Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E

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74 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Travemuende, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1769, and top seed was Ihor Ivashchenko (🇩🇪 GER, 1816).

Andre Richter (🇩🇪 GER, 1764) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Anatoli Grinman (4.5) and Uwe Scheunemann (4.0). Richter shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Thomas Moeller (1466) beat Martin Persona (1806), a +340-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

🇩🇪Ihor Ivashchenko1816

Avg top 10

1,769

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇪Germany×74

Top 3

🥇
Andre Richter
🇩🇪GER·1764
4.5pts·2018perf+49.2
🥈
Anatoli Grinman
🇩🇪GER·1661
4.5pts·2075perf+93.2
🥉
Uwe Scheunemann
🇩🇪GER·1695
4.0pts·1894perf+24.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Richter4.5Grinman4.5Yueksel4Rose4Breitenbach4Scheunemann4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Andre Richter held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Richter takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Andre Richter 4 wins (R1–R4)Anatoli Grinman 3 wins (R3–R5)Aran Yueksel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Andre Richter	*	—	1	—
2Anatoli Grinman	—	*	—	—
3Aran Yueksel	0	—	*	1
4Elias Bernd Rose	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Richter, Andre	1764	GER	+17N	+29B	+43B	+4N	=3N	4.5	14.0	16.0	14.00	2018	+49.2
2	Grinman, Anatoli	1661	GER	+64N	=3B	+34N	+18B	+8N	4.5	13.0	14.5	12.50	2075	+93.2
3	Scheunemann, Uwe	1695	GER	+31B	=2N	+28B	+9N	=1B	4.0	15.0	17.5	13.00	1894	+24.4
4	Yueksel, Aran	1620	GER	+50N	+6B	+22N	−1B	+18N	4.0	14.5	16.5	12.00	1912	+75.2
5	Hinke, Gerhard	1705	GER	=58N	+47B	=19N	+20B	+23N	4.0	11.0	12.5	10.25	1863	+16.2
6	Rose, Elias Bernd	1671	GER	+63B	−4N	+70B	+42N	+21B	4.0	10.5	11.5	7.50	1963	+74.0
7	Breitenbach, Alexander	1725	GER	=51N	=70B	+44N	+29B	+22N	4.0	9.5	10.5	9.00	1912	+45.2
8	Wartenberg, Julian	1726	GER	=25N	+33B	+10B	+26N	−2B	3.5	13.0	15.5	9.75	1824	+13.0
9	Wulf, Doris	1730	GER	+44N	+20B	=11N	−3B	+33N	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.25	1843	+14.8
10	Hoefig, Matthias	1639	GER	+48B	+13B	−8N	=39N	+38B	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.25	1878	+64.4
11	Neldner, Moritz	1757	GER	+52N	+32B	=9B	−21N	+26B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.75	1867	+15.0
12	Quiram, Heiko	1745	GER	=46B	=30N	=24B	+19B	+34N	3.5	11.0	13.0	9.25	1824	+10.4
13	Erl, Kiran	1747	GER	+54B	−10N	+61B	=25N	+30B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.25	1812	+17.2
14	Tode, Heinz	1689	GER	=26B	+41N	=42B	=27N	+25B	3.5	10.0	12.0	8.50	1830	+38.4
15	Hemker, Christoph	1637	GER	=42B	=16N	=71B	+46N	+27B	3.5	10.0	11.0	7.75	1796	+21.4
16	Zivier, Ezra, Dr.	1656	GER	=60N	=15B	=45N	+58B	+32N	3.5	9.5	11.0	7.50	1827	+23.0
17	Steinfeldt, Carlo	1633	GER	−1B	=72N	+73B	+28N	+49B	3.5	9.5	10.0	5.25	1791	+41.2
18	Freundlich, Kent	1714	GER	+53B	+24N	+27B	−2N	−4B	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	1732	+5.6
19	Matthias, Burkhard	1675	GER	+40B	=28N	=5B	−12N	+42B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.75	1772	+13.6
