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Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026

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126 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Itzehoe, Germany. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2270, and top seed was Jonathan Carlstedt (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2437).

Taron Khachatryan (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2294) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tobias Kuegel (6.0) and Klaus Schmitzer (5.5). Khachatryan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Arne Alpers (1945) beat Can Ertan (IM, 2339), a +394-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Itzehoe, Germany
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 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 · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪IMJonathan Carlstedt2437
Avg top 10
2,270
Participants
126
Titled players · 10
IM×4
FM×4
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×120
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Taron Khachatryan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
55
21
8
3
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Taron Khachatryan held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Taron Khachatryan drew with IM Tobias Kuegel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Taron Khachatryan 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Tobias Kuegel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMTaron Khachatryan*
½
2IMTobias Kuegel
½
*
3Alexander Baberz*
4Alexander Braeutigam*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Khachatryan, TaronFM2294GER+59B+56N+17B+10N+53B+9N=2B6.527.531.028.002514+29.4
2Kuegel, TobiasIM2356GER+30B+33N+5B=20N+21B+18N=1N6.030.034.028.502403+4.7
3Schmitzer, KlausFM2237GER+62N+45B+6N9B+20B+23N=4N5.529.032.524.752292+12.6
4Braeutigam, Alexander2205GER+27B+29N+22B18N+10B+36N=3B5.528.532.525.252238+17.2
5Ploog, Martin, Dr.2018GER+77N+42B2N+70B+32N=12B+18B5.526.529.521.002215+33.6
6Hansen, Peter1915GER+101B+44N3B+76N+35B=19B+26N5.525.528.020.252197+96.4
7Baberz, Alexander2075GER+73N+70B9N+25B=51N+24B+17N5.525.028.021.252153+13.6
8Keyser, Philipp2071GER+84B=52N+92B21N+58B+51N+22B5.522.525.018.752050-1.8
9Carlstedt, JonathanIM2437GER+74B+71N+7B+3N=18B1B=14N5.030.033.021.752315-7.2
10Alpers, Arne1945GER+75B+76N+13B1B4N+32N+35B5.028.031.019.002184+41.8
11Mandelkow, Elias1940GER+69B=58N+40B=19B=30N+27B=12N5.026.029.520.752022+16.0
12Hebbinghaus, HolgerFM2158GER+41B+79N=21B=36N+71B=5N=11B5.026.029.019.502049-14.6
13Ertan, CanIM2339TUR+34N+38B10N+24B17N+70B+33N5.026.029.019.502101-14.3
14Edel, Thomas2078GER=54N+95B+46N=51B+55N=17B=9B5.024.026.518.252081+4.0
15Dehn, Marcus2062GER+72N24B34N+108B+57B+52N+36B5.022.524.516.001902-20.4
16Monnerjahn, Lukas1853GER93N+101B72N+80B+73N+54B+37N5.019.021.516.001870+4.6
17Zimmer, Tim1963GER+61N+39B1N+34B+13B=14N7B4.530.033.519.002092+47.2
18Koniahli, MalekFM2341SYR+102N+55B+26N+4B=9N2B5N4.530.032.518.502236-11.8
19Glienke, Manfred, Dr.IM2192GER+81N=25B+43B=11N=22B=6N=28B4.528.031.019.001991-14.3
20Bub, VolkerCM2134GER+105B+47N+32B=2B3N22N+40B4.528.030.517.502049-8.0
21Al Amin, Sami1867GER+108N+66B=12N+8B2N26B+58N4.528.030.017.002055+65.6
22Haertel, Leon1947GER+97N+120B4N+39B=19N+20B8N4.526.527.514.252068+46.8
23Braeutigam, KaterinaWFM2036GER+89B32N+59B+43N+48B3B=31N4.525.528.516.751935-26.4
24Grimm, Jakob1790GER+122B+15N=53B13N+82B7N+51B4.525.526.514.252074+99.6
25Baechler, Andreas1855GER+103B=19N=35B7N=41B+84N+57B4.524.527.015.251974+21.6
26Henke, Jaron2043GER+87B+65N18B=52N+92B+21N6B4.524.527.015.251980-8.2
27Rose, Simeon1742GER4N+80B=63N+79B+68B11N+56B4.524.027.014.751995+90.8
28Bunk, Karsten1982GER66N+94B+62N32B+81N+39B=19N4.522.525.015.251882-13.4
29Charchulla, Moritz1870GER+80N4B73N+113B=62N+77B+61N4.521.523.513.251858-3.2
30von Flottwell, Lionel1757GER2N+85B+125N+33B=11B+60NF4.521.521.513.002066+77.6
31Toman, Darius1712GER+125B=51B60N=64N+98B+71N=23B4.520.520.511.251917+31.8
32Frahm, Ben Jonas1792GER+109N+23B20N+28N5B10B+78N4.027.029.014.001923+40.8
33Vangsgaard, Claus1906DEN+85B2B+50N30N+59B+76N13B4.026.029.013.501944+4.0
34Krain, Rafael1746GER13B+106N+15B17N+85B=56N=48B4.025.027.514.251936+32.8
35Martin, Dennis2113GER=112N+93B=25N+67B6N+42B10N4.025.027.013.251870-37.4
36Schoenrock, Elia1908GER=96N+110B+112N=12B+37N4B15N4.024.026.011.751962+22.8
37Kutlar, Aras2021GER+57B=92N=52B+65N36B+47N16B4.023.526.014.001850-56.4
38Tran, Minh Dat1794GER+106B13N+87B=57N=40B=44N=49B4.023.526.013.251819+2.6
39Lueders Vega, Iago Ernst1718GER+107B17N+75B22N+64B28N+80B4.023.025.512.001810+26.0
40Magezi, Noah1722GER+111N=60B11N+94B=38N+55B20N4.023.025.011.751880+44.8
41Junge, Julia Marie1740GER12N+116B55N+99B=25N=46B+70N4.022.524.011.251849+38.8
42Lieb, Max1782GER+123B5N=64B+83N=56B35N+89B4.022.523.510.501833+20.0
43Priebe, Markus1780GER+78N+63B19N23B61N+97B+72N4.022.024.512.001857+26.8
44Rothe, Justin1767GER+100N6B+93N55B+97N=38B=45N4.022.024.511.501789+7.6
45Meschke, Oliver1869GER+121B3N57B=75N+78B+74N=44B4.022.023.010.501794-12.4
46Heinrich, Sebastian1849GER=88B+68N14B74N+75B=41N+81B4.021.524.513.001823-4.2
47Majewski, Thomas1825GER+118N20B=66N+77B=54N37B+73N4.021.523.011.001835+3.6
48Richter, Thomas1868GER=110N+96B=54N+72B23N=61B=34N4.021.023.012.001777-15.4
49Sengupta, Aroop Ratan1679GER63N+78B70N+100B+67N=82B=38N4.020.022.512.501786+32.8
50Tran, Luu- Duc Thuan1738GER53B+114N33B=109N=86B+85N+71B4.018.520.510.501852+33.6
51Quiring, Nikolai1929GER+98B=31N+58B=14N=7B8B24N3.528.531.013.501883-7.8
