Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D
91 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Travemuende, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1876, and top seed was Stefan Gosch (🇩🇪 GER, 1985).
Cedric Eis (🇩🇪 GER, 1855) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alica Foltin (4.5) and Adrian Kehr (4.0). Eis shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jens Hammel (1586) beat Helge Biermann (1869), a +283-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Eis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Cedric Eis 4 wins (R2–R5)Alica Foltin 3 wins (R3–R5)Gerda Strate 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cedric Eis | * | — | — | — |
| 2Alica Foltin | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gerda Strate | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Adrian Kehr | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eis, Cedric | 1855 | GER | =21B | +37B | +24N | +38N | +9B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 13.00 | 2104 | +24.6 |
| 2 | Foltin, Alica | 1721 | GER | +39N | =18B | +25N | +22N | +20B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 13.00 | 2135 | +46.2 |
| 3 | Kehr, Adrian | 1858 | GER | +32B | +57N | +7B | =9N | =6B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.75 | 2001 | +34.0 |
| 4 | Kloepping, Peter | 1819 | GER | +56N | +52B | +26N | =6B | =5N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1977 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Schwerdtfeger, Wolfgang | 1810 | GER | +55B | =12N | +53B | +27N | =4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 1961 | +17.8 |
| 6 | Strate, Gerda | 1835 | GER | +71B | +87N | +30B | =4N | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2019 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Schuster, Rebekka | 1792 | GER | +79B | +35B | −3N | +36N | +28B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2022 | +28.6 |
| 8 | Wilde, Juergen | 1803 | GER | =36B | =70N | +46B | +21N | +23N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1972 | +40.8 |
| 9 | Krauss, Robert | 1698 | GER | +33N | +19B | +14N | =3B | −1N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1946 | +66.4 |
| 10 | Hotaki, Mohammed Shah | 1805 | GER | +16B | =27N | −29B | +18B | +41N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1871 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Doemer, Daniel, Dr. | 1777 | GER | +54B | +45N | =38B | =20N | =15B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1955 | +47.6 |
| 12 | Prendel, Alana Dehlia | 1709 | GER | +80N | =5B | −35N | +43B | +44N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1918 | +56.8 |
| 13 | Mueller, Nico | 1738 | GER | −19N | +80B | +48B | +31N | =22B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1941 | +54.8 |
| 14 | von Gehlen, Elian | 1746 | GER | =41N | +40B | −9B | +51N | +42B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1913 | +45.2 |
| 15 | Fischer, Eckhard | 1842 | GER | =47N | +81B | =18N | +57B | =11N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1877 | +4.6 |
| 16 | Bashirova, Sona | 1640 | GER | −10N | +69B | +62N | =19B | +58N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1901 | +70.4 |
| 17 | Betz, Niclas | 1622 | GER | −37N | =39B | +79N | +72B | +35N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1867 | +65.6 |
| 18 | Kloth, Henri | 1734 | GER | +42B | =2N | =15B | −10N | +63B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1845 | +30.8 |
| 19 | Krain, Rafael | 1744 | GER | +13B | −9N | +70B | =16N | =27B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1761 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Andersen, Henrik | 1883 | GER | =81N | +47B | +34N | =11B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1822 | -14.8 |
| 21 | Domnick, Michael | 1739 | GER | =1N | +85B | =23N | −8B | +52N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1853 | +15.6 |
| 22 | Gronemeyer, Moritz Jakob | 1773 | GER | =40N | +41B | +43N | −2B | =13N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1811 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Klein, Rainer | 1881 | GER | +91B | =24N | =21B | +29N | −8B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1882 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Thierauch, Jakob | 1842 | GER | +72N | =23B | −1B | +65N | =29B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1861 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Kuestermann, Dieter | 1724 | GER | =31B | +84N | −2B | +59N | =26B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1851 | +13.4 |
