3. ChessGeeks-Winter-Special A-Turnier
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Roedinghausen-Bruchmuehlen, Germany. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2127, and top seed was Edward Bundan (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2299).
Robert Engel (🇩🇪 GER, 2097) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mark Helbig (4.0) and Robin Bentel (4.0). Engel won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David Renninger (1822) beat Edward Bundan (FM, 2299), a +477-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Roedinghausen-Bruchmuehlen, Germany
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×43
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRobert Engel led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
8
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Robert Engel never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Robert Engel beat FM Mark Helbig (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Robert Engel 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Mark Helbig 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert Engel | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FMMark Helbig | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Hans-Joachim Woestmann | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Stefan Schork | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engel, Robert | 2097 | GER | +21B | +38N | +3B | +2B | +6N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2841 | +44.2 |
| 2 | Helbig, MarkFM | 2250 | GER | +27B | +17N | +11B | −1N | +13B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2205 | -2.8 |
| 3 | Bentel, Robin | 2206 | GER | +28N | +12B | −1N | +16B | +18N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2106 | -6.6 |
| 4 | Woestmann, Hans-Joachim | 2036 | GER | +41B | +22N | =6B | +8N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2181 | +18.2 |
| 5 | Schork, Stefan | 2096 | GER | +35N | =20B | +44N | +7B | =4N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 2165 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Kruse, Herbert | 2124 | GER | +39N | +19B | =4N | +25B | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 2077 | -3.6 |
| 7 | Meiwes, Thore | 2184 | GER | +40B | +36N | =8B | −5N | +11B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2071 | -10.6 |
| 8 | Schnier, Steffen | 1921 | GER | +33N | +34B | =7N | −4B | +36N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2013 | +10.2 |
| 9 | Graf, David | 1924 | GER | +32B | =26N | =20B | =14N | +23B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1962 | +1.8 |
| 10 | Bundan, EdwardFM | 2299 | GER | −20N | +35B | =40N | +34B | +25N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2048 | -44.0 |
| 11 | Kandic, MilanFM | 1949 | SRB | +30N | +14B | −2N | +15B | −7N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1944 | -1.8 |
| 12 | Reinkoester, Michael | 1874 | GER | +23B | −3N | =21B | +22N | =14B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1926 | +2.6 |
| 13 | Schreiber, Florian | 2030 | GER | =15N | =29B | +39N | +19B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2087 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Arslan, Berkan | 0 | GER | +45N | −11N | +24B | =9B | =12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1926 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Glatt, Nico Benjamin | 0 | GER | =13B | =24N | +17B | −11N | +26B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1937 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Popkiewicz, Adam | 1872 | GER | −34N | +33B | +29N | −3N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1747 | -21.2 |
| 17 | Ritter, Uwe | 1897 | GER | +37N | −2B | −15N | +39B | +27N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2078 | +17.4 |
| 18 | Greten, Wolfgang | 0 | GER | −22B | +41N | +38B | +20N | −3B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1903 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kaberi, Ramin | 1837 | GER | +46B | −6N | +30B | −13N | +37B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1900 | +11.2 |
| 20 | Renninger, David | 1822 | GER | +10B | =5N | =9N | −18B | =31N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 2118 | +57.2 |
| 21 | Lueersen, Lukas | 1797 | GER | −1N | +43B | =12N | +31B | −16N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1859 | +15.6 |
| 22 | Lueersen, Jan | 1776 | GER | +18N | −4B | =31N | −12B | +38N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1809 | +2.6 |
| 23 | Solak, Furkan | 0 | GER | −12N | +28B | =27N | +40B | −9N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1847 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Schmidt, Mathis | 1872 | GER | =29N | =15B | −14N | =30B | +34N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1886 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Wibmer, Michael | 1868 | GER | =42B | +47N | +26B | −6N | −10B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1737 | -11.2 |
| 26 | Schlueter, Oliver | 0 | GER | +31N | =9B | −25N | =28B | −15N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1864 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Neumann, Ekkehard, Dr. | 1818 | GER | −2N | =37B | =23B | +42N | −17B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1770 | -16.0 |
| 28 | Marzik, Arne | 1813 | GER | −3B | −23N | +46B | =26N | =32B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1768 | -4.2 |
| 29 | Wagner, Mattis | 0 | GER | =24B | =13N | −16B | −35N | +39N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1799 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Pickhard, Tobias | 1773 | GER | −11B | +45B | −19N | =24N | =35B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1799 | +3.2 |
| 31 | Doeller, Jan | 1847 | GER | −26B | +32N | =22B | −21N | =20B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1778 | -15.6 |
| 32 | Lueders Vega, Iago Ernst | 1716 | GER | −9N | −31B | =43N | +45B | =28N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1749 | +7.6 |
| 33 | Rutkowski, Leon | 0 | GER | −8B | −16N | −41B | +46N | +42B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Wagner, Moritz | 1614 | GER | +16B | −8N | =36B | −10N | −24B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1753 | +27.6 |
| 35 | Schulte, Pasqual | 1789 | GER | −5B | −10N | F | +29B | =30N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1746 | -9.6 |
| 36 | Baumann, Simon | 1837 | GER | +48N | −7B | =34N | F | −8B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1633 | -31.2 |
| 37 | Maiwald, Tim | 1672 | GER | −17B | =27N | +47B | F | −19N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1578 | -12.0 |
| 38 | Milonas, Hrisowalandis Anastasios | 1827 | GRE | +43N | −1B | −18N | F | −22B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1703 | -10.4 |
| 39 | Winter, Magnus | 1800 | GER | −6B | +46N | −13B | −17N | −29B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1217 | -14.2 |
| 40 | Doeller, Nils | 1806 | GER | −7N | F | =10B | −23N | =43B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1875 | +3.2 |
| 41 | Tanukusuma, Kyllian Gotthold | 1787 | GER | −4N | −18B | +33N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1236 | -7.6 |
| 42 | Knorr, Frank | 1639 | GER | =25N | −44B | =45N | −27B | −33N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1654 | +1.2 |
| 43 | Czubek, Luca Sebastian | 1610 | GER | −38B | −21N | =32B | F | =40N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1594 | -3.6 |
| 44 | Juergenpott, Maximilian | 1794 | GER | F | +42N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1868 | +2.8 |
| 45 | Tesic, Luka | 1907 | GER | −14B | −30N | =42B | −32N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1436 | -70.4 |
| 46 | Suraj Sahu | 0 | IND | −19N | −39B | −28N | −33B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 26385791 | 0 | — | F | −25B | −37N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 533072850 | 0 | — | −36B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1038 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Renninger, DavidGER+57.22.5 pts · #13
- 2Engel, RobertGER+44.25.0 pts · #1
- 3Wagner, MoritzGER+27.61.5 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Tesic, LukaGER-70.40.5 pts · #40
- 2Bundan, EdwardFMGER-44.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Baumann, SimonGER-31.21.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R1+477 Elo gap
- R1+258 Elo gap
- R4+191 Elo gap