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3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65

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135 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Weimar, Germany. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2189, and top seed was Detlef Ulrich Heinbuch (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2276).

Joachim Brueggemann (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2243) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dieter Migl (5.5) and Michael Tscharotschkin (5.5). Brueggemann shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Erlingur Arnarson (1453) beat Guenther Kundt (1812), a +359-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Weimar, Germany
Dates
15 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,189
Participants
135
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×3
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×127
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Joachim Brueggemann led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
55
18
4
1
4
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Brueggemann takes lead
Brueggemann6Hess5.5Koehler5.5Tscharotschkin5.5Becker5.5Heck5.5— ex-leaders:Miglled R4, #7
R6 · LEADER CHANGE20 Feb

IM Joachim Brueggemann takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Joachim Brueggemann won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMJoachim Brueggemann*
1
2FMChristian Hess*
3Gerhard Koehler
0
*
4Michael Tscharotschkin*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Brueggemann, JoachimIM2243GER+54N+95B+29N=8B+13N+4B=2B6.028.031.025.752359+8.0
2Migl, Dieter2132GER+51B+36N+31B+30B=5N=3B=1N5.529.032.524.002282+26.6
3Tscharotschkin, Michael2162GER+113B=52N+70B+14N+10B=2N=5N5.527.529.522.252289+21.4
4Koehler, Gerhard, Dr.2135GER+112B+56N=14B+47N+8B1N+17B5.527.029.020.752258+20.4
5Becker, MichaelFM2235GER=58B+97N+81B+17N=2B+18N=3B5.526.529.021.752263+6.4
6Hess, ChristianFM2212GER+96N+59B=11N=57B+29N=15B+13N5.525.027.521.002269+8.6
7Heck, NorbertFM2161GER49N+118B+32N+41B+57N=9B+15N5.524.526.520.502241+14.8
8Bindrich, Oswald2020GER+60N+9B+16B=1N4N=34B+29N5.029.032.522.002252+43.4
9Heinbuch, Detlef UlrichIM2276GER+46B8N+64B+83N+16B=7N=10B5.027.530.520.252192-5.2
10Knaak, Joachim2134GER=35N+109B+61N+37B3N+22B=9N5.026.529.019.002188+11.8
11Sauer, Marko2041GER+87N+43B=6B=63N=42B+71N=18B5.025.028.019.252221+35.0
12Stuemer, Paul2040GER=84B50N+115B+51N+47B=42N+38B5.021.523.516.502094+11.8
13Zuehlke, Burkhard, Dr.2087GER+103B+65N=47B+33N1B+14N6B4.527.029.516.252136+10.2
14Krueger, Erich2033GER+88N+68B=4N3B+62N13B+54N4.526.029.016.252096+13.0
15Guenther, Andreas2100GER+72B47N+113B+56N+21B=6N7B4.526.028.016.252126+6.2
16Schoetzig, Detlef2099GER+76N+39B8N+53B9N+61B=24N4.525.529.016.752118+4.4
17Einax, Claus-Dieter2048GER=92N+133B+49N5B+23N+78B4N4.525.526.013.502068+6.0
18Silberschlag, Joerg2144GER+73B=81N+101B=52N+20B5B=11N4.525.027.516.252127-1.8