20	Iglanov, Edwin	1721	GER	+37B	−9N	+35B	−5N	+48B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	1776	+15.2
21	Ivashchenko, Ihor	1816	GER	+36B	−43N	+55B	+11B	−6N	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	1775	-11.2
22	Wang, Chris-Enyu	1633	GER	+68B	+62N	−4B	+31N	−7B	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	1699	+18.4
23	Schween, Sebastian	0	GER	+66B	−27N	+36B	+43N	−5B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.00	1694	0.0
24	Zickler, Ralf	1661	GER	+59N	−18B	=12N	=45B	+56N	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.25	1747	+12.0
25	von Kraft, Lukas	1733	GER	=8B	=35N	+49N	=13B	−14N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.75	1723	-1.4
26	Elpelt, Silvia	1698	GER	=14N	+71B	+38N	−8B	−11N	2.5	13.0	14.0	5.25	1678	-2.4
27	Huber, Andreas	1714	GER	+74N	+23B	−18N	=14B	−15N	2.5	13.0	13.5	5.25	1599	-13.0
28	Rapp, Hannes	1539	GER	+45N	=19B	−3N	−17B	+58N	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.00	1648	+29.6
29	Kurschis, Anton	1670	GER	+72B	−1N	+62B	−7N	=35B	2.5	12.5	13.0	3.25	1705	+10.0
30	Beese, Heiner	1767	GER	=49N	=12B	=32N	+50B	−13N	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	1698	-18.4
31	Simmon, Norbert	1573	GER	−3N	+64B	+56N	−22B	=37N	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1655	+11.4
32	Erdmann, Frank	1715	GER	+69B	−11N	=30B	+53N	−16B	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1693	-2.8
33	Oberberg, Max	1643	GER	=35B	−8N	+72B	+57N	−9B	2.5	11.5	12.0	3.75	1707	+8.6
34	Schreiner, Klaus	1705	GER	=73B	+65N	−2B	+69N	−12B	2.5	11.0	11.5	3.25	1638	-18.0
35	Schmidt, Sergej	1749	GER	=33N	=25B	−20N	+59B	=29N	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.25	1680	-9.4
36	Boettcher, Marc	1703	GER	−21N	+67B	−23N	=52B	+59N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.00	1753	+10.4
37	Denhardt, Patrick	1583	GER	−20N	−44B	+63N	+70N	=31B	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1667	+23.2
38	Kirchner, Stefan	1714	GER	=61B	+73N	−26B	+65N	−10N	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.75	1615	-13.2
39	Koenigs, Paul	1706	GER	=47N	=58B	+51N	=10B	F	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.50	1750	+4.4
40	Reitenbach, Frederick	1718	GER	−19N	−45B	=67N	+62N	+65B	2.5	8.0	9.5	3.75	1615	-27.6
41	Moeller, Thomas	1466	GER	=71N	−14B	−59N	+74B	+60N	2.5	7.5	8.0	2.50	1667	+49.6
42	Maly, Jens-Peter	1791	GER	=15N	+60B	=14N	−6B	−19N	2.0	14.0	15.5	5.00	1623	-23.0
43	Khadem Aljamea, Adam	1642	GER	+67B	+21B	−1N	−23B	F	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.50	1836	+31.2
44	Wiedemann, Thilo	1655	GER	−9B	+37N	−7B	−48N	+71B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.50	1587	-9.2
45	Ehrich, Dieter	1625	GER	−28B	+40N	=16B	=24N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.75	1644	+2.0
46	Suehling, Peter	1567	GER	=12N	=49B	=50N	−15B	=47N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.75	1596	+6.8
47	Wiedermann, Uwe	1673	GER	=39B	−5N	=48B	=55N	=46B	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.25	1623	-6.8
48	Tatliak, Stefan	1750	GER	−10N	=54B	=47N	+44B	−20N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1581	-23.2
49	Kernchen, Peter	1702	GER	=30B	=46N	−25B	+66N	−17N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	1590	-15.4
