1. Internationale Altenburger Schachtage 2026

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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Altenburg, Germany. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2117, and top seed was Ferenc Langheinrich (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2300).

Edwin Fischer (🇩🇪 GER, 2188) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ferenc Langheinrich (5.5) and Norman Schuetze (5.5). Fischer broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Housam Haj-Ahmad (1939) beat Norman Schuetze (2247), a +308-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Altenburg, Germany

Dates

03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMFerenc Langheinrich2300

Avg top 10

2,117

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×61

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Edwin Fischer
🇩🇪GER·2188
6.0pts·2296perf+16.4
🥈
IMFerenc Langheinrich
🇩🇪GER·2300
5.5pts·2280perf+0.1
🥉
Norman Schuetze
🇩🇪GER·2247
5.5pts·2199perf-3.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Edwin Fischer led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Fischer6Schuetze5.5Langheinrich5.5Nagel5.5Haj-Ahmad5Grosse5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Edwin Fischer held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Edwin Fischer 3 wins (R1–R3)Norman Schuetze 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Edwin Fischer	*	—	½	—
2Norman Schuetze	—	*	½	—
3IMFerenc Langheinrich	½	½	*	1
4Bernhard Nagel	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fischer, Edwin	2188	GER	+26B	+21N	+12B	=36N	+8B	=2B	+11N	6.0	26.5	30.0	25.50	2296	+16.4
2	Langheinrich, FerencIM	2300	GER	+40B	+28N	=8B	+6N	+4B	=1N	=3B	5.5	30.0	33.0	25.00	2280	+0.1
3	Schuetze, Norman	2247	GER	+41N	−6B	+13N	+30B	+12N	+5B	=2N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.25	2199	-3.2
4	Nagel, Bernhard	2176	GER	+51N	+50B	+7N	=5B	−2N	+16N	+9B	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.00	2216	+9.4
5	Grosse, Christian	2024	GER	+48B	+30N	+10B	=4N	=9B	−3N	+17B	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.50	2103	+13.6
6	Haj-Ahmad, Housam	1939	GER	+55B	+3N	=15N	−2B	=25N	+40B	+19N	5.0	25.5	27.5	18.25	2179	+72.4
7	Urban, Peter	1946	GER	+18B	+27N	−4B	−10N	+33B	+42N	+16B	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	1974	+5.4
8	Czeisz, Luca	1959	GER	+37B	+29N	=2N	+15B	−1N	−14B	+25N	4.5	27.0	30.5	17.25	2037	+13.4
9	Schork, Stefan	2106	GER	+32N	=47B	+20N	+17B	=5N	=11B	−4N	4.5	26.5	29.0	17.50	1947	-18.4
10	Nechaiev, Matvii	1796	UKR	+65N	+11B	−5N	+7B	−15N	=12B	+31B	4.5	26.5	26.5	15.25	2064	+84.0
11	Sondermann, JohannesCM	2004	GER	+60B	−10N	+26B	+45N	+36B	=9N	−1B	4.5	25.0	26.5	13.75	1986	-0.6
12	Homberger, Jan	1947	GER	+58N	+62B	−1N	+43B	−3B	=10N	+26B	4.5	24.5	25.5	11.75	1955	+2.0
13	Adler, Alexander	1878	GER	=17B	+38N	−3B	=55N	+32B	=20N	+27B	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.50	1856	-2.6
14	Sniegowski, Richard	1951	GER	−29B	+60N	+48B	=27N	=24B	+8N	=30B	4.5	21.5	23.0	14.00	1918	-7.2
15	Ranft, Steffen	2116	GER	+33B	+19N	=6B	−8N	+10B	=17N	F	4.0	25.5	25.5	16.50	2015	-10.0
