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Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Februar 2026

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18 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Merzig, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Walter Maass (🇩🇪 GER, 1998).

Walter Maass (🇩🇪 GER, 1998) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Joachim Leiser (3.0) and Dietmar Weidinger (3.0). Maass won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇩🇪Merzig, Germany
Dates
05 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪Walter Maass1998
Avg top 10
1,857
Participants
18
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
🇫🇷France×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Walter Maass led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1234R1R2R3R4
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD

Walter Maass never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Walter Maass beat Joachim Leiser (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Walter Maass 4 wins (R1–R4)Dietmar Weidinger 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Walter Maass*
1
2Joachim Leiser
0
*
3Dietmar Weidinger*
4Norbert Blum*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Maass, Walter1998GER+6N+2B+11B+5N4.07.08.58.502681+27.4
2Leiser, Joachim1865GER+12N1N+10B+7B3.08.09.55.502014+30.4
3Weidinger, Dietmar1855GER8N+15B+13B+11N3.05.06.04.001986+13.0
4Blum, Norbert1742GERF+17N+14B+9N3.03.53.53.502427+6.8
5Kretschmer, Thomas1930FRA=16N=7B+6N1B2.08.08.53.251873-12.4
6Augustin, Christian1886GER1B+16N5B+8N2.08.08.52.501884-0.2
7Maurer, Rainer1829GER=11N=5N+9B2N2.07.08.53.751754-5.8
8Stuk, Valeriy1828UKR+3B11N+16B6B2.06.57.03.501841+1.4
9Nonnengardt, Udo0GER+17B+12B7N4B2.06.57.02.0016430.0
10Gehlen, Bernd1725GER=13N+14B2N=12N2.06.07.02.501744+2.2
11Weiand, Peter1843GER=7B+8B1N3B1.59.011.03.001791-12.4
12Klicker, Fritz1733GER2B9N+18N=10B1.57.07.51.501698-2.4
13Scholl, Alois1753GER=10BF3N+15B1.56.06.02.001776+1.8
14Yazdkhasti, Parvis1629GER+18B10N4NF1.05.56.00.501532-15.2
15Boehm, Annemarie1748GERF3N+17B13N1.05.05.00.501005-33.6
16Kieffer, Horst1780FRA=5B6B8NF0.56.07.01.001608-23.6
17Ehemann, Heinrich0GER9N4B15N=18B0.56.06.50.2513910.0
18Schmidt, Peter1504GER14NF12B=17N0.53.03.00.25880-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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