Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q7 A
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Magdeburg, Germany. 14 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2283, and top seed was Alfred Nemitz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2363).
Johannes Tschernatsch (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2291) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Henrik Petersen (4.0) and Uwe Kersten (4.0). Tschernatsch won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Viktor Pererva (2130) beat Alfred Nemitz (FM, 2363), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Johannes Tschernatsch led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Johannes Tschernatsch held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
FM Johannes Tschernatsch drew with FM Henrik Petersen (Black).
FM Johannes Tschernatsch 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Henrik Petersen 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJohannes Tschernatsch | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMHenrik Petersen | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3IMUwe Kersten | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMDavid Riemay | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tschernatsch, JohannesFM | 2291 | GER | +25N | +5B | +22N | +4B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2567 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Petersen, HenrikFM | 2299 | GER | =8B | +27N | +10B | +12N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2453 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Kersten, UweIM | 2164 | GER | +26N | +30B | =12B | =9N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 2492 | +20.9 |
| 4 | Matthes, AaronCM | 2272 | GER | +32B | +13N | +7B | −1N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2276 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Johnen, Daniel | 2074 | GER | +23B | −1N | +28B | +17B | =4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 2381 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Riemay, DavidCM | 2169 | GER | −7B | =29N | +27B | +13N | +12B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2283 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Quinones-Maletti, Julio Guillermo | 2058 | DEN | +6N | +16B | −4N | +18B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2280 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Czaeczine, AnneWIM | 2127 | GER | =2N | =17B | +30N | =11B | =9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2279 | +20.4 |
| 9 | Richter, Leonard | 2246 | GER | =14N | =24B | +15N | =3B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2197 | -6.2 |
| 10 | Noennig, Jakob | 2245 | GER | =15N | +14B | −2N | +31B | =11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2200 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Helms, Finn | 2079 | GER | +19B | −12N | +23B | =8N | =10B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2285 | +55.2 |
| 12 | Wagner, BenjaminFM | 2301 | GER | +20N | +11B | =3N | −2B | −6N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 2178 | -16.2 |
| 13 | Martin, Stefan | 2090 | GER | +18N | −4B | =16N | −6B | +28B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 2225 | +18.0 |
| 14 | Verbitsky, Jaroslaw | 2129 | GER | =9B | −10N | +19B | =28N | =17N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2203 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Nguyen, Thanh An | 2077 | GER | =10B | =28N | −9B | +23N | =22B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2237 | +42.4 |
| 16 | Lippert, Daniel | 2169 | GER | +29B | −7N | =13B | =21N | =20B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 2119 | -7.0 |
| 17 | Philipp, MathiasCM | 2116 | GER | =27B | =8N | +33B | −5N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 2083 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Eichner, SebastianFM | 2266 | GER | −13B | +32N | +24B | −7N | =21B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2109 | -10.3 |
| 19 | Wolf, Ulrich Martin, Dr. | 2159 | GER | −11N | =20B | −14N | +27B | +31N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2109 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Beyer, LorenzCM | 2179 | GER | −12B | =19N | =29B | +33N | =16N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2147 | -4.0 |
| 21 | Rohde, Niclas | 2146 | GER | −30N | +26B | =31N | =16B | =18N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 2230 | +11.0 |
| 22 | Kargoll, Boris, Dr. | 2214 | GER | +33N | +31B | −1B | F | =15N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 2197 | -1.4 |
| 23 | Torosyan, BagratCM | 2232 | GER | −5N | +25B | −11N | −15B | +32N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 2028 | -55.6 |
| 24 | Pererva, Viktor | 2130 | GER | =28B | =9N | −18N | +26B | −25N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2182 | +6.2 |
| 25 | Aden, Tammo | 2147 | GER | −1B | −23N | F | +29N | +24B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 2194 | +5.0 |
| 26 | Nemitz, AlfredFM | 2363 | GER | −3B | −21N | +32B | −24N | +29B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 2065 | -38.6 |
| 27 | Adelhuette, Dennis, Dr. | 2101 | GER | =17N | −2B | −6N | −19N | +33B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1996 | -14.2 |
| 28 | Ziegenfuss, AntoniaWIM | 2248 | GER | =24N | =15B | −5N | =14B | −13N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1951 | -39.8 |
| 29 | Rose, Daniel | 2121 | GER | −16N | =6B | =20N | −25B | −26N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1965 | -18.8 |
| 30 | Huber, BenediktFM | 2294 | GER | +21B | −3N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 2021 | -22.0 |
| 31 | Kieselbach, Jannik | 2057 | GER | F | −22N | =21B | −10N | −19B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1869 | -31.6 |
| 32 | Buchinger, Alexis | 2122 | GER | −4N | −18B | −26N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1483 | -46.4 |
| 33 | Brau, Luca | 1984 | GER | −22B | F | −17N | −20B | −27N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1353 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Helms, FinnGER+55.23.0 pts · #9
- 2Nguyen, Thanh AnGER+42.42.5 pts · #17
- 3Johnen, DanielGER+40.83.5 pts · #6
- 1Torosyan, BagratCMGER-55.62.0 pts · #24
- 2Buchinger, AlexisGER-46.40.0 pts · #32
- 3Brau, LucaGER-44.80.0 pts · #33
- R4+233 Elo gap
- R2+217 Elo gap
- R4+208 Elo gap