Vereinsmeisterschaft Schachfreunde Berlin 2026 Maerz
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 18 Mar 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2159, and top seed was Rainer Polzin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2382).
Rainer Polzin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2382) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Felix Noetzel (2.0) and Siegfried Prix (2.0). Polzin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Dates
04 Mar 2026 → 18 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×1
FM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×23
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polzin, RainerGM | 2382 | GER | +24B | +7N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2785 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Noetzel, Felix | 2177 | GER | +25B | +23N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2660 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Prix, Siegfried | 1795 | GER | +22N | +21B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2524 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Nogly, ChristophFM | 2151 | GER | =5N | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2347 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Van Hasselt, Frank | 2194 | HKG | =4B | +26N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2179 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Weber, Daniel | 2141 | GER | =18B | +9N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2392 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Lindhauer, Thorben | 1987 | GER | +29B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2097 | +3.8 |
| 8 | Gebigke, Martin | 2113 | GER | +15B | −4N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1998 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Noll, Paul | 2161 | GER | +14N | −6B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2095 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Sell, Dominik | 1686 | GER | F | +16B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2468 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun | 1879 | TUR | +19B | −12B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1815 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Glushko, Ievgenii | 1846 | GER | F | +11N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2679 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Geisen, Gunther | 0 | GER | F | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1839 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bolk, Matthias | 2049 | GER | −9B | +27N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2042 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Obersnel, Jan | 1845 | SLO | −8N | +28B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1935 | +4.2 |
| 16 | Kramer, Uwe | 1667 | GER | +21N | −10N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1717 | +5.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 533027196 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hoffmann, UdoFM | 2237 | GER | =6N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2141 | -2.6 |
| 19 | Schmidt, Jan | 1784 | GER | −11N | =20N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1616 | -17.2 |
| 20 | Habermann, Zidanta De Long | 1735 | GER | F | =19B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1784 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Zumstrull, Kilian | 1749 | GER | −16B | −3N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -41.6 |
| 22 | Winkler, Johannes | 1699 | GER | −3B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 996 | -7.4 |
| 23 | Pruner, Ulf | 1663 | GER | F | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1260 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Groot, Patrick | 1982 | GER | −1N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1582 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Jimenez Anders, Valentin | 1943 | ESP | −2N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1377 | -4.2 |
| 26 | Alakbarov, Turan | 1821 | GER | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1394 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Besbudak, Ozgur | 1922 | TUR | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1249 | -6.6 |
| 28 | Spruenken, Erin | 1755 | GER | F | −15N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1045 | -15.2 |
| 29 | Teymurov, Samir | 1812 | GER | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1187 | -5.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Glushko, IevgeniiGER+22.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Sell, DominikGER+18.81.0 pts · #13
- 3Prix, SiegfriedGER+16.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Zumstrull, KilianGER-41.60.0 pts · #23
- 2Schmidt, JanGER-17.20.5 pts · #18
- 3Spruenken, ErinGER-15.20.0 pts · #26