12. Claus-Koepke-Gedaechtnispokal 2026
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Gernsheim, Germany. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2055, and top seed was Sebastian Gramlich (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2219).
Tymur Musiienko (🇩🇪 GER, 2207) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sebastian Gramlich (4.0) and Platon Musiienko (4.0). Musiienko won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kathrin Peschk (1657) beat Tom Furber (1971), a +314-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Gernsheim, Germany
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×37
🇮🇳India×3
🇬🇧England×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTymur Musiienko led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
3
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Tymur Musiienko held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Tymur Musiienko 4 wins (R1–R4)Platon Musiienko 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Sebastian Gramlich 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tymur Musiienko | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Platon Musiienko | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMSebastian Gramlich | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Philipp Hagemeister | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musiienko, Tymur | 2207 | GER | +33N | +9B | +10N | +7B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2357 | +31.2 |
| 2 | Gramlich, SebastianFM | 2219 | GER | =13B | +22N | +5B | +12N | =1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 13.25 | 2161 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Musiienko, Platon | 2095 | GER | +18B | −5N | +20B | +8N | +9B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2051 | -6.8 |
| 4 | Hagemeister, Philipp | 2104 | GER | +19N | +14B | +29N | =6B | =7N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 2176 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Bedia Cruz, Alexander Santiago | 1825 | PER | +35N | +3B | −2N | +29B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2223 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Will, Jens | 2054 | GER | +32N | =17B | +28N | =4N | +14B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 2102 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Stephanblome, Felix | 2134 | GER | +20B | +23N | +16B | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2109 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Naren N, Kumar | 1862 | IND | =11N | +21B | +15N | −3B | +25N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 2143 | +29.0 |
| 9 | Kunz, Thorsten | 1880 | GER | +44B | −1N | +18B | +13N | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1928 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Gutfleisch, Florian | 1910 | GER | +42N | +26B | −1B | +23N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1909 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Richter, Alexander | 0 | GER | =8B | =13N | +36B | =16N | =12B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1860 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tietzen, Stefan | 1930 | GER | +27N | =28B | +17N | −2B | =11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1975 | +4.2 |
| 13 | Theobald, Fabian | 1758 | GER | =2N | =11B | +39N | −9B | +31N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1827 | +1.8 |
| 14 | Ziska, Stephan | 1859 | GER | +40B | −4N | +32B | +30N | −6N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1828 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Held, Maurice | 1921 | GER | =22B | +24N | −8B | +19N | =16B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1778 | -14.2 |
| 16 | Cors, Heinz-Friedrich | 1889 | GER | +43N | +39B | −7N | =11B | =15N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1848 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Popitz, Paul | 1850 | GER | +38B | =6N | −12B | =24N | =28B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1803 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Ju, Eric Zirui | 1738 | GER | −3N | +31B | −9N | +41B | =21N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1729 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Brockmann, Marcus | 1743 | GER | −4B | +38N | =25N | −15B | +30B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1726 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Koehlich, Viktor | 1747 | GER | −7N | +43B | −3N | =21B | +35N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1792 | +1.2 |
| 21 | Sauer, Arne | 1812 | GER | =24B | −8N | +37B | =20N | =18B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1658 | -24.8 |
| 22 | Sriram, Aumkar | 1619 | GER | =15N | −2B | +35N | −25B | +36B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1697 | +6.8 |
| 23 | Robinson, Sean | 1851 | GER | +31N | −7B | +41N | −10B | =27N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1706 | -30.0 |
| 24 | Dick, Florian | 0 | GER | =21N | −15B | +42N | =17B | =26N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Furber, Tom | 1971 | ENG | −34B | +44N | =19B | +22N | −8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1690 | -64.4 |
| 26 | Winkler, Mario | 1790 | GER | +45B | −10N | +34B | −28N | =24B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1664 | -10.2 |
| 27 | Sif, Elias | 1651 | GER | −12B | −30N | +38B | +40N | =23B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1698 | +4.0 |
| 28 | Wagner, Guenter | 1799 | GER | F | =12N | −6B | +26B | =17N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1906 | +11.0 |
| 29 | Brehme, Ralf-Peter | 1892 | GER | +41B | +34N | −4B | −5N | — | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1770 | -10.6 |
| 30 | Abhinav Rakesh | 0 | IND | F | +27B | +33N | −14B | −19N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Rothermel, Tom | 0 | GER | −23B | −18N | +44B | +32N | −13B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ropertz, Benjamin | 1703 | GER | −6B | +45N | −14N | −31B | +38B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1157 | -8.0 |
| 33 | Lopez Fuertes, Victor | 1749 | GER | −1B | +40N | −30B | F | +34B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1903 | +6.0 |
| 34 | Peschk, Kathrin | 1657 | GER | +25N | −29B | −26N | +39B | −33N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1658 | -1.0 |
| 35 | Caranovic, Nenad | 0 | GER | −5B | =36N | −22B | +37N | −20B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 14411407 | 1666 | — | F | =35B | −11N | +42B | −22N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Pranav Rakesh | 0 | IND | F | =42B | −21N | −35B | +43N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Fischer, Grit | 0 | GER | −17N | −19B | −27N | +43B | −32N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 533071594 | 0 | — | F | −16N | −13B | −34N | +40B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Steinborn, Steffen | 0 | GER | −14N | −33B | +45N | −27B | −39N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 953 | -49.2 |
| 41 | Titze, Pablo | 1471 | GER | −29N | F | −23B | −18N | +45B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1022 | -14.0 |
| 42 | Haefner, Celine Milena | 1507 | GER | −10B | =37N | −24B | −36N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1106 | -1.6 |
| 43 | Wiencken, Marcus | 1475 | GER | −16B | −20N | F | −38N | −37B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1012 | -5.0 |
| 44 | Lochmann, Tobias | 1436 | GER | −9N | −25B | −31N | F | — | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1036 | -3.2 |
| 45 | FIDE 533069808 | 0 | — | −26N | −32B | −40B | F | −41N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bedia Cruz, Alexander SantiagoPER+39.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Musiienko, TymurGER+31.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Naren N, KumarIND+29.03.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Furber, TomENG-64.42.5 pts · #12
- 2Steinborn, SteffenGER-49.21.0 pts · #41
- 3Robinson, SeanGER-30.02.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+314 Elo gap
- R2+270 Elo gap
- R5+109 Elo gap