16	May, Alexander	1955	GER	+46N	−20B	+33N	+42B	+19N	−4B	−7N	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.50	1994	+7.0
17	Eicke, Andreas	0	GER	=13N	+35B	+47N	−9N	+27B	=15B	−5N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.75	1954	0.0
18	Ignatova, Gabriela	1635	GER	−7N	+41B	=22B	=21N	+49B	=31N	=24B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1945	+107.2
19	Ritter, Uwe	1890	GER	+54N	−15B	+29N	+20B	−16B	+45N	−6B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.00	1759	-15.4
20	Nageler, Laurenz	0	GER	+56B	+16N	−9B	−19N	+41B	=13B	=28N	4.0	23.5	25.5	13.00	1932	0.0
21	Leibeling, Lucian	1907	GER	+61N	−1B	−43N	=18B	=44N	+46B	+40N	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.50	1802	-17.0
22	Just, Joachim	1871	GER	−25N	+44B	=18N	=32B	=29N	=43B	+41N	4.0	20.5	23.5	13.00	1832	-5.6
23	Struzina, Ronny	0	GER	=35N	=49B	+39B	=28N	=31B	−30N	+42B	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.00	1876	0.0
24	Haensel, Mathias	1898	GER	+63B	F	=37N	+47B	=14N	=25B	=18N	4.0	18.5	18.5	10.75	1863	-1.8
25	Hoeppner, Max	0	GER	+22B	−36N	+52B	=31N	=6B	=24N	−8B	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.75	1933	0.0
26	Becker, Werner	1772	GER	−1N	+54B	−11N	=34B	+53N	+29B	−12N	3.5	24.5	27.0	10.25	1818	+6.6
27	Seiler, Max	0	GER	+34N	−7B	+50N	=14B	−17N	+47B	−13N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.75	1888	0.0
28	Riedel, Bert	1940	GER	+53N	−2B	=32N	=23B	=43N	=34B	=20B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.50	1848	-12.4
29	Pabst, Jonny	1650	GER	+14N	−8B	−19B	+59N	=22B	−26N	+52B	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.00	1826	+48.8
30	Stolz, Markus	1802	GER	+66N	−5B	F	−3N	+48B	+23B	=14N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.75	1893	+6.4
31	Huster, Mike	2006	GER	+43N	−42B	+40N	=25B	=23N	=18B	−10N	3.5	22.0	25.0	11.75	1749	-31.0
32	Naumann, Martin	1743	GER	−9B	+57N	=28B	=22N	−13N	+56B	=34N	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.50	1855	+15.2
33	Simmank, Robert	1746	GER	−15N	+66B	−16B	+35N	−7N	=49B	+47N	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.25	1855	+29.2
34	Biel, Peter	1845	GER	−27B	−37N	+61B	=26N	+39B	=28N	=32B	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.75	1803	-5.0
35	Malakhov, Valentyn	1810	GER	=23B	−17N	=38B	−33B	+65N	=48N	+45B	3.5	20.5	20.5	8.00	1551	-27.6
36	Sedlmayr, David	2003	GER	+44N	+25B	+42N	=1B	−11N	F	F	3.5	20.0	20.0	12.50	2012	+2.0
37	Struzina, Elias	1676	GER	−8N	+34B	=24B	=49N	−47N	=51B	+50N	3.5	19.5	22.0	10.50	1843	+60.4
38	Mohamad, Arian	0	GER	=49N	−13B	=35N	−40B	=50N	+53B	+56N	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.75	1796	0.0
39	Steigemann, Lutz	1789	GER	−62N	+53B	−23N	=44B	−34N	+58B	+60N	3.5	16.5	17.5	7.50	1848	+16.4
40	Schirmag, Wolfgang	1784	GER	−2N	+61B	−31B	+38N	+55B	−6N	−21B	3.0	23.5	24.5	6.50	1737	-9.4
41	Vakeel, Eshwar	1783	GER	−3B	−18N	+63N	+46B	−20N	+44B	−22B	3.0	23.5	24.0	6.50	1761	-10.8
42	Grossmann, Dominic	1787	GER	+59B	+31N	−36B	−16N	+60B	−7B	−23N	3.0	22.0	23.5	7.00	1851	+7.6
43	Schmitz, Christopher	1740	GER	−31B	+59N	+21B	−12N	=28B	=22N	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.75	1862	+15.0