19Schober, Ralf2070GER+79N=53B=23N=62B+44N=24B=25N4.524.528.017.752060-1.0
20Kolthoff, Siegmund2061GER+55N=23B=53N+43B18N=39B+35N4.524.528.017.5020550.0
21Minor, Viatcheslav2056GER+67N+44B30N+45B15N+43B=56N4.524.027.517.252039-1.8
22Hilbig, Olaf2024GER+82B30N+72B+48N+63B10N=26N4.524.027.015.752030+2.4
23Salamone, Giuseppe1956GER+104B=20N=19B=71N17B+55N+75B4.524.026.515.752042+18.4
24Waltenberger, Udo2033GER+98B=101N=48B=40N+33B=19N=16B4.523.025.516.002091+9.6
25Hartlieb, Juergen2033GER+85B=48N=58B=96N=40B+64N=19B4.522.024.515.502048+2.8
26Biegel, Thomas2063GER30B+129N+112B=36N+52B=37N=22B4.522.023.012.752040-2.6
27Schott, Guido2013GER=115B=84N+67B=55N=64B=58N+48B4.520.522.514.751903-16.2
28Heller, Achim2048GER+119B33N=51B=50N+112B=48N+62B4.520.022.012.752008-6.0
29Heid, Michael2055GER+80B+40N1B+65N6B+69N8B4.027.531.014.502075+4.4
30Hipler, Andreas, Dr.1837GER+26N+22B+21B2NF=31N=40B4.027.027.017.502167+51.2
31Wegerich, Michael2026GER+77N+32B2N=54B=35N=30B=45N4.025.028.515.251961-11.4
32Roemer, Norbert1899GER+38B31N7B=82N+93B+47N=39N4.024.027.014.002029+23.8
33Scherf, Karl-Heinrich1944GER+121N+28B=57N13B24N+89B=41N4.024.026.013.252000+13.2
34Feld-Gerdes, Wolfgang2059GER=50B58N+75B+73N+36B=8N37B4.023.527.015.251982-26.4
35Hess, Juergen1880GER=10B71N+94B+101N=31B+52N20B4.023.526.013.502046+31.0
36Stahr, Ralf-Peter1986GER+108N2B+89N=26B34N=49B+91N4.023.526.012.501990+1.8
37Kraft, Wolfgang2029GER+118N=49BF10N+68B=26B+34N4.023.525.513.502105+12.6
38Fischer, Emil2151GER32N+77B+124N=66B=39N+54B12N4.023.525.512.751977-57.2
39Rost, Detlef1969GER+114B16N=84B+98N=38B=20N=32B4.022.524.512.251980+3.6
40Schmidt, Matthias1950GER+120N29B+125N=24B=25N=57B=30N4.022.524.011.751942+0.2
41Limbach, Torsten2028GER+129B=64N+50B7N=58B=96N=33B4.022.523.511.251972-9.6
42Baumhackel, MarioCM2118GER+91N=61B=66N+74B=11N=12B4.020.523.515.002108-1.6
43Kraus, Werner1928GER+123B11N+97B20N+119B21N+117B4.020.522.58.501875-6.2
44Gerl, Hans, Dr.1945GER+126B21N=98B+99N19B=67N+86B4.020.522.010.001871-11.0
45Orlova, Liubov1925GER+132B111N+90B21N=59B+81N=31B4.020.521.010.251963+10.6
46Hadlich, Gerald1913GER9N60B+117N=85B=82N+100B+116N4.019.021.09.501825-13.6
47Walther, Reinhard1980GER+90N+15B=13N4B12N32B+98N3.526.529.012.251970-1.0
48Spahn, Andreas0GER+116N=25B=24N22B+60N=28B27N3.526.028.012.2519130.0
49Jakob, Steffen1904GER+7B=37N17B=70N=83B=36N=52B3.525.028.014.502030+23.4
50Grosse, Frank1837GER=34N+12B41N=28B61N+120B=53N3.524.526.513.001964+23.2
51Meth, Andreas1873GER2N+130B=28N12B+110N=66B=61N3.524.525.59.251959+15.6
52Goldinger, Peter2008GER+100N=3B+131N=18B26N35B=49N3.524.525.09.751934-11.0
53Schoenfeld, Volker1961GER+122B=19N=20B16N=80B=79N=50B3.524.026.011.751910-8.2
54Lubos, Adam1911GER1B+105N+114B=31N+81B38N14B3.524.026.09.501990+13.8
55Doetzel, Hartwig, Dr.1836GER20B+104N+59N=27B78N23B+107N3.523.025.510.751922+15.6
56Kerz, Markus1991GER+130N4B+87N15BF+63N=21B3.523.024.09.752056+11.8
57Weber, Bernhard, Dr.2074GER+75B+69N=33B=6N7B=40N3.522.526.013.752069+0.2
