Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B

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69 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Travemuende, Germany. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Thomas Rieling (🇩🇪 GER, 2080).

Aras Kutlar (🇩🇪 GER, 1912) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Julian Esser (4.0) and Dave Moewisch (4.0). Kutlar shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Tobias Smith (1907) beat Michael Neumann (2057), a +150-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

Top seed

🇩🇪Thomas Rieling2080

Avg top 10

2,064

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇪Germany×69

Top 3

🥇
Aras Kutlar
🇩🇪GER·1912
4.5pts·2386perf+90.4
🥈
Julian Esser
🇩🇪GER·1990
4.0pts·2217perf+28.4
🥉
Dave Moewisch
🇩🇪GER·2061
4.0pts·2248perf+22.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Aras Kutlar led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kutlar4.5Moewisch4Piotrowski4Esser4Atri4Werthmann3.5

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Aras Kutlar held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Aras Kutlar won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kutlar, Aras	1912	GER	=16B	+57N	+10B	+41N	+6B	4.5	12.0	13.5	12.00	2386	+90.4
2	Esser, Julian	1990	GER	+48N	=28B	+21N	+7B	=5N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.75	2217	+28.4
3	Moewisch, Dave	2061	GER	+23B	=9N	+33B	=15N	+22B	4.0	12.5	15.0	11.75	2248	+22.8
4	Piotrowski, Christopher	2054	GER	+46B	+42N	−6B	+25N	+15B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.00	2765	+30.4
5	Atri, Jamshid	2023	GER	+53B	+60N	+56B	=6N	=2B	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.25	2334	+27.0
6	Dilcher, Klaus	0	GER	+68N	+26B	+4N	=5B	−1N	3.5	15.0	15.0	8.50	2024	0.0
7	Oppitz, PeterCM	2035	GER	+30B	+58N	+8B	−2N	=11B	3.5	13.5	15.0	9.25	2154	+15.8
8	Adelmeyer, Matti	2042	GER	+19N	+45B	−7N	+23B	=12N	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2154	+14.8
9	Wenzel, BirgerCM	2078	GER	+69N	=3B	=12N	=17B	+28N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.75	2127	+6.4
10	Werthmann, Nils	2050	GER	=34N	+27B	−1N	+42B	+18N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	2111	+8.0
11	Skoerys, Fabian	2067	GER	−26N	+68B	+28N	+19B	=7N	3.5	11.5	11.5	7.25	2110	+5.8
12	Goldmann, David	2030	GER	+62B	=59N	=9B	+30N	=8B	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.75	2138	+29.2
13	Esser, Michael, Dr.	2009	GER	=32B	+51N	=17B	=29N	+27B	3.5	10.5	12.5	8.50	2096	+11.8
14	Baumann, Marcel	1969	GER	−41N	+48B	=27N	+43B	+31N	3.5	9.0	11.0	7.75	2158	+25.4
15	Sargsyan, Narek	1917	GER	=43N	+20B	+31N	=3B	−4N	3.0	13.5	15.5	8.50	2112	+52.8
16	Gaertner, Michael	2059	GER	=1N	=37B	=26N	+38B	=17N	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.75	2019	-5.4
17	Simon, Christopher	1948	GER	+49B	=31B	=13N	=9N	=16B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.25	2102	+21.2
18	Haensel, Marvin	2018	GER	=36B	+32N	=29B	+44N	−10B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	2047	+4.0
19	Neuendorf, Max	1943	GER	−8B	+52N	+58B	−11N	+44B	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	2056	+15.4
20	Ruddat, Jarne	2063	GER	=38B	−15N	+51B	=26N	+29B	3.0	10.5	12.5	7.00	2017	-11.6
21	Smith, Tobias	1907	GER	+35B	=56N	−2B	=50N	+41B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.25	2089	+49.6
22	Bueter, Norbert	1989	GER	=47N	+61B	=41N	+37B	−3N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.50	2062	+10.0
23	Neldner, Jan	2027	GER	−3N	+69B	+60B	−8N	+55B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	2048	+3.2
24	Sturm, Frank	1928	GER	=39B	=25N	=42B	=35N	+50B	3.0	10.0	12.0	7.00	2076	+20.2
25	Wolff, Christoph	1987	GER	=61N	=24B	+47N	−4B	+60N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	2027	+5.6
26	Pittelkow, Andreas, Dr.	2012	GER	+11B	−6N	=16B	=20B	=40N	2.5	13.0	15.5	7.75	2143	+14.2
27	Weitz, Andreas	1941	GER	+63B	−10N	=14B	+45B	−13N	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	2006	+9.0
28	Freier, Werner, Dr.	1897	GER	+64B	=2N	−11B	+56N	−9B	2.5	12.5	13.0	4.00	2025	+17.4
29	Greiser, Christian	1950	GER	=40N	+34B	=18N	=13B	−20N	2.5	12.0	14.5	7.00	2012	+8.4
30	Buss, Stephan	1984	GER	−7N	+64N	+39B	−12B	=33N	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.25	2022	+5.2
31	Wellnitz, Simon	1992	GER	+54B	=17N	−15B	+46N	−14B	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.50	1952	-5.4
32	Aguike, Toshiya	1963	GER	=13N	−18B	=34N	+57N	=39B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.75	2013	+14.0