52Grabowski, Joshua1712GER+117N=8B=37N=26B=63N15B=54N3.526.027.512.001914+63.6
53Lick, Patrick2145GER+50N+67B=24N+60B1NFF3.525.525.513.252068-4.6
54Gretzinger, Maximilian1699GER=14B+82N=48B=56N=47B16N=52B3.525.028.013.001882+63.6
55Moysich, Dirk1909GER+86B18N+41B+44N14B40N=59B3.525.028.012.751857-11.2
56Grosse-Honebrink, Brigitte1902GER+113N1B+105N=54B=42N=34B27N3.525.027.010.251804-19.4
57Uz, Kaan1695GER37N+109B+45N=38B15N+92B25N3.524.026.010.501842+39.6
58Busch, Jonathan Luis1787GER+126N=11B51N+95B8N+83B21B3.524.024.08.001795+4.8
59Kuemmerlen, Nikita1746GER1N+113B23N+93B33N+108B=55N3.523.025.08.251838+27.6
60Lau, Felix1948GER+64B=40N+31B53N+74B30BF3.523.023.013.001852-13.2
61Wang, Chris-Enyu1679GER17B+123N65B+115N+43B=48N29B3.522.523.59.001731+14.4
62Solar, Mavi1746GER3B+121N28B+116N=29B68N+94B3.522.023.07.251796+14.8
63Kaiser, Sebastian1965GER+49B43N=27B+98N=52B=65NF3.522.022.012.251789-24.4
64Cai, Tudor1671GER60N+111B=42N=31B39N=79B+93N3.521.523.510.251706+8.4
65Oblender, Rudi1814GER+99N26B+61N37B+72N=63BF3.521.021.010.751875+11.2
66Ploog, Jakob1686GER+28B21N=47B92N=109B+110N=74B3.520.522.511.001805+18.2
67Nautsch, Thomas1818GER+114B53N+69B35N49B=95N+101B3.520.022.09.251783-8.0
68Meyer, Christoph1839GER=94N46B+110N+112B27N+62BF3.520.022.08.751758-11.2
69Dornieden, Andreas1690GER11N+126B67N+104B70N=93B+96N3.519.019.06.251643-17.2
70Prasanth, Rishi1777GER+124B7N+49B5N+69B13N41B3.027.528.08.001794-1.6
71Lebiedz, Oliver1910GER+83N9B+81N+73B12N31B50N3.024.527.59.001810-21.2
72Gerdts, Martina1694GER15B+90N+16B48N65B+109N43B3.024.526.510.001688-2.6
73Heinze, David1712GER7B+124N+29B71N16B+106N47B3.024.525.07.501763+14.4
74Heimbrodt, Birk1762GER9N=83B+117N+46B60N45B=66N3.023.024.58.751765-2.0
75Gemen, Simon1667GER10N+104B39N=45B46N+111B=79N3.022.524.58.001604-15.2
76Kollath, Leno1769GER+104N10B+97N6B+111N33BF3.022.524.57.001666-21.2
77Janke, Luan1691GER5B+122N=79B47N+94B29N=86B3.022.523.56.501696-1.6
78Christiansen, Lea-Maileen1425GER43B49N+106B+105B45N+91N32B3.021.524.08.001682+78.0
79Schiller, Thomas1837GER+116B12B=77N27N=95B=64N=75B3.021.523.07.501686-29.2
80Khattar, Ranvir Singh1627GER29B27N+123B16N+120N+112B39N3.021.022.04.001678+16.8
81Wander, Nikita1742GER19B+103N71B+124N28B+98N46N3.021.021.55.501758+0.4
82Baumann, Simon1935GER=95N54B+96N+102B24N=49NF3.020.022.58.251705-68.4
83Rabe, Elina1650GER71B=74N+88B42B+102N58N=84B3.019.522.08.501705+18.4
84Walloschek, Christian1706GER8N=117B94N+118B+96N25B=83N3.019.521.06.251646-13.6
85Koeten, Satilmis1634GER33N30N+122B+120B34N50B+115N3.019.520.54.001607-9.6
86Vorsilka, Jiri1640CZE55N=102B95N+117B=50N=105B=77N3.018.019.57.501669+4.4
87Christiansen, Henning1699GER26N+99B38N111B93N+124B+110N3.017.518.05.001675-5.4
88Viere, Tim1581GER=46N112B83N96B+107N=100B+108N3.016.518.57.751551-8.4
89Lohmann, Rene1693GER23NFF+114B+99N+113B42N3.015.515.56.501771+9.2