50	Pelchen, Robin	1580	GER	−4B	+63N	=46B	−30N	=53B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	1584	0.0
51	Simon, Elena	1697	GER	=7B	=57N	−39B	+71N	F	2.0	10.5	11.5	4.00	1663	-7.2
52	Maly, Wolfgang	1630	GER	−11B	=69N	=66B	=36N	=55B	2.0	9.5	11.0	3.75	1619	-1.6
53	Hollatz, Jens	1647	GER	−18N	=59B	+60N	−32B	=50N	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.25	1617	-8.8
54	Ruddat, Maila	1577	GER	−13N	=48N	−65B	+72N	=57B	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.50	1604	+6.8
55	Fuhrmann, Wolfgang	1746	GER	=65B	=61N	−21N	=47B	=52N	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.50	1582	-44.4
56	Baumann, Bettina	1659	GER	−62B	+68N	−31B	+61N	−24B	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.00	1538	-16.6
57	Wohlrabe, Joerg	1713	GER	=70N	=51B	=58N	−33B	=54N	2.0	8.0	9.0	3.25	1575	-19.0
58	Lozgacheva, Polina	1609	GER	=5B	=39N	=57B	−16N	−28B	1.5	12.5	14.5	4.25	1515	-25.6
59	Back, Andreas	1631	GER	−24B	=53N	+41B	−35N	−36B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.50	1496	-18.0
60	Persona, Martin	1806	GER	=16B	−42N	−53B	+68N	−41B	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.25	1472	-85.2
61	Wandinger, Bernhard Ludwig	1600	GER	=38N	=55B	−13N	−56B	=66B	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.00	1546	-13.6
62	Demmich, Kai	1674	GER	+56N	−22B	−29N	−40B	=63N	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.75	1523	-40.0
63	Niemietz, Peter	1682	GER	−6N	−50B	−37B	+73N	=62B	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.25	1469	-28.8
64	Schoppe, Gottfried	1707	GER	−2B	−31N	=68B	+67N	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1496	-23.2
65	Bahr, Jan-Hendrik	1553	GER	=55N	−34B	+54N	−38B	−40N	1.5	9.5	11.5	3.00	1543	-3.6
66	Schenk, Michael	1609	GER	−23N	=74B	=52N	−49B	=61N	1.5	8.5	9.0	2.00	1572	-4.6
67	Kutz, Henning Jasper	1552	GER	−43N	−36N	=40B	−64B	+73N	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.75	1522	-8.0
68	Malyi, Tymofii	1548	GER	−22N	−56B	=64N	−60B	+72N	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.25	1535	-4.0
69	Brueggemann, Frank	1643	GER	−32N	=52B	+74N	−34B	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.50	1602	-5.0
70	Wolter, Kerstin	1708	GER	=57B	=7N	−6N	−37B	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1480	-23.8
71	Studdert, Levi	1508	GER	=41B	−26N	=15N	−51B	−44N	1.0	10.5	12.5	3.00	1391	-27.2
72	Ahmadi, Mohammad Taer	1617	GER	−29N	=17B	−33N	−54B	−68B	0.5	10.5	12.0	1.75	1248	-80.8
73	Yueksel, Anja	1586	GER	=34N	−38B	−17N	−63B	−67B	0.5	10.0	11.5	1.25	1292	-30.4
74	Loewe, Lukas	1704	GER	−27B	=66N	−69B	−41N	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1286	-80.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Grinman, AnatoliGER
+93.2
4.5 pts · #2
2Yueksel, AranGER
+75.2
4.0 pts · #3
3Rose, Elias BerndGER
+74.0
4.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Persona, MartinGER
-85.2
1.5 pts · #59
2Ahmadi, Mohammad TaerGER
-80.8
0.5 pts · #74
3Loewe, LukasGER
-80.0
0.5 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R5+340 Elo gap
Moeller, Thomas1466 beat Persona, Martin1806
R4+238 Elo gap
Moeller, Thomas1466 beat Loewe, Lukas1704
R2+174 Elo gap
Khadem Aljamea, Adam1642 beat Ivashchenko, Ihor1816