33	Richter, Felix	2029	GER	+44B	=41B	−3N	=36N	=30B	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.50	2003	-7.2
34	Moenster, Madita	1968	GER	=10B	−29N	=32B	+58N	=36B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.75	1970	0.0
35	Steinbrenner, Juerg	2018	GER	−21N	+65B	=38N	=24B	=37N	2.5	11.0	11.5	4.50	1915	-13.8
36	Dimke, Markus, Dr.	1947	GER	=18N	=40B	=45N	=33B	=34N	2.5	10.5	12.5	6.25	2001	+7.6
37	Jurkatis, Hagen	1951	GER	=57B	=16N	+49B	−22N	=35B	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.50	2022	+9.8
38	Beetz, Ole	1913	GER	=20N	=43B	=35B	−16N	+56B	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.25	2036	+16.6
39	Gottkehaskamp, Stefan	2034	GER	=24N	=47B	−30N	+61B	=32N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.75	1951	-11.4
40	Schramm, Luca	2000	GER	=29B	=36N	−44B	+62N	=26B	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.75	1959	-6.0
41	Neumann, Michael	2057	GER	+14B	=33N	=22B	−1B	−21N	2.0	14.0	16.5	6.25	1889	-23.0
42	Ebert, Juergen	1972	GER	+55B	−4B	=24N	−10N	=43B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	1923	-6.8
43	Quelle, Helmut	2030	GER	=15B	=38N	=46B	−14N	=42N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.75	1879	-20.8
44	Fabig, Holger	1967	GER	−33N	+67B	+40N	−18B	−19N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1933	-4.6
45	Doerge, Sven	1988	GER	+52B	−8N	=36B	−27N	=46B	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.25	1890	-13.6
46	Rolf, Marco	1982	GER	−4N	+55B	=43N	−31B	=45N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1923	-8.2
47	Just, Anita, Dr.WFM	1925	GER	=22B	=39N	−25B	=49N	=57B	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.50	1939	+2.0
48	Mentlein, Horst, Prof. Dr.	2025	GER	−2B	−14N	=64B	=54N	+63B	2.0	10.5	11.0	2.25	1907	-16.4
49	Kahlenberg, Jens	2011	GER	−17N	+54B	−37N	=47B	=53N	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.00	1896	-16.0
50	Schwarz, Moritz	2010	GER	−59N	=62B	+53N	=21B	−24N	2.0	9.5	10.5	4.00	1878	-36.4
51	Strebel, Michael	1934	GER	=66N	−13B	−20N	=52B	+61N	2.0	9.5	10.0	2.25	1930	-1.0
52	Heinemann, Guido	1901	GER	−45N	−19B	=54N	=51N	+62B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1874	-3.6
53	Nickel, Neithard	2072	GER	−5N	=63N	−50B	+64N	=49B	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.00	1935	-38.8
54	Kaeding, Oliver	1910	GER	−31N	−49N	=52B	=48B	+67N	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1920	-3.2
55	Machalitza, Marvin	1911	GER	−42N	−46N	+65B	+67B	−23N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.50	1906	-1.0
56	Richter, Jan	2009	GER	+65N	=21B	−5N	−28B	−38N	1.5	12.0	12.5	2.00	1774	-31.8
57	Hopson, Kevin Mike	2035	GER	=37N	−1B	=62N	−32B	=47N	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.75	1785	-33.8
58	Neumann, Hannes	1943	GER	+67N	−7B	−19N	−34B	=65N	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.25	1822	-32.0
59	Rennkamp, David	1917	GER	+50B	=12B	F	F	F	1.5	5.5	5.5	3.75	2213	+15.6
60	Kaeding, Taro	1914	GER	F	−5B	−23N	+63N	−25B	1.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1819	-18.8
61	Stieber, Michael	1955	GER	=25B	−22N	=63B	−39N	−51B	1.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1751	-50.0
62	Walter, Thomas	1922	GER	−12N	=50N	=57B	−40B	−52N	1.0	10.0	11.5	1.75	1755	-40.0
63	Toenniges, Thomas	2012	GER	−27N	=53B	=61N	−60B	−48N	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.50	1742	-34.0
64	Boehm, Stefan, Dr.	1981	GER	−28N	−30B	=48N	−53B	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	1673	-28.6
65	Hieke, Jonas	1876	GER	−56B	−35N	−55N	F	=58B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1649	-39.6
66	Rieling, Thomas	2080	GER	=51B	F	F	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1934	-4.0
67	Lenhardt, Manfred	2032	GER	−58B	−44N	F	−55N	−54B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1141	-49.8
68	Wiethuechter, Samuel	1921	GER	−6B	−11N	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1267	-6.0
69	Brueckmann, Gerd	1953	GER	−9B	−23N	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1253	-14.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kutlar, ArasGER
+90.4
4.5 pts · #5
2Sargsyan, NarekGER
+52.8
3.0 pts · #23
3Smith, TobiasGER
+49.6
3.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Stieber, MichaelGER
-50.0
1.0 pts · #62
2Lenhardt, ManfredGER
-49.8
0.0 pts · #68
3Walter, ThomasGER
-40.0
1.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R5+150 Elo gap
Smith, Tobias1907 beat Neumann, Michael2057
R2+146 Elo gap
Sargsyan, Narek1917 beat Ruddat, Jarne2063
R4+145 Elo gap
Kutlar, Aras1912 beat Neumann, Michael2057