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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 (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, IM, 2276).

Joachim Brueggemann (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ 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, Prof. Dr. Kundt (1812), a +359-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺWeimar, Germany
Dates
15 Feb 2026 β†’ 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺIMDetlef Ulrich Heinbuch2276
Avg top 10
2,189
Participants
135
Titled players Β· 9
IMΓ—3
FMΓ—3
CMΓ—3
Federations Β· 8 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—127
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄NorwayΓ—1
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺSwedenΓ—1
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—1
πŸ‡­πŸ‡·CroatiaΓ—1
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΉAustriaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 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
Brueggemann6Hess5.5Koehler5.5Tscharotschkin5.5Becker5.5Heck5.5β€” ex-leaders:Miglled R4, #7
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE20 Feb

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

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

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

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMJoachim Brueggemann*β€”
1
β€”
2FMChristian Hessβ€”*β€”β€”
3Gerhard, Dr. Koehler
0
β€”*β€”
4Michael Tscharotschkinβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
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+8Bβˆ’1N+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, NorbertFM2161GERβˆ’49N+118B+32N+41B+57N=9B+15N5.524.526.520.502241+14.8
8Bindrich, Oswald2020GER+60N+9B+16B=1Nβˆ’4N=34B+29N5.029.032.522.002252+43.4
9Heinbuch, Detlef UlrichIM2276GER+46Bβˆ’8N+64B+83N+16B=7N=10B5.027.530.520.252192-5.2
10Knaak, Joachim2134GER=35N+109B+61N+37Bβˆ’3N+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=84Bβˆ’50N+115B+51N+47B=42N+38B5.021.523.516.502094+11.8
13Zuehlke, Burkhard, Dr.2087GER+103B+65N=47B+33Nβˆ’1B+14Nβˆ’6B4.527.029.516.252136+10.2
14Krueger, Erich2033GER+88N+68B=4Nβˆ’3B+62Nβˆ’13B+54N4.526.029.016.252096+13.0
15Guenther, Andreas2100GER+72Bβˆ’47N+113B+56N+21B=6Nβˆ’7B4.526.028.016.252126+6.2
16Schoetzig, Detlef2099GER+76N+39Bβˆ’8N+53Bβˆ’9N+61B=24N4.525.529.016.752118+4.4
17Einax, Claus-Dieter2048GER=92N+133B+49Nβˆ’5B+23N+78Bβˆ’4N4.525.526.013.502068+6.0
