Vereinsmeisterschaft Schachfreunde Berlin 2026 Februar

Open SwissStandard

30 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 11 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2171, and top seed was Rainer Polzin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2384).

Matthias Bolk (🇩🇪 GER, 2040) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Patrick Groot (2.0) and Udo Hoffmann (2.0). Bolk won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ulf Pruner (1649) beat Siegfried Prix (1809), a +160-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dates

11 Feb 2026 → 18 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMRainer Polzin2384

Avg top 10

2,171

Participants

Titled players · 3

GM×1

FM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×23

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇸🇮Slovenia×1

Top 3

🥇
Matthias Bolk
🇩🇪GER·2040
2.0pts·2636perf+9.4
🥈
Patrick Groot
🇩🇪GER·1976
2.0pts·2619perf+5.8
🥉
FMUdo Hoffmann
🇩🇪GER·2229
2.0pts·2894perf+13.2

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bolk, Matthias	2040	GER	+9B	+8N	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2636	+9.4
2	Groot, Patrick	1976	GER	+11B	+12B	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2619	+5.8
3	Hoffmann, UdoFM	2229	GER	+13N	+20B	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.50	2894	+13.2
4	Pruner, Ulf	1649	GER	+10N	+22B	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.50	2610	+14.4
5	Bartelt, Max Peter	2086	GER	+24B	+21B	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2853	+18.4
6	Polzin, RainerGM	2384	GER	+15B	=14N	1.5	1.0	2.0	1.50	2257	-2.2
7	Weber, Daniel	2127	GER	=20N	+16B	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.25	2355	+12.0
8	Glushko, Ievgenii	1830	GER	+18B	−1B	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.00	1983	+16.0
9	Obersnel, Jan	1842	SLO	−1N	+28B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1897	+2.8
10	Kramer, Uwe	0	GER	−4B	+?B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1673	0.0
11	Alakbarov, Turan	1819	GER	−2N	+29B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1839	+2.0
12	Kaplow, Orfeo	0	GER	+?B	−2N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1922	0.0
13	Lindhauer, Thorben	1989	GER	−3B	+25N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1429	-4.0
14	Nogly, ChristophFM	2143	GER	=21N	=6B	1.0	1.5	2.0	1.00	2298	+8.0
15	Jimenez Anders, Valentin	1937	ESP	−6N	+27B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	2085	+5.6
16	Gebigke, Martin	2125	GER	+25B	−7N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1327	-10.0
17	Noll, Paul	2160	GER	F	+19B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2605	+2.2
18	Besbudak, Ozgur	1926	TUR	−8N	+24B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1862	-3.6
19	Teymurov, Samir	1805	GER	+26B	−17N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1970	+7.2
20	Van Hasselt, Frank	2198	HKG	=7B	−3N	0.5	2.0	3.5	0.75	1985	-11.2
21	Noetzel, Felix	2213	GER	=14B	−5N	0.5	2.0	3.0	0.50	1922	-15.4
22	Prix, Siegfried	1809	GER	=23B	−4N	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.25	846	-14.4
23	FIDE 533027196	0	—	=22N	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1810	0.0
24	Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun	1893	TUR	−5N	−18N	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1206	-14.0
25	Cakaciaslan, Mehmet Serdar	0	TUR	−16N	−13B	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1257	0.0
26	Dalkner, Sahr	1780	GER	−19N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1005	-18.8
27	Mumme, Eberhard	1833	GER	F	−15N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1137	-14.4
28	Habermann, Zidanta De Long	1750	GER	F	−9N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1042	-15.2
29	Sell, Dominik	1700	GER	F	−11N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1019	-13.6
30	Geisen, Gunther	0	GER	−?N	F	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.00	956	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bartelt, Max PeterGER
+18.4
2.0 pts · #1
2Glushko, IevgeniiGER
+16.0
1.0 pts · #16
3Pruner, UlfGER
+14.4
2.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Dalkner, SahrGER
-18.8
0.0 pts · #21
2Noetzel, FelixGER
-15.4
0.5 pts · #18
3Habermann, Zidanta De LongGER
-15.2
0.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R2+160 Elo gap
Pruner, Ulf1649 beat Prix, Siegfried1809
R2+127 Elo gap
Bartelt, Max Peter2086 beat Noetzel, Felix2213