	GER	=36B	=22N	−18B	−45N	=61B	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.50	1543	0.0
59	Rueckinger, Leonidas	1499	GER	+28B	−30N	=43B	−36N	F	1.5	10.5	12.0	4.25	1524	+4.0
60	Menke, Stefan	1613	GER	+65N	−9B	=62N	−26B	−44N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.25	1407	-27.8
61	Thorn, Volker	1588	GER	+68N	−14B	−12N	−42B	=58N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.25	1505	-16.4
62	Boll, Kai	1537	GER	−11B	+73N	=60B	−20N	−37N	1.5	10.5	11.5	1.75	1436	-13.6
63	Limper, Cornelia	1469	GER	=35B	−43N	−37B	=64N	=57B	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.75	1432	-4.6
64	Gielke, Heiko	1628	GER	=67N	−19B	−44N	=63B	=65N	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.25	1290	-70.4
65	Heilmann, Bettina	1533	GER	−60B	−47N	−25B	+74N	=64B	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.25	1479	-14.4
66	Lambrecht, Harald	1591	GER	−8N	=68B	=42N	=69B	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.50	1550	-5.0
67	FIDE 13457969	0	—	=64B	−35N	−45B	+70N	−55N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.75	1472	0.0
68	Salm, Andreas, Dr.	1622	GER	−61B	=66N	−46B	+76N	−29N	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1448	-19.2
69	Kindermann, Ilona	1584	GER	−1B	=46N	−28B	=66N	−50B	1.0	12.0	13.5	2.00	1284	-22.2
70	Slowik, Anna	1516	GER	−15B	=28N	−27N	−67B	=74B	1.0	10.5	11.0	1.75	1394	-24.8
71	Lehner, Jens	1436	GER	−20B	F	−39N	−47N	+73B	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1402	-5.6
72	Lick, Helmut	1700	GER	=26B	=54N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.50	1485	-11.0
73	Schleicher, Winfried	1581	GER	−9N	−62B	+75N	−54B	−71N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1285	-37.6
74	Rieckers, Dirk	1594	GER	−24N	−41B	−48N	−65B	=70N	0.5	9.5	10.5	0.50	1229	-80.0
75	Gieseke, Karl-Heinz	1558	GER	−16N	−12B	−73B	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	843	-46.4
76	Steppat, Tristan	1416	GER	−56B	−52N	F	−68B	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	790	-22.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gakhov, GabrielGER
+74.0
4.5 pts · #2
2Auras, LidiaGER
+55.2
3.0 pts · #43
3Roth, VladGER
+54.0
2.5 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Rieckers, DirkGER
-80.0
0.5 pts · #74
2Gielke, HeikoGER
-70.4
1.5 pts · #66
3Gieseke, Karl-HeinzGER
-46.4
0.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R2+225 Elo gap
Auras, Lidia1403 beat Gielke, Heiko1628
R5+192 Elo gap
Grundner, Christian1464 beat Friese, Arthur1656
R2+159 Elo gap
Nowak, Thomas Anulak1542 beat Vonrueden, Regina1701