90Christiansen, Jana-Marie1501GER92N72B108N91N+126B+120B+113N3.013.513.53.001618+39.2
91Eichmann, Andreas1681GERFF99N+90B+104N78B+111N3.013.013.07.501352-51.2
92Nrecaj, Albert1795GER+90B=37B8N+66B26N57NF2.524.026.58.501779-8.4
93Schartl, Richard1581GER+16B35N44B59N+87B=69N64B2.523.526.59.751670+25.6
94Braeutigam, Viktoria1567GER=68B28N+84B40N77N+102B62N2.521.524.07.251673+32.0
95Peters, Leopold1666GER=82B14N+86B58N=79N=67BF2.521.023.57.751790+32.0
96Lipp, Johannes1639GER=36B48N82B+88N84B+118N69B2.520.522.06.501647-2.8
97Bartels, Jens1668GER22B+107N76B+125N44B43N=103B2.520.520.53.751403-27.0
98Steiner, Peter Markus1666GER51N+100B+120N63B31N81B=99N2.519.520.54.751578-14.6
99Bredereck, David1506GER65B87N+91B41N89B+123N=98B2.519.020.05.251573+19.2
100Schumann, Linus0GER44B98N+114B49N=103B=88N=106B2.518.520.56.0015330.0
101Madelmayer, Maik1650GER6N16N109B+122N=124B+117B67N2.518.519.02.751630-5.2
102Straub, Jake1757GER18B=86N+115B82N83B94N+109B2.518.020.05.501424-76.4
103Engelberg, Sebastian1582GER25N81B104N=107B=100N+125B=97N2.517.517.53.751482-13.6
104Bosselmann, Juergen0GER76B75N+103B69N91B=116N+121B2.516.517.54.2515490.0
105Moritz, Matthias1735GER20N+118B56B78N+121B=86NF2.516.516.54.001654-30.4
106Geib, Niklas1630GER38N34B78N+126N+125B73B=100N2.516.516.51.251384-60.4
107Viere, Silas0GER39N97B116N=103N88B+122N+118B2.515.016.03.7514880.0
108Brandt, Volker1658GER21B115N+90B15N+116B59N88B2.021.022.54.501594-12.8
109Koglin, Alexander0GER32B57N+101N=50B=66N72B102N2.020.523.06.2515580.0
110Moeller, Rainer1598GER=48B36N68B+119N=112N66B87B2.020.021.54.501511-12.2
111Schimmer, Jens0GER40B64N+121B+87N76B75N91B2.019.520.54.0015300.0
112Stracke, Andre1703GER=35B+88N36B68N=110B80NF2.019.519.56.001651-11.0
113Michel, Joachim1631GER56B59N+126B29N+115B89N90B2.019.519.52.001420-30.8
114Koop, Michael1539GER67N50B100N89N118B+126N+123B2.015.515.51.001488-8.8
115Kastens, Uwe0GER120N+108B102N61B113N+121N85B2.014.015.03.0015200.0
116Bredereck, Alexander1560GER79N41N+107B62B108N=104B117N1.517.519.03.75904-63.6
117Zimmer, Patrick1538GER52B=84N74B86NF101N+116B1.516.518.03.001479-18.0
118Schartl, Magnus1553GER47B105N=119B84N+114N96B107N1.516.518.02.751449-25.2
119FIDE 5330564980FF=118N110BFF+125N1.55.05.00.7513830.0
120Bewersdorff, Christian1774GER+115B22N98B85N80B90NF1.018.018.02.00875-125.6
121Schartl, Kai Giso1610GER45N62B111N+123B105N115B104N1.016.517.51.001503-22.4
122Melekestsev, Kyrylo1468GER24N77B85N101B123N107B+126N1.016.516.50.001334-38.8
123Viere, Samuel1435GER42N61B80N121N+122B99B114N1.016.017.01.001293-41.6
124Ruddat, Maila1528GER70N73BF81B=101N87NF0.517.517.51.251350-31.2
125FIDE 533064601031NF30B97B106N103N119B0.018.018.00.008700.0
126Krueger, Dietrich1443GER58B69N113N106B90N114B122B0.016.517.50.00807-41.8

Key insights

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