18Silberschlag, Joerg2144GER+73B=81N+101B=52N+20Bβˆ’5B=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+43Bβˆ’18N=39B+35N4.524.528.017.5020550.0
21Minor, Viatcheslav2056GER+67N+44Bβˆ’30N+45Bβˆ’15N+43B=56N4.524.027.517.252039-1.8
22Hilbig, Olaf2024GER+82Bβˆ’30N+72B+48N+63Bβˆ’10N=26N4.524.027.015.752030+2.4
23Salamone, Giuseppe1956GER+104B=20N=19B=71Nβˆ’17B+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, Thomas2063GERβˆ’30B+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+119Bβˆ’33N=51B=50N+112B=48N+62B4.520.022.012.752008-6.0
29Heid, Michael2055GER+80B+40Nβˆ’1B+65Nβˆ’6B+69Nβˆ’8B4.027.531.014.502075+4.4
30Hipler, Andreas, Dr.1837GER+26N+22B+21Bβˆ’2NF=31N=40B4.027.027.017.502167+51.2
31Wegerich, Michael2026GER+77N+32Bβˆ’2N=54B=35N=30B=45N4.025.028.515.251961-11.4
32Roemer, Norbert1899GER+38Bβˆ’31Nβˆ’7B=82N+93B+47N=39N4.024.027.014.002029+23.8
33Scherf, Karl-Heinrich1944GER+121N+28B=57Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’24N+89B=41N4.024.026.013.252000+13.2
34Feld-Gerdes, Wolfgang2059GER=50Bβˆ’58N+75B+73N+36B=8Nβˆ’37B4.023.527.015.251982-26.4
35Hess, Juergen1880GER=10Bβˆ’71N+94B+101N=31B+52Nβˆ’20B4.023.526.013.502046+31.0
36Stahr, Ralf-Peter1986GER+108Nβˆ’2B+89N=26Bβˆ’34N=49B+91N4.023.526.012.501990+1.8
37Kraft, Wolfgang2029GER+118N=49BFβˆ’10N+68B=26B+34N4.023.525.513.502105+12.6
38Fischer, Emil2151GERβˆ’32N+77B+124N=66B=39N+54Bβˆ’12N4.023.525.512.751977-57.2
39Rost, Detlef1969GER+114Bβˆ’16N=84B+98N=38B=20N=32B4.022.524.512.251980+3.6
40Schmidt, Matthias1950GER+120Nβˆ’29B+125N=24B=25N=57B=30N4.022.524.011.751942+0.2
41Limbach, Torsten2028GER+129B=64N+50Bβˆ’7N=58B=96N=33B4.022.523.511.251972-9.6
42Baumhackel, MarioCM2118GER+91N=61B=66N+74B=11N=12Bβ€”4.020.523.515.002108-1.6
43Kraus, Werner1928GER+123Bβˆ’11N+97Bβˆ’20N+119Bβˆ’21N+117B4.020.522.58.501875-6.2
44Gerl, Hans, Dr.1945GER+126Bβˆ’21N=98B+99Nβˆ’19B=67N+86B4.020.522.010.001871-11.0
45Orlova, Liubov1925GER+132Bβˆ’111N+90Bβˆ’21N=59B+81N=31B4.020.521.010.251963+10.6
46Hadlich, Gerald1913GERβˆ’9Nβˆ’60B+117N=85B=82N+100B+116N4.019.021.09.501825-13.6
47Walther, Reinhard1980GER+90N+15B=13Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’32B+98N3.526.529.012.251970-1.0
48Spahn, Andreas0GER+116N=25B=24Nβˆ’22B+60N=28Bβˆ’27N3.526.028.012.2519130.0
49Jakob, Steffen1904GER+7B=37Nβˆ’17B=70N=83B=36N=52B3.525.028.014.502030+23.4
50Grosse, Frank1837GER=34N+12Bβˆ’41N=28Bβˆ’61N+120B=53N3.524.526.513.001964+23.2
51Meth, Andreas1873GERβˆ’2N+130B=28Nβˆ’12B+110N=66B=61N3.524.525.59.251959+15.6
