Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A
SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Travemuende, Germany. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2223, and top seed was Markus Hochgraefe (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2330).
Lars Kasueschke (🇩🇪 GER, 2112) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexis Buchinger (3.5) and David Riemay (3.5). Kasueschke won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Lars Kasueschke (2112) beat Markus Hochgraefe (FM, 2330), a +218-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Travemuende, Germany
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 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
Titled players · 9
FM×4
CM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLars Kasueschke led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Lars Kasueschke never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Lars Kasueschke 4 wins (R1–R4)CM David Riemay 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lars Kasueschke | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMMatthias Tonndorf | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3CMDavid Riemay | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Alexis Buchinger | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasueschke, Lars | 2112 | GER | +7N | +18B | +16N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2565 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Buchinger, Alexis | 2094 | GER | +10N | +5B | −3N | +16B | =1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 2308 | +58.0 |
| 3 | Riemay, DavidCM | 2241 | GER | +21B | +13N | +2B | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2294 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Tonndorf, MatthiasFM | 2188 | GER | =17N | +20B | +8N | =9B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 2317 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Guo, Philipp Ziming | 2146 | GER | +26B | −2N | +24B | =6N | +11B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2295 | +20.0 |
| 6 | Lichtmannecker, DanielCM | 2197 | GER | +14N | =8B | =7N | =5B | =9N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2253 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Hochgraefe, Markus, Dr.FM | 2330 | GER | −1B | +25N | =6B | =8N | +17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 2213 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Torosyan, Bagrat | 2169 | GER | +12B | =6N | −4B | =7B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2276 | +29.2 |
| 9 | Gramb, Marius | 2206 | GER | =11B | =19N | +13B | =4N | =6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2223 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Sommer, Justus | 2206 | GER | −2B | +26N | +19B | =11N | =12B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2200 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Duester, ChristianCM | 2149 | GER | =9N | =17B | +18N | =10B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2181 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Tiarks, Jann-ChristianCM | 2211 | GER | −8N | =14B | +21N | =17B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2142 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Kirchner, Markus | 2162 | GER | +23B | −3B | −9N | =24N | +25B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 2192 | +4.2 |
| 14 | Reitemann, Jonathan | 2054 | GER | −6B | =12N | =22B | =23N | +24B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2189 | +17.8 |
| 15 | Hagemeister, Philipp | 2093 | GER | −24B | =22N | =20N | =18B | +26N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2155 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Johnen, Daniel | 2092 | GER | +22B | +24N | −1B | −2N | −8B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 2062 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Schmidt, Markus | 2111 | GER | =4B | =11N | =23B | =12N | −7N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 2151 | +5.0 |
| 18 | Bosselmann, Tom Linus | 2237 | GER | +25B | −1N | −11B | =15N | =21B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 2056 | -24.8 |
| 19 | Voigt, AnastasiaWFM | 2057 | GER | =20N | =9B | −10N | =22N | =23B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2108 | +6.6 |
| 20 | Molinaroli, MartinFM | 2113 | GER | =19B | −4N | =15B | =25N | =22B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 2046 | -9.6 |
| 21 | Lu, Yunong Elias | 2172 | GER | −3N | =23N | −12B | +26B | =18N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2139 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Helms, Finn | 2137 | GER | −16N | =15B | =14N | =19B | =20N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2010 | -34.8 |
| 23 | Breyther, RuedigerFM | 2239 | GER | −13N | =21B | =17N | =14B | =19N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2039 | -13.5 |
| 24 | Buchholz, Sebastian | 2159 | GER | +15N | −16B | −5N | =13B | −14N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1960 | -26.8 |
| 25 | Martin, Stefan | 2115 | GER | −18N | −7B | +26N | =20B | −13N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 2045 | -9.4 |
| 26 | Brau, Luca | 2129 | GER | −5N | −10B | −25B | −21N | −15B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1346 | -95.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Buchinger, AlexisGER+58.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Kasueschke, LarsGER+51.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Torosyan, BagratGER+29.23.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Brau, LucaGER-95.20.0 pts · #26
- 2Helms, FinnGER-34.82.0 pts · #21
- 3Buchholz, SebastianGER-26.81.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+218 Elo gap
- R4+129 Elo gap
- R2+125 Elo gap