| 26 | Fachri, Hormoz | 0 | GER | +88B | +28N | −4B | =35B | =25N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1766 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Elkin, Lev | 1725 | GER | +90N | =10B | +60N | −5B | =19N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1868 | +40.0 |
| 28 | Sviridov, Vitaliy | 1800 | GER | +63N | −26B | +52N | +32B | −7N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1948 | +15.0 |
| 29 | Meffert, Claudia | 1799 | GER | +74N | =60B | +10N | −23B | =24N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1901 | +14.2 |
| 30 | von Koschitzky, Tilo | 1839 | GER | +66N | +86B | −6N | =49B | =34N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1830 | -0.6 |
| 31 | Rosenthal, Falk | 1813 | GER | =25N | =64B | +73N | −13B | +61N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1802 | -1.4 |
| 32 | Hildebrand, Azat | 1736 | GER | −3N | +74B | +59B | −28N | +81B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1862 | +34.8 |
| 33 | Kindermann, Thorsten | 1781 | GER | −9B | =71N | +55B | =53N | +56B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1785 | +0.6 |
| 34 | Gerighausen, Karl-Heinz | 1864 | GER | =82B | +89N | −20B | +54N | =30B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1913 | +6.8 |
| 35 | Muslumzada, Roya | 1739 | AZE | +51B | −7N | +12B | =26N | −17B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1740 | +0.2 |
| 36 | Warns, Harald | 1692 | GER | =8N | =44B | +83N | −7B | =40N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1779 | +11.8 |
| 37 | von Gehlen, Samuel | 1622 | GER | +17B | −1N | =61B | =50B | =67N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1761 | +28.4 |
| 38 | Kirchner, Philipp | 1789 | GER | +77N | +73B | =11N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1847 | +6.0 |
| 39 | Raitza, Egon | 1730 | GER | −2B | =17N | +84B | −44B | +76N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1742 | +1.6 |
| 40 | Cornels, Max | 1802 | GER | =22B | −14N | =75B | +69N | =36B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1687 | -15.0 |
| 41 | Miltner, Andreas | 1714 | GER | =14B | −22N | +88B | +87N | −10B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1712 | -0.4 |
| 42 | Rehders, Sven | 1768 | GER | −18N | +77B | =72N | +64B | −14N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1720 | -13.6 |
| 43 | Preissner, Laurenz | 1718 | GER | =53B | +75N | −22B | −12N | +70B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1683 | -4.8 |
| 44 | Bielfeldt, Michael | 1817 | GER | =70B | =36N | =87B | +39N | −12B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1673 | -19.2 |
| 45 | Fischer, Nikolai | 1743 | GER | +68N | −11B | −49N | =73B | +71N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1727 | -4.0 |
| 46 | Eichler, Tim | 1702 | GER | =83N | =58B | −8N | +80B | =50N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1786 | +22.8 |
| 47 | Kollath, Leno | 1666 | GER | =15B | −20N | −54B | +79N | +87B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1782 | +30.0 |
| 48 | Raghavan, Badrinarayanan, Dr. | 1869 | GER | −73N | +68B | −13N | =62B | +72N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1724 | -19.2 |
| 49 | Solar, Mavi | 1631 | GER | =89B | =82N | +45B | =30N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1918 | +57.6 |
| 50 | Baechle, Mathilda | 1832 | GER | =75B | −53N | +71B | =37N | =46B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1681 | -40.0 |
| 51 | Freitag, Joshua | 1839 | GER | −35N | =79B | +85N | −14B | +73N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1720 | -31.6 |
| 52 | Holand, Maxim | 1764 | GER | +59B | −4N | −28B | +82N | −21B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1749 | -2.4 |
| 53 | Allmacher, Marco | 1649 | GER | =43N | +50B | −5N | =33B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1785 | +14.8 |
| 54 | Engelmann, Chris | 1772 | GER | −11N | =56B | +47N | −34B | =55N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1675 | -13.2 |
| 55 | Richter, Tim | 1704 | GER | −5N | =67B | −33N | +88B | =54B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1665 | -4.8 |
| 56 | Boschert, Lukas | 1725 | GER | −4B | =54N | =76N | +83B | −33N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1703 | -6.0 |
| 57 | Bertram, Thomas | 1742 | GER | +67N | −3B | +82B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1770 | +2.0 |
| 58 | Clemens, Wolfgang | 1853 | GER | =61B | =46N | =65B | =81N | −16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1633 | -29.6 |
| 59 | Kutz, Paul Matti | 1760 | GER | −52N | +66B | −32N | −25B | +80N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1674 | -24.4 |