58Anderberg, Peter1909GER=5N+34B=25N=95B=41N=27B3.522.525.514.752121+33.6
59Doeserich, Juergen2014GER+107N6N55B+100B=45N=68N=73B3.522.525.010.501908-19.0
60Geike, Eberhard1789GER8B+46N+69B81N48B+112N=68B3.522.524.511.252008+35.4
61Schmidt, Joerg, Prof. Dr.1987GER+125B=42N10B=119N+50B16N=51B3.522.524.09.751923-11.0
62Spanton, Tim R1939ENG=131B=99N+85B=19N14B+80N28N3.522.523.010.251863-11.6
63Zeidler, Andreas2143GER+124N+83B=111N=11B22N56B=64N3.522.024.010.501986-28.6
64Desoye, Gernot1904AUT+135N=41B9N+131B=27N25B=63B3.522.022.06.502029+22.2
65Kottwitz, Daniel1965GER+86N13B+88N29B=109N=76B=77N3.521.524.010.751873-15.8
66Schaefer, Bernd1981GER=94B+115N=42B=38N71B=51N=72B3.521.523.511.001944-6.6
67Ulrich, Joerg, Dr.1831GER21B+126N27N+114B=74N=44B=83B3.521.523.08.751900+26.0
68Leinenbach, Andreas1924GER+102B14N=99B+84N37N=59B=60N3.521.023.510.251842-13.8
69Grkinic, Goran1957CRO+128N57B60N+88B+77N29B=76N3.521.022.09.251860-17.0
70Gast, Rainer1974GER=133N+117B3N=49B=76N=92B=79N3.521.021.59.001827-24.0
71Inhoven, Stefan2083GER=109N+35B=74N=23B+66N11B3.520.523.012.752005-11.2
72Seyffer, Armin1869GER15N+108B22N=110B=100N+90B=66N3.520.523.09.751875+0.8
73Pekrul, Juergen1894GER18N=100B+133N34B=85N+82B=59N3.520.521.08.001900+0.4
74Kopczak, Ruediger1978GER=99B+94N=71B42N=67B75N+105B3.520.022.510.251874-36.8
75Lehmann, Manfred1848GER57N=86B34N+128B+125N+74B23N3.520.021.07.501836-2.6
76Zilch, Lothar1864GER16B114N+122B+97N=70B=65N=69B3.519.521.59.751866+0.8
77Kuehnl, Bernd1796GER31B38N+126B+113N69B+106N=65B3.519.521.07.751934+23.6
78Wegemund, Hubert1993GER97B+82N=119B+92N+55B17NF3.519.021.010.501901-13.0
79Boldt, Kai-Ulrich, Dr.1838GER19B+122N95N=125B+104N=53B=70B3.519.020.58.751882+7.0
80Adam, Wilfried1828GER29N+128B83N+116B=53N62B+97N3.518.519.57.251828+1.6
81Larem, Ewald2005GER+127N=18B5N+60B54N45B=89N3.024.025.58.751889-22.0
82Kurpiela, Franz1792GER22N78B+120N=32B=46B73N+102B3.022.024.08.501766-4.4
83Hollstein, Frank, Dr.CM2006GER+93B63N+80B9B=49NF=67N3.022.022.010.001959-7.6
84Kundt, Guenther, Prof. Dr.1812GER=12N=27B=39N68B=117N116B+120N3.021.023.09.751780-4.8
85Wiest, Kurt1800GER25N+134B62N=46N=73B91B+123N3.020.520.55.751761-6.4
86Heid, Magdalene1652GER65B=75N=109N=87B=103N+88B44N3.019.522.08.751820+28.2
87Glaser, Bernhard1816GER11B+123N56B=86N=102B=99N=93B3.019.521.57.501723-15.4
88Lein, Andreas1803GER14B+102N65B69N+122B86N+114B3.019.021.06.501697-17.4
89Beuger, Ronald1812GER111B+132N36B=102N+101B33N=81B3.018.519.05.751833+4.0
90Eschweiler, Martin1725GER47B+103N45N109B+113B72N+112B3.018.020.06.501846+21.0
91Streit, Juergen1870GER42BF+130N=93N=99B+85N36B3.018.019.06.751856-2.8
92Schmid, Walter1825GER=17B+106NF78B+131N=70N3.018.018.57.001969+40.0
93Stieber, Mike1773GER83N124B+132N=91B32N+121B=87N3.017.017.55.501734-6.6
94Huber, Helmut1734GER=66N74B35N=118B116N+134N+113B3.017.017.04.751738+0.2
95Richter, Rainer2014GER+105B1N+79B=58N=96B3.015.518.09.002008-0.4
96Willin, Bernhard1905GER6B+110NF=25B=95N=41BF2.523.025.08.252014+13.6