52Goldinger, Peter2008GER+100N=3B+131N=18Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’35B=49N3.524.525.09.751934-11.0
53Schoenfeld, Volker1961GER+122B=19N=20Bβˆ’16N=80B=79N=50B3.524.026.011.751910-8.2
54Lubos, Adam1911GERβˆ’1B+105N+114B=31N+81Bβˆ’38Nβˆ’14B3.524.026.09.501990+13.8
55Doetzel, Hartwig, Dr.1836GERβˆ’20B+104N+59N=27Bβˆ’78Nβˆ’23B+107N3.523.025.510.751922+15.6
56Kerz, Markus1991GER+130Nβˆ’4B+87Nβˆ’15BF+63N=21B3.523.024.09.752056+11.8
57Weber, Bernhard, Dr.2074GER+75B+69N=33B=6Nβˆ’7B=40Nβ€”3.522.526.013.752069+0.2
58Anderberg, Peter1909GER=5N+34B=25N=95B=41N=27Bβ€”3.522.525.514.752121+33.6
59Doeserich, Juergen2014GER+107Nβˆ’6Nβˆ’55B+100B=45N=68N=73B3.522.525.010.501908-19.0
60Geike, Eberhard1789GERβˆ’8B+46N+69Bβˆ’81Nβˆ’48B+112N=68B3.522.524.511.252008+35.4
61Schmidt, Joerg, Prof. Dr.1987GER+125B=42Nβˆ’10B=119N+50Bβˆ’16N=51B3.522.524.09.751923-11.0
62Spanton, Tim R1939ENG=131B=99N+85B=19Nβˆ’14B+80Nβˆ’28N3.522.523.010.251863-11.6
63Zeidler, Andreas2143GER+124N+83B=111N=11Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’56B=64N3.522.024.010.501986-28.6
64Desoye, Gernot1904AUT+135N=41Bβˆ’9N+131B=27Nβˆ’25B=63B3.522.022.06.502029+22.2
65Kottwitz, Daniel1965GER+86Nβˆ’13B+88Nβˆ’29B=109N=76B=77N3.521.524.010.751873-15.8
66Schaefer, Bernd1981GER=94B+115N=42B=38Nβˆ’71B=51N=72B3.521.523.511.001944-6.6
67Ulrich, Joerg, Dr.1831GERβˆ’21B+126Nβˆ’27N+114B=74N=44B=83B3.521.523.08.751900+26.0
68Leinenbach, Andreas1924GER+102Bβˆ’14N=99B+84Nβˆ’37N=59B=60N3.521.023.510.251842-13.8
69Grkinic, Goran1957CRO+128Nβˆ’57Bβˆ’60N+88B+77Nβˆ’29B=76N3.521.022.09.251860-17.0
70Gast, Rainer1974GER=133N+117Bβˆ’3N=49B=76N=92B=79N3.521.021.59.001827-24.0
71Inhoven, Stefan2083GER=109N+35B=74N=23B+66Nβˆ’11Bβ€”3.520.523.012.752005-11.2
72Seyffer, Armin1869GERβˆ’15N+108Bβˆ’22N=110B=100N+90B=66N3.520.523.09.751875+0.8
73Pekrul, Juergen1894GERβˆ’18N=100B+133Nβˆ’34B=85N+82B=59N3.520.521.08.001900+0.4
74Kopczak, Ruediger1978GER=99B+94N=71Bβˆ’42N=67Bβˆ’75N+105B3.520.022.510.251874-36.8
75Lehmann, Manfred1848GERβˆ’57N=86Bβˆ’34N+128B+125N+74Bβˆ’23N3.520.021.07.501836-2.6
76Zilch, Lothar1864GERβˆ’16Bβˆ’114N+122B+97N=70B=65N=69B3.519.521.59.751866+0.8
77Kuehnl, Bernd1796GERβˆ’31Bβˆ’38N+126B+113Nβˆ’69B+106N=65B3.519.521.07.751934+23.6
78Wegemund, Hubert1993GERβˆ’97B+82N=119B+92N+55Bβˆ’17NF3.519.021.010.501901-13.0
79Boldt, Kai-Ulrich, Dr.1838GERβˆ’19B+122Nβˆ’95N=125B+104N=53B=70B3.519.020.58.751882+7.0
80Adam, Wilfried1828GERβˆ’29N+128Bβˆ’83N+116B=53Nβˆ’62B+97N3.518.519.57.251828+1.6
81Larem, Ewald2005GER+127N=18Bβˆ’5N+60Bβˆ’54Nβˆ’45B=89N3.024.025.58.751889-22.0
