Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Januar 2026
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 22 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Merzig, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Walter Maass (🇩🇪 GER, 2002).
Christian Augustin (🇩🇪 GER, 1901) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Joachim Leiser (1.5) and Thomas Kretschmer (1.5). Augustin broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇩🇪Merzig, Germany
Dates
22 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
🇫🇷France×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustin, Christian | 1901 | GER | +9B | +8N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2592 | +14.2 |
| 2 | Leiser, Joachim | 1865 | GER | +11N | =7B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1960 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Kretschmer, Thomas | 1930 | FRA | =5N | +10B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1974 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Maass, Walter | 2002 | GER | +15B | =6N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1979 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Klicker, Fritz | 1733 | GER | =3B | +15N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2029 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Maurer, Rainer | 1829 | GER | +16B | =4B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1946 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Kieffer, Horst | 1780 | FRA | +17B | =2N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1864 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Weidinger, Dietmar | 1857 | GER | +14N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1764 | -4.6 |
| 9 | Gehlen, Bernd | 1725 | GER | −1N | +18B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1824 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Stuk, Valeriy | 1828 | UKR | +13B | −3N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1130 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Scholl, Alois | 1753 | GER | −2B | +16N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1684 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Weiand, Peter | 1843 | GER | +18N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2547 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Ehemann, Heinrich | 0 | GER | −10N | =14B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yazdkhasti, Parvis | 1629 | GER | −8B | =13N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1058 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Blum, Norbert | 1742 | GER | −4N | −5B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1068 | -13.8 |
| 16 | Schmidt, Peter | 1504 | GER | −6N | −11B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 991 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Nonnengardt, Udo | 0 | GER | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Boehm, Annemarie | 1748 | GER | −12B | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 984 | -36.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klicker, FritzGER+15.21.5 pts · #4
- 2Weiand, PeterGER+14.81.0 pts · #7
- 3Augustin, ChristianGER+14.22.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Boehm, AnnemarieGER-36.00.0 pts · #14
- 2Blum, NorbertGER-13.80.0 pts · #18
- 3Schmidt, PeterGER-12.80.0 pts · #15