44	Naumann, Thomas	1690	GER	−36B	−22N	+57B	=39N	=21B	−41N	+55B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.75	1697	0.0
45	Neumann, Thomas	0	GER	+52B	F	+56N	−11B	+51N	−19B	−35N	3.0	19.0	19.0	7.00	1858	0.0
46	Lasschuit, Rene	1668	NED	−16B	−52N	+65B	−41N	+64B	−21N	+57B	3.0	16.0	16.0	2.50	1075	-19.2
47	Mueller, Johannes	1789	GER	+64B	=9N	−17B	−24N	+37B	−27N	−33B	2.5	23.0	23.5	6.25	1770	-3.8
48	Martick, Darren Lukas	1741	GER	−5N	+65B	−14N	+56B	−30N	=35B	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	3.75	1735	-3.6
49	Schulz-Vernholz, Daniel	1857	GER	=38B	=23N	=55B	=37B	−18N	=33N	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	8.25	1572	-30.2
50	Eschrig, Immanuel	1799	GER	+57B	−4N	−27B	−60N	=38B	+55N	−37B	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.75	1591	-46.8
51	Noetzel, Dietmar	1755	GER	−4B	−55N	+54B	+52N	−45B	=37N	F	2.5	19.5	21.5	6.75	1752	-2.0
52	Klaering, Carsten	1856	GER	−45N	+46B	−25N	−51B	+57N	=60B	−29N	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.75	1608	-53.6
53	Gaul, Karl-Heinz	1611	GER	−28B	−39N	=59B	+64N	−26B	−38N	+61B	2.5	17.0	17.5	2.50	1571	-5.2
54	Schwarzer, Jonas	1497	GER	−19B	−26N	−51N	+63B	−56N	+65B	=58N	2.5	14.5	14.5	1.50	1542	+7.2
55	Sniegowski, Victoria	1581	GER	−6N	+51B	=49N	=13B	−40N	−50B	−44N	2.0	20.5	23.0	6.00	1657	+20.4
56	Hille, Wolfram	1832	GER	−20N	+58B	−45B	−48N	+54B	−32N	−38B	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.50	1657	-17.2
57	Krause, Wilfried	0	GER	−50N	−32B	−44N	+61N	−52B	+63B	−46N	2.0	15.5	16.0	1.50	1532	0.0
58	Hutt, Andreas	1645	GER	−12B	−56N	=64N	F	+59B	−39N	=54B	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.50	1444	-36.8
59	Schoenekess, Elias	0	GER	−42N	−43B	=53N	−29B	−58N	=61N	+65B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.75	1392	0.0
60	Kellner, Rene	1706	GER	−11N	−14B	F	+50B	−42N	=52N	−39B	1.5	20.5	20.5	3.75	1671	-6.0
61	Martins, Uwe	1555	GER	−21B	−40N	−34N	−57B	=63N	=59B	−53N	1.0	17.0	17.5	1.25	1367	-38.0
62	FIDE 533080607	0	—	+39B	−12N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1868	0.0
63	Slowinski, Uwe	1518	GER	−24N	F	−41B	−54N	=61B	−57N	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.50	1361	-30.0
64	FIDE 533053456	0	—	−47N	F	=58B	−53B	−46N	F	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1356	0.0
65	FIDE 533033781	0	—	−10B	−48N	−46N	F	−35B	−54N	−59N	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	903	0.0
66	Schuerhoff, Tim	0	GER	−30B	−33N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	974	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ignatova, GabrielaGER
+107.2
4.0 pts · #10
2Nechaiev, MatviiUKR
+84.0
4.5 pts · #20
3Haj-Ahmad, HousamGER
+72.4
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Klaering, CarstenGER
-53.6
2.5 pts · #51
2Eschrig, ImmanuelGER
-46.8
2.5 pts · #58
3Martins, UweGER
-38.0
1.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R2+308 Elo gap
Haj-Ahmad, Housam1939 beat Schuetze, Norman2247
R1+301 Elo gap
Pabst, Jonny1650 beat Sniegowski, Richard1951
R5+222 Elo gap
Ignatova, Gabriela1635 beat Schulz-Vernholz, Daniel1857