97Bausch, Jean1745GER+78N5B43N76B=121B+131N80B2.522.022.55.001736-5.0
98Hansch, Klaus-Michael1804GER24N+121B=44N39B=106B=102N47B2.521.023.06.501778-4.2
99Mueggenburg, Rolf1716GER=74N=62B=68N44B=91N=87B103N2.520.523.08.251803+14.2
100Dieter, Juergen, Dr.1780GER52B=73N+106B59N=72B46N=101B2.520.523.07.251834+17.6
101Goepfert, Jochen1928GER+134N=24B18N35B89N=125B=100N2.520.020.04.251738-28.6
102Seewald, Klaus0GER68N88B+127N=89B=87N=98B82N2.518.019.55.7517140.0
103Schreyer, Klaus1862GER13N90B=108NF=86B=105N+99B2.518.018.56.501727-22.8
104Voelker, Werner1634GER23N55B=118N+129N79B107B+127N2.517.518.53.501722+13.8
105Dalling, PeterCM1786SWE95N54B+121N124B+114N=103B74N2.516.518.55.251743-9.2
106Svanholm, Borge Waaktaar1925NOR=117N92B100N+108B=98N77B=125N2.516.017.55.501639-38.2
107Wagner, Richard1785GER59B113N+123B112N=126B+104N55B2.515.517.05.251668-22.0
108Mayer, Rolf1738GER36B72N=103B106N=129B=115N+132B2.515.516.03.251706-6.2
109Richter, Juergen1852GER=71B10N=86B+90N=65B2.515.018.08.001912+7.0
110Wenske, Hardy1781GERF96B+134N=72N51B+126N2.511.011.03.251757-2.2
111Heikaus, Frank2040GER+89N+45B=63B2.57.510.58.752233+13.8
112Guenther, Oliver1884GER4N+127B26N+107B28N60B90N2.023.525.04.001742-27.8
113Van Kesteren, Stef1901NED3N+107B15N77B90N+128B94N2.022.023.03.501690-39.8
114Deak-Willimsky, Emanuela1688GER39N+76B54N67N105B+118B88N2.020.022.05.501694-0.2
115Reimers, Christine1782GER=27N66B12N117B=128N=108B=121N2.019.520.55.001704-13.0
116Arnarson, Erlingur1453ISL48BFF80N+94B+84N46B2.019.519.56.001807+31.4
117Gramatte, Rene0GER=106B70N46B+115N=84BF43N2.019.021.04.7517640.0
118Goepfart, Dietrich1797GER37B7N=104B=94N120B114N+131B2.019.019.53.251615-36.2
119Meinke, Dietlind1820GER28N+120B=78N=61B43NF2.017.519.55.501844+2.6
120Jovi, Klaus1622GER40B119N82B+132B+118N50N84B2.017.518.02.501620-2.8
121Sombetzki, Detlef1567GER33B98N105B+130B=97N93N=115B2.016.517.53.251639+9.6
122Gaul, Karl-Heinz1639GER53N79B76N+134B88N130N+128B2.015.515.51.001609-7.8
123Schlegel, Uwe, Dr.1504GER43N87B107NF+130B+129N85B2.014.514.52.001683+44.8
124Ellerbrock, Manfred1894GER63B+93N38B+105NF2.014.016.55.501963+6.4
125Lanwehr, Klaus0GER61NF40B=79N75B=101N=106B1.520.022.54.2517200.0
126Pillath, Marcus1616GER44N67B77N+127B=107N110B1.516.017.52.751623+0.4
127Kiel, Gerhard, Dr.1758GER81B112N102B126N+134B=132N104B1.512.012.00.251490-40.8
128Scheugenpflug, Klaus1637GER69B80N=129B75N=115B113N122N1.016.517.51.501513-17.8
129Auerswald, Klaus1796GER41N26B=128N104B=108N123B1.015.516.51.751494-44.8
130Zimmer, Franz1744GER56B51N91B121N123N+122B1.014.016.02.001468-40.4
131Kraemer, Stefan1544GER=62NF52B64N92B97B118N0.518.018.01.751458-7.0
132Walther, Renate1436GER45N89B93B120NF=127B108N0.516.016.00.751356-13.2
133Brandt, Wolfgang1712GER=70B17N73BF0.511.514.01.751699-1.2
134Semisch, Helga1525GER101B85N110B122N127N94BF0.014.514.50.00973-24.4
135Sobolevsky, LeonidIM2165UKR64BF0.03.54.00.001104-8.2

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