82Kurpiela, Franz1792GERβˆ’22Nβˆ’78B+120N=32B=46Bβˆ’73N+102B3.022.024.08.501766-4.4
83Hollstein, Frank, Dr.CM2006GER+93Bβˆ’63N+80Bβˆ’9B=49NF=67N3.022.022.010.001959-7.6
84Kundt, Guenther, Prof. Dr.1812GER=12N=27B=39Nβˆ’68B=117Nβˆ’116B+120N3.021.023.09.751780-4.8
85Wiest, Kurt1800GERβˆ’25N+134Bβˆ’62N=46N=73Bβˆ’91B+123N3.020.520.55.751761-6.4
86Heid, Magdalene1652GERβˆ’65B=75N=109N=87B=103N+88Bβˆ’44N3.019.522.08.751820+28.2
87Glaser, Bernhard1816GERβˆ’11B+123Nβˆ’56B=86N=102B=99N=93B3.019.521.57.501723-15.4
88Lein, Andreas1803GERβˆ’14B+102Nβˆ’65Bβˆ’69N+122Bβˆ’86N+114B3.019.021.06.501697-17.4
89Beuger, Ronald1812GERβˆ’111B+132Nβˆ’36B=102N+101Bβˆ’33N=81B3.018.519.05.751833+4.0
90Eschweiler, Martin1725GERβˆ’47B+103Nβˆ’45Nβˆ’109B+113Bβˆ’72N+112B3.018.020.06.501846+21.0
91Streit, Juergen1870GERβˆ’42BF+130N=93N=99B+85Nβˆ’36B3.018.019.06.751856-2.8
92Schmid, Walter1825GER=17B+106NFβˆ’78B+131N=70Nβ€”3.018.018.57.001969+40.0
93Stieber, Mike1773GERβˆ’83Nβˆ’124B+132N=91Bβˆ’32N+121B=87N3.017.017.55.501734-6.6
94Huber, Helmut1734GER=66Nβˆ’74Bβˆ’35N=118Bβˆ’116N+134N+113B3.017.017.04.751738+0.2
95Richter, Rainer2014GER+105Bβˆ’1N+79B=58N=96Bβ€”β€”3.015.518.09.002008-0.4
96Willin, Bernhard1905GERβˆ’6B+110NF=25B=95N=41BF2.523.025.08.252014+13.6
97Bausch, Jean1745GER+78Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’43Nβˆ’76B=121B+131Nβˆ’80B2.522.022.55.001736-5.0
98Hansch, Klaus-Michael1804GERβˆ’24N+121B=44Nβˆ’39B=106B=102Nβˆ’47B2.521.023.06.501778-4.2
99Mueggenburg, Rolf1716GER=74N=62B=68Nβˆ’44B=91N=87Bβˆ’103N2.520.523.08.251803+14.2
100Dieter, Juergen, Dr.1780GERβˆ’52B=73N+106Bβˆ’59N=72Bβˆ’46N=101B2.520.523.07.251834+17.6
101Goepfert, Jochen1928GER+134N=24Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’35Bβˆ’89N=125B=100N2.520.020.04.251738-28.6
102Seewald, Klaus0GERβˆ’68Nβˆ’88B+127N=89B=87N=98Bβˆ’82N2.518.019.55.7517140.0
103Schreyer, Klaus1862GERβˆ’13Nβˆ’90B=108NF=86B=105N+99B2.518.018.56.501727-22.8
104Voelker, Werner1634GERβˆ’23Nβˆ’55B=118N+129Nβˆ’79Bβˆ’107B+127N2.517.518.53.501722+13.8
105Dalling, PeterCM1786SWEβˆ’95Nβˆ’54B+121Nβˆ’124B+114N=103Bβˆ’74N2.516.518.55.251743-9.2
106Svanholm, Borge Waaktaar1925NOR=117Nβˆ’92Bβˆ’100N+108B=98Nβˆ’77B=125N2.516.017.55.501639-38.2
107Wagner, Richard1785GERβˆ’59Bβˆ’113N+123Bβˆ’112N=126B+104Nβˆ’55B2.515.517.05.251668-22.0
108Mayer, Rolf1738GERβˆ’36Bβˆ’72N=103Bβˆ’106N=129B=115N+132B2.515.516.03.251706-6.2
109Richter, Juergen1852GER=71Bβˆ’10N=86B+90N=65Bβ€”β€”2.515.018.08.001912+7.0
110Wenske, Hardy1781GERFβˆ’96B+134N=72Nβˆ’51B+126Nβ€”2.511.011.03.251757-2.2