| 60 | Olschok, Juergen | 1803 | GER | +65B | =29N | −27B | =61N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1748 | -6.4 |
| 61 | Rasch, Wolfgang, Dr. | 1735 | GER | =58N | =83B | =37N | =60B | −31B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1682 | -7.0 |
| 62 | Kurbangulov, Viktor | 1772 | GER | =84B | =78N | −16B | =48N | =65B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1655 | -13.2 |
| 63 | Luthardt, Christopher | 1727 | GER | −28B | =88N | =67N | +74B | −18N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1661 | -7.6 |
| 64 | Schindel, Volker | 1761 | GER | =76B | =31N | =78B | −42N | =66B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1699 | -14.8 |
| 65 | Emlinger, Maximilian | 1734 | GER | −60N | +90B | =58N | −24B | =62N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1746 | +1.6 |
| 66 | Hankus, Dennis | 1742 | GER | −30B | −59N | +90N | =67B | =64N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1708 | -4.0 |
| 67 | Salomon, Klaus | 0 | GER | −57B | =55N | =63B | =66N | =37B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Lehmann, Michael | 1744 | GER | −45B | −48N | −74N | +90B | +83N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1713 | -4.4 |
| 69 | Hammel, Jens | 1586 | GER | −86N | −16N | +91B | −40B | +88N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1662 | +8.8 |
| 70 | Nuesken, Norbert | 1646 | GER | =44N | =8B | −19N | =76B | −43N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1632 | -2.0 |
| 71 | Barth, Richard | 1791 | GER | −6N | =33B | −50N | +85B | −45B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1609 | -24.2 |
| 72 | Waeldrich, Oliver, Dr. | 1675 | GER | −24B | +91N | =42B | −17N | −48B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1645 | -8.8 |
| 73 | Rusch, Levi Adrian | 1691 | GER | +48B | −38N | −31B | =45N | −51B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1661 | -8.0 |
| 74 | Becker, Roland | 1814 | GER | −29B | −32N | +68B | −63N | =77B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1589 | -30.6 |
| 75 | Schoening, Leopold | 1641 | GER | =50N | −43B | =40N | =84B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1683 | +7.6 |
| 76 | Stomprowski, Eckhard | 1821 | GER | =64N | F | =56B | =70N | −39B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1629 | -21.2 |
| 77 | Gottwald, Siegmar | 1683 | GER | −38B | −42N | −80N | +91B | =74N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1651 | -4.2 |
| 78 | Ackermann, Joerg, Dr. | 0 | GER | =85N | =62B | =64N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Keller, Hansjuergen | 1824 | GER | −7N | =51N | −17B | −47B | =85N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1464 | -45.4 |
| 80 | Schmitt, Michael | 1762 | GER | −12B | −13N | +77B | −46N | −59B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1478 | -36.0 |
| 81 | Kellner, Rene | 1721 | GER | =20B | −15N | F | =58B | −32N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1636 | -8.6 |
| 82 | Gosch, Stefan | 1985 | GER | =34N | =49B | −57N | −52B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1557 | -85.2 |
| 83 | Brorsen, Mathias | 1681 | GER | =46B | =61N | −36B | −56N | −68B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1479 | -49.2 |
| 84 | Hannemann, Steven | 1727 | GER | =62N | −25B | −39N | =75N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1524 | -42.4 |
| 85 | Sonsalla, Stefan | 1601 | GER | =78B | −21N | −51B | −71N | =79B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1476 | -9.6 |
| 86 | Ziebegk, Marcel | 1716 | GER | +69B | −30N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1712 | -0.2 |
| 87 | Scholz, Gerfried | 1589 | GER | F | −6B | =44N | −41B | −47N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1436 | -12.4 |
| 88 | Otten, Arnold, Dr. | 1646 | GER | −26N | =63B | −41N | −55N | −69B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1361 | -26.0 |
| 89 | Escher, Natan | 1727 | GER | =49N | −34B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1555 | -18.0 |
| 90 | Seum, Ferdinand | 1819 | GER | −27B | −65N | −66B | −68N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 936 | -49.2 |
| 91 | Biermann, Helge | 1869 | GER | −23N | −72B | −69N | −77N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -56.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bashirova, SonaGER+70.43.5 pts · #14
- 2Krauss, RobertGER+66.43.5 pts · #15
- 3Betz, NiclasGER+65.63.5 pts · #10
- 1Gosch, StefanGER-85.21.0 pts · #83
- 2Biermann, HelgeGER-56.20.0 pts · #90
- 3Seum, FerdinandGER-49.20.0 pts · #91
- R3+283 Elo gap
- R3+243 Elo gap
- R4+221 Elo gap