Lahn-Eder-Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Marburg, Germany. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2047, and top seed was Volodymyr Medvedyk (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2148).
Yevgen Karpasyuk (🇺🇦 UKR, 2058) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Volodymyr Medvedyk (4.0) and Thomas Henrich (4.0). Karpasyuk won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Edward Miller (1606) beat Phil Germann (1784), a +178-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Marburg, Germany
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×41
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 6 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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9
4
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6
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 4.0/5. Karpasyuk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mark Mueller 4 wins (R2–R5)Wolfgang Kummer 3 wins (R3–R5)Yevgen Karpasyuk 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark Mueller | * | — | — | — |
| 2Wolfgang Kummer | — | * | — | — |
| 3Yevgen Karpasyuk | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMVolodymyr Medvedyk | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpasyuk, Yevgen | 2058 | UKR | +23B | +12N | +9B | F | +3N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 2651 | +42.4 |
| 2 | Medvedyk, VolodymyrFM | 2148 | UKR | +34B | +16N | +6B | F | +14N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2593 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Henrich, ThomasFM | 2107 | GER | +29N | +14B | +11N | +13B | −1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2093 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mueller, Mark | 2045 | GER | F | +27N | +17B | +7N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2663 | +23.0 |
| 5 | Kummer, Wolfgang | 1971 | GER | +45B | −7N | +32B | +21N | +12B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2016 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Barikbin, Armin | 1794 | IRI | +42N | +24B | −2N | +30B | +19N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2013 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Mastiuk, Ivan | 2068 | UKR | +26N | +5B | =15N | −4B | +22N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 2052 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Montermann, Klaus | 1934 | GER | +20N | =22B | +28N | +11B | −4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1966 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Hessler Carbonell, Louis | 1887 | GER | +19N | +50B | −1N | =22B | +26N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1889 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Sreeramulu, Aarush | 2062 | GER | =49B | F | +25N | +15B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.75 | 2235 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Kappeler, Georg | 1785 | GER | +18B | +21N | −3B | −8N | +34B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1942 | +20.2 |
| 12 | Morgen, Andreas | 1750 | GER | +44N | −1B | +33N | +20B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1864 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Dubinker, Philipp | 1959 | GER | +33N | +30B | +40B | −3N | −10B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1946 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Finger, Elise | 1796 | GER | +41B | −3N | +23B | +34N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1894 | +24.8 |
| 15 | Schaefers, Andreas | 1986 | GER | +43B | +31N | =7B | −10N | =17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1884 | -9.2 |
| 16 | Henzelmann, Matthias | 1777 | GER | +38N | −2B | =22N | +28B | =18N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1899 | +29.6 |
| 17 | Kaiser, Danny | 1770 | GER | +35N | =28B | −4N | +38B | =15N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1876 | +20.8 |
| 18 | Fichtl, Andreas | 1716 | GER | −11N | +35B | +24N | =25B | =16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1780 | +7.0 |
| 19 | Miller, Edward | 1606 | GER | −9B | +37N | +49B | +40N | −6B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1697 | +12.4 |
| 20 | Dibah, Ben | 1645 | GER | −8B | +46N | +31B | −12N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1607 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Schneider, Udo | 1791 | GER | +36N | −11B | +42N | −5B | +43N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1673 | -9.4 |
| 22 | Stecher, Armin | 1799 | GER | +53B | =8N | =16B | =9N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1829 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Generotzky, Vico | 1602 | GER | −1N | +47B | −14N | +36B | =24N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1558 | -8.0 |
| 24 | Noll, Raphael | 1695 | GER | +37B | −6N | −18B | +42N | =23B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1431 | -38.4 |
| 25 | Koch, Mika Jonas | 1866 | GER | =27B | +49N | −10B | =18N | =29B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1810 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Eckert, Michael | 1714 | GER | −7B | =38N | +27B | +39N | −9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1761 | +4.6 |
| 27 | Piacentino, Mirco | 1679 | GER | =25N | −4B | −26N | +35B | +44N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1602 | -6.2 |
| 28 | Ellsiepen, Luca | 1812 | GER | +39B | =17N | −8B | −16N | +52B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1661 | -31.6 |
| 29 | Hertel, Wolfram | 0 | GER | −3B | +45N | =39B | =31N | =25N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Henzelmann, Klaus | 1832 | GER | +46B | −13N | +43B | −6N | =32B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1687 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Schmidt, Olaf | 0 | GER | +47N | −15B | −20N | =29B | +38N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bernath, Markus | 1704 | GER | −48B | +41N | −5N | +44B | =30N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1744 | +1.6 |
| 33 | Koellner, Ulrich | 1782 | GER | −13B | +51N | −12B | +50N | =40B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1055 | -16.2 |
| 34 | Robinson, Jack | 1805 | GER | −2N | +44B | +50N | −14B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1110 | -23.2 |
| 35 | Schmidt, Harry | 0 | GER | −17B | −18N | +41B | −27N | +45B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 533076456 | 0 | — | −21B | −43N | +37B | −23N | +42B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Zuerpel, Anastasia | 0 | GER | −24N | −19B | −36N | +46N | +47B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Goel, Archit | 1659 | GER | −16B | =26B | +45N | −17N | −31B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1612 | -10.8 |
| 39 | Ehm, Oskar | 1513 | GER | −28N | +52B | =29N | −26B | −20N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 923 | -28.4 |
| 40 | Puttkammer, Nico | 0 | GER | +51B | F | −13N | −19B | =33N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Schulmeier, Gerd-Bernd | 1447 | GER | −14N | −32B | −35N | +51N | =50B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 950 | -12.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 12919748 | 0 | — | −6B | +53N | −21B | −24B | −36N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Pade, Joachim | 1637 | GER | −15N | +36B | −30N | F | −21B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1069 | -13.2 |
| 44 | FIDE 533076995 | 0 | — | −12B | −34N | +46B | −32N | −27B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Hildebrand, Georg | 1538 | GER | −5N | −29B | −38B | +53N | −35N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 999 | -8.4 |
| 46 | FIDE 533075409 | 0 | — | −30N | −20B | −44N | −37B | +51B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 529034744 | 0 | — | −31B | −23N | +53B | F | −37N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Meyner, Hannes | 2069 | GER | +32N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2504 | +2.0 |
| 49 | Germann, Phil | 1784 | GER | =10N | −25B | −19N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1572 | -31.6 |
| 50 | Mohammadi, Sholeh | 0 | GER | F | −9N | −34B | −33B | =41N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 533076154 | 0 | — | −40N | −33B | =52N | −41B | −46N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 533076235 | 0 | — | −?B | −39N | =51B | F | −28N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 533076375 | 0 | — | −22N | −42B | −47N | −45B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Barikbin, ArminIRI+42.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Karpasyuk, YevgenUKR+42.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Henzelmann, MatthiasGER+29.63.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Noll, RaphaelGER-38.42.5 pts · #35
- 2Ellsiepen, LucaGER-31.62.5 pts · #25
- 3Germann, PhilGER-31.60.5 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R3+178 Elo gap