111Heikaus, Frank2040GER+89N+45B=63Bβ€”β€”β€”β€”2.57.510.58.752233+13.8
112Guenther, Oliver1884GERβˆ’4N+127Bβˆ’26N+107Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’60Bβˆ’90N2.023.525.04.001742-27.8
113Van Kesteren, Stef1901NEDβˆ’3N+107Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’77Bβˆ’90N+128Bβˆ’94N2.022.023.03.501690-39.8
114Deak-Willimsky, Emanuela1688GERβˆ’39N+76Bβˆ’54Nβˆ’67Nβˆ’105B+118Bβˆ’88N2.020.022.05.501694-0.2
115Reimers, Christine1782GER=27Nβˆ’66Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’117B=128N=108B=121N2.019.520.55.001704-13.0
116Arnarson, Erlingur1453ISLβˆ’48BFFβˆ’80N+94B+84Nβˆ’46B2.019.519.56.001807+31.4
117Gramatte, Rene0GER=106Bβˆ’70Nβˆ’46B+115N=84BFβˆ’43N2.019.021.04.7517640.0
118Goepfart, Dietrich1797GERβˆ’37Bβˆ’7N=104B=94Nβˆ’120Bβˆ’114N+131B2.019.019.53.251615-36.2
119Meinke, Dietlind1820GERβˆ’28N+120B=78N=61Bβˆ’43NFβ€”2.017.519.55.501844+2.6
120Jovi, Klaus1622GERβˆ’40Bβˆ’119Nβˆ’82B+132B+118Nβˆ’50Nβˆ’84B2.017.518.02.501620-2.8
121Sombetzki, Detlef1567GERβˆ’33Bβˆ’98Nβˆ’105B+130B=97Nβˆ’93N=115B2.016.517.53.251639+9.6
122Gaul, Karl-Heinz1639GERβˆ’53Nβˆ’79Bβˆ’76N+134Bβˆ’88Nβˆ’130N+128B2.015.515.51.001609-7.8
123Schlegel, Uwe, Dr.1504GERβˆ’43Nβˆ’87Bβˆ’107NF+130B+129Nβˆ’85B2.014.514.52.001683+44.8
124Ellerbrock, Manfred1894GERβˆ’63B+93Nβˆ’38B+105NFβ€”β€”2.014.016.55.501963+6.4
125Lanwehr, Klaus0GERβˆ’61NFβˆ’40B=79Nβˆ’75B=101N=106B1.520.022.54.2517200.0
126Pillath, Marcus1616GERβˆ’44Nβˆ’67Bβˆ’77N+127B=107Nβˆ’110Bβ€”1.516.017.52.751623+0.4
127Kiel, Gerhard, Dr.1758GERβˆ’81Bβˆ’112Nβˆ’102Bβˆ’126N+134B=132Nβˆ’104B1.512.012.00.251490-40.8
128Scheugenpflug, Klaus1637GERβˆ’69Bβˆ’80N=129Bβˆ’75N=115Bβˆ’113Nβˆ’122N1.016.517.51.501513-17.8
129Auerswald, Klaus1796GERβˆ’41Nβˆ’26B=128Nβˆ’104B=108Nβˆ’123Bβ€”1.015.516.51.751494-44.8
130Zimmer, Franz1744GERβˆ’56Bβˆ’51Nβˆ’91Bβˆ’121Nβˆ’123N+122Bβ€”1.014.016.02.001468-40.4
131Kraemer, Stefan1544GER=62NFβˆ’52Bβˆ’64Nβˆ’92Bβˆ’97Bβˆ’118N0.518.018.01.751458-7.0
132Walther, Renate1436GERβˆ’45Nβˆ’89Bβˆ’93Bβˆ’120NF=127Bβˆ’108N0.516.016.00.751356-13.2
133Brandt, Wolfgang1712GER=70Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’73BFβ€”β€”β€”0.511.514.01.751699-1.2
134Semisch, Helga1525GERβˆ’101Bβˆ’85Nβˆ’110Bβˆ’122Nβˆ’127Nβˆ’94BF0.014.514.50.00973-24.4
135Sobolevsky, LeonidIM2165UKRβˆ’64BFβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”0.03.54.00.001104-8.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65 (2026) β€” Weimar, Germany | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats