Saarlaendische Seniorenmeisterschaft 2026 Februar 2026
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
🇫🇷France×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsWalter Maass led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walter Maass | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Joachim Leiser | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Dietmar Weidinger | — | — | * | — |
| 4Norbert Blum | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maass, Walter | 1998 | GER | +6N | +2B | +11B | +5N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2681 | +27.4 |
| 2 | Leiser, Joachim | 1865 | GER | +12N | −1N | +10B | +7B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2014 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Weidinger, Dietmar | 1855 | GER | −8N | +15B | +13B | +11N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1986 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Blum, Norbert | 1742 | GER | F | +17N | +14B | +9N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2427 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Kretschmer, Thomas | 1930 | FRA | =16N | =7B | +6N | −1B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1873 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Augustin, Christian | 1886 | GER | −1B | +16N | −5B | +8N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1884 | -0.2 |
| 7 | Maurer, Rainer | 1829 | GER | =11N | =5N | +9B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1754 | -5.8 |
| 8 | Stuk, Valeriy | 1828 | UKR | +3B | −11N | +16B | −6B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1841 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Nonnengardt, Udo | 0 | GER | +17B | +12B | −7N | −4B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gehlen, Bernd | 1725 | GER | =13N | +14B | −2N | =12N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1744 | +2.2 |
| 11 | Weiand, Peter | 1843 | GER | =7B | +8B | −1N | −3B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1791 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Klicker, Fritz | 1733 | GER | −2B | −9N | +18N | =10B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1698 | -2.4 |
| 13 | Scholl, Alois | 1753 | GER | =10B | F | −3N | +15B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1776 | +1.8 |
| 14 | Yazdkhasti, Parvis | 1629 | GER | +18B | −10N | −4N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1532 | -15.2 |
| 15 | Boehm, Annemarie | 1748 | GER | F | −3N | +17B | −13N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1005 | -33.6 |
| 16 | Kieffer, Horst | 1780 | FRA | =5B | −6B | −8N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1608 | -23.6 |
| 17 | Ehemann, Heinrich | 0 | GER | −9N | −4B | −15N | =18B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Schmidt, Peter | 1504 | GER | −14N | F | −12B | =17N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 880 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Leiser, JoachimGER+30.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Maass, WalterGER+27.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Weidinger, DietmarGER+13.03.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Boehm, AnnemarieGER-33.61.0 pts · #17
- 2Kieffer, HorstFRA-23.60.5 pts · #15
- 3Schmidt, PeterGER-21.